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Today — 17 December 2025Main stream

X expands ‘Content’ to AI prompts, outputs in 2026 terms update

17 December 2025 at 17:16
X’s 2026 terms classify prompts and outputs as “Content,” grant broad AI-training rights, add anti-jailbreak rules and keep $15k scraping penalties with Texas courts.​ Social media platform X announced terms of service changes effective Jan. 15, 2026, that expand the…

Space token sale offers leveraged prediction markets on Solana

17 December 2025 at 17:11
Solana-based prediction market Space launches its SPACE token sale with variable pricing, leveraged CLOB trading, buyback-and-burn tokenomics and tiered rewards. Space, a leveraged prediction market platform built on the Solana blockchain, announced Tuesday the public sale of its native token,…

Russia doubles down on ruble-only rule, keeps Bitcoin out of payments

17 December 2025 at 17:06
Russia locks all domestic payments to the ruble, treats Bitcoin only as an investment, but pilots crypto for cross-border trade and rolls out a digital ruble CBDC. Russia has prohibited the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as legal tender…

Bhutan and Bitcoin: a love story

17 December 2025 at 16:59
Bhutan pledges up to 10,000 BTC to its Bitcoin Development Strategy, using hydro mining and long-term holding to fund Gelephu Mindfulness City and youth-focused growth.​ The Kingdom of Bhutan announced a national Bitcoin Development Pledge on Wednesday, outlining a three-step…

Valour wins B3 approval for new Solana ETP in Brazil

17 December 2025 at 16:54
Valour secures B3 approval for a Solana ETP, expanding its Brazilian lineup of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Sui products as it targets high‑growth emerging markets. Valour, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed DeFi Technologies, has received approval to list its Solana Exchange…

Bitcoin bulls debate Saylor’s hard fork fix for quantum threat

17 December 2025 at 16:47
Saylor claims quantum won’t break Bitcoin but urges a hard fork to freeze vulnerable P2PK coins, cutting supply and igniting ethics, security and governance backlash. MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor stated that quantum computing will not break the Bitcoin network, proposing…

Yearn Finance hit by fourth exploit as attacker drains legacy v1 vault

17 December 2025 at 16:43
Yearn Finance suffers its fourth exploit as a flash loan attack drains a legacy v1 vault, underscoring ongoing risks from outdated DeFi contracts and price manipulation tactics.​ Yearn Finance, a decentralized finance protocol, has experienced its fourth security exploit in…

Crypto ownership in UK drops but bigger bets on Bitcoin, Ether emerge

17 December 2025 at 16:38
FCA–YouGov data show UK crypto ownership fell from 12% to 8% in 2025, but larger Bitcoin and Ether positions signal rising concentration among committed investors.​ Cryptocurrency ownership among UK adults fell to 8% in 2025, down from 12% in 2024,…

Grayscale calls 2026 the dawn of crypto’s institutional era

17 December 2025 at 16:29
Grayscale’s 2026 outlook says institutional capital, regulation, and tokenization will reshape crypto, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and AI chains leading over retail-driven cycles.​ Grayscale Investments has released a report projecting 2026 as a pivotal year for digital assets, with institutional…

Bitcoin price structure shifts as bears seize control below 21‑day channel

17 December 2025 at 14:48
Bitcoin’s price structure signal has turned negative and the Bull‑Bear Index shows fading spot demand and rising derivatives pressure, putting BTC in a risk‑off, bear‑leaning regime until signals recover.​ Bitcoin price is trading around $86–87,000 today, down roughly 3–4% over…

PancakeSwap faces Washington heat as Warren presses DOJ on DeFi risks

17 December 2025 at 14:30
Elizabeth Warren presses Treasury and DOJ on national security risks from DeFi, singling out PancakeSwap and Trump-linked World Liberty Financial as Congress stalls on crypto market rules. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has requested information from federal authorities regarding potential investigations…

Bitcoin faces ‘Q‑Day’ risk if quantum threat isn’t patched by 2026–2028

17 December 2025 at 14:24
By 2028, Bitcoin could face serious security and price pressure if it fails to adopt quantum‑resistant cryptography, with Charles Edwards warning delays past 2026 risk a prolonged bear market and confidence shock.​ Bitcoin could face significant price pressure if cryptographic…

Altcoin bulls may wait longer as Raoul Pal sees cycle peak pushed into 2026

17 December 2025 at 14:17
Analysts argue the crypto cycle has stretched from four to five years, with altcoin season likely delayed to around Q2 2026 as ISM and post-QT liquidity finally turn up. Cryptocurrency market analysts are revising expectations for an altcoin rally, with…

XRP price bulls cling to key support as analysts warn of high-timeframe breakdown

17 December 2025 at 12:49
XRP price traded near critical support levels this week as the cryptocurrency attempts to recover from a recent market correction, according to market data. XRP price is trading around $1.91–1.93 today on major venues, with the Binance spot pair showing…

