Crypto market today: XRP Ledger Foundation issues urgent upgrade; max pain price for Shiba Inu bulls revealed; Solana’s price surge might be closer.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitwise Says Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Is Dead, Predicts Bitcoin New Highs in 2026 Asset manager Bitwise released a new report that argues that bitcoin is poised to break from its historical four-year market cycle, setting new all-time highs in 2026 while becoming less volatile and less correlated with equities. Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer […]

The XRP price structure and recent momentum are pointing toward a potentially transformational shift this week. Although the cryptocurrency has experienced an extended period of downside pressure, technical signals suggest that XRP may be nearing the end of its corrective phase. If key support levels are tested and defended this week, it could redefine XRP’s […]

Bitcoin price’s $87,106, anchoring a $1.73 trillion market with $42.92 billion in 24-hour trading volume and a tightly wound price band between $86,282 and $87,918, reflects a market idling at the intersection of caution and fatigue. Bitcoin is digesting its recent correction with all the enthusiasm of a trader staring at a flat chart, consolidating […]

The crypto market is moving through one of its most uncomfortable but revealing moments. Headlines are not about price explosions or meme mania. They are about verification, transparency, and whether numbers actually add up. When reports suggest over $17 trillion disappears once on chain proof of reserve standards are applied, confidence becomes the real currency […]

The effort, set for Friday, Dec. 19, aims to educate local businesses and customers about the risks associated with cryptocurrency kiosks. AARP …

Monad price prediction is once one of the hottest topics that crypto investors have focused on since the project is increasingly known after the listing of its token and the popularity of the growing ecosystem. As more people become interested in MON price prediction, market participants are considering whether Monad can become more than a […]

Speed, which leverages the Bitcoin Lightning Network to facilitate USDT transfers, has secured $8 million from Tether and Ego Death Capital.

Visa just launched stablecoin settlement in the US using Circle’s dollar-pegged digital asset USDC. The move allows US issuer and acquirer partners to settle transactions on the blockchain, starting with the Solana network. The move marks a key step in Visa’s pilot program to integrate stablecoins into global commerce. Visa’s U.S. stablecoin settlement framework is […]

December 17th, 2025 – Tortola, British Virgins Island Space is the first 10x leverage prediction market on Solana where users trade real-world outcomes across crypto, politics, sports, technology, culture and beyond – getting paid for being right. Today, they announced the public sale of their native token, SPACE. The company has a token flywheel mechanism […]

Solana successfully absorbed a massive 6 Tbps DDoS attack, one of the largest in internet history, with zero impact on block production or user-facing performance. Network telemetry showed median transaction confirmations stayed around 450 milliseconds throughout the week-long campaign, highlighting significantly improved resilience since its 2022 outages. The event drew sharp contrasts with the Sui […]

Visa has launched USDC settlement in the U.S., enabling banks to settle using Circle’s stablecoin on blockchain infrastructure without affecting the consumer card experience. Cross River Bank and Lead Bank are the first participants, with broader U.S. access planned through 2026; settlement volumes have reached US$3.5B (AU$5.39B) annualised. Visa is expanding blockchain infrastructure involvement via […]

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor believes that the upcoming “quantum lead” will make Bitcoin stronger..

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Trades Near $87,000 as Market Slips Into ‘Extreme Fear’ Bitcoin price hovered above $87,000 today as market sentiment and the Crypto Fear and Greed Index plunged to 11 out of 100, a level signaling extreme fear among investors. At the time of writing, the bitcoin price is trading at $87,696, up […]

Bitcoin has retraced to the $85,000 level, a critical support zone that bulls must defend to prevent a deeper breakdown. After failing to reclaim higher levels, price action has slowed and volatility has compressed, reinforcing a market environment dominated by apathy and fear. Sentiment across the crypto space has deteriorated sharply, with a growing number […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Fernandina Beach, USA/Florida, December 15th, 2025] SaucerSwap Labs, the team behind Hedera’s leading decentralized exchange, today unveiled a fully redesigned platform and refreshed brand identity. The update delivers modernized navigation, integrated analytics, and a new visual design system while preserving the audited smart contracts and non-custodial architecture that users rely on. “Whether […]

