UK Widens Crypto Reporting Rules to Cover Domestic Transactions
The United Kingdom will mandate crypto‑exchange platforms to report every transaction made by domestic users beginning in 2026. The new rule expands the existing reporting framework, which previously focused on cross‑border activity, to encompass all UK‑based digital‑asset trades. It aligns the UK with a wave of global tax and anti‑money‑laundering initiatives targeting the cryptocurrency sector. The requirement is part of a broader effort by HM Revenue & Customs and the FCA to increase transparency and enforce compliance across the digital‑asset ecosystem.
Bitcoin Consolidates at $91,000 as Stocks and Gold Rally
Altcoins trade mixed as the total crypto market capitalization dips 0.5% to $3.19 trillion.
Brazil’s Economic Center São Paulo to Pilot Blockchain-Based Microloans for Farmers
São Paulo’s Economic Center has launched a pilot that uses a private blockchain platform to issue microloans to Brazilian farmers. The system, built with Tanssi’s technology, offers predictable transaction fees and high reliability, avoiding public‑chain congestion. By digitizing contracts and...
European Asset Manager Amundi Debuts Tokenized Share Class on Ethereum
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has introduced a tokenized share class for its euro cash fund on the Ethereum blockchain. The digital share class allows investors to buy and sell fund units 24/7, bypassing traditional market hours. Settlement is expected...
Polymarket Puts December Rate-Cut Odds at 87% as Crypto Stocks Climb
Polymarket’s prediction market now places an 87% probability on a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, the highest reading this month. The heightened odds have coincided with a rally in crypto‑related equities, as CleanSpark, Riot Platforms, Cipher Mining and Circle...
Optimism CEO Teases New Enterprise Strategy
Optimism’s chief executive announced that the network is shifting its focus from public Ethereum Layer‑2 projects such as Base and Ink toward an enterprise‑centric strategy. The new direction emphasizes private rollups, compliance tooling, and partnerships with cloud providers to attract...
Fire Breaks Out at Greenidge Mining Facility Co-Hosting NYDIG Rigs
Greenidge Generation Holdings reported a fire at its Dresden, New York Bitcoin mining facility, which it co‑hosts with NYDIG. The blaze originated from an electrical switchgear failure, prompting a full shutdown, but none of the mining hardware was harmed. Greenidge expects...
Hyperliquid-Based Kinetiq’s KNTQ Token Trades at $130 Million Valuation
Kinetiq, a liquid‑staking protocol on the Hyperliquid blockchain, introduced its governance token KNTQ on November 27. Within 24 hours the token rose 19% to $0.13, generating $27.7 million in volume and a market cap of $35.3 million, implying a fully‑diluted valuation of roughly...
Cathie Wood Still Bullish on $1.5M Bitcoin Price Target: Finance Redefined
Bitcoin surged past the $89,600 flow‑weighted cost basis for ETF holders, reclaiming the $90,000 psychological level after four weeks of decline. ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood reiterated the firm’s $1.5 million Bitcoin price target for 2030, citing a $70 billion liquidity inflow post‑government...
HBAR Rises 2.5% as Crypto Market Experiences Post-Thanksgiving Boost
Hedera Hashgraph’s native token HBAR climbed 2.5% following a post‑Thanksgiving rally that lifted much of the crypto market. The price gain was driven by heightened institutional inflows and a shift in derivatives positioning toward bullish exposure. Traders observed a consistent...
UK Government to Start Cracking Down on Crypto Tax Avoidance in January
The United Kingdom will tighten crypto tax enforcement starting in January, mandating that all cryptocurrency exchanges supply HM Revenue & Customs with comprehensive customer asset data. The new guidance expands reporting obligations to include spot trades, derivatives, and custodial holdings,...
‘We Refused to Do an ICO’: The Truth Behind Canton’s Tokenomics
Canton Network announced that it deliberately avoided an initial coin offering, opting instead to secure $540 million in private capital through Tharimmune. The funds are being allocated to a dedicated Canton Coin treasury that will underwrite network development, security, and incentive...
