Binance is confronting one of its most serious internal compliance breaches of the year after launching a rapid investigation into an employee accused of using insider information for personal gain. The issue surfaced on December 7, 2025, when the company’s internal audit team received a report alleging that a Binance staff member accessed unreleased information, […]

Turnaround on assets like Ethereum gives us hope for a market-wide retrace that could make everything much better.

Bitcoin Magazine The Samourai Wallet Trial: A Test of Financial Privacy and Developer Freedoms This piece is featured in the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine, The Freedom Issue. We’re sharing it here as a sample of the ideas explored throughout the full issue. On November 3, 2025, the freedom for developers to build financial privacy […]

TL;DR Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experienced significant inflows yesterday, with Fidelity leading the pack. Bitcoin funds pulled in roughly $152 million, while Ethereum ETFs recorded nearly $178 million, their strongest day since October. Despite broad inflows, BlackRock’s IBIT faced $135 million in outflows, reflecting portfolio rotation rather than weaker demand, as institutional interest in crypto […]

Bitcoin climbed to a three-week high on Tuesday before slipping back, a move that has traders and analysts watching closely. According to TradingView data, Bitcoin price topped out at $94,600 late in the session — its highest level since November 25 — then eased to about $92,450 at the time of reporting. Santiment, a blockchain […]

Stripe has hired Valora’s builders to work on its crypto initiatives, as the wallet’s app shifts ownership back to Celo’s cLabs. 

UK-based CryptoUK integrates with The Digital Chamber, establishing a joint platform to influence digital asset rules across the UK and US. The alliance promotes sharing of expertise across borders, supporting consistent regulatory approaches in both jurisdictions. With US crypto lobbying undergoing significant changes, the collaboration offers a strategic route for coordinated policy efforts. UK trade […]

A new dataset from WhiteBIT Nova offers a revealing look at how Europeans are quietly turning crypto into an everyday spending tool rather than a speculative side hobby. WhiteBIT Study Finds Europeans Prefer Stablecoins for Real-World Transactions Europeans aren’t just stacking crypto—they’re spending it on groceries, café runs, and their endless carousel of subscription services. […]

We’re thrilled to announce that Kraken now supports deposits and withdrawals of Tether (USDT0) on Plasma!  Funding USDT0 funding via Plasma is already live. You can transfer USDT0 to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting USDT0 and choosing the desired deposit method (network) from the drop-down box: Plasma. Make sure to deposit your […]

There's a top cryptocurrency that has a hard supply cap — scarcity is a compelling characteristic. More capital flowing to this leading digital …

Key Takeaways: Strategy formally opposed MSCI’s plan to exclude Digital Asset Treasury companies (DATs) from global equity indexes. The company argues DATs are operating businesses using Bitcoin as strategic capital, not passive asset funds. Strategy warns the proposed 50% digital-asset threshold could damage U.S. crypto innovation and mislead global investors. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has issued […]

Binance has taken another defining step in its global regulatory journey. The exchange has secured a comprehensive licensing suite from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), becoming the first global crypto platform to reach this level of authorization. The approval marks one of the most significant milestones for the […]

Over 2.2 trillion SHIB just left Coinbase for one wallet, landing at the exact moment the Shiba Inu coin price is holding its main support and setting up a rare upside scenario.

Bitcoin Magazine Pardoning the Samourai Developers Would Restore Legal Clarity and Protect Non-Custodial Code The Samourai Wallet matter raises a fundamental question about how the United States treats non-custodial software and the developers who create it. Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill did not operate a financial service or handle customer assets. They wrote and […]

Silk Road-linked wallets still hold about $38.4 million worth of BTC, with millions potentially sitting in other unseized wallets.

