News•Dec 24, 2025
XRP Price Reaction Muted Even as New Income-Generation Opportunity Appears
Payments‑focused cryptocurrency XRP saw little price movement in the past 24 hours despite the launch of earnXRP, a new yield‑generating vault. The product, created by Upshift, Clearstar and Flare, lets holders deposit FXRP—an ERC‑20‑compatible, over‑collateralized representation of XRP—into a vault that deploys capital across diversified strategies and returns XRP‑denominated yield. The offering simplifies DeFi participation for XRP investors, bypassing complex strategy management. Meanwhile, broader market sentiment remains negative, a pattern historically linked to short‑term price rebounds.
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
Crypto M&A Hits Record $8.6 Billion in 2025 as Trump’s Regulatory Stance Spurs Deals
Crypto M&A reached a record $8.6 billion in 2025, up sharply from $2.17 billion in 2024. The surge was fueled by the Trump administration’s supportive regulatory agenda, notably the GENIUS Act that created a federal stablecoin framework. Deal activity climbed to 267...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
Trump Media Shuffles 2,000 BTC After Fresh Bitcoin Inflows
Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) transferred roughly 2,000 bitcoin, valued at about $174 million, across several wallets a day after reporting a rise to 11,542 BTC. About $12 million of the moved coins were sent to Coinbase Prime Custody, while the...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
Sling Money Receives Approval to Offer Crypto Services in UK as Stablecoin Payments Gain Popularity
Sling Money, the crypto‑payments app from Avian Labs, secured approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a crypto services provider. The platform enables person‑to‑person transfers using Paxos’ USDP and Circle’s EURC stablecoins on the Solana blockchain, linking...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
How Ondo Finance Plans to Bring Tokenized US Stocks to Solana
Ondo Finance announced it will launch tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs on the Solana blockchain in early 2026. The tokens will be custody‑backed, giving holders economic exposure while underlying securities remain with U.S. broker‑dealers. Minting and redemption will operate 24 hours...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 24, 2025
Polymarket Points to Third-Party Login Tool After Users Report Account Breaches
Polymarket disclosed that a vulnerability in a third‑party authentication provider caused recent account breaches, resulting in users losing funds despite two‑factor authentication. The platform pointed to Magic Labs, an email‑based login service that auto‑creates wallets, as the likely source. Polymarket...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
Crypto Downturn Reveals Gap Between VC Valuations and Market Cap
The recent crypto market downturn has exposed a stark mismatch between venture‑capital valuations and current market capitalizations for many blockchain startups. Projects once valued near $1 billion, such as Humanity Protocol and Fuel Network, now trade at a fraction of those...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 24, 2025
Philippines Blocks Coinbase, Gemini Amid Wider Crackdown on Unlicensed VASPs
Philippine regulators have ordered internet service providers to block access to global crypto exchanges Coinbase and Gemini, following a National Telecommunications Commission directive that targets fifty unlicensed platforms flagged by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The move extends a broader...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 24, 2025
Trend Research Quietly Becomes One of Ethereum’s Largest Whales with 46K ETH Buy
Trend Research, a private investment arm linked to LD Capital, purchased 46,379 ETH, raising its holdings to roughly 580,000 ETH and placing it among the top three Ethereum treasuries worldwide. Only SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies, both publicly listed, hold larger...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 24, 2025
Prediction Markets Expand From DeFi Niche to Global News Sources
Polymarket, launched in 2020, exploded in 2025, processing roughly $500 million a day and becoming a go‑to source for odds cited by major news outlets. The platform’s volume surged from under $1 million per day in 2023 to a five‑day spike in...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 24, 2025
PUMP Plummets as Legal Dispute Escalates
Pumpfun’s PUMP token has plunged more than 50% below its ICO price, now trading at a $1.7 billion fully‑diluted valuation and $1 billion market cap. Despite allocating 100% of daily revenue—about $1 million—to token buybacks, the coin fell an additional 12% after Burwick...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 24, 2025
Dogecoin Loses $0.13 Floor as Derivatives Positioning Signals Bigger Swings Ahead
Dogecoin slipped below the $0.13 psychological floor as heavy spot selling coincided with a dramatic surge in derivatives activity. BitMEX reported a 53,000% jump in DOGE futures volume, reaching $260 million, indicating traders are bracing for heightened volatility. The price fell...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
XRP Weakens After Losing Support, with $1.85 Next in Focus
XRP lost its short‑term support around $1.87 as sellers pushed the token below the $1.8615‑$1.8700 band. Heavy volume at the $1.9061 resistance level indicated larger players were selling into strength rather than accumulating. The price now hovers near $1.86, with...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 24, 2025
Bitcoin’s Lack of ‘Crazy’ Year-End Price Means No Hard Crash in Q1: Pomp
Anthony Pompliano told CNBC that Bitcoin’s muted year‑end rally reduces the odds of a severe Q1 crash. The cryptocurrency trades around $87,436, down about 7.4% since the start of the year, while volatility has noticeably compressed. Pompliano highlighted Bitcoin’s 100%...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Brazil's Live Orchestra to Turn Bitcoin Price Moves Into Music
Brazil has secured approval under the Rouanet Law to fund an experimental orchestra that will translate Bitcoin’s real‑time price movements into live music. The project can raise up to 1.09 million reais from private donors, who receive tax deductions for contributions....
