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Base’s new tokenized app blends social content, crypto trading, and payments, with stocks and prediction markets coming.

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says the U.S. government needs much more rigorous testing when it comes to deciding which cryptocurrencies are considered valuable and which are not. “Why is XRP in the system but not Sui? Why is Solana in the system but not BNB? Can we objectively answer that against some metric?”

Solana tumbled below $120 to its weakest price since April, while SUI, DOGE and ADA also fell sharply.

A representative from Brazil's stock exchange, B3, said the stablecoin would be “a tool to enable trading in tokens," which it planned to offer in 2026. Brazilian stock exchange B3 announced a move deepening its ties to digital assets through the launch of a tokenization platform and stablecoin for settlements, starting in 2026. In a Tuesday notice to investors, B3’s vice president of products and clients, Luiz Masagão, said the exchange plans to launch a tokenization platform for traditional assets, starting with stock market offerings. He added that B3 would also issue its own stablecoin as “a tool to enable trading in tokens." “The great value of having this tokenization platform connected to the traditional ecosystem is that assets are fungible,” said Masagão. “The token buyer won’t know they’re buying from a traditional stock seller. This allows for a smooth transition, with both benefiting from the same liquidity.” Read more

Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners' rapid pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of acquiring mining firms, the Alphabet-owned company has provided at least $5 billion of disclosed credit support behind a handful of BTC miners' AI projects. While markets often frame these announcements as technology partnerships, the […] The post Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Charles Hoskinson comments on Trump's meme coin, the president's impact on crypto, and how the government ruined the super cycle: “The minute that Trump Coin got launched. It went from ‘crypto is bipartisan’ to ‘crypto = Trump = bad = corruption.'"

A recent study by the US Federal Reserve argues that despite periodic challenges, a lack of credible alternatives has kept the dollar at the center of global bond markets. A new Federal Reserve discussion paper finds that the US dollar’s role in global bond markets has risen and fallen in cycles over the past six decades, with no clear long-term trend toward either greater dollar dominance or de-dollarization. Using the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) international debt securities database, the authors identify three distinct “dollarization waves” since the 1960s, showing that shifts in currency use have followed cyclical patterns rather than a steady structural change in global financing. “We find no monotonic dollarization or de-dollarization trend; instead, the dollar’s share exhibits a wavelike pattern,” the paper says. Read more

SOL falls behind multiple altcoin competitors as its onchain activity, fee and DApp revenues slump. Cointelegraph explains why. Key takeaways: SOL lagged the altcoin market as falling fees and DApp revenues signaled weaker Solana network demand. Growth shifted to Base, Arbitrum, Polygon and BNB Chain, reducing the odds of a near-term SOL rebound. Read more

The values that are baked into the foundations of crypto — privacy, self-sovereignty, decentralization — are eroding, and we’re running out of time to address the problem. Not long before he died, Grandad said something that I thought was a little silly, a little old-fashioned. He declared that he didn’t trust the banks, and he didn’t want them to know what he did with his money. I scoffed at the time, paranoid old fella! But of course, it turns out I owe him an apology. As we were walking around his house, he motioned toward an off-white wall with an off-comfortable sofa in front of it. This piece of singularly ugly furniture hadn’t left its spot in more than a decade. Read more

The firm's Enovum unit will deliver 40 megawatts of critical IT load in two phases at a campus in Madison, North Carolina, under a 10-year agreement.

The discussions follow Intercontinental Exchange's $2 billion investment in prediction platform Polymarket in October. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is in talks to invest in crypto payments company MoonPay as part of the company’s latest funding round. MoonPay is seeking to raise funds at a $5 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg, which cited sources familiar with the deal and did not disclose the dollar amount of the potential investment. In October, ICE invested $2 billion in prediction platform Polymarket, in a funding round that brought the company’s valuation to $9 billion. Read more

Intercontinental Exchange is pursuing an investment in MoonPay at approximately $5 billion valuation, building on its $2 billion Polymarket deployment and Bakkt platform as the crypto payments company transitions into full-service custody with New York's Limited Purpose Trust Charter. The post NYSE Owner ICE in Talks to Invest in MoonPay at Nearly $5 Billion Valuation appeared first on Cryptonews.

Over 5,000 leaked chats from Pump.fun reveal alleged collusion between developers and MEV bot operators, fueling a lawsuit and raising concerns about fairness in DeFi. The post Whistleblower Drops 5,000+ Secret Chats in Pump.fun MEV Scandal — Lawsuit Intensifies appeared first on Cryptonews.

Top markets on Myriad this week focus on a potential Santa rally, the pardon of Keonne Rodriguez, and a death on "Stranger Things."

Hyperliquid price is crashing, and it’s not stopping yet. Hyperliquid is down over 56.5% in less than 90 days, falling from $58 to under $25 at the time of writing.All this is happening while Hyperliquid DEX revenue is actually hitting highs during two of the worst months for crypto: October and November.So If Buybacks Are […] The post Hyperliquid Price Prediction: Is HYPE Going Down as Price Crashes 10% Overnight?  appeared first on Cryptonews.

World Liberty Financial plans to deploy 5% of WLFI treasury to boost USD1.

Binance is reportedly exploring a US return, with co-founder CZ considering reducing his stake and potential partnerships with BlackRock and Trump-linked ventures to strengthen its American presence. The post Binance Plans US Comeback: CZ May Cut Stake, Eyes Trump and BlackRock Deals: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

Guessing the direction of Congress is akin to long-range weather prediction, with so many variables in play, and the industry's fate depends on a break in the storm.

Bitcoin briefly clinched $90,000 after the November Consumer Price Index report showed a drop in US inflation, but the essential components for an extended rally remain elusive. Bitcoin (BTC) moved closer to reclaiming $90,000 after US inflation cooled more than expected, with the November CPI coming in at 2.7% year-over-year versus forecasts of 3.1%. The softer print narrows the gap to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, easing near-term inflation pressure and reviving risk appetite across markets. Key takeaways: The lower-than-expected CPI print generated a positive response from Bitcoin as new positions opened versus the usual short covering. Read more

Crypto markets swung sharply Thursday following a softer-than-expected U.S. CPI print, which briefly lifted bitcoin above $89,000 during U.S. hours.