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Finance

Most Influential: Peter Schiff

Peter Schiff, the outspoken gold advocate and notorious bitcoin critic, has been vindicated by the market’s performance, cementing his stance after years of skepticism towards digital assets.

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Policy

Most Influential: Jerome Powell

Powell’s decisions as Fed chair have continued to have a massive impact on bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency markets.

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Finance

Most Influential: Guy Young

Young sparked a new category of digital assets, yieldcoins, that sits at the intersection of DeFi rails and TradFi basis trades.

Guy Young

Finance

Most Influential: Oleg Ogienko

Sanctions, capital controls and Russia’s improvised financial plumbing helped create A7A5, a ruble stablecoin built on a currency rarely used in global commerce, allowing it to appear legally at major events even as its presence leaves compliance teams panicked.

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Policy

Most Influential: Tyler Williams

Williams has helped cement crypto gains in Congress alongside White House allies.

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Markets

Bulls beware — BofA Fund Manager Survey flashing contrarian sell signal

Bitcoin could see further declines if traditional markets sharply pull back, or just possibly a broad tumble in stocks could set the stage for a bull run in crypto.

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Markets

Crypto asset manager Bitwise says bitcoin will break its four-year cycle in 2026

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said BTC is likely to hit all-time highs next year, with lower volatility and weaker equity correlations reshaping how institutions view the asset.

Bitcoin Logo (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Number of crypto users in the UK drops even as amount held increases

About 21% of people surveyed by the Financial Conduct Authority said they hold between $1,345 and $6,718, and the most popular cryptos are bitcoin and ether.

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SUI Gains 3.9% as Index Moves Higher

Aave (AAVE) was also among the top performers, rising 3.9% from Monday.

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Finance

Hong Kong's RedotPay raises $100 million Series B to push global stablecoin payments

The Hong Kong-based fintech says demand for stablecoin-powered cards and cross-border payouts is accelerating as it scales payments beyond crypto trading.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Finance

Strata protocol developer Frontera Labs raises $3 million in seed round

The funding will help the London-based team expand Strata, a DeFi protocol that structures onchain yields into senior and junior tranches.

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Markets

U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November, with unemployment rate jumping to four-year high of 4.6%

Combined with softer than expected October data, this morning's numbers point to at least a modestly weaker jobs market as the economy heads into the end of the year.

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Markets

Filecoin falls on above-average volume, drops below $1.30 support amid wider slide

The token is currently testing support in the $1.27-1.28 range, now has resistance at $1.30.

"Filecoin (FIL) Rises 1.7% to $1.28 Amid Volatile Trading Session"

Policy

Crypto bank Custodia files petition for a rehearing by all appellate judges

The Wyoming-based cryptocurrency bank argued that the three-judge panel undermined state banking authorities, raising “serious constitutional questions”

Crypto custodians are increasingly mindful of how stored tokens should be used in governing DeFi protocols. (Credit: NYPL)

Policy

UK regulators start major consultation on crypto listings, DeFi, and staking

The proposals outline a "similar approach" to regulating crypto as in TradFi, echoing the U.K. Treasury's intention to extend financial rules to crypto.

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