Ripple Sees Institutional Acceleration: ‘We’ve Never Been in a Better Position Heading Into a New Year’
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Ripple sees accelerating institutional crypto adoption fueled by regulatory clarity, tokenization growth, and surging demand for stablecoins, ETFs, and XRP-linked products, driving momentum heading into the new year. Ripple Executive Flags Strong Institutional Momentum Across Crypto Markets Ripple Managing Director for APAC Reece Merrick shared on social media platform X earlier this month a bullish […]

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Tether snaps up another 8,888 BTC, now fifth-largest Bitcoin wallet
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Tether closed out 2025 with an 8,888 BTC purchase, increasing its disclosed Bitcoin holdings to more than 96,000 BTC.

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Trump media firm to issue new <b>cryptocurrency</b> to shareholders – BBC
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The firm behind US President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform said it will issue a new cryptocurrency to its shareholders, marking the Trump …

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XRP At Risk Of A Drop To $0.80? Analyst Makes The Case
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A cryptocurrency analyst has explained how XRP could be at risk of a drop toward $0.80 based on the data of some on-chain indicators. XRP Has Seen Bearish Developments In On-Chain Data In a new thread on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about why XRP may be at risk of seeing a decline to […]

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Solana ETFs See Steady Inflows as Staking Demand Builds Momentum
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TL;DR Solana ETFs attracted close to $49 million between December 17 and December 30, with steady inflows and no meaningful outflows. Inflows were spread across multiple issuers, with Bitwise and Fidelity leading the market. Staking proved critical in sustaining demand: investors are accumulating SOL through ETFs as a portfolio allocation rather than a short-term trade. […]

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Lighter’s $675M Airdrop Enters Crypto’s Top 10, Says Bubblemaps
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TL;DR Lighter carried out a $675 million airdrop in LIT and ranked tenth in crypto history, surpassing 1inch and trailing LooksRare. The DEX distributed the tokens to early users and showed strong retention: only $30 million left the protocol and 75% of recipients held their tokens. The tokenomics allocate 50% to the ecosystem and 50% […]

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Grayscale Files S-1 for Bittensor ETF, Targeting $3B TAO Market and Decentralized AI Boom
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Key Takeaways: Grayscale has filed an initial S-1 with the SEC to convert its Bittensor Trust into a spot ETF under ticker GTAO The proposed ETF will hold TAO directly, offering regulated U.S. exposure to one of the largest decentralized AI tokens TAO’s capped 21 million supply, $3 billion market value, and growing AI narrative […]

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Solana (SOL) Price in 2026: Possible Catalysts
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Solana (SOL), the second biggest ecosystem in terms of developer activity, was definitely in the spotlight in 2025. Will the growth expand in 2026?

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Unregistered Bitcoin Mining in Russia May Soon Come With Up to Two Years of Forced Labor
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Bitcoin Magazine Unregistered Bitcoin Mining in Russia May Soon Come With Up to Two Years of Forced Labor Russia is preparing to escalate its crackdown on unregistered cryptocurrency mining, proposing criminal penalties that include forced labor and prison sentences, little more than a year after formally legalizing the industry. The Ministry of Justice on Monday […]

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If history repeats itself, will the US Congress become more pro-crypto in 2026?
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The 2024 US election saw more money and support from the crypto and blockchain industry than ever before, with some experts predicting a repeat in the midterms.

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TRUMP Meme Team Moves Another $33M USDC To Coinbase
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The Official $TRUMP meme team wallet is active again. On-chain data shows the wallet withdrew another 33 million USDC from the liquidity pool and deposited the funds into Coinbase earlier today. The transaction is not isolated. It adds to a growing pattern that has taken shape over the past month. In total, the wallet has […]

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Strategy Ends 2025 With 672,497 BTC as Saylor’s Hyper-Bullish Bitcoin Accumulation Stance Holds Firm
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Strategy Inc.’s massive bitcoin exposure keeps it central to institutional crypto debates, blending extreme leverage, deep liquidity and index inclusion while facing volatility, dilution pressure and looming index-rule risks that could reshape how investors access bitcoin through equities. Strategy’s 2025 Path Sharpens as Bitcoin Weight Meets Index Pressure Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) stands as the […]

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Is ETH Going to $8,500? The Chart Pattern You Need to See
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Ethereum (ETH) is nearing key resistance levels as the market watches for a breakout. The price is trading around $2,970 at press time, showing little change over the past day. Over the past week, ETH has gained close to 2%. Technical charts and trading activity suggest a larger move may be forming. Market Watches $4,800 […]

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The Best <b>Cryptocurrency</b> to Buy With $500 Right Now (Hint: It's Not Bitcoin) – Nasdaq
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My personal preference is Pax Gold, simply because Tether Gold is not available on every U.S.-based cryptocurrency trading platform. Toddler holds a …

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Ethereum Optimism For 2026: Analysts Share Bullish Forecast Despite Disappointing End-Of-Year
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As Ethereum (ETH) is set to end the year on a disappointing note, some market observers have shared an optimistic outlook for the altcoin’s start-of-year performance, suggesting that an early 2026 breakout remains possible. Ethereum Holds ‘Equilibrium Level’ Ethereum is attempting to end the year above a crucial area following its recent sideways action. Notably, […]

