🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 2h agoWhat's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
The firm bought 3,015 BTC for $204.1M, raising its total holdings above 720,000 BTC and bringing the cumulative cost to roughly $54.8B. The average price of $67,700 per BTC was below its overall cost basis of $75,985.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Dec 15, 2025
Digital Asset ETPs Post Third Straight Week of Net Inflows, Led by US Demand
Crypto exchange‑traded products (ETPs) recorded $864 million in net inflows last week, with the United States contributing roughly $796 million. Bitcoin and Ether products dominated the inflows, pulling in $522 million and $338 million respectively, while Solana and XRP added modest amounts. Multi‑asset crypto ETPs continued to see outflows despite holding $6.8 billion in assets under management. Equity‑linked blockchain funds posted mixed flows, led by VanEck’s Digital Transformation fund with a $45.8 million weekly gain.
By Cointelegraph
Blog•Dec 15, 2025
J.P. Morgan Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
J.P. Morgan Asset Management launched the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY), a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, on Dec. 15. The private‑placement vehicle holds only U.S. Treasury securities and repurchase agreements, offering qualified investors on‑chain access to dollar‑denominated yields....
By Camila Russo
News•Dec 15, 2025
Hedera Slides to Lowest Point in a Year as Crypto Market Plunges
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) fell 5.8% to $0.1127, its lowest level since November 2024, after failing to breach the $0.1194 resistance. An 86% volume surge validated the ceiling but triggered a cascade of selling that pushed the price through key support zones....
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Poised to Slip Below $80K Amid Data, BOJ Hike
There we go. Bounce back upwards, clear rejection at $90K and the support couldn't hold as everything corrects; Gold, Nasdaq and #Bitcoin. New low made, and therefore, a few important things to look at: - Break back above $88K would be a...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Hashrate Sees Sharpest Post Halving Drop Since 2024 Amid China Machine Shutdowns
Bitcoin’s 30‑day simple moving average hashrate posted its steepest post‑halving decline since April 2024, dropping about 8% after roughly 400,000 machines were shut down in China. Former Canaan chairman Jack Kong reported the offline equipment removed roughly 100 exahashes per second, pulling...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
SushiSwap Approves SUSHI Emissions Boost in Vote Controlled by Single Wallet
SushiSwap’s governance voted to raise the SUSHI token’s annual emission rate from 1.5% to as much as 5%, effectively tripling the yearly supply. The decision was dominated by a single wallet that supplied roughly 99.9% of the 5.2 million voting power,...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 15, 2025
How Bitcoin Whales Move Markets, and the Signals to Ignore
Cointelegraph’s new video examines how Bitcoin whales shaped the market in 2025, highlighting a pivotal Oct. 10 crash that erased billions in retail positions while a single whale pocketed roughly $200 million. The episode also notes a wave of dormant wallets reactivating,...
By Cointelegraph
Podcast•Dec 15, 2025•1h 1m
Bitcoin: This Is BAD (Last 3 Times Crypto Dumped HARD)
The episode warns that Bitcoin is flashing a rare, dangerous signal that historically preceded three major market crashes, prompting a hard dump in crypto prices. Host analysis highlights the technical indicators behind the warning and discusses potential macro factors that...
By The Bitboy Crypto Podcast
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Looks Busted, Macro Easing May Revive Crypto
Bitcoin technicals are looking like a giant pile of dog crap right now Bearish monthly MACD, trading below 50W EMA, 200D EMA All say BTC and crypto are f*cked for a while Making this one of the most disappointing cycles unless you were...
