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 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 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 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’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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 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 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’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…

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 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 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) 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…

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…

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 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, 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…