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Evaluating Digitap ($TAP) in December 2026: Market Context and Price Considerations
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In an ongoing crypto winter environment, investors are becoming more selective about which altcoins to buy, pivoting away from large caps towards early-stage projects.  This December, whales have been migrating towards utility-based crypto presales such as Digitap ($TAP), which offers a mix of upside potential and portfolio protection due to its inherent design.  Digitap reports […]

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Bitwise Expands ETF Push: 11 Single-Token Crypto Funds Submitted to SEC
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TL;DR Bitwise filed eleven single-token crypto ETF applications with the SEC, focused on altcoins and excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum. The funds target tokens such as Aave, Uniswap, Zcash, Bittensor, Sui, and Near, offering direct exposure to a single altcoin. Each ETF will operate as a Strategy ETF, with up to 60% invested in the token […]

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Is it Time for DApps to Go Mainstream? We Analyze What Might Happen in 2026
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TL;DR The crypto market closed the year with a focus on utility. Decentralized applications (DApps) have shifted from being speculative projects to becoming genuinely useful tools for users. Infrastructure and user experience advanced significantly: account abstraction, social login, multiparty wallets, fast transactions, and even AI agents interacting with smart contracts. 2026 will be the test […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction 2026
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Why is Bitcoin falling? Has BTC price bottomed out amid crypto crash? Here’s our 2026 Bitcoin prediction.

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Bitcoin Limps Into New Year at $87,000, Down 30% From All-Time Highs 
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Limps Into New Year at $87,000, Down 30% From All-Time Highs  Bitcoin is closing out 2025 near $87,000, ending the year in a narrow trading range after months of fading momentum. Thin holiday liquidity and a lack of fresh catalysts left the market drifting into the final session of the year, capping […]

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How an AI-fueled romance scam drained a Bitcoin retirement fund
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A divorced investor’s tragic loss reveals how emotional manipulation, combined with AI technology, has weaponized crypto scams into a billion-dollar crime.

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US Dollar Faces Worst Annual Performance Since 2017, Drops 9.5% in 2025
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Global currency markets see significant shifts as the U.S. dollar experiences substantial decline, with euro gaining 13.5% and other major currencies making strong gains amid economic uncertainties. The U.S. dollar is set to close 2025 with its biggest annual drop since 2017, declining 9.5% against a basket of major currencies. Factors driving the downturn include […]

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ETF Filings Accelerate As Crypto Products Flood The SEC
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The final week of December delivers a clear message: the ETF race is not slowing down. From crypto-native firms to legacy asset managers and politically branded issuers, the push to package exposure into exchange-traded products intensifies as 2025 draws to a close. Between Dec. 22 and Dec. 30, filings, launches, and record inflows reshape the […]

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Bitwise Files for 11 Altcoin ETFs Targeting AAVE, UNI, SUI, More
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Asset manager Bitwise has submitted filings for 11 new single-asset cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This batch targets major altcoins, including Aave (AAVE), Uniswap (UNI), and Sui (SUI), signaling a direct challenge to current regulatory boundaries that have largely confined ETF approvals to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and, more recently, […]

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<b>Cryptocurrency</b> investors forced to declare winnings to HMRC – The Times
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Investment platforms are now required to collect and report information to the tax authorities under a cryptoasset reporting framework (Carf) aimed at …

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Crypto Headed For A $10 Trillion Future? Hoskinson Says RWA Is The Key
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Charles Hoskinson isn’t backing away from big predictions. The Cardano founder says crypto is still early, despite years of growth and repeated boom-and-bust cycles. In his view, the industry is setting up for something much larger—both in size and in reach. Today, crypto counts more than 500 million users worldwide. The combined market value already […]

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Bitfinex Whale Positions and Five Bitcoin Market Signals This Week
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Bitcoin is closing out the year trading just below $90,000, with little urgency on either side of the market. Attempts to hold recent highs have faded, volatility is thin, and many traders are opting to wait rather than force positions into the final days of 2025. At the same time, longer-term positioning is picking up. […]

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DOGE Price Analysis for December 31
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Should traders expect DOGE to drop to the $0.10 zone soon?

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Why JPMorgan’s onchain fund is a big signal for Ethereum
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JPMorgan has launched a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, highlighting how regulated cash products may integrate into onchain settlement and collateral workflows.

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Bitcoin Miners Step Back, Signaling a Shift in Market Dynamics
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TLDR The Miners’ Position Index (MPI) has dropped to -0.90, its lowest level since October 2024. Miners are sending significantly fewer coins to exchanges, reducing sell-side liquidity. Historically, these levels of inactivity coincide with the formation of local market bottoms. Bitcoin has experienced a pullback, triggering a drastic shift in on-chain metrics. Data from CryptoQuant […]

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Coinbase Partners With BC Card to Pilot a USDC-Based Payment Solution in Korea
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The pilot will evaluate a solution linking a domestic QR payment platform to USDC on the Coinbase-incubated Base platform. BC Card stated that a medium to long-term partnership would follow this demonstration to build a compliant Korean won settlement process for merchants. Coinbase Partners With BC Card To Run USDC Payment Pilot in Korea BC […]

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New assets and pairs available for margin trading: MON and NIGHT!
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We are making new pairs available for margin trading, taking our total to over 240 markets enabled for margin trading on Kraken Pro! Margin trading is now available for two new trading pairs: Pair base Pair name Available leverage Long limit Short limit MON MON/USD 3 4,800,000 4,700,000 NIGHT NIGHT/USD 3 1,500,000 1,500,000 Get Started […]

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