Why Quantum Security Is Rising on Layer-1 Roadmaps and Which Networks Are Preparing First
Quantum computing poses a long‑term risk to the elliptic‑curve signatures that underpin most layer‑1 blockchains. With NIST finalizing post‑quantum standards and governments setting migration deadlines beyond 2030, networks are moving quantum security from theory to roadmap item. Early adopters such...
Institutional Slowdown or Macro Shock? Experts Weigh in on the Market Dip
The crypto market experienced its deepest drawdown of 2025, wiping out over $1.2 trillion in value and pulling Bitcoin from a brief $120,000 peak to the $80,000 range. Analysts such as Noelle Acheson attribute the decline to a liquidity‑driven correction tied...
Bitcoin in Modest Rally Mode After Thanksgiving as December Fed Rate Gets Locked In
Crypto-related stocks are higher across the board, led by the bitcoin miners.
Proposal Went Live: How Batching Could Transform Tron
Boosty Labs has submitted a proposal to Tron’s CTDG Dev Hub to add native transaction batching. The system would aggregate multiple off‑chain transactions into a single on‑chain batch, offering three pricing tiers—instant, delayed, and batch. If approved, fees could drop...
Comparing Crypto Exchanges Vs. Brokers: Which Is Better for Active Traders?
The article evaluates crypto exchanges and brokers to determine which platform best serves active traders in 2025. It notes that market depth has expanded, spreads have narrowed, and regulatory frameworks are becoming clearer, improving execution quality across major venues. By...
Uzbekistan Greenlights Stablecoins for Payments Under New Sandbox Regime
Uzbekistan will officially allow stablecoins as a payment method starting Jan. 1, 2026 under a new regulatory sandbox managed by the National Agency for Perspective Projects and the central bank. The framework also permits tokenized shares and bonds, with a dedicated trading...
Bitcoin Price Down 20%, Stablecoin Market Cap Down $2B: November in Charts
Bitcoin’s price plunged nearly 20% in November, sliding from around $110,000 to a low of $82,600 and erasing roughly $2 trillion in market value. The stablecoin sector saw its market capitalization shrink by $2 billion, the steepest drop since 2022, while USDT’s...
Why XRP ETF Proposals Are Increasing and What Is Keeping Other Issuers on the Sidelines
Spot XRP exchange‑traded fund proposals are surging after a July 2023 court ruling and an August 2025 SEC‑Ripple settlement clarified that XRP is not a security when sold to the public. Institutional investors have already poured $250 million into the first Canary Capital...
Thirteen Years After the First Halving, Bitcoin Mining Looks Very Different in 2025
Thirteen years after Bitcoin's inaugural halving, the mining landscape in 2025 has shifted dramatically. Record competition now pits large industrial operations against a resurgence of solo and hobbyist miners employing novel, energy‑efficient strategies. The latest halving has cut block rewards,...
Bitcoin Dominance Defies Pattern During 30% Decline, Dropping Instead of Climbing
A fast 36% reset for bitcoin marked by unusual dominance behavior and a market wide deleveraging.
Crypto Bull Market Signal: ERC-20 Stablecoin Supply Preserves $185B Record
On‑chain analytics firm CryptoQuant reports that ERC‑20 stablecoins have reached a record $185 billion supply, marking an all‑time high for the Ethereum network. The surge mirrors historic patterns where rising stablecoin inventories preceded Bitcoin’s upward moves in previous bull cycles. Binance’s...
Avail’s Nexus Wants to Be Web3’s Execution Spine, Not Just Another Bridge
Avail has launched the Nexus mainnet across 13 ecosystems, positioning it as a multichain execution layer rather than a simple bridge. The platform introduces an intent‑based model where users specify desired outcomes and a solver network determines the exact cross‑chain...
Tether Confirms Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Exit Amid High Energy Prices
Tether has halted its Bitcoin mining operations in Uruguay, citing rising electricity costs and a $4.8 million debt dispute with state utility UTE. The pause includes the dismissal of 30 workers and follows earlier reports that the firm might abandon its...
