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Barclays Sees ‘Down-Year’ for Crypto in 2026 Without Big Catalysts
Spot trading volumes are cooling, and investor enthusiasm is fading amid a lack of structural growth drivers, analysts wrote in a new report.
NFT Project Pudgy Penguins Takes Over Las Vegas Sphere in Holiday Campaign
The NFT brand’s animated segments will air on the Sphere across Christmas week, signaling the crypto company's move into real-world consumer markets.
Bitcoin Plunges Below $90K as AI Worries Drag Nasdaq, Crypto Stocks Down
Chipmaker Broadcom's 10% slide weighs on the market as Chicago Fed's Goolsbee signals more cuts than the median for 2026.
Robinhood Stock Slides 8% After Big Decline in November Trading Volumes
Slumps across equity, options and crypto trading in November raised concerns that retail investor momentum may be fading.
Bitcoin Stumbles Back Below $90K as Dollar Sinks to 7-Week Low After Fed Rate Cut
The U.S. dollar, along with precious metals and bond yields, is reacting as expected to easier financial conditions, but crypto remains in a bearish trend.
Most Influential: Shayne Coplan
Once mired in legal trouble that included federal probes and law enforcement raids, Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan has emerged victorious this year, casting off the yoke of regulatory scrutiny and growing the prediction market he founded into a $9 billion betting empire.
State Street and Galaxy to Launch Tokenized Liquidity Fund on Solana in 2026
The fund will run on Solana at launch and use PYUSD.
Bitcoin Swings Wildly as Fed's Powell Straddles Labor Market and Inflation Issues
"Powell is threading the needle between their two mandates," said one analyst.
Paxful Pleads Guilty to Aiding Crime, Ignoring AML Laws
The DOJ said the firm knowingly facilitated illicit trades tied to sex work, sanctions evasion, and fraud, earning millions in fees while ignoring U.S. law.
GameStop Posted $9.4M Loss on Bitcoin Holdings in Q3
The firm has not announced any new bitcoin purchases since May, when it bought 4,710 BTC.
