🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 31m 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 11, 2025
Most Influential: Sirgoo Lee
Sirgoo Lee announced his resignation as CEO of Upbit in 2025, ending a tenure that saw the exchange capture more than 80% of South Korea’s on‑shore crypto volume. Under his leadership, Upbit instituted robust risk controls, recovering over 94% of misdirected deposits and launching an Investor Protection Center for education and legal aid. Despite his departure, Upbit’s listings continue to drive high‑volume trading, especially in meme‑coins, keeping the market’s retail engine humming. The Korean market remains a pivotal driver of global cryptocurrency price formation.
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Bitcoin's Facebook Moment Sparks 2026 Optimism
It’s Been a Tough Year for the Crypto Markets. Is There Optimism for 2026? In this @Unchained_pod episode, @RasterlyRock and @DavidNage dive into: 📈 The state of the Bitcoin market 💥 Vanguard's crypto pivot 💡 The impact of tokenization on finance ⚡ Bitwise's index ETF...
By Laura Shin
News•Dec 11, 2025
Most Influential: Cathie Wood
Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, remains fiercely bullish on crypto, forecasting Bitcoin at $1.2 million by 2030 after trimming a previous $1.5 million target. She cited rapid stablecoin expansion as a factor that could siphon transactional demand from Bitcoin. Ark’s spot...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Most Influential: Shayne Coplan
After a year of federal investigations, Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan cleared all regulatory hurdles and revived his prediction‑market platform. The company is now valued at $9 billion, bolstered by a $2 billion investment from Intercontinental Exchange and partnerships with the UFC, NHL...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Coinbase Taps Chainlink CCIP as Sole Bridge for $7B in Wrapped Tokens Across Chains
Coinbase has appointed Chainlink’s Cross‑Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive bridge for all its Coinbase Wrapped Assets, covering tokens like cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA and cbXRP. The wrapped assets represent roughly $7 billion in market value, enabling users to...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Most Influential: The Social Media Traders
In 2025 crypto‑focused traders on X (formerly Twitter) turned their personal profit‑and‑loss dashboards into real‑time spectacles, moving billions of dollars through meme tokens and perpetual‑swap DEXs. Pseudonymous figures such as James Wynn amplified a $7,000 PEPE bet into a $25 million...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Most Influential: Arthur Hayes
Arthur Hayes, co‑founder of BitMEX and now CIO of Maelstrom, has shifted from exchange building to macro‑driven investing. He leverages a high‑visibility social media presence to share market theses, blending geopolitical analysis with short‑term calls. Hayes was an early advocate...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Crypto Trading Volumes Deteriorated Across Board Last Month as Market Slumped: JPMorgan
JPMorgan reported that crypto trading volumes slumped across the board in November 2025, with spot activity down roughly 20% and stablecoin turnover falling 26% month‑on‑month. Derivatives and NFT markets also weakened, while U.S. crypto ETFs experienced heavy outflows – $3.4 billion...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Bitcoin Treasuries Stall in Q4, but Largest Holders Keep Stacking Sats
Bitcoin treasury adoption slowed sharply in Q4 2025, with only nine new corporate adopters versus 53 in Q3, bringing the year‑to‑date total to 117 companies. Despite the slowdown, the largest corporate treasuries kept buying, highlighted by Strategy’s $962 million purchase, keeping...
By Cointelegraph
Podcast•Dec 11, 2025•0 min
QE Is Back and Asset Prices Are Going Higher
The episode analyzes the Federal Reserve’s recent 25‑basis‑point rate cut and the restart of $40 billion monthly Treasury‑bill purchases, signaling a return to quantitative easing that is driving all major asset classes to record highs. Host Anthony Pompliano and guest Jeff...
By Anthony Pompliano
Social•Dec 11, 2025
SEC's Hubris Undermines Trust, Fuels Crypto Resistance
I've been reflecting on our episode with Gary Gensler's lieutenant Corey Frayer this week. There's something I wish i said to him. The thing that pissed us off about the Gensler crusade and Operation Chokepoint was the absolute hubris. You used hallowed American...