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Gnosis Announces Hard Fork to Recover Funds From Balancer Exploit
Gnosis chain operators executed a hard fork on Monday to retrieve assets tied to the November Balancer exploit that siphoned over $116 million. The fork follows a soft‑fork consensus reached by validators in November and aims to place recovered funds in...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
DWF Labs’ Physical Gold Trade Signals Crypto Capital’s Move Into Commodities
Crypto market maker DWF Labs settled its first physical gold transaction, a 25‑kilogram bar, using conventional bullion custody rather than blockchain. The trade comes as gold prices surged past $4,500 per ounce, outpacing most crypto assets. DWF’s managing partner Andrei...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Tensions over El Salvador's Bitcoin Holdings Ease as IMF Praises Economic Progress
The IMF praised El Salvador’s faster‑than‑expected economic growth and omitted earlier calls to pause its bitcoin accumulation. The country added over 1,000 BTC in November, bringing its treasury holdings to roughly 7,500 BTC, valued at about $660 million. While the IMF noted progress on...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
Bitcoin Slips, Crypto Stocks Suffer Steep Declines, as Tax-Loss Selling Drives Action, Analysts Say
Bitcoin slipped about 1% to just under $88,000, pulling crypto‑related equities down 6‑16% as analysts attribute the sell‑off to year‑end tax‑loss harvesting. Open interest in Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures fell $3 billion and $2 billion respectively, thinning leverage ahead of a...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
IMF Says El Salvador in Talks to Sell State-Run Chivo Bitcoin Wallet
The IMF confirmed that negotiations to sell El Salvador's state‑run Chivo Bitcoin wallet are "well advanced," even as President Nayib Bukele insists the government will keep buying Bitcoin. The IMF‑El Salvador loan agreement, signed in May, requires the country to...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Russia’s Central Bank Unveils New Crypto Rules to Be Adopted in 2026
Russia’s central bank released a draft framework that will legalise cryptocurrency trading for retail and qualified investors, with implementation slated for 2026‑2027. The proposal caps retail purchases at 300,000 rubles per year and requires a risk‑awareness test, while qualified investors face...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
Bitcoin Still Hasn't Hit $100,000 when Adjusted for Inflation: Galaxy's Alex Thorn
Alex Thorn, Galaxy Digital’s global head of research, highlighted that Bitcoin never breached the $100,000 mark when measured in 2020‑dollar terms, topping out at $99,848. While the cryptocurrency’s nominal price peaked around $126,000 in October 2024, inflation‑adjusted figures tell a...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
Filecoin Drops as Bears Test Support
Filecoin (FIL) slipped 2.2% to $1.29, trading within a tight five‑cent range after hitting $1.33 resistance. Volume surged 180% to 7.59 million tokens, indicating heavy institutional distribution at the top of the range. Support at $1.28 held, showing continued buyer interest...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
Bitcoin Bulls Eye Possible Tailwind as U.S. Dollar Index Continues to Leg Lower
Bitcoin’s price continues its bear market even as the U.S. dollar index slides toward a multi‑year low. The DXY is hovering just above a long‑term support level dating back to the 2008 financial crisis, while gold, silver and copper have...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
XRP Holders Can Now Earn Yield without Selling Their Tokens
Flare has introduced earnXRP, a vault that lets XRP holders earn yield without selling their tokens. Users deposit FXRP, a 1:1 representation of XRP on Flare, and receive a receipt token that tracks their share and compounded returns. The vault...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
Ethena’s USDe Loses $8.3B Since October Crash Amid ‘Loss of Confidence’
Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe has lost roughly $8.3 billion in market value since the Oct. 10 liquidation event, halving its market cap from about $14.7 billion to $6.4 billion. The crash triggered a brief de‑peg to $0.65 on Binance, which the founder attributed to...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Amplify ETFs Targeting Stablecoin and Tokenization Sectors Open for Trade
Amplify ETFs has launched two new exchange‑traded funds—STBQ and TKNQ—targeting the stablecoin and tokenization ecosystems. Both funds carry a 69‑basis‑point expense ratio and are listed on NYSE Arca. STBQ tracks the MarketVector Stablecoin Technology Index and holds 24 securities, including...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
How Wall Street Is Using Ethereum without Talking About Ethereum