XRP is gaining institutional traction as Vivopower advances a Ripple-linked equity structure converting share ownership into indirect token exposure, signaling rising demand for compliant, large-scale access without requiring direct XRP custody. Vivopower Advances Ripple-Linked XRP Strategy for Institutional Investors Growing institutional engagement continued to strengthen XRP’s positioning in structured finance as Vivopower advanced a large-scale […]

Aave’s 2026 plan focuses on scaling via v4’s Hub and Spoke architecture, $1 billion in real-world assets, and growing its new mobile app. 

Solana is not just competing anymore. It is leading. According to new data from CoinGecko, Solana has recorded its second consecutive year as the most popular blockchain ecosystem, capturing 26.79% of global interest in chain-specific crypto narratives in 2025. No other ecosystem comes close. The findings, shared by CoinGecko, are based on non-botted global web […]

We’re thrilled to announce that THQ is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading THQ trading is live as of December 16, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

By Tom Leithauser A cryptocurrency platform has agreed to improve its cyber defenses and refund money stolen from customers in a settlement with …

How Cloud Mining Platforms Are Evaluated in 2026 AutoHash is a Switzerland-based cloud mining platform used by miners in multiple regions. The platform states that it combines ASIC mining hardware, renewable energy sources, and AI-based optimization to manage operational efficiency. The platform offers cloud mining plans that do not require users to own or maintain […]

TL;DR Governor Tiff Macklem aims for stablecoins to have the same backing and security as bank deposits. The new Stablecoins Act will regulate issuers and oversee retail payments involving digital assets. Canada draws inspiration from the U.S. legal framework to foster financial innovation without instability risks. Governor Tiff Macklem has announced that the Bank of […]

RedotPay recently closed a $107 million Series B funding round, led by Goodwater Capital and supported by firms such as Pantera and Circle Ventures. According to Michael Gao, CEO of the company, this capital comes after a year of exponential growth in which the platform surpassed 6 million registered users across more than 100 countries. […]

American rapper Soulja Boy is facing renewed public criticism from the analytics firm Bubblemaps over his history of paid crypto and NFT promotions that allegedly collapsed. The rapper issued a public apology, claiming he ran past promotions without understanding the market or knowing a promoter linked to fraudulent schemes (Sahil Arora) was involved, a defense […]

VanEck is staying silent after making terrible price predictions last year.

Bitcoin Magazine Celebrating One Year of Hashrate Redirect™: How Abundant Mines Redefined Uptime and Protected Millions in Client Bitcoin Rewards Hood River County, Oregon – December 16th, 2025 – This month last year, Abundant Mines quietly began to launch a feature that would go on to change how the bitcoin mining industry defines performance. Today, […]

One of the cleaner tells in crypto is when the old supply decides it’s time. Not “made a quick 20% and clipped it” time — years old. That’s basically what Glassnode researcher CryptoVizArt flagged after an XRP wallet aged roughly 5–7 years (with a cost basis around $0.40) realized more than $721.5 million in profit […]

The US government wants 1,000 tech workers to boost its capabilities and has turned to the private sector to plug its skill shortages.

Bitcoin selling pressure is still outweighing demand and buying pressure as the bears are keeping markets suppressed. “Why is Bitcoin not pumping?” asked analyst and Stock-to-Flow model founder PlanB on Wednesday. He said that 50% is selling by “OGs traumatized by 2021, technical investors looking at RSI [relative strength index], and four-year cycle fans expecting […]

CME Group broadened its regulated cryptocurrency lineup, adding new spot-quoted futures that deepen access to digital assets and reflect growing demand for flexible, compliant trading tied closely to market pricing. CME Group Adds XRP and SOL to Spot-Quoted Crypto Futures Suite CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) expanded its cryptocurrency derivatives lineup with new offerings for digital […]

We’re thrilled to announce that KULA is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading KULA trading is live as of December 16, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]