By Lark Davis
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Fund Outperforms BTC Despite Personal Altcoin Losses
I wanted to make clear that the personal #Altcoin portfolio is not @MNFund_'s trading strategy. I've got multiple personal portfolios; I trade with a portfolio; I hold a trade portfolio; I hold an altcoin portfolio; I am building an altcoin portfolio;...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Dec 15, 2025
Bank of America Says U.S. Banks Are Heading for Multi-Year Onchain Future
Bank of America’s latest report says U.S. banks are entering a multi‑year transition toward on‑chain finance as regulators outline a clear perimeter for stablecoins and tokenized deposits. The OCC’s conditional approval of national trust charters for five digital‑asset firms and...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 15, 2025
NEFE Expands From Meme to Full Payment Ecosystem
BULLISH 🔥 NEFE IS BUILDING BEYOND THE MEME PHASE The roadmap is wider than most expect. NEFE is positioned as the payment layer across Golden Rock Blockchain services, with plans spanning utility NFTs, gaming, travel rewards, and upcoming products like a crypto...
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 15, 2025
SEC Targets Small Firms While Ignoring Major Crypto Frauds
When I read this NYT article on the SEC's approach to crypto yesterday, I was outraged and submitted a comment on the article that has not been approved. I suspect it may not ever be approved. I happened to save...
By Laura Shin
News•Dec 15, 2025
Crypto ATM Operator to Expand to Texas, Citing Friendly Regulation
Bitcoin Bancorp, formerly Bullet Blockchain, announced plans to install up to 200 crypto ATMs across Texas, targeting a Q1 2026 rollout. The company highlighted Texas’ crypto‑forward stance, citing modernized money‑transmitter laws and a pro‑innovation policy environment. Texas has already become...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 15, 2025
CME Group Expands Crypto Derivatives With Spot-Quoted XRP and Solana Futures
CME Group has introduced Spot‑Quoted futures for XRP and Solana, extending its crypto derivatives suite beyond Bitcoin and Ether. The new contracts mirror existing Spot‑Quoted structures, tracking the underlying spot price directly and eliminating typical futures premiums or discounts. CME...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Ondo Finance to Offer Tokenized U.S. Stocks, ETFs on Solana Early Next Year
Ondo Finance will launch tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on the Solana blockchain early next year, enabling 24/7 trading with near‑instant settlement. The platform already manages roughly $365 million in tokenized assets, making it the industry’s largest RWA issuer. This Solana...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Miner IREN’s 47% Slide Flagged as a Buying Opportunity by B. Riley
Bitcoin miner IREN has plunged 47% from its 52‑week high, yet B. Riley retains a buy rating and a $74 price target. The decline is attributed to weak AI sentiment rather than a break in fundamentals, as the company pushes a...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Privacy Essential for Crypto to Replace Everyday Finance
- Salary payments - Investments - Everyday shopping Most of the people around you and most businesses will not move these financial activities to crypto if crypto won't offer privacy. If your goal is to mainstream blockchain (with all its freedom features of self-custody,...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
News•Dec 15, 2025
Prediction Markets Are Quietly Turning Into a New Asset Class, Citizens Says
Citizens Bank reports prediction markets have reached roughly $10 billion in monthly volume, positioning them as a nascent asset class despite being tiny versus $10 trillion U.S. equities. Platforms such as Robinhood, Kalshi and Polymarket are expanding beyond sports into macro‑economic and...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Most Influential: ZachXBT
ZachXBT remains the crypto world’s unofficial detective, using on‑chain forensics to expose fraud and recover victim funds. In 2025 he uncovered a high‑profile whale who was a convicted fraudster, linked a Monero price surge to a massive hack, and estimated...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Most Influential: Pavel Durov
Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov is positioning the messaging platform as a mainstream crypto on‑ramp by embedding a native TON blockchain wallet directly into the app. In 2025 the company raised $1.7 billion through convertible bonds, drawing interest from BlackRock, Mubadala and...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Most Influential: Sergey Nazarov
Sergey Nazarov, co‑founder of Chainlink, spent 2025 expanding the oracle network into a full‑stack infrastructure for tokenized funds, cross‑chain messaging, and real‑world data integration. Chainlink now underpins more than $27 trillion in on‑chain transaction value and powers over 70% of DeFi...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Most Influential: Roman Storm
The Manhattan trial of Tornado Cash co‑founder Roman Storm concluded with a guilty verdict on the unlicensed money‑transmitting conspiracy charge, while the other two counts hung. Prosecutors portrayed Storm as profiting from illicit use of his privacy‑preserving mixer, whereas the...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Most Influential: Todd Blanche
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a four‑page memo directing the Department of Justice to pause "regulation by prosecution" of digital assets until regulators provide clear frameworks. The crypto industry praised the guidance as a move toward certainty, though attorneys...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 15, 2025
TAO Halving Highlights Bittensor as AI’s Bitcoin
The $TAO halving has me taking a moment to reflect The first time I came across Bittensor, it felt like Bitcoin in 2012 - a small group of builders with a clear, ambitious vision This time, the opportunity is intelligence Greg does a...