Turkmenistan Legalizes Crypto Trading Under Tight State Control From 2026
Turkmenistan approved a law that will legalize cryptocurrency trading and related services starting in 2026, but under tight state oversight. The legislation mandates licensing, know‑your‑client, anti‑money‑laundering and cold‑storage requirements for exchanges while barring banks from offering crypto services. It also...
Hard Money Vs. Privacy? Saifedean Ammous Questions Crypto’s Privacy Push
Economist Saifedean Ammous sparked a heated discussion on social media by questioning the relevance of privacy‑focused cryptocurrencies such as Zcash. He argued that Bitcoin’s hard‑money properties, scarcity and store‑of‑value function outweigh the need for built‑in transaction privacy. The comments revived...
Bitcoin Is Redrawing Where Cities and Data Centers Rise as It Competes for Wasted Energy, Not Cheap Labor
Bitcoin mining is reshaping urban and data‑center geography by targeting regions with abundant, underutilized electricity rather than low‑cost labor. Operators are moving to windy plateaus, hydro‑rich spillways, and other sites where excess power can be sold at minimal marginal cost....
BlackRock’s Own Income Fund Boosts Bitcoin ETF Holdings 14%
BlackRock’s Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio increased its exposure to the iShares Bitcoin Trust by 14%, marking the firm’s most aggressive allocation to a cryptocurrency‑linked ETF to date. The move adds several hundred million dollars of Bitcoin‑related assets to the fund,...
KuCoin’s EU Arm Secures MiCA License in Austria, Malta Excluded
KuCoin’s European subsidiary, KuCoin EU, obtained a MiCA licence from Austria’s Financial Market Authority, enabling it to provide crypto‑asset services across 29 European Economic Area countries, with Malta as the sole exception. The Austrian licence places KuCoin among six crypto‑asset...
Crypto Exchange KuCoin's European Arm Wins MiCA License in Austria
KuCoin's European subsidiary secured a Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) licence in Austria, granting it the right to offer regulated services throughout the European Economic Area. The passporting mechanism under MiCA allows the exchange to operate across all 27 EEA member...
IMF Warns Tokenized Markets May Deepen Flash Crashes, Says Governments Will Step In
The International Monetary Fund warned that the rapid rise of tokenized assets and programmable finance could intensify flash‑crash scenarios in capital markets. While tokenization promises faster settlement and lower transaction costs, the IMF cautions that fragmented liquidity and automated trading...
Upbit Reveals 5.9B-Won Corporate Loss in Latest Hack, Fully Reimburses Users
Upbit said it reimbursed all 38.6 billion won in member assets from its reserves.
South Korea Targets Sub-$680 Crypto Transfers in Sweeping AML Crackdown
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission announced an expansion of the crypto Travel Rule to cover transactions under 1 million won (approximately $680). The amendment will require exchanges to collect and share sender‑receiver details for all sub‑$680 transfers, block high‑risk offshore platforms,...
Bitcoin and S&P 500 Year-End Bull Run Loading? Vol Metrics Say Yes
Implied volatility indices for both Bitcoin and the S&P 500 have erased the sharp spikes seen in recent weeks, signaling a shift toward calmer market conditions. The Bitcoin volatility index (BVOL) fell back to levels seen before the recent turbulence,...
Bitcoin Set for ‘Promising New Year’ as It Faces Worst November in 7 Years
Bitcoin entered November 2023 with a roughly 17% decline, marking its steepest monthly drop since 2019. The cryptocurrency’s price slide reflects a confluence of macro‑economic headwinds, regulatory uncertainty, and waning retail enthusiasm. Despite the short‑term pain, LVRG analyst Nick Ruck...
How the Fusaka Upgrade Fits Into Ethereum’s Long-Term Roadmap
Ethereum will activate the Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, 2025, introducing PeerDAS to let validators sample rollup blob data instead of downloading it all. The upgrade also adds Blob Parameter Only (BPO) forks, higher gas and block‑size limits, and several UX‑focused EIPs...
