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Today — 15 December 2025crypto.news

Bitcoin, Ethereum options expiry puts max pain levels to the test Dec. 20

15 December 2025 at 18:00
Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth billions expire Dec. 20, with max pain clusters and BTC put skew setting the stage for short‑term volatility.​ A significant volume of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options contracts is scheduled to expire Friday, with…

SEC review puts Nasdaq tokenized stocks to first real test at DTCC’s gate

15 December 2025 at 17:00
SEC opens formal review into Nasdaq’s bid to list tokenized stocks, testing how blockchain shares can coexist with DTCC‑cleared equities.​ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has initiated a formal review of Nasdaq’s proposal to list and trade tokenized securities,…

JPMorgan launches $100m tokenized fund on Ethereum mainnet

15 December 2025 at 16:21
JPMorgan seeds a $100m tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, extending its Kinexys platform from private chains to public blockchains for institutional cash management. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has launched its first tokenized money market fund on the public Ethereum…

mETH Protocol slashes ETH exit times with Aave-powered buffer pool

15 December 2025 at 16:16
mETH Protocol launches a Buffer Pool using Aave’s ETH market to process ETH redemptions in about 24 hours, aiming to unlock institutional demand for liquid restaking. mETH Protocol, an Ethereum liquid restaking provider, announced a liquidity upgrade utilizing Aave’s ETH…

MEXC reserves stay fully backed with BTC at 141% and ETH at 107%

15 December 2025 at 16:09
MEXC’s December Proof of Reserve shows 100%+ backing on BTC, USDT, USDC and ETH, with Hacken auditing the exchange’s Merkle Tree-based verification system. Digital asset exchange MEXC released its December Proof of Reserve (PoR) report, confirming that all audited assets…

iRobot files Chapter 11 as Shenzhen Picea moves to take control

15 December 2025 at 16:02
Roomba maker iRobot files pre-packaged Chapter 11 in Delaware as Shenzhen Picea moves to take control and cancel over $260m in debt. iRobot Corporation shares dropped more than 82% in premarket trading on December 15, 2025, after the Roomba manufacturer…

Aave price confirms bullish reversal setup as TVL recovers, is a breakout brewing?

15 December 2025 at 15:51
Aave price has confirmed a breakout from a bullish reversal pattern that could potentially set it up to recover from its losses this year. According to data from crypto.news, Aave (AAVE) fell 60% from its year-to-date high of $377 reached…

North Korean ‘fake Zoom’ hustle drains $300m from crypto execs’ wallets

15 December 2025 at 15:16
North Korean hackers hijack Telegram, stage fake Zoom calls and deploy RAT malware to drain crypto wallets in a $300m long‑con campaign.​ North Korean cyber criminals have stolen over $300 million through a sophisticated social engineering campaign that impersonates trusted…

Bitcoin price prediction bulls bet on 60%+ rebound as ETF cost-basis cycle resets again

15 December 2025 at 14:59
Bitcoin price prediction as new ETF-driven cost-basis cycle points to another 60%+ rally in 180 days, but fading ETF inflows, Fed risk, and Strategy’s shrinking safety margin could still break support.​ Bitcoin price prediction say value of cryptocurrency could rebound…

Financial Stability Oversight Council drops crypto ‘vulnerability’ label as Trump order and GENIUS Act hit

15 December 2025 at 14:49
FSOC has removed crypto from its systemic risk list after Trump’s pro‑crypto order, the GENIUS Act, SEC and OCC shifts, and growing ETF and stablecoin use by U.S. banks. The Financial Stability Oversight Council removed digital assets from its list…

React bug triggers wallet-draining attacks as hackers hit crypto websites

15 December 2025 at 14:39
A critical React Server Components RCE bug is being weaponized to hijack servers, drain crypto wallets, plant Monero miners, and deepen a $3B 2025 theft wave despite urgent patch pleas.​ A critical security vulnerability in React Server Components has prompted…

Enterprises reevaluate blockchain needs as energy and cost pressures persist

15 December 2025 at 13:36
Enterprise blockchain adoption faces hurdles as networks strain performance and Bitcoin’s energy use raises ESG concerns. Growing enterprise interest in blockchain has brought renewed attention to an ongoing problem: many public networks still require significant resources or face performance limits…

Curve Finance founder proposes 17M CRV grant to fund 2026 development roadmap

15 December 2025 at 13:33
Michael Egorov, who founded decentralized finance protocol Curve Finance, has proposed a 17.45 million CRV token grant that will fund several key initiatives designed to improve the protocol’s infrastructure and support a 25-person core development team. “This proposal requests a…

Solana price prediction stalls in tight range as bears defend key moving averages

15 December 2025 at 13:27
Solana price prediction trades below declining moving averages in a fragile consolidation, with fading bearish momentum, dense sell walls above, and clustered bids below defining the next move. Solana’s price prediction has entered a stabilization phase following a sequence of…