By Barry Silbert
Podcast•Dec 15, 2025•0 min
How AI, Easier Money, and Deregulation Could Supercharge U.S. GDP Growth
In this episode, Anthony Pompliano examines the bold claim that U.S. GDP could surge to 20‑25% annual growth, arguing that while unrealistic, higher growth is plausible through a mix of aggressive debt financing, looser monetary policy, AI-driven innovation, and deregulation....
By Anthony Pompliano
News•Dec 15, 2025
Ripple Expands $1.3B RLUSD Stablecoin to Ethereum L2s via Wormhole in Multichain Push
Ripple announced that its $1.3 billion RLUSD stablecoin will be deployed on several Ethereum layer‑2 networks—including Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain—using Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers protocol. The pilot phase will begin now, with a broader rollout slated for next year pending...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Kula Brings $50M of Impact Investing Onchain With Community-Governed RWA Model
Kula, a decentralized investment firm, has placed $50 million of impact‑investing capital on‑chain using a community‑governed real‑world asset (RWA) model. The firm issues governance tokens tied to projects such as a Zambian limestone concession, a Nepali hydropower plant, and East African...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Doesn’t Need Another Bull Run. It Needs An Economy
Bitcoin’s network is increasingly idle, with over 60% of coins unmoved for more than a year, causing on‑chain activity and fee income to drop. Miner rewards now rely heavily on block subsidies, while transaction fees contribute less than 1% of...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Real-World Asset DeFi Moves Into Sports Finance With Tokenized Football Club Revenues
The Decentral protocol on the Chiliz blockchain is launching a DeFi model that tokenizes football clubs' future media and broadcasting revenues. By converting these receivables into on‑chain assets, clubs can tap a $1 million USDC liquidity pool with a 90‑day lock‑up...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 15, 2025
Over $17 Trillion Missing when On-Chain “Proof of Reserve” Standards Are Applied to Trump’s Tariff Data
President Donald Trump asserted the United States has collected roughly $18 trillion in tariff revenue, a figure far beyond recorded customs duties. Treasury data shows FY2025 customs duties at about $195 billion, indicating a massive discrepancy. The claim blends actual revenue with...
By CryptoSlate
Social•Dec 15, 2025
2025 Sets Foundation; 2026 Won’t Be Bearish
The year 2025 has been a surprise year for everyone in the Web 3 ecosystem. However, the year 2025 has been a year of high expectations. These weren't always met, as it all depends on the appreciation of prices. In...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Expected to Dip Below Prior Low First
Guessing we may see #Bitcoin sweep the prior low before any major relief bounce. https://t.co/ddvpNMZXxn
By Benjamin Cowen
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Will Bitcoin and Crypto Reach New Peaks in 2026?
POLL: Will Bitcoin & crypto see new highs in 2026?🔥 $BTC $ETH $SOL $XRP
By Paul Barron
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Patience Beats Aggression in Low-Volume Choppy Markets
Tight, choppy ranges with low volume punish aggressive traders. Right now, you'll make most of your money by being patient until: - Price reaches a range extremity with high volume - Price enters a trending environment again If neither of these show up, walk...