Solana Traders Hit by Months-Long Browser Malware That Skimmed Every Swap
A malicious browser extension silently infected Solana traders for months, appending hidden instructions to every token swap. The extension leveraged the atomic nature of bundled transactions, causing users to unknowingly approve both the intended swap and a skimming operation. Security...
DOGE Underperforms Majors as Support Failure Confirms Bearish Shift
The $0.150 level is now a critical support point, with further declines likely if it is breached.
South Africa’s Central Bank Says No ‘Strong Immediate Need’ for CBDC
South Africa’s central bank, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), announced that it does not see a strong immediate need for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The regulator highlighted that existing payment infrastructure adequately serves domestic consumers. Instead,...
XRP Faces Downside Risk as Historical Patterns Point to $1.50
XRP is facing heightened downside risk, needing to retest the $2.20 level and break above the $2.23‑$2.24 resistance zone to regain upward momentum. Technical indicators such as moving averages and a sub‑30 RSI remain bearish, hinting at further price weakness....
MegaETH’s $500M Pre-Deposit Turns Into a Full Rewind After Missteps Pile Up
MegaETH announced a $500 million pre‑deposit for its upcoming token launch, but the rollout immediately faltered. A critical smart‑contract bug—an incorrect SaleUUID—caused all transactions to fail, forcing the team to execute a 4‑of‑6 multisig update. The error triggered a full rewind...
Switzerland Delays Crypto Tax Info Sharing Until 2027
Switzerland will embed the OECD‑approved Crypto‑Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) into law on 1 January 2026, but the automatic exchange of crypto account data with foreign tax authorities will not begin until at least 2027. The Swiss Federal Council has postponed deciding which...
Decentralized Exchange Volumes Soar on Memecoin Trading Rush: CoinGecko
CoinGecko’s June data reveals a record‑high DEX‑to‑CEX spot volume ratio of 37.4%, driven by a memecoin trading frenzy. PancakeSwap accounted for the bulk of the surge, pulling decentralized liquidity to unprecedented levels. Centralized exchanges saw their relative market share dip...
Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Steadies Near $90,000 Even as ETF Outflows Cap Upside
Bitcoin steadied near the $90,000 mark as short sellers covered positions and opportunistic dip buyers entered the market, according to Flowdesk and QCP. Despite this support, recent outflows from Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds (ETFs) have limited further upside. Prediction markets are...
Adapt or Die
In this episode, Arthur Hayes explains how the perpetual swap—originating from BitMEX’s 2016 innovation—offers a never‑expiring, 24/7 derivative that consolidates liquidity and simplifies trading compared to traditional futures. He argues that perps are poised to displace conventional futures across all...
Bhutan Stakes $970K ETH via Figment in Validator Push
Bhutan’s Royal Government has staked 320 ETH—approximately $970,000—through staking provider Figment, expanding its on‑chain presence. The move follows a broader Ethereum initiative, including the migration of the nation’s self‑sovereign digital ID from Polygon to Ethereum, slated for full completion by early...
Balancer DAO Starts Discussing $8M Recovery Plan After $110M Exploit Cut TVL by Two-Thirds
Balancer DAO is formulating an $8 million recovery plan after a $110 million exploit slashed its total value locked by roughly two‑thirds. The breach affected multiple assets across several blockchains, prompting an emergency governance discussion. Recovered tokens will be distributed in the...
Solana Tokens Rip on Upbit After $32M Hack Due to Halted Arbitrage
Upbit suffered a security breach that resulted in the loss of roughly 44.5 billion won ($32 million) of Solana‑based assets. The hack triggered an abrupt halt of arbitrage bots that normally keep Korean and overseas crypto prices aligned. With arbitrage frozen, Korean...
Toncoin Lags Broader Crypto Rebound as Derivatives Data Shows Cautious Optimism
Altcoin funding rates, including Toncoin (TON), have shifted into positive territory, indicating a resurgence of trader confidence in the derivative market. Despite this optimism, overall crypto market participation remains subdued, with spot trading volumes lagging behind. The positive funding signals...