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Bitcoin needs a return of retail and institutional demand for BTC to clear the next big hurdle at $90,000 and spark a new rally toward six figures.

The largest corporate Ethereum holders continue seeking passive yield through staking, effectively reducing the sellable Ether supply on the open market.

Onchain data shows activity holding up on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum and Avalanche even as fee revenue declines across the crypto sector.

Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years.

Trend Research founder Jack Yi pledged to continue buying Ether, claiming more financial and regulatory tailwinds will drive crypto valuations in 2026.

Digital asset treasury companies such as Tom Lee’s BitMine have contributed to the increase in the entry queue, but the network’s Petcra upgrade may have also helped.

Silver’s recent price surge mirrors Bitcoin’s trademark volatility. The precious metal is swinging wildly on rate cut bets and shifting industrial demand.

Bitcoin is helping reinforce the US dollar’s reserve currency status by acting as a market check on excessive inflation and deficit spending, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said.

Crypto executives, including Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley and Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter, have pushed back against a proposed billionaire tax in California.

A server-wide hack flooded Rainbow Six Siege with billions in credits, forcing an emergency shutdown and a major rollback operation.

The Flow Foundation has been slammed for planning to roll back the layer 1 Flow chain to patch up a $3.9 million exploit, with one partner advising validators to stop processing transactions until further notice.

Many crypto and Bitcoin treasury companies may go under in 2026 as the model comes under pressure, industry executives tell Cointelegraph.

Many analysts previously forecast that Bitcoin would hit a price target between $180,000-$250,000 in 2025, but the price has fallen flat.

Bitcoin mining difficulty closed 2025 near record levels and is expected to climb again in January as faster block times trigger an upward adjustment.

Bitcoin has outperformed precious metals over the last decade, but critics say the comparison doesn't hold up under shorter time horizons.

Trump‑era tariffs, bruising rate realities and a burned‑out memecoin cycle are forcing crypto to shed its Peter Pan phase and build tokens with real utility, says Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu.

Mirae Asset Group is in talks to acquire South Korea’s crypto exchange Korbit in a deal valued at 100B–140B won ($70M–$100M), local media report

Bitcoin could still retest $93,500 before year-end, but a red 2025 candle would challenge the traditional four-year cycle narrative.

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded heavy outflows over Christmas week, with investors pulling a combined $782 million from the products, according to SoSoValue data.

The burn follows the approval of Uniswap’s UNIfication proposal, which activates protocol fees and future UNI supply reductions.

The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio has strengthened because Bitcoin spent the past year in a “stagnant stage,” while gold enjoyed a “tremendous year,” according to Lyn Alden.

The “fast-moving retail crowd” is one of the reasons Bitcoin is ending the year lower than it started, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

Cynthia Lummis says the Fed’s proposed “skinny” accounts for crypto firms could curb debanking and bring an end to Operation Chokepoint 2.0.

The low levels of internet search volume signal that retail investors are not interested in the crypto market, a stark contrast from January.

Emerging economies with weaker legacy finance systems are better positioned to adopt tokenized real-world assets than developed markets, Bitfinex’s Jesse Knutson says.

The new framework due Jan. 1 will let banks pay interest on clients' e-CNY holdings.

Can Ripple and Cardano hold it together as the market matures to fundamental-focused projects, Galaxy's Novogratz asked Friday.

Russia and Ukraine conducted attacks on key energy infrastructure, affecting peace deal prospects despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.

Hegota will follow “Glamsterdam,” Ethereum’s next major upgrade, which is currently expected to roll out in the first half of 2026.

Altcoins posted broader gains in quiet Sunday trading as bitcoin held a tight range near $88K and analysts weighed crypto against the surge in precious metals.

Coinbase Institutional says shifting market structure, not hype cycles, will shape crypto trading and adoption in 2026 as activity concentrates in a few key areas.

The market remains technical, with DOGE and SHIB's movements reflecting broader risk sentiment and liquidity conditions.

XRP remains in a tight trading range, with sellers defending the $1.90 resistance and buyers supporting the $1.86 level, indicating a potential decisive move soon.

How did 2025 shake out for crypto?

Gold, silver, platinum and copper all surged to new records as metals — not bitcoin — attracted capital on the debasement trade and geopolitical tension.

Diversification into AI and HPC infrastructure drove sharp outperformance for miners, while pure-play bitcoin miners lagged.

The crypto exchange’s tokenization, AI tools, and stablecoin revenue help it stand out in ‘transition year’ for crypto equities, said Clear Street's Owen Lau.

The proposal, which transforms UNI into a value-accruing asset, received more than 125 million votes in support with just 742 dissenting.

Changpeng Zhao, a co-founder of Binance, which owns the utility, said the losses will be reimbursed.

Five years of CME futures data shows where bitcoin has, and has not, built meaningful price support.

The FSTB and SFC concluded consultations on virtual regimes and plan to introduce new bill to LegCo next year.

The biggest single-day exit came from BlackRock’s IBIT, which saw $91.37 million leave the fund. Grayscale’s GBTC followed with a $24.62 million outflow.