The Solana network has seen its validator count crash by more than 68% over the past three years, falling from thousands of active nodes to just around 800. The massive decline in validators has sparked discussions about whether this could become a threat to the blockchain network or a natural pruning of inactive nodes to […]

VanEck announced that it will rename its current Gaming ETF to the “VanEck Degen Economy ETF” beginning in 2026, following board approval on December 5, 2025. According to the firm, the fund will track the “Degen Economy Index” which includes companies generating at least 50% of their revenue from digital finance, cryptocurrency exchanges, iGaming, and […]

TL;DR: Bitcoin and Ethereum stalled or fell slightly following the Fed’s third consecutive 25 basis point rate cut. The Fed did not commit to further cuts in the new year but will resume buying short-term Treasury bills. Uncertainty increases with the possible nomination of a new, more pro-crypto Fed Chair favoring rapid cuts. The Federal […]

Bitcoin’s pullback may be losing steam, according to new analysis from Cryptoquant researchers, who say easing exchange inflows and exhausted sellers are setting the stage for potential volatility ahead. Cryptoquant Analysts Highlight Shrinking Whale Deposits Into Exchanges Bitcoin’s recent rebound is no accident, according to new data from Cryptoquant and its researchers, who point to […]

We have increased our selection of margin and futures collateral currencies to now include USDG. We’re committed to providing traders with greater flexibility and control, and are excited to announce a significant expansion in our collateral opportunities for Kraken Pro traders. New collateral currency choice  Here’s the new asset being added to Kraken’s margin collateral […]

Hundreds of Bitcoin wallets tied to the defunct Silk Road darknet marketplace have suddenly reactivated, sending about $3.14 million in BTC to a newly created address in their largest move in years. Blockchain data provider Arkham reports that the transfers came from a cluster of long-dormant wallets and landed in a Bech32 address starting with […]

The SE Enterprise, formed through online gaming connections, targeted wealthy cryptocurrency investors across the United States.

Bitcoin mining is a competitive process where specialized computers solve complex math puzzles to validate network transactions and release new coins onto the blockchain. Now, the definitive answer to how long it takes to mine 1 Bitcoin is that it would take an individual decades, mainly because of the constantly rising network hash rate and […]

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released guidance clarifying that banks are permitted to facilitate riskless principal crypto transactions on behalf of their customers. Essentially, this means US banks will now be able to act as brokers, matching crypto buyers with sellers, while holding none of the crypto assets themselves. It’s […]

Ethereum whales holding at least 10,000 ETH have scooped up more tokens in the last month, buying off over 800,000 ETH in just 30 days.

Bitcoin Magazine American Bitcoin Adds 416 BTC, Holdings Near 4,800; ProCap Hits 5,000 Bitcoin Club American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC) continued to expand its BTC treasury, adding roughly 416 BTC over the past week and lifting total holdings to about 4,783 BTC as of Dec. 8, according to a company update released Wednesday.  The latest […]

XRP ETFs absorbed 506 million tokens in under a month, strengthening the case that price discovery is likely on the table for 2026.

The shift isn’t subtle anymore. It’s loud. It’s happening in real time. And it’s being led by the biggest buyers in the space, the ones who don’t trade for a quick flip, but stack for the long haul. This week delivers three clear signals: institutional accumulation is accelerating, supply is tightening, and the market is […]

Surging about 4% in the past 24 hours, Stellar (XLM) goes through December with a mix of optimism and caution as new payment integrations and institutional pilots draw attention back to the network’s utility. However, despite signs of growing real-world use, XLM continues to trade near a critical long-term support level, leaving traders divided on […]

Strategy Inc warns that MSCI’s plan to drop digital-asset-focused companies from major indexes could distort global markets, curb bitcoin-driven innovation, and trigger significant investment fallout. Strategy Argues MSCI Digital-Asset Policy Misrepresents Bitcoin Treasury Models Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), a publicly traded bitcoin-treasury and enterprise-analytics company, submitted a detailed letter to the MSCI Equity Index Committee […]

Branch County woman loses thousands in cryptocurrency scam. by Colin Roose | News Channel 3. Tue, December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM.

Key Takeaways: Circle gains a full Financial Services Permission (FSP) license from Abu Dhabi Global Market, enabling regulated USDC payment and settlement services across the UAE. The company appoints former Visa executive Dr. Saeeda Jaffar to lead Circle’s Middle East & Africa strategy and institutional partnerships. The approval strengthens the UAE’s position as a global […]