By Koroush Khaneghah
Social•Dec 15, 2025
ZK Tech Emerges as Core Privacy Solution Amid SEC Scrutiny
ZK-tech is Privacy-tech. Here's what I told @NathanOnCrypto about the SEC's discussions on Privacy. https://t.co/BRnZ7Jkyse
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Horizon Becomes DeFi’s Largest Real‑World Asset Market
Incredible to see that Horizon has become the largest RWA market in DeFi. Excited to see more tokenized assets on Horizon and expanding the use-case and revenue for Aave.
By Stani Kulechov
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Bitcoin Slides 3%, Erasing $50B and $200M Longs
Bitcoin is down roughly 3% since the US market open. $50 billion wiped out from $BTC market cap $200 million worth of longs liquidated in the past 60 minutes. https://t.co/DJT3zvARyW
By Lark Davis
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Volume Determines BTC Breakout Above $94K, Breakdown Below $88K
BTC Both breakdown and breakout triggers are dependent on how Volume behaves at my levels. Breakout Trigger: Above $94K (target 99k I accidently say 95 in video) Breakdown Trigger: Below $88K (IF volume increases on the breakdown) https://t.co/xeGM0zRgVD
By Koroush Khaneghah
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Yen Carry Trade Collapse Sparks Risk‑Off, Bitcoin Targets
Japanese Yen carry trade is dying as Japan Central Bank increases Interest Rates This causes risk off scenario for wall st until stimulus Chat GPT told me $40k worst case scenario Best case scenario $60k Bitcoin Do you agree?
By That Martini Guy
Social•Dec 15, 2025
New Site Promotes Zcash Crosslink Upgrade Proposal
Slick web site advocating for the Crosslink proposed upgrade for Zcash: https://t.co/CGpSrxcbLG Web site by @the_anino_group . Crosslink proposal by @ShieldedLabs .
By Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn
Social•Dec 15, 2025
BCH Must Hold Support to Avoid Fakeout
$BCH Gotta hold this support here otherwise this was unfortunately just a fakeout to the upside as we've seen so many times before recently on altcoins https://t.co/LdqN4x8b8w
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Dec 15, 2025
UFCS Breakout Sparks 25% Surge, Targets $30
$UFCS Was finally go-time. Nice pop up 25%+ from breakout. Monthly looks pretty solid as well; needs to stay above $30 https://t.co/hBS3KNIl4R
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Dec 15, 2025
TTD Appears Like a Nasty Altcoin
$TTD This thing looks like an altcoin. Nasty. https://t.co/mW9VxoE4gv
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Top Goon X Flags SPY Sell Signal Below $677
$SPY Top Goon X gave sell approaching alerts on #Bitcoin and $ETH close to their tops and has recently given a sell approaching alert on SPY If we lose $677 support then I'm looking at the marked downside levels below. https://t.co/4vDdYnqxYo
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Dec 15, 2025
ZEC Fails Resistance, Risks Drop to Goblin Town
$ZEC Rejected at resistance and now looks like it's in a channel. If it breaks down then likely back to goblin town https://t.co/zuppxT0vC3
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Top 2026 Crypto Predictions From Bankless & TrustlessState
Bankless hottest 2026 predictions w/ @trustlessstate https://t.co/IpcVYdSLUa
By David Hoffman
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Web3 Gaming Upbeat Amid Broader Market Gloom
The vibes in web3 gaming does not match the general market misery. Reminds me of 2020.
By Gabby Dizon
Social•Dec 15, 2025
SEC Crypto Task Force Holds Surveillance‑Privacy Roundtable Today
JUST IN: The SEC crypto task force to host a roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy today https://t.co/MLvSg7iVQO
By Lark Davis
Social•Dec 15, 2025
Farcaster's $100M Flop Highlights Hurdles for Decentralized Socials
Another one bites the dust? 😕 Despite raising hundreds of millions, Farcaster has failed to crack decentralized social networking and is now pivoting to a wallet focus. Here's what @tayvano_ says it would take for decentralized social networks to succeed 👇 https://t.co/UlJzR9LP8W
By Laura Shin