Cardano price bears cap ADA below key MAs as consolidation drags on

15 December 2025 at 12:27
Cardano price consolidates below key moving averages as sellers cap rebounds, order books show heavy mid-range supply, and downside support looks fragile if sentiment sours. Cardano (ADA) price continued to trade under pressure on daily charts, with recent price action…

Barclays flags down-year risk for crypto as spot volumes slide into 2026

15 December 2025 at 11:41
Barclays calls 2026 a slow, transitional year for crypto as retail spot trading fades, Coinbase’s outlook is cut, and tokenization plus U.S. regulation stay long-term plays. Barclays has issued a cautious outlook for the cryptocurrency sector in 2026, projecting declining…

Hassett insists on Fed’s independence as Trump backs “two Kevins” for top job

15 December 2025 at 11:32
Kevin Hassett defends Fed independence as Trump weighs him and Kevin Warsh for chair, prediction markets shift, and fresh rate cuts keep crypto in wait-and-see mode.​ Kevin Hassett, a leading candidate to become the next chair of the U.S. Federal…

Avalanche price slips to $13 support as bearish wedge pattern raises downside risk

15 December 2025 at 11:27
Avalanche price is struggling to hold the $13 level as bearish chart structures remain intact despite rising trading activity and steady ecosystem growth. Avalanche was trading at $13.20 at press time, down 0.2% over the past 24 hours. The token…

Kidnapping for crypto: Spanish, Danish police smash cross-border gang

15 December 2025 at 11:22
Spanish and Danish police dismantle a cross-border gang that kidnapped and killed a crypto holder, underscoring the rise of violent ‘wrench attacks.’ Spanish authorities have arrested five individuals and coordinated with Danish police to charge four others in connection with…

Ethereum price eyes 15% upside as a giant inverse H&S pattern takes shape

15 December 2025 at 10:43
Ethereum price could be poised for significant upside as it forms a bullish reversal setup, as inflows into spot Ethereum ETFs return after a week of downturn. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $3,113 at last…

UK to roll out cryptocurrency regulations by 2027 under FCA oversight

15 December 2025 at 10:43
The UK’s Treasury department hopes to finalize its cryptocurrency regulations by late 2027 by bringing the sector under a regulatory framework that mirrors oversight in traditional markets. According to a report from The Guardian, the crypto sector, which has been…

Crypto prices today (Dec. 15): BTC, ADA, HYPE, LINK dip amid macro pressures

15 December 2025 at 09:58
Crypto prices today traded lower as risk appetite weakened across global markets, with Bitcoin and major altcoins drifting amid rising liquidations and fragile liquidity. The total crypto market capitalization slipped by 1.1% to about $3.1 trillion. Bitcoin was trading around…

Falling Bitcoin exchange flows is a market red flag: Analyst

15 December 2025 at 08:36
Analysts warn that falling Bitcoin exchange activity could make prices more fragile, even without heavy selling pressure. Bitcoin’s price looks calm on the surface, but deeper market mechanics suggest growing fragility beneath the range. In a Dec. 15 analysis, CryptoQuant…

What broke Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade? Prysm post-mortem reveals the cause

14 December 2025 at 22:30
Prysm developers released a post-mortem analysis explaining the December 4 Fusaka mainnet incident that threatened Ethereum network stability. The consensus client suffered resource exhaustion from expensive state recomputation when processing specific attestations, causing validators to face severe operational problems. The…

Yesterday — 14 December 2025crypto.news

Bitcoin price at risk of a crash to $75 as a major BoJ risk looms

14 December 2025 at 15:50
Bitcoin price remained under intense pressure this weekend, and may be at risk of a deeper dive, potentially to $75,000 ahead of the Bank of Japan interest rate decision.  Bitcoin (BTC), the original cryptocurrency, was stuck at the psychological point…

Coinbase sets surprise product launch, solo Bitcoin miner beats 30,000-to-1 odds, Tether eyes Juventus purchase | Weekly Recap

14 December 2025 at 15:45
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Coinbase prepares to introduce prediction markets and tokenized equities, a solo Bitcoin miner achieved another improbable block reward, and Tether’s CEO expressed interest in acquiring legendary Italian football club Juventus. Coinbase schedules…

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Polygon price crashes as transactions rise after Madhugiri hardfork, as expert questions its valuation

13 December 2025 at 11:28
Polygon price continued its steady downtrend this week, even as the network’s activity surged after the Madhugiri hard fork. Polygon (POL) token slumped to a new fresh low after it transitioned to POL from MATIC last year. It was trading…

Ripple ecosystem upgrade: XRP cross-chain to SOL and ETH, LeanHash launches XRP, ETH and SOL contracts to help expand the market

12 December 2025 at 21:36
XRP expands to Solana and Ethereum as LeanHash launches new computing power contracts for XRP, ETH, and SOL. With the accelerated development of cross-chain technology in blockchain, the Ripple ecosystem has ushered in a major upgrade: XRP has been successfully…

Cardano price prediction: ADA eyes $0.50 or lower?

