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Terra ecosystem upgrades have market participants talking about LUNC again – Terra Luna Classic price predictions now face a recovery setup. The post Terra Luna Classic Price Prediction: Terra Chain Upgrade Ignites Explosive Rally – Beginning of a Full Recovery? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Belarus expanded platform blocking in December, tightening access to exchanges and reinforcing a High-Tech Park perimeter for residents. The move fits a wider access playbook across EMEA and APAC that now uses telecom blocklists, app-store removals, and KYC gates to shape who reaches the same BTC and USDT order books. The practical result is a […] The post Bitcoin liquidity is drying up in specific regions as a new “pay-to-exit” model quietly takes over appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison, following the $40 billion collapse of UST and Luna in May 2022.

A federal judge heard statements from some of Terraform Labs’ and Do Kwon’s victims for hours before deciding on the co-founder’s sentence. Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud. In a Thursday hearing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Paul Engelmayer ordered that Kwon serve 15 years in prison for his role in the collapse of Terraform, which wiped out about $40 billion from the crypto market in 2022. He will receive credit for time served in the US and 17 months of pre-extradition custody. Prior to making his decision on sentencing, Engelmayer heard from some of Terraform’s victims and questioned what kind of justice Kwon might face in his native South Korea, where authorities are also building a case against him. Read more

The Terraform Labs co-founder pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud in August.

The remarks signal Pakistan’s push to turn its grassroots crypto activity into a compliant, innovation-driven sector anchored by Bitcoin and digital-asset regulation. Pakistan sees Bitcoin and digital assets as the backbone of a new financial rail for its 240 million citizens, a senior official said at the Bitcoin MENA Conference, signaling a shift toward formal regulation of crypto markets. Bilal Bin Saqib said on Tuesday that Pakistan can no longer rely on traditional economic models, but needs “a new engine,” citing digital assets. The minister said during a roundtable in Abu Dhabi: Saqib, the chairman of Pakistan’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and former special assistant to the prime minister on blockchain and crypto, said his mandate is to transform one of the world’s largest unregulated crypto markets into a compliant, investment-ready ecosystem. Read more

Save the Children introduced a Bitcoin fund aimed at speeding cash assistance during emergencies and expanding its use of crypto tools.

XRP’s slide below $2 pushed its funding rates to extreme lows, an occurrence that generally incentivizes bulls to pile in. What’s holding traders back this time? Key takeaways: XRP derivatives are dominated by bears as the funding rate turns deeply negative and open interest remains stagnant. XRP ETF volumes and declining XRP Ledger TVL show fading interest in the XRP ecosystem, reducing the chances of a near-term price rebound. Read more

From Donald Trump's crypto-friendly regulators, the yearly report that once flagged financial-stability risks is no longer issuing "vulnerability" warnings.

The film, titled "One Attempt Remaining," about a couple trying to regain access to millions of dollars worth of crypto, mirrors real-world crypto dilemmas. Streaming service Netflix announced a new comedy movie focused on one couple’s attempt to remember a password and gain access to millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. In a Thursday notice, Netflix said that Hollywood star Jennifer Garner would be one of the leads in the movie “One Attempt Remaining.” The comedy feature would focus on the story of two people who divorced only to discover “the cryptocurrency they won together on a cruise is now worth millions… but they’ve forgotten the password.” According to What’s on Netflix, the story will include a notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the couple would have 48 hours to retrieve $35 million from the wallet before the claim expires. Read more

Downward pressure on bitcoin is losing steam, with the market stabilizing but not yet out of the woods, said one analyst.

Following the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut, crypto markets have stabilized as BTC reacts to AI stock volatility, stretched futures and options positioning, and a cautiously bullish options outlook for 2026 liquidity and institutional flows. The post BTC Recalibrates After Fed Cut as AI Correlation Deepens, Says Nansen appeared first on Cryptonews