XRP remains in a $1.85–$1.91 range, with strong selling near $1.90 and consistent bids near $1.86, suggesting a potential decisive break ahead.

Such sudden price changes are often due to thin liquidity and can be exacerbated by fewer active traders during quieter hours.

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

Crypto companies rushed to Wall Street in 2025, with Circle, Bullish, and eToro going public while Kraken lined up for its market debut.

OpenSea and Magic Eden have evolved throughout the year, now that NFT mania feels like a distant memory. Here's how.

Got holiday cash to spend? A wave of standout indie games is bucking rising hardware and AAA prices, giving players plenty to check out for $20 or less.

Beneath the Mediterranean, physicists at the Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope Initiative built a cathedral of glass spheres that listens for cosmic whispers—and this year, it heard the most energetic neutrino humanity has ever recorded.

Ripple had a busy 2025, highlighted by acquisitions, the end of a years-long court battle, and a burst to new heights for XRP.

The stablecoin supply hit $314 billion in 2025, but market cap doesn't tell the full story. Here's who really dominated.

2025 saw the US-China rivalry weaponize every layer of the technology stack—from minerals to models to military doctrine.

Dogecoin found itself at the center of a controversial political storm, all while being embraced by traditional institutions.

Forget the hype. These are the LLMs that caught our attention in 2025—from autonomous coding assistants to vision models processing entire codebases.

Looking for the year's best games to play with friends and family? From Donkey Kong Bananza to Borderlands 4, these are our co-op picks.

The Las Vegas Sphere is currently adorned with the cartoon creatures of crypto-native brand Pudgy Penguins. Here's how it happened.

Venture capital funding for crypto gaming all but evaporated this year, causing games to shut shop and players to lose their communities.

Solana opened 2025 with major momentum, thanks to the Trump meme coin and a new all-time high. But the year wasn't all up and to the right.

Crypto-linked stocks had a banner start to 2025, then spent the rest of the year learning that narrative alone doesn’t compound.

A crowded release slate buried plenty of standout games this year, so we’ve pulled together a list of hidden gems that still deserve your attention.

A burst of social-media sleuthing has focused on alleged redaction failures in newly released DOJ documents—raising real questions about digital security and viral misinformation.

Ani’s rise showed how chatbots became partners instead of tools, driving a year of AI intimacy and its human consequences.

This year, global power centers like Wall Street learned to love Ethereum—and Ethereum learned to love them back.

Here are the biggest corporate crypto treasury bets of 2025 and what they reveal about how far Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook has spread.

New research suggests complex cognitive challenges, from StarCraft II to musical training, can slow neural aging by years.

Crypto users were the recipients of billions in "free money" token airdrops during 2025. Here's a look at the biggest.

Details have been leaked of 13 suspicious Binance accounts which moved $144 million since the 2023 settlement, and $1.7 billion since 2021.

“Anna’s Archive” claimed it scraped 86 million songs from Spotify—revealing some wild things about people’s favorite music.

The Pudgy Penguins mobile battle royale, Pudgy Party, impressed us this year—and its creators say this is only the beginning.

Bitcoin hit $90,353 in a futures-led rally, but a negative Coinbase premium and ETF outflows reveal a lack of U.S. demand.

From Wall Street to Washington, Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025, despite tensions flaring over changes to the network's codebase.

Digital asset funds saw $952 million in outflows last week as US regulatory delays spooked investors, with Ethereum leading the retreat.

Charles Hoskinson explains the "poisoned transaction" Cardano hack that took place back in November, and how it split the chain in two: “I don’t wanna have figure out, like, ‘How do we reimburse all these guys?’ They were honestly following the protocol, their nodes didn’t understand that there was a split.”

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson talks hash vs lattice-based cryptography, and how November's “poisoned transaction” hack could have destroyed Cardano if they were BFT-based “Ethereum is embracing STARKs and hash-based crypto. [Cardano is] embracing lattice-based crypto on our side. You know, it’s Blu-ray vs HD DVD, we’ll see which one the market picks.”

Commission-free stock and etf trading (u.S.), allowing users to trade equities alongside crypto using usd or usdc. Prediction markets, enabling trading on real-world outcomes like elections, sports, and economic data via a partnership with kalshi. Equity futures and perpetuals trading, expanding derivatives access directly inside the main coinbase app. Solana dex trading via jupiter, allowing users to swap solana tokens directly on coinbase. New borrowing functionality against btc and eth holdings. Coinbase token sales, allowing for ico launches and early-stage token support. Coinbase tokenize, an institutional platform designed to support tokenized assets, including tokenized stocks over time. Base app global

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says the U.S. government needs much more rigorous testing when it comes to deciding which cryptocurrencies are considered valuable and which are not. “Why is XRP in the system but not Sui? Why is Solana in the system but not BNB? Can we objectively answer that against some metric?”

Charles Hoskinson comments on Trump's meme coin, the president's impact on crypto, and how the government ruined the super cycle: “The minute that Trump Coin got launched. It went from ‘crypto is bipartisan’ to ‘crypto = Trump = bad = corruption.'"