By David Hoffman
News•Dec 11, 2025
BlackRock’s Move Into Ethereum Staking Signals a Brutal New Fee Regime that Mid-Tier Operators Won’t Survive
BlackRock filed a staking‑enabled Ethereum trust that bundles three distinct risk layers: protocol slashing, a multi‑entity custody lien, and a variable yield structure controlled by the sponsor. The filing proposes staking 70‑90% of the trust’s ETH through vetted providers while...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 11, 2025
DYdX Launches Solana Spot Trading, Opens Access to U.S. Users
dYdX announced the launch of its first spot trading product on the Solana blockchain, extending access to U.S. traders for the first time. The move diversifies the exchange beyond its derivatives‑centric legacy and leverages Solana’s low‑cost, high‑speed infrastructure. dYdX highlighted...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Klarna Partners With Privy to Explore Crypto Wallet Use Within Its Ecosystem
Swedish fintech leader Klarna announced a partnership with Privy, a Stripe‑backed wallet infrastructure provider, to develop crypto wallet features for its user base. The collaboration builds on Klarna’s recent launch of KlarnaUSD, a dollar‑pegged stablecoin, and aims to embed crypto...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Mexico’s Central Bank Keeps a ‘Healthy Distance’ From Crypto
Mexico's central bank, Banxico, reaffirmed its cautious stance on digital assets in its year‑end report, pledging to keep a “healthy distance” between virtual assets and the traditional financial system. The bank highlighted legal‑tender status, extreme price volatility, cybersecurity, money‑laundering and...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 11, 2025
HYPE Poised to Break Neckline, Downside Risk Rises
$HYPE is rolling over from a broad topping structure that loosely resembles a head and shoulder Price is now sitting right on the neckline around $28 Momentum has continued to weaken RSI printing lower highs across the right shoulder, and volume is low...
By Lark Davis
News•Dec 11, 2025
UK FCA Makes Pound Stablecoin Payments 2026 Priority
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has placed pound‑pegged stablecoin payments at the top of its 2026 growth agenda, fast‑tracking a dedicated regulatory sandbox for prospective issuers. Companies must apply by 18 January 2026 to test their stablecoin solutions under FCA guidance before...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Nasdaq Rebounds, Bitcoin Lags—Expect Rapid Rally Soon
There's a gap in price action between the Nasdaq and $BTC. Both of them, in tandem, have gone down after the FOMC meeting to be liquidating some of the late longers. That's fine. The current case is that the Nasdaq has inversed that...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Dec 11, 2025
Fifth XRP Spot ETF on the Way After CBOE Approval of 21Shares Application
Cboe BZX has formally certified 21Shares’ XRP spot ETF, ticker TOXR, moving the product one step closer to market launch. The fund becomes the fifth spot‑based XRP ETF to receive exchange approval and will track the CME CF XRP‑Dollar Reference...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Take $1M, Invest in Crypto, Retire with Millions
She will be better off to accept $1m today, ape bitcoin (or BNB), then spend $1k each week for the rest of her life, with millions left over. Will be clear in a few years. Assume she lives 100 more years, she...
