
Crypto investors can use the recent market slump to harvest tax losses before year‑end. By selling assets below cost basis, realized losses offset capital gains and lower taxable income. Unlike stocks, crypto lacks a wash‑sale rule, allowing immediate repurchase, but accurate cost‑basis reporting remains essential. The IRS is tightening digital‑asset reporting for 2025, making timely tax‑loss strategies critical for high‑income traders.

JPMorgan Chase is assessing whether to provide spot and derivatives cryptocurrency trading services to institutional clients such as hedge funds and pension funds. The bank’s deliberation follows growing demand for regulated, high‑liquidity digital‑asset venues and a clearer U.S. regulatory outlook....

Coinbase warns that a provision in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, effective 2026, will limit the deduction of gambling losses against winnings, raising the tax burden for traditional bettors. The change creates a tax advantage for blockchain‑based prediction markets, which may be...

Ghana's parliament approved the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, legalizing cryptocurrency trading. The law designates the Bank of Ghana as the primary regulator, granting it authority to license and supervise crypto‑asset service providers. Officials say the framework will protect consumers...

Binance allowed a network of 13 high‑risk accounts to process roughly $1.7 billion in crypto transactions, including $144 million after its November 2023 $4.3 billion US plea settlement. Internal data reviewed by the Financial Times show these accounts exhibited extreme red‑flag behavior, such...

A governance dispute over Aave’s brand assets has escalated to a Snapshot vote, pushing the AAVE token down 11% in 24 hours. BGD Labs co‑founder Ernesto Boado argues that the DAO should formally own domains, social handles, and naming rights...

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) released a whitelist naming 29 licensed digital‑asset platforms, clarifying which exchanges can legally operate in the country. The list includes major players such as South Korea’s Upbit, Robinhood’s newly acquired local entities, and Hong Kong‑based...

A $27 billion options expiry on Dec 26 will clear $23.6 bn of bitcoin and $3.8 bn of ether contracts on Deribit, representing over half of the exchange’s open interest. The market shows a strong bullish tilt, with a put‑call ratio of 0.38 and...

Bitcoin margin long positions on Bitfinex have surged to about 72,700 BTC, the highest level since February 2024. The rise follows a price slide from a peak above $126,000 to roughly $89,750, marking three consecutive months of decline. Historically, such...

The Curve DAO voted down a proposal to allocate 17.4 million CRV tokens (about $6.2 million) to Swiss Stake AG, the firm that handles core development for the DEX. The vote split 54.46% against versus 45.54% in favor, with major DeFi players Yearn...

The Uniswap DAO is voting on the UNIfication proposal, which would activate protocol fees, burn 100 million UNI tokens from the treasury, and tighten operational ties between Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation. Early voting indicates overwhelming support, positioning the change...

Hyperliquid disclosed that a wallet flagged for shorting its HYPE token belongs to a former employee dismissed in early 2024. The ex‑employee sold roughly 4,000 HYPE tokens, valued at about $134,000, in a single day in November. Hyperliquid emphasized its...

Charles Hoskinson contends that the TRUMP memecoin, launched three days before President Trump’s inauguration, derailed a projected 70‑vote Senate majority for the CLARITY Act and ignited the 2025 Bitcoin‑only rally. He argues the token turned a bipartisan crypto agenda into...

Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority has unveiled a proposal allowing its 158 licensed insurers to allocate capital to digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The framework imposes a 100% risk charge on direct crypto holdings, meaning insurers must set aside an equal amount...

Tokenized equities have exploded in 2025, with market capitalization surging from $32 million to $831 million—a 2,496% increase. The boom is driven by relaxed U.S. regulations, prompting both traditional brokers and crypto exchanges to launch tokenized stock products. Robinhood now offers nearly...

Binance has launched ether options for all users, enabling them to write (sell) ETH options and collect premiums as passive income. The move expands the exchange’s derivative toolkit beyond Bitcoin, responding to growing retail and institutional demand for advanced hedging...

A bipartisan group of 18 House members, led by Rep. Mike Carey, has urged the IRS to revise its crypto‑staking tax rules before 2026, arguing that current guidance imposes double taxation on rewards. The lawmakers want staking income taxed only...