12 December 2025 at 21:30
Despite muted price action, Cardano is attracting attention from whales, who are steadily adding to their positions. Traders are now debating what this could mean for the Cardano price. Current market scenario Cardano (ADA) slid to $0.41 after a 25…

Bitcoin bulls cheer Pi hackathon as Blind_Lounge wins 75,000 PI

12 December 2025 at 18:00
Pi Network’s first Open Network hackathon crowned Blind_Lounge and other utility-focused Mainnet apps, highlighting growth but with clear risk disclaimers for users. Pi Network’s Core Team announced the winners of its first hackathon event held during the Open Network era,…

Bitcoin buyers regain control as Spot Taker CVD flips bullish

12 December 2025 at 17:00
CryptoQuant’s Spot Taker CVD shows Bitcoin buyers regaining control in deep loss zones, hinting at spot-led accumulation and a potential end to the correction. Bitcoin (BTC) buyers have returned to the market, according to on-chain data released by CryptoQuant, a…

Trump’s CFTC nominee vows to make America ‘Crypto Capital of the World’

12 December 2025 at 16:04
Trump’s CFTC pick Michael Selig heads for a Senate vote as the agency scraps “actual delivery” rules, greenlights spot crypto on futures bourses, and tests RWA collateral. Michael Selig, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,…

Ethereum price bulls face liquidation risk as open interest climbs

12 December 2025 at 14:58
Ethereum price is trading below key moving averages as rising futures open interest and flat price action flag liquidation risk and heightened two-way volatility.​ Ethereum price is up roughly 1–1.5% over the past 24 hours, adding about 40–45 dollars per…

Bitcoin bulls risk AI-fueled spillover as bubble fears grow at $90k

12 December 2025 at 14:44
Bitcoin’s growing correlation with AI stocks and credit leaves it exposed to an AI bubble unwind, but future easing could reignite BTC as liquidity returns. Bitcoin faces dual risk from potential AI bubble correction, analysts warn. Bitcoin’s (BTC) increasing correlation…

Bitcoin nears ‘tyranny of numbers’ moment as quantum hardware matures

12 December 2025 at 14:39
Quantum hardware is exiting proof-of-concept, but engineering bottlenecks mean practical, large-scale systems remain decades away. Quantum technology has entered a pivotal development stage similar to the early era of transistors, according to a joint analysis by researchers from multiple institutions.…

Bitcoin bulls face deeper pain as Fed’s third rate cut fails to spark bid

12 December 2025 at 13:38
Bitcoin extends weakness after the Fed’s third rate cut as on-chain data show realized losses at -18%, still far from the -37% capitulation zone seen at past bottoms.​ Bitcoin (BTC) may experience additional price declines despite three consecutive interest rate…

FSOC drops crypto from systemic risk list as tokenization gains momentum

12 December 2025 at 13:33
FSOC removes digital assets from its systemic risk list as U.S. regulators pivot to targeted oversight while tokenization on Solana and wrapped XRP gain traction. The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has removed digital assets from its list of potential…

Stellar (XLM) bulls eye breakout as TD Sequential flashes weekly buy.

12 December 2025 at 13:17
Stellar (XLM) prints a TD Sequential buy at long-term support as a falling wedge and record network metrics hint at a potential bullish breakout. Stellar (XLM) has generated a TD Sequential buy signal while trading in what technical analysts describe…

Hyperliquid Strategies plans $30m buyback to boost HYPE-linked stock

12 December 2025 at 12:38
Nasdaq-listed Hyperliquid Strategies approves a $30m stock buyback over 12 months to tighten its share price link to HYPE as it scales a treasury of staked tokens. Hyperliquid Strategies has authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $30 million…

Bitcoin price preparing for breakout? Long-term holders add 75K BTC in 10 days

12 December 2025 at 12:34
Bitcoin price is holding above $92,000 as long-term holders absorb supply and new on-chain data points to a tightening market that may be preparing for a breakout. Bitcoin was trading at $92,534 at press time, up 2.5% in the past…

Zcash price jumps 13% to $460 as dynamic fee market and Cypherpunk bids hit supply

12 December 2025 at 12:31
Zcash surges 13% to $460 as a dynamic fee proposal, whale accumulation, and Cypherpunk’s growing ZEC treasury tighten supply below a key resistance zone. Zcash (ZEC) price climbed 13% to reach $460, outperforming broader cryptocurrency markets that have traded sideways…

Coinbase-backed x402 V2 links Base, Solana and cards for AI-native payments

12 December 2025 at 11:50
Coinbase-backed x402 V2 adds multi-chain routing, wallet sessions and discovery so AI agents and web services can settle HTTP 402 payments across crypto and legacy rails.​ The x402 payments protocol, incubated by Coinbase for autonomous machine-to-machine transactions, released its V2…

World App adds encrypted chat and in-wallet crypto payments in major upgrade

12 December 2025 at 11:42
World App adds encrypted chat, virtual accounts, and support for 100+ crypto assets, merging verified identity with global payments in one “super app.”​ World, the biometric identity-verification project led by Sam Altman, has released an updated version of its application…

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