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A tax change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill may steer gamblers toward blockchain-based prediction markets to reduce their IRS bill, Coinbase said.

Ethereum continues to trade below key resistance levels after weeks of correction. While a short-term bounce is playing out, the overall market structure remains uncertain. The price action shows signs of recovery, but there is no confirmed shift in momentum yet. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH is still […]

XRP continues to bleed out quietly while market attention stays locked on Bitcoin and ETH. Despite brief relief bounces, the overall structure remains bearish across the board. Both the USDT and BTC pairs are showing weakness, with no clear signs of a recovery. Technical Analysis By Shayan The USDT Pair XRPUSDT is still trapped in […]

Analyst says Bitcoin could surge to $107K soon, but consolidation and psychological exhaustion may dominate markets for months ahead.

Ghana legalizes cryptocurrency and gives its central bank authority to regulate and license providers to reduce fraud and systemic risks. Ghana has legalized cryptocurrency trading by establishing a regulatory framework targeting the industry. Ghana’s parliament has passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill into law, Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Johnson Asiama said, according to a report on Sunday by the state-owned Daily Graphic news agency. “Virtual asset trading is now legal, and no one will be arrested for engaging in cryptocurrency, but we now have a framework to manage the risks involved,” Asiama said on Friday at the BoG’s annual Nine Lessons, Carols and Thanksgiving Service. Read more

Crypto funds broke three weeks of net positive flows, after US investor sentiment took a hit following delays to the long-awaited CLARITY Act, set to reach the Senate in January 2026. Crypto investment products saw $952 million in outflows, marking the first red week in four, as investor sentiment took a hit due to delays to a key US crypto regulatory bill. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $952 million in outflows, led by $555 million for Ether (ETH) funds and $460 million for Bitcoin (BTC) funds. The large-scale outflows were mainly attributed to delays to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or Clarity Act, a matter that prolonged "regulatory uncertainty and concerns over whale selling," according to a CoinShares report published Monday. Read more

The APT token has support at $1.59 and resistance at $1.65.

Binance let a network of 13 high‑risk accounts move $1.7 billion in crypto, including $144 million, after its 2023 US plea deal, according to the Financial Times. Binance reportedly continued to allow suspicious accounts to move funds in crypto even after the exchange pledged to tighten controls as part of its $4.3 billion US criminal settlement in 2023.  According to internal data reviewed by the Financial Times, a network of 13 user accounts processed about $1.7 billion in transactions from 2021, including roughly $144 million after the November 2023 plea agreement. ​The files reportedly include Know-Your-Customer (KYC) documents, IP and device logs, and transaction histories for users in countries including Venezuela, Brazil, Syria, Niger and China. Read more

Strategy has raised $747.8M in ATM proceeds, lifting USD liquidity to $2.19B. It has kept bitcoin holdings at 671,268 BTC with no purchases in the Dec. 15–21 period, and has reported an average cost of $74,972 per BTC, filing shows. Bitcoin has slipped below $90K, while $41B in ATM capacity remains. The post Billionaire Michael Saylor’s Strategy Boosts USD Reserves by $748M to $2.19B appeared first on Cryptonews.

A time-honored Wall Street pattern could bring relief to battered BTC bulls as the year end nears.

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised the funds entirely by sales of common stock.

Futures open interest rose steadily as BTC pushed higher, climbing toward $60 billion across major venues.

Critics say the decision to fast-track a brand ownership vote exposed weaknesses in how one of DeFi’s largest DAOs handles governance process. A governance vote at decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Aave sparked a backlash from key stakeholders after a proposal on ownership of Aave's brand assets was escalated to a Snapshot vote amid unresolved discussion.  The proposal asks the community whether Aave (AAVE) token holders should regain control over the protocol’s brand assets, including domains, social handles, naming rights and other intellectual property through a DAO-controlled legal vehicle.  Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the community was interested in a decision, announcing that the proposal had been moved to a vote. Read more

Quiet tension builds as Bitcoin nears $90K — Bitcoin price prediction hints at a breakout as leverage resets and institutions hold firm. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: As the BTC Price Inches Towards $90,000 on Dec. 22, Is A Christmas Miracle Possible for Investors? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Cantor Fitzgerald is predicting a HYPE rally to $200 by 2035, but rival DEXs are attracting a growing share of crypto traders as they emerge with lucrative reward farming systems. Decentralized perpetuals exchange Hyperliquid has been among crypto’s breakout projects in 2025, but rivals’ lucrative rewards systems are vying to lure investors away. Cantor Fitzgerald forecasts Hyperliquid’s HYPE (HYPE) token to surge to $200 by 2035. Hyunsu Jung, CEO of HYPE treasury company Hyperion DeFi argues that the surge will be fueled by the Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3). "We see HIP-3 as the major driver of Hyperliquid’s next phase of growth, and as a key enabler of the valuation framework proposed by Cantor," Jung told Cointelegraph. Read more

Bitcoin approached $90,000 amid Santa rally speculation, backed by bullish derivatives and chart patterns that target a BTC price above $100,000. Bitcoin (BTC) charged toward $90,000 during the early Asia trading hours on Monday as a key market metric suggested a “tactical” upside potential for BTC price.  Key takeaways: Bitcoin is up 6.5% from recent lows, fueling "Santa Rally" hopes with targets up to $120,000.  Read more

Hong Kong’s insurance regulator is reportedly weighing a proposal to let insurers invest in cryptocurrencies with a 100% capital charge. The Hong Kong Insurance Authority is reportedly proposing to allow insurance capital allocation to cryptocurrencies and infrastructure projects. Bloomberg reported on Monday that the city’s regulator started reviewing the risk-based capital regime to support the insurance industry and economic development. Crypto allocations would be subject to a 100% risk charge, meaning that the insurer would need regulatory capital roughly equal to the full value of its crypto position. Read more

If you’ve ever bought a stock and assumed you “owned it” the moment you hit confirm, you’ve already met the least glamorous part of markets: settlement. Settlement is the back-end handoff where the system ensures that the buyer’s cash and the seller’s security actually swap places for good, with no take-backs and no missing pieces. […] The post These two financial giants just set Ethereum’s on-chain schedule, but Wall Street relies on a controversial “undo” button appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As the market regathers some positivity and momentum in the buildup to Xmas, we explain why this is our best new meme coin to buy today. The post Best Meme Coin To Buy Today That Could 100x in 2026 – 22 December 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Federal Reserve has opened public consultation on a new “payment account” framework that may allow crypto and fintech firms limited access to U.S. payment infrastructure, potentially easing long-standing banking barriers. The post Fed Teases New Account Model That Could Rewrite Crypto’s Banking Access appeared first on Cryptonews.