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Galaxy Digital’s head of research explains why bitcoin’s outlook is so uncertain in 2026

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says options markets, falling volatility and macro risks make next year hard to forecast even as the firm keeps a bullish long-term view.

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Markets

Fed’s Hammack tilts hawkish on rates, questions CPI drop as distorted

"My base case is that we can stay here for some period of time," Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack told the WSJ.

Beth Hammack

Markets

‘DeFi is dead’: Maple Finance’s CEO says onchain markets will swallow Wall Street

The Maple Finance CEO says institutions will stop distinguishing between DeFi and TradFi as private credit moves onchain, and stablecoins process $50 trillion in payments.

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Markets

Tom Lee responds to controversy surrounding Fundstrat’s differing bitcoin outlooks

A debate on X over seemingly conflicting bitcoin forecasts from Fundstrat analysts drew a response from Tom Lee, highlighting differing mandates and time horizons.

Fundstrat Global Advisors Head of Research Tom Lee (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Images for BitMine)
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Markets

Uniswap’s UNI Jumps 19% as governance vote to activate protocol fees opens

UNI jumped after voting began on a proposal to activate Uniswap protocol fees, while broader crypto markets traded quietly.

UNI-USD 24-Hour Chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

VanEck's new Avalanche ETF filing to include staking rewards for AVAX investors

The fund will use Coinbase Crypto Services as its initial staking provider and pay a 4% service fee, with rewards accruing to the fund and reflected in its net asset value.

(VanEck)

Tech

Ethereum’s ‘Glamsterdam’ upgrade aims to fix MEV fairness

The full scope of Glamsterdam has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026.

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Finance

Hilbert Group buys Enigma Nordic in $32 million deal to boost crypto trading edge

The deal includes performance-based earn-outs contingent on Enigma's strategies generating $40 million in net income.

(CoinDesk)

Web3

Crypto user loses $50 million in 'address poisoning' scam

The scammer sent a small "dust" amount to the victim's transaction history, causing the victim to copy the address and send $50M to the scammer's address.

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Finance

Brazil’s Gen Z drives crypto boom as stablecoins, income tokens surge

Digital fixed-income products are experiencing rapid growth, with $325 million distributed on Mercado Bitcoin's platform in 2025.

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Markets

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer: Expect lame 2026 as four-year bitcoin cycle appears intact

The director of global macro at the asset management giant remains a secular bull on bitcoin, but isn't optimistic about the next year.

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Tech

Bitcoin’s quantum debate is resurfacing, and markets are starting to notice

Quantum computing is not currently an existential threat to Bitcoin, but as capital becomes more institutional and long-term, even distant risks require clearer answers.

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Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF racks up $25 billion in yearly inflows despite BTC price slump

"If you can do $25 billion in bad year, imagine the flow potential in good year," said Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas

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

Markets

Gold wins the debasement trade in 2025, but it is not the full story

U.S. bitcoin ETF AUM fell less than 4% despite a 36% price correction from the October high.

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Policy

The UK’s crypto rulebook is finally taking shape

A long-awaited crypto regime in the U.K. is moving from theory to execution, even if firms must wait until 2027 for full clarity.

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