Wall Street is quietly adopting Ethereum as a core settlement layer, processing over $5 trillion in quarterly transaction volume. Banks and payment giants use Ethereum‑based stablecoins to move regulated dollars instantly, bypassing traditional clearing delays. Major institutions such as JPMorgan and BlackRock...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
South Korean Card Giant Completes Stablecoin Payments Pilot for Foreigners
South Korean payments processor BC Card has finished a pilot that lets foreign users pay local merchants with stablecoins. The trial, conducted with blockchain firm Wavebridge, wallet provider Aaron Group, and remittance service Global Money Express, converted overseas stablecoin holdings...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Polymarket Bets Surge on Lighter Airdrop as Hyperliquid Lists LIT
Polymarket traders are betting an 86% chance that Lighter, a leading perpetual DEX, will execute its token airdrop by the end of 2025, backed by $9.5 million in betting volume. Lighter opened an optional allocation form allowing users to split their...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
OKX Reports Trading Increase After Expansion Into US, EU
OKX announced that its trading volume in licensed, regulated markets surged 53‑fold in 2025 following its entry into the United States and the European Economic Area. The exchange reported that daily active wallets doubled, with roughly 190,000 new wallets created...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
ZOOZ's Bitcoin Treasury Play Faces Nasdaq Delisting Clock
ZOOZ Strategy, an Israel‑based Bitcoin treasury firm listed on Nasdaq and TASE, received a Nasdaq notice that its share price fell below the $1 minimum bid‑price requirement, giving it until June 15 2026 to regain compliance. The company, which holds 1,036 BTC to...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Strategy's Increased Dollar Buffer Covers More than 2 Years of Dividend Obligations
Strategy (MSTR) raised its dollar reserve to $2.2 billion, adding $748 million from a stock sale. The buffer covers roughly 32 months of preferred‑stock dividend obligations, roughly $824 million per year, extending through the next bitcoin halving in 2028. It also positions the...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 23, 2025
Token Launches With Low FDVs Vastly Outperformed Hyped Debuts in 2025: Memento Research
Memento Research tracked 118 token launches in 2025 and found that over 84 % are now trading below their token generation event valuations, with a median loss exceeding 70 %. Projects that launched with modest fully‑diluted valuations (FDVs) between $25 million and $200 million...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 23, 2025
Polymarket Volumes Surge on Layer 2 Speculation
Polymarket recorded its three highest‑volume days since the November 2024 U.S. presidential election, trading $91.7 million on Dec 19, $92.7 million on Dec 20, and $85.6 million on Dec 21. The surge follows a widely circulated screenshot in which a Polymarket developer said a Layer 2 network is...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 23, 2025
Crypto Altseason Unlikely in 2026 as ‘Blue-Chip Survivors’ to Win Out: Analyst
CoinEx Research analyst Jeff Ko predicts that 2026 will not see a traditional altseason, with liquidity concentrating on blue‑chip cryptocurrencies. He forecasts modest global liquidity tailwinds and a Bitcoin price target of $180,000 by 2026, noting weakened correlation with M2...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Bitcoin Perpetual Open Interest Rises as Traders Bet on Year-End Rally
Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest rose to 310,000 BTC, while funding rates jumped from 0.04% to 0.09%, indicating growing leveraged long bets. The price briefly touched $90,000 before slipping back to $88,200, underscoring volatility ahead of year‑end. A massive $23 billion options...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
TEN Protocol Redefines Ethereum’s Privacy with ‘Compute in Confidence’ Approach
TEN Protocol introduces a "compute in confidence" model that lets Ethereum applications run confidential code while still settling on the main chain. By leveraging Trusted Execution Environments, TEN keeps inputs and strategies hidden without sacrificing verifiability. The platform maintains full...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 23, 2025
Recent Bitcoin Miner Capitulation May Signal Bottom Is Near: VanEck
VanEck analysts note a 4% drop in Bitcoin’s network hashrate, the sharpest since April 2024, and argue that such compression historically precedes bullish price moves. Their research shows 65% of 90‑day forward returns are positive after a 30‑day hashrate decline, rising...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 23, 2025
Crypto Coin Minute for December 23rd, 2025 at 10:27 AM Pacific Time.