Pakistan taps Binance for $2b tokenization push, explores national stablecoin

17 December 2025 at 11:54
Pakistan signs a non-binding MoU with Binance to tokenize up to $2b in state assets, advance a sovereign stablecoin, and move Binance, HTX into Pakistan’s phased licensing regime.​ Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to…

Bitcoin UBI test puts Marshall Islands’ stablecoin wallet in spotlight

17 December 2025 at 11:33
National UBI sends $800 a year to Marshall Islands citizens, with an optional stablecoin wallet to reach remote atolls and test on-chain social safety nets.​ The Marshall Islands has implemented a nationwide universal basic income program offering citizens the option…

Yesterday — 16 December 2025Main stream

Korea stablecoin bill delay exposes FSC–BOK clash over bank-led issuance

16 December 2025 at 18:36
South Korea’s FSC missed its stablecoin bill deadline as a clash with the Bank of Korea over bank-led issuance and approval powers leaves the regulatory roadmap in limbo. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) failed to meet its deadline to…

DEX users keep full custody as smart contracts replace exchange middlemen

16 December 2025 at 18:30
Decentralized exchanges let users trade crypto from non-custodial wallets via smart contracts and liquidity pools, cutting out centralized intermediaries and custodial risk. Decentralized exchanges, or DEXs, are cryptocurrency trading platforms that enable users to trade digital assets directly with one…

Base’s Jesse Pollack faces scrutiny over interaction with Soulja Boy scam token

16 December 2025 at 18:22
Base’s Jesse Pollak faces backlash over a $1,500 ETH Soulja Boy token bet as ZachXBT revives fraud claims around the rapper’s past NFT and token promotions. Jesse Pollak, co-founder of Coinbase’s Base network, faced criticism from the cryptocurrency community after…

Husky Inu pre-launch hits $0.00023840 as crypto market sell-off deepens​

16 December 2025 at 18:14
Husky Inu pre-launch hits $0.00023840 as crypto sell-off deepens. Husky Inu (HINU) completed its latest price increase to $0.00023840 during its pre-launch phase, which began April 1, 2025, according to project announcements. The cryptocurrency market remained in bearish territory as…

B. Riley bulls cheer surprise Q2 profit as firm beats Nasdaq filing deadline

16 December 2025 at 17:17
B. Riley shares jump after a surprise Q2 profit, debt moves, and a timely filing ease Nasdaq delisting risk, but an overdue Q3 report still looms. B. Riley Financial shares surged in premarket trading on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, following…

Stellar Lumens bears press advantage as XLM slides toward April support

16 December 2025 at 17:11
Stellar Lumens extends a 7-day losing streak as derivatives data turns sharply bearish and XLM retests key support levels on rising downside momentum. Stellar Lumens falls for seventh straight day as derivatives data shows bearish positioning. Stellar price heading towards…

Cardano bulls risk deeper pain as ADA slips below key trend support

16 December 2025 at 17:06
Cardano breaks below its ascending channel, turning former support into resistance as ADA hovers near fragile lower support and faces risk of deeper downside. Cardano entered a technically decisive phase as price action weakened following a breakdown from its ascending…

StraitsX brings XSGD and XUSD to Solana for cross-border FX and payments

16 December 2025 at 15:30
StraitsX will launch XSGD and XUSD on Solana in early 2026, targeting on-chain FX, cross-border settlement, and AI-driven payments with x402 support. StraitsX announced a partnership with the Solana Foundation to deploy its Singapore dollar-backed stablecoin (XSGD) and U.S. dollar-backed…

Bitcoin Hyper presale raises $29.5M for Solana-powered Bitcoin layer-2

16 December 2025 at 15:00
Bitcoin Hyper raises $29.5M for a Solana VM-based Bitcoin L2 aiming to speed BTC DeFi, gaming, and payments while settling back to Bitcoin.​ Bitcoin Hyper has raised $29.5 million in presale funding for a layer-2 solution designed to enable faster…

Sberbank tests DeFi products as clients’ crypto appetite grows

16 December 2025 at 13:00
Sberbank tests DeFi, tokenization and Ethereum-based products as rising client demand pushes Russia’s largest bank toward public blockchain integration. Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, has confirmed it is testing multiple decentralized finance (DeFi) products as customer demand for crypto trading and…

AI agent whale faces brutal 90%+ loss in illiquid token fire sale

16 December 2025 at 11:37
Whale exits AI agent tokens at up to 99% losses, crashing thinly traded Virtuals-linked markets and exposing liquidity risks in the AI narrative. A cryptocurrency whale liquidated a portfolio of AI agent tokens at a 92% loss following a market…

U.S. Senate punts crypto market structure bill to early 2026 markup

16 December 2025 at 11:31
U.S. Senate Banking delays crypto market structure markup to early 2026, extending uncertainty over digital asset rules and agency oversight. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will not hold a markup on crypto market structure legislation in 2025, deferring the process…

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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…

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…

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…

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