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The SEC's crypto task force held its sixth roundtable event, hosting representatives from digital asset advocacy groups and other organizations. Regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission met with cryptocurrency industry leaders on Monday to discuss financial surveillance and user privacy, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to shape digital asset oversight. In opening remarks at the roundtable, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who also heads the agency’s crypto task force, joined Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda in outlining how regulators could balance investor protection with privacy considerations as blockchain-based financial activity expands. Atkins said crypto had the potential to become “the most powerful financial surveillance architecture ever invented,” depending on how the US government handled regulation. He cited the SEC’s previous approach, “treating every wallet like a broker,” requiring more transactions to be reported. Read more

Key opinion leaders are sidelining meme coins as dominance nears cycle lows – Pepe price predictions could be the exception with bullishness building. The post Pepe Coin Price Prediction: Crypto Analysis CEO Says Meme Coins Are “Dead” – But Is This the Exact Moment They Bounce Back? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto-related stocks suffered far deeper declines as bitcoin slumped well below its recent trading range.

The agreement adds a key interoperability engineering team to Circle, strengthening its crosschain infrastructure and support for multichain applications. Stablecoin issuer Circle has signed an agreement to acquire the Interop Labs team and its proprietary technology, bringing a core contributor to the Axelar Network into its infrastructure business. The deal, expected to close in early 2026, covers Interop Labs’ personnel and proprietary intellectual property, while the Axelar Network, its foundation and the AXL token will remain independent and governed by the community. Interop Labs is the initial developer of the Axelar Network, a decentralized interoperability network that supports crosschain messaging and asset transfers between blockchains. Circle said the team’s technology will be integrated into Circle’s Arc blockchain and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP). Read more

The Senate will not hold a market structure markup hearing this month, pushing any progress toward a new crypto law to next year.

Bitcoin SV (BSV) investors had their appeal refused by the UK Supreme Court, dismissing a $13 billion claim in the process.

FIL dropped to $1.24 as the technical breakdown accelerated on heavy volume, 380% above average.

A Bitcoin investor lost his retirement savings after ignoring warnings and sending funds to a romance scammer. The post Bitcoin Adviser Reveals How Client Lost Retirement Funds to Romance Scam appeared first on Cryptonews.

A fake Zoom "update" is all it takes for hackers to seize crypto funds, cloud credentials, and entire Telegram accounts.

Wednesday’s update could debut tokenized assets, onchain AI agents and global Base features as crypto exchange Coinbase aims to redefine its business model.

The financial regulator dropped several cases against crypto companies in 2025, and is reportedly “no longer actively pursuing a single case against a firm with known Trump ties.” The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed cryptocurrency cases under the Trump administration at a significantly higher rate than those involving other aspects of securities laws.  According to a Sunday report from The New York Times, since US President Donald Trump took office in January, the SEC has paused, dropped investigations related to or dismissed about 60% of cases involving companies and projects in the cryptocurrency industry. The report cited high-profile cases, including the SEC’s lawsuits against Ripple Labs and Binance, adding that the financial regulator was “no longer actively pursuing a single case against a firm with known Trump ties.” The SEC told The New York Times that political favoritism had “nothing to do” with its crypto enforcement strategy, and the shift to dismiss investigations and cases w...

Each passing day brings the market closer to the end of the altcoin bear phase, but it is also one less day to accumulate high quality crypto coins at cheaper prices.Bitcoin is once again trading under 90k, a surprising move for many given the recent rate cuts. Many analysts see these dips as potential buying […] The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 15 December – XRP, Solana, PEPE appeared first on Cryptonews.

The UK Treasury has set October 2027 as the date its full cryptoasset regime comes into force. For the first time, exchanges, custodians and other crypto intermediaries serving UK clients know they will need FCA authorisation under FSMA-style rules to keep doing business, rather than just a money-laundering registration and a risk warning. The reaction […] The post Crypto investors gain critical protection in bankruptcy, even as a “conservative” rule threatens liquidity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Data shows traders bought the Bitcoin price dip, but $2.78 billion in selling by larger entities completely overshadowed the bulls. Can BTC hold above $86,000? Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $86,000 on Monday, continuing to expand on a liquidity imbalance as smaller participants continued to buy dips. However, large holders are using the demand to exit positions, keeping downside pressure firmly in place. Key takeaways: Retail and mid-sized Bitcoin wallets purchased $474 million in cumulative buy-side volume, while whales sold $2.78 billion during the same period. Read more

The U.S. FSOC has softened its tone on crypto assets in its latest report, arguing that the GENIUS Act provides regulatory clarity.

The deal folds adviser-facing tools into Anchorage’s platform while allowing Securitize to remain focused on tokenizing real-world assets. Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, has acquired Securitize’s investment adviser platform as it seeks to expand its reach among institutional investors amid the growing adoption of digital assets. Anchorage announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of Securitize For Advisors (SFA), a lesser-known unit of Securitize, a company best known for its work in tokenizing real-world assets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SFA is designed for registered investment advisers (RIAs); before the acquisition, it already relied on Anchorage for custody of client assets. By bringing the adviser platform in-house, Anchorage consolidates custody, trading and adviser-facing tools within a single platform, rather than operating across separate systems. Read more

Indiana State Representative Kyle Pierce unpacks hist latest crypto-focused bill, while showcasing his familiarity with Bitcoin.

I like ChatGPT, a powerful AI that can give you recipes, teach you tricks, and definitely can give you a price prediction. We asked the new version, GPT 5.2, to do price forecast for XRP, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu, and it delivered a quite interesting AI price outlook.Below are ChatGPT’s dual-scenario predictions outlining monumental potential […] The post New ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tokenized stocks likely represent a bigger revenue opportunity for Coinbase than prediction markets, analysts at Compass Point wrote.

The new feature gives select users access to traditional market derivatives, with positions margined and settled in USD during a limited testing phase. Bitget has launched a private beta for a new TradFi trading feature that gives crypto users access to forex, commodities and stock derivatives contracts using stablecoins as collateral. The feature will allow Bitget users to trade major fiat currency pairs, gold and other derivatives alongside crypto spot and derivatives products on the same platform. Trades will be margined and settled with Tether’s USDt (USDT), allowing users to access traditional trading markets without the need to open a separate brokerage account or convert currencies. According to Monday’s announcement, use of the feature is limited to selected users and is being rolled out in a testing phase, with access restricted as Bitget evaluates performance and risk controls across the new markets. Read more