Wall Street firms dominated crypto trading in 2025, pushing volumes to record highs while the demand outlook for 2026 remains clouded by regulatory uncertainty. Bitmine accelerated its treasury strategy, acquiring more than 4 million ETH and solidifying its position as a...
By Crypto Coin Minute
News•Dec 22, 2025
Wall Street’s Bid on Crypto Dominated 2025 but What’s the Demand Outlook for 2026?
Wall Street’s embrace of crypto culminated in 2025, with spot Bitcoin ETF net inflows of $57 billion and total assets soaring to $114.8 billion. The momentum slowed in late 2025, triggering a 30% correction in Bitcoin and a 50% drop in Ether....
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 22, 2025
EU Council Endorses Offline and Online Versions of Digital Euro
The European Union Council has formally endorsed the European Central Bank’s design for a digital euro, approving both an online version and a privacy‑focused offline variant. The offline model will store central‑bank‑signed tokens in secure elements of certified devices, ensuring...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 22, 2025
Solana Mobile Ended Saga Security Patches, Exposing Owners to a Critical Wallet Risk You Can’t Ignore
Solana Mobile announced it will cease software updates and security patches for its Saga crypto‑native smartphone, warning that future compatibility cannot be guaranteed. The company clarified that its newer Seeker devices will continue to receive regular updates. This move caps...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 22, 2025
Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Barring Taxes on Crypto and Blockchain
Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers introduced three measures to reshape the state’s treatment of digital assets. SB 1044 would amend statutes to exempt virtual currency from taxation, while SB 1045 seeks to prevent counties, cities and towns from taxing blockchain node operators. SCR 1003...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 22, 2025
Bitcoin On-Chain Data Just Confirmed a “Demand Vacuum” That Threatens to Drag Prices Down to This Uncomfortable Range
Bitcoin’s 2025 rally has stalled as on‑chain metrics reveal a demand vacuum, with U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs shifting to net redemptions of roughly 24,000 BTC in Q4. CryptoQuant data shows demand growth slipping below its trend line, while Alphractal reports...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 22, 2025
ETHZilla Sells $74.5 Million of Ether in Effort to Trim Debt Load
ETHZilla, a Nasdaq‑listed firm that builds a reserve of ether, sold 24,291 ETH worth $74.5 million, marking its second large liquidation this year. The cash will be used to redeem senior secured convertible notes under a recent agreement, reducing the company’s...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 22, 2025
CME Loses Top Spot to Binance in Bitcoin Futures Open Interest as Institutional Demand Wanes
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has been overtaken by Binance as the leading venue for bitcoin futures open interest, with Binance now holding roughly 125,000 BTC versus CME's 123,000 BTC. CME's open interest fell from a year‑start peak of 175,000...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 22, 2025
Uniswap Is About to “Turn on the Switch.” With Hayden Adams
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams discussed the UNIfication proposal, now in its final governance vote, which would turn on protocol fees and introduce a programmatic UNI burn. The plan also outlines a shift toward protocol‑first infrastructure, including APIs, aggregator hooks, and...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 22, 2025
Magma Devs Launches RPC Smart Router on Google Cloud
Magma Devs unveiled its RPC Smart Router on the Google Cloud Marketplace, offering enterprises a multi‑provider routing layer for blockchain RPC calls. The open‑source router automatically selects the fastest, most stable endpoint across networks like Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, reducing...
By The Defiant
News•Dec 22, 2025
Coinbase CEO Debates Base App’s Strategic Focus
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong addressed growing community concerns about the Base app’s direction, noting that the platform now intertwines cryptocurrency transactions with social networking features. He emphasized that user feedback is shaping the product roadmap, but internal debates persist over...
By The Defiant