Crypto majors were mixed; btc+0.3% at $87,400; eth -2% at $2,870; bnb -2% at $838, sol -3% at $124. Beat (+26%), pippin (+9%) and cc (+4%) led top movers. Coinbase announced several new products last night, including prediction markets, stock trading, equity perps, ai advisors, borrowing, full dex integration and more. Senators proposed the safe crypto act, creating a federal task force to coordinate agencies on crypto scam enforcement and investor protection. The dtcc said it will issue tokenized securities on canton network, starting with tokenized u.S. Treasuries. Ex-alameda ceo caroline ellison left federal prison after 11 months, moving to

Crypto majors were mostly flat; btc -0.3% at $87,000; eth -1% at $2,930, bnb -1% at $858, sol even at $128. Night (+11%), morpho (+10%) and myx (+5%) led top movers. Bitwise forecasted new bitcoin all-time highs in 2026, pointing to structural factors like institutional capital inflows, regulatory clarity, and continued adoption to outweigh historical bearish factors. The sec ended its four-year investigation into aave, closing the file without recommending enforcement action. Visa expanded its stablecoin pilot to more us banks and to include settlement on solana. The fdic approved a proposal to implement the genius act, outlining how fdic-supervised

Crypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares. The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for the government. Metamask expanded beyond ethereum by adding native bitcoin support, letting

Crypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares. The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for the government. Metamask expanded beyond ethereum by adding native bitcoin support, letting

Indiana State Representative Kyle Pierce unpacks hist latest crypto-focused bill, while showcasing his familiarity with Bitcoin.

Crypto majors were mostly flat over the weekend; btc even at $89,700; eth +1% at $3,150, bnb +1% at $888, sol +1% at $133. Mnt (+10%), merl (+3%) and trx (+3%) led top movers. The sec issued a no-action letter allowing certain tokenized stock offerings, giving firms some regulatory clarity to launch tokenized equities without immediate enforcement risk. The sec also issued an investor bulletin explaining the basics of crypto custody. The occ granted national bank charters to circle, ripple, and other crypto firms. Tether considered tokenizing its stock after pursuing a share sale that could value it around $500b.

Securitize co-founder and CEO Carlos Domingo delves into the nuances of tokenization, from its potential benefits to the industry's failed experiments.

Crypto majors were broadly lower, falling 2–4% with BTC down 2% at $91,400, ETH down 2% at $3,130, BNB down 2% at $893, and SOL down 4% at $136, while ZEC (+4%) and TRX (+2%) led the day’s top movers. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said sovereign wealth funds have been steadily accumulating Bitcoin, adding that they “bought more” as BTC declined from $126K into the $80K range to build long-term positions. The IMF warned that rising stablecoin adoption could weaken central bank control in a new report examining currency substitution and monetary sovereignty risks. Solana and Coinbase’s Base network were

Crypto majors traded slightly higher, with ETH leading gains post-Fusaka as BTC rose 1% to $93,000, ETH jumped 4% to $3,190, and BNB and SOL each added 1% to reach $909 and $143, respectively. Among top movers, ZEC (+10%), TAO (+8%), and DASH (+6%) outperformed. Large ETH holders resumed sizeable spot purchases following Monday’s liquidations, suggesting renewed institutional dip-buying. At the Dealbook Summit, Brian Armstrong noted that “top banks” are partnering with Coinbase on pilots for stablecoins, custody, and trading. BlackRock released its 2026 outlook with a risk-on tilt, maintaining an overweight position in U.S. equities and highlighting AI and

Decrypt's daily crypto news recap with @tyler_did_it. Your crypto round-up for December 4th 2025

Crypto majors are sharply higher, climbing 6–10% following Vanguard’s crypto debut and supportive commentary from Bank of America, with BTC up 6% to $92,900, ETH up 9% to $3,070, BNB up 7% to $899, and SOL up 10% to $142. Among top movers, SUI gained 24%, PENGU 19%, and LINK 18%. Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade is scheduled to launch today, aiming to improve mainnet ingestion of L2 data and reduce rollup costs to enhance scalability. Bank of America is now recommending a 1–4% crypto allocation for clients across Merrill Lynch and the Private Bank. On the corporate front, Kraken has agreed

Your Decrypt daily recap with @tyler_did_it for December 3rd 2025 Today’s headlines: BTC jumps back above $92K, BlackRock bullish on tokenized assets, Kalshi raise $11B, & more

Cumulative short liquidation levels at and above $2 would likely be tested by DOT.

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New accounts jumped 73% as Hedera’s network usage quietly strengthened.

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Here's what's Q4 patterns say about XMR's next trading opportunities.

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Assessing ADA's recovery odds after erasing all of 2024's gains.

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There's very little confidence in Bitcoin right now.

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Is Ethereum Layer 2 Arbitrum quietly positioning for 2026 despite muted ARB price action?

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Analyst believe the privacy trend will further boost ZEC momentum

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Governance uncertainty clouds Aave’s outlook despite signals of temporary demand returning.

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Presidential backing may not be everything after all.

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Legacy assets are overextended: Bitcoin faces a critical crossroads.

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The Net Unrealized Profit/Loss metric showed a capitulation phase underway for the memecoin.

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