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Markets

ETH, SOL, ADA Slide as Bitcoin Sees Year End Profit-Taking

Trading volumes have thinned noticeably in recent sessions, amplifying price moves and reinforcing a defensive tone, some market watchers say.

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Markets

Dogecoin Slides Alongside Bitcoin, Memecoins as Traders Pare Risk Bets

Dogecoin's immediate downside momentum appears exhausted, with $0.1372 acting as a crucial short-term support.

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Markets

Trump's Voice Would Have 'No Weight' in Rate Decisions, Fed Front-Runner Hassett Says

Hassett is perceived as dovish and likely to support Trump's calls for significant interest rate cuts to boost economic growth.

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Markets

XRP Spot ETFs Rack Up 30-Day Inflow Streak in Divergence From Bitcoin, Ether

The products have attracted fresh capital every trading day since launch, lifting cumulative net inflows to about $975 million.

U.S. sport XRP ETFs have recorded only inflows since their launch.
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Markets

XRP Fails to Clear $2.00 for Third Time, Setting Up Near-Term Inflection Point

Despite positive institutional developments, XRP's price remains disconnected from broader market improvements.

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Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drifts Near $89K as Traders Step Back and Balance Sheets Step In

FlowDesk sees fading post-Fed demand and low leverage, while Glassnode data show digital asset treasuries quietly resuming bitcoin accumulation in a range-bound market.

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Opinion

Compliance, Credibility, and Consumer Trust in the New Age of Crypto ATMs

Bitcoin Depot’s Scott Buchanan argues that crypto ATM operators must continually strengthen their safeguards and make things safer and more transparent for users — protective actions that not only benefit individual crypto users but also bolster the market’s integrity and support its long-term growth.

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Web3

YO Labs Raises $10M to Scale Cross-Chain Crypto Yield Optimization Protocol

The protocol automates yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols, factoring in risk, and offers access to various assets.

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Markets

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.

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Finance

From Wall Street to the World Cup: How Football Became Crypto’s Biggest Gateway Drug

As institutions are laying the groundwork for wider crypto adoption from the top down, it’s being met by rising interest from football fans from the ground up.

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Markets

Bitcoin Drops Below $90K Amid Fading Risk Appetite Ahead of Key Macro Events

Bitcoin dipped below $90,000 on Sunday as low liquidity, altcoin weakness and imminent U.S. and global data releases kept traders cautious.

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CoinDesk News

Spanish Authorities Bust Crypto Kidnapping Ring After Deadly Attack

The case highlights a growing trend of physical attacks aimed at extracting access to crypto wallets, known as "wrench attacks."

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Markets

These Three Metrics Show Bitcoin Found Strong Support Near $80,000

Onchain data shows multiple cost basis metrics confirm heavy demand and investor conviction around the $80,000 price level.

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Finance

Michael Saylor's Strategy Hangs on to Spot in Nasdaq 100 Index

The annual Nasdaq 100 rebalance saw six companies dropped and three new additions, with changes taking effect on December 22, but bitcoin treasury company Strategy hung onto its spot.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

Finance

Vanguard Exec Likens Bitcoin to ‘Digital Labubu’ Even as Firm Opens ETF Trading Access

Executive John Ameriks emphasized Vanguard's core view of the crypto sector hasn't changed, seeing the asset class as highly speculative.

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Finance

After 2025’s Test Run, Crypto IPOs Face Their Real Trial in 2026

"2026 is where we find out if crypto IPOs are a durable asset class," according to Laura Katherine Mann, a partner at global law firm White & Case.

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