By Changpeng Zhao
News•Dec 11, 2025
Coinbase Opens Solana DEX Access as CeFi and DeFi Converge
Coinbase announced a direct integration with Solana’s decentralized exchange infrastructure, enabling users to trade any Solana‑based token without a traditional listing. The move follows a similar Base‑chain DEX rollout and signals the exchange’s push to broaden on‑ramp access to fast‑growing...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 11, 2025
Sky's Keel Starts $500M Investment Campaign to Boost RWAs on Solana
Sky's Keel has launched a $500 million "Tokenization Regatta" to attract real‑world asset (RWA) projects to the Solana blockchain. The program offers direct capital and technical support to issuers of tokenized debt, credit, and funds, and has already drawn interest from...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Marketnode, Lion Global Bring Singapore-Vaulted Gold Fund Onchain on Solana
Marketnode and Lion Global Investors have launched the Singapore Physical Gold Fund on the Solana blockchain, tokenizing gold bars that are fully vaulted and insured in Singapore. The on‑chain offering lets investors subscribe, trade, and redeem units through Marketnode’s platform...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Bubblemaps Challenges PEPE’s Fair Launch, Alleges 30% of Genesis Supply Bundled
Bubblemaps revealed that roughly 30% of PEPE’s genesis supply was held by a single wallet cluster, which sold about $2 million of tokens the day after the memecoin’s April 2023 launch. The early sell‑off added pressure that prevented PEPE from breaching a...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 11, 2025
Revolut and Trust Wallet Launch Instant Crypto Buys in EU With Self-Custody Focus
Fintech leader Revolut and Binance‑owned Trust Wallet have launched an EU‑wide integration that lets users buy crypto instantly with Revolut Pay, cards or bank transfers and have the assets deposited directly into their self‑custodial Trust Wallet. The service supports Bitcoin, Ether,...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Poland Resubmits Vetoed Crypto Bill: ‘Not Even a Comma’ Changed
Poland's ruling coalition re‑submitted Bill 2050, an 84‑page crypto‑asset proposal identical to the vetoed Bill 1424, despite President Karol Nawrocki’s earlier rejection. Government spokesman Adam Szłapka insists the text is unchanged, while critics argue it over‑regulates the market. The bill would name the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 11, 2025
UAE Telco Giant E& Taps Dirham Stablecoin for Bill Payments Pilot
UAE telecom giant e& has signed an MoU with Al Maryah Community Bank to pilot AE Coin, a dirham‑pegged stablecoin licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE. The trial will embed the token into e&’s payment infrastructure, allowing customers to settle...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 11, 2025
ETH Holds Above 20‑Day MA, Bullish Outlook Persists
The $ETH vs. $BTC chart isn't a bearish chart. Higher timeframe held for support and, after that, it continued to show strength with the clear breakout above the 20-Day MA. Normal correction taking place, which still holds above that crucial indicator. I would...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Patience and DCA Yield 10x Crypto Gains
If you think things suck right now it means you are not sticking to the plan The whole market is up significantly over 2-3 years Another growth cycle is coming The only reason anyone feels bad about the market is lack of patience...
By That Martini Guy
News•Dec 11, 2025
BTC, Nasdaq Futures Drop as Oracle Earnings Revive AI Bubble Fears
Oracle reported a fiscal Q2 FY26 revenue miss, with cloud‑infrastructure sales at $4.1 billion below expectations and legacy software declining. The company’s long‑term debt jumped 25% to $99.6 billion, and analysts project net debt could reach $290 billion by 2028. The earnings disappointment...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 11, 2025
Norway’s Central Bank Says CBDC ‘Not Warranted,’ Cites Strong Payment System
Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, announced that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is not warranted at this time, citing the country’s already secure, efficient and low‑cost payment infrastructure. The decision follows years of experimentation, including the retail‑focused Project Icebreaker...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Bitcoin Eyes $91.8K Break as ETH Outshines
That's why the $91.8K level is such an important level for #Bitcoin. It lost the level after the FOMC meeting and, that caused a market wide correction. Time to have fear? Maybe, but not yet. The markets are still making higher...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Predicting the Next Altcoin Season Timing
When altcoin season? https://t.co/2XDGwP5zRp
By Layah Heilpern
Podcast•Dec 11, 2025•32 min
#499: Michael Sena, Co-Founder of Recall, on AI’s Impact on Crypto Trading, Measuring AI Agents, and The Future of AI
In this episode, Michael Sena, co‑founder of Recall, discusses how elite models like Google Gemini are reshaping AI‑driven crypto trading, while noting that the most effective AI strategies remain private. He explains how decentralized reputation systems and open AI competition...