Kaspersky has identified a new Windows infostealer called Stealka that disguises itself as video‑game cheats, mods and pirated software. The malware is distributed through legitimate hosting sites such as GitHub, SourceForge and Google Sites, often using AI‑generated fake pages. Stealka...

Venture‑capital firm Inversion Capital’s CEO Santiago Roel Santos warned that fintechs adding prediction‑market features are creating “casino‑like” experiences that boost user liquidation risk and accelerate churn. He cited Robinhood’s 2025 rollout and similar plans by Coinbase and Gemini as examples...
U.S. senators approved the CLARITY Act markup, moving the crypto market structure framework forward. The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is seeking input on a new payment‑account type tailored for crypto firms. Congress also passed the PARITY Act, giving the...

Maple Finance CEO Sid Powell declares “DeFi is dead,” meaning the distinction between decentralized finance and traditional finance will vanish as institutions move capital markets on‑chain. He predicts stablecoins will handle $50 trillion in payments by 2026, driving cost savings for...

Klarna announced a partnership with Coinbase to raise short‑term funding in USDC, the leading dollar‑pegged stablecoin. The fintech will use Coinbase’s crypto‑native infrastructure to tap institutional investors seeking stablecoin exposure, adding a new liquidity source alongside deposits, long‑term debt, and...

Santiment founder Maksim Balashevich warns that crypto traders lack sufficient fear on social media to confirm a Bitcoin bottom, suggesting the price could still slide to around $75,000—a 14.8% drop from the current $88,350 level. He points to overly optimistic...
Senator Cynthia Lummis announced she will not seek reelection, prompting disappointment across the crypto community. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation to exempt small stablecoin transactions and staking rewards from taxes, aiming to stimulate broader usage. Analysts warn that a sharp...

Fundstrat co‑founder Tom Lee clarified why the firm’s analysts have issued seemingly conflicting Bitcoin forecasts. Head of digital‑asset strategy Sean Farrell projects Bitcoin could retreat to $60,000‑$65,000 in the first half of 2026, while Lee has suggested the cryptocurrency may...

Bitcoin analyst Matthew Kratter argues that Bitcoin’s inherent scarcity, portability and verifiability make it a superior long‑term store of value compared with gold, whose supply grows 1‑2% annually and could double every 47 years. He warns investors against swapping BTC...

VanEck has amended its S‑1 filing for the proposed Avalanche ETF, VAVX, to allow the fund to stake up to 70% of its AVAX holdings and capture staking rewards. The rewards, after a 4% service fee to Coinbase Crypto Services,...

Ethereum developers are planning the "Glamsterdam" upgrade, targeting a 2026 launch, to address MEV fairness and improve block execution. The core of the upgrade is Proposer‑Builder Separation (ePBS) under EIP‑7732, which splits block building from proposing, removing reliance on centralized...

AI‑driven no‑code platforms combined with blockchain are poised to erode Amazon Web Services' cloud dominance. Crypto and Web3 projects, despite branding themselves as decentralized, still depend heavily on AWS, as highlighted by two major outages in 2025 that disrupted exchanges...

Four XRP spot ETFs now trade in the U.S., collectively managing $941.7 million, up from $336 million at launch. While ETF assets have surged, Ripple’s On‑Demand Liquidity processed $15 billion in cross‑border payments in 2024, dwarfing the ETF layer. XRPL activity also grew,...

Brazil’s cryptocurrency market is being reshaped by Gen Z investors, whose participation grew 56% in 2025. Younger users favor low‑volatility assets, allocating funds to stablecoins and tokenized fixed‑income products called Renda Fixa Digital (RFD). Mercado Bitcoin distributed roughly $325 million through RFD, achieving returns...

BitMine Immersion Technologies disclosed nearly 4 million Ether, valued at about $13 billion, bringing its crypto treasury in line with its roughly $13 billion market capitalization. Recent financing added millions of shares, diluting the per‑share exposure to the Ether pile. The company now...

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) pulled in more than $25 billion of new capital in 2025, ranking it sixth among all U.S. ETFs by inflows. Despite a 9.6% decline in price performance, the fund out‑raised the gold‑focused SPDR Gold ETF (GLD),...

In 2025 gold outperformed bitcoin dramatically, delivering a 65% gain while bitcoin slipped 7% after a 36% correction from its October peak. The two assets were neck‑and‑neck through August, but gold’s surge thereafter cemented its win in the so‑called debasement...