By CryptoNews Podcast
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Altcoin Portfolio Plummets 70%, Seeking Community Insight
So far, I've screwed up with my #Altcoin portfolio. It's down 70% and keeps falling. Let's talk about it here: https://t.co/JUzsJegH04
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Bitcoin Stalls at $94K, 100K Still Uncertain
Bitcoin rejected at $94K again. - Is $100K BTC still possible? - Where do ETH and SOL go from here? - The most important levels I'm looking to trade next. New video explaining my analysis: https://t.co/Gj6m3W1jIr
By Koroush Khaneghah
News•Dec 11, 2025
Crypto Drop Wipes Out $370M in Bullish Bets as BTC, ETH Give Back Gains
Crypto markets experienced a massive leverage unwind on Dec 11, 2025, with over $514 million in positions liquidated in a single day. Long bets bore the brunt, accounting for $376 million versus $138 million in short liquidations, highlighting a heavily bullish bias before the...
By CoinDesk
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Billionaire Predicts Bitcoin Soaring to $150K by 2026
Billionaire Anthony Scaramucci predicts on CNBC that Bitcoin will easily hit $150,000 in 2026 What's your prediction? https://t.co/IeSRYkbd6o
By Lark Davis
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Kraken Pro Unifies Wallet, Boosts Futures Trading Efficiency
Trading futures is where the money is at in crypto rn @krakenpro just launched their Unified Wallet with $100 signup bonus. It consolidates spot, margin and futures into a single wallet so its: - More efficient - Reduces liquidation risk - Get 300+ pairs w...
By Layah Heilpern
News•Dec 11, 2025
Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Lands on NYSE in Sign of Changing Times
The New York Stock Exchange unveiled Valentina Picozzi’s sixth "disappearing" Satoshi Nakamoto statue, marking a visible shift toward crypto acceptance on Wall Street. The artwork was installed by Bitcoin‑focused firm Twenty One Capital as it launched trading this week. The NYSE framed the piece...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Choose Bitcoin Now or Eternal Ethereum? Weighing Options
Very interesting discussion on this thread. 👇 Let's try the crypto version: CT, what would you prefer and why? 10 $BTC today or 1 $ETH monthly for life?
By Sumit Gupta
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Fed's $40B T‑Bill Purchase Signals New Balance‑Sheet Addiction
The Fed is going to buy $40 billion of Treasury bills in 30 days to restart the expansion of their balance sheet. We are addicts that need another hit.
By Anthony Pompliano
News•Dec 11, 2025
Australian Regulator Eases Rules for Stablecoins and Wrapped Tokens
Australia’s securities regulator ASIC has granted class relief that removes the need for separate Australian Financial Services licences for stablecoin and wrapped‑token intermediaries. The exemption also authorises the use of omnibus accounts, cutting compliance costs and simplifying record‑keeping. ASIC says...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Tempo's L2 Status Still Unjustified, No Reason Yet
I still haven't heard a good reason why Tempo isn't an L2
By David Hoffman
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Grayscale Launches First US ETF for Bittensor AI
Another milestone for the $TAO ecosystem: Grayscale Bittensor Trust (Ticker: $GTAO) is now trading and available in your securities brokerage account $GTAO is the first publicly quoted U.S. investment product offering exposure to $TAO, expanding investor access to decentralized AI
By Barry Silbert
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Zcash Launches on Luno in South Africa, Nigeria
Zcash $ZEC has landed in South Africa and Nigeria via Luno
By Barry Silbert
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Build Smart Contracts Using C#—Only on NEAR
Build smart contracts using C#. Only possible on NEAR
By Illia Polosukhin
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Phoenix Perpetuals Launches On-Chain Perpetuals on Solana
There will be perps https://t.co/LVqPdQtjTQ
By Anatoly Yakovenko
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Tydro Leverages Aave Infrastructure for Full‑Control On‑Chain Lending
Tydro is a great example of how Kraken and Ink is powering its entire onchain lending and borrowing system with Aave’s infrastructure. As a whitelabeled instance, Tydro manages its own assets and risk parameters, maintaining full ownership of the stack. Never settle...
By Stani Kulechov
Social•Dec 11, 2025
Forked Zcash Shielded Chain Bridges Starknet, Zcash, Near
I received a non official second torch, yes we forked the Zcash shielded tx chain. Thanks @chronear for restoring the ZTARKNEAR holy trinity. Starknet x Zcash x Near Who want to received the forked torch from me ? @zooko or @0xMert_ maybe ?...
By Eli Ben-Sasson