A user inadvertently transferred nearly $50 million USDt to a malicious wallet after copying a look‑alike address from their transaction history, marking one of the largest on‑chain losses of 2025. The scam relied on subtle address‑poisoning, where the first three and...

Fundstrat Global Advisors allegedly circulated an internal 2026 crypto outlook that predicts a meaningful drawdown in the first half of 2026, with Bitcoin targeted at $60,000‑$65,000, Ether at $1,800‑$2,000, and Solana at $50‑$75. The report, attributed to head of digital...

BitMEX co‑founder Arthur Hayes says the altcoin season never stopped; traders simply missed the assets that surged. He argues that relying on past season patterns blinds investors to current opportunities, urging a focus on new stories like Hyperliquid and Solana....
The Crypto Coin Minute recorded Bitcoin at $88,102.68, up 0.21% in the past day, while Ethereum rose 0.59% to $2,976.01. Binance Coin and XRP posted modest gains of 0.64% and 2.86% respectively, and Solana slipped slightly by 0.16% to $125.88....

Senator Cynthia Lummis, the Senate’s most vocal crypto advocate, announced she will not seek re‑election, ending her term in January 2027. As the inaugural chair of the Banking Committee’s crypto subcommittee, Lummis has driven market‑structure, tax, and Bitcoin‑reserve legislation. Her departure...

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, a leading pro‑crypto Republican, announced she will not seek re‑election in 2026, ending her Senate term in 2027. Lummis has been a driving force behind the digital‑asset market‑structure bill, which cleared the House in July and...

The Blockchain Association sent a letter, signed by more than 125 crypto firms, to the U.S. Senate Committee opposing any expansion of the stablecoin yield prohibition to third‑party platforms. The group argues that extending the ban, outlined in the GENIUS...

The FDIC released a 38‑page proposal outlining how insured banks can issue payment stablecoins through subsidiaries under the GENIUS Act, marking a significant step toward regulatory clarity. Meanwhile, corporate Bitcoin holdings are shifting as American Bitcoin Corp added over 1,000...

Galaxy Research forecasts that stablecoins will outpace the US ACH network in transaction volume by 2026, driven by a 30‑40% compound annual growth rate in supply and expanding use cases. The prediction hinges on upcoming regulatory definitions under the GENIUS...

Arthur Hayes, co‑founder of BitMEX, argues that the Federal Reserve’s new reserve management purchases (RMP) program is essentially a rebranded form of quantitative easing that expands fiat liquidity. He claims the RMP funds government spending, inflates the currency, and disproportionately...

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy, reiterated his view that Bitcoin functions more as a hard asset—akin to crude oil—than as money, proposing a "Bitcoin central bank" model. He has leveraged corporate finance mechanisms, including Class A stock, convertible senior notes,...

Terraform Labs’ wind‑down administrator has sued Jump Crypto for $4 billion, alleging the firm covertly traded to keep TerraUSD’s $1 peg and profited from discounted Luna terms. The case spotlights “shadow trading” as a hidden lever that may sustain stablecoin prices...

The EigenLayer foundation has tabled a governance amendment that creates an Incentives Committee to steer token emissions toward participants securing Actively Validated Services (AVS) and the EigenCloud suite. The plan earmarks 20% of AVS‑related fees and cloud‑service revenues for EIGEN...

Citigroup refreshed its digital‑assets equity coverage, reaffirming a bullish outlook despite Bitcoin’s end‑of‑year slump. The bank kept Circle Financial as its top pick, maintaining a $243 price target while the stock trades near $83.60. Bullish and Coinbase also remain favored,...

CoinDesk’s 2025 Most Influential Honorable Mentions spotlight a resurgence in crypto privacy, with Zcash’s Zashi wallet making shielded transactions default and the Canton network securing a partnership with DTCC to tokenize U.S. Treasury securities. Prediction‑market pioneer Kalshi raised $1 billion, expanding...

Solana’s 2025 ecosystem blended meme‑coin hype with tangible hardware and protocol upgrades. Early‑year memecoin mania, highlighted by the short‑lived TRUMP token, surged activity before a LIBRA‑related scandal dampened speculation. Meanwhile, the Solana Mobile team released the second‑generation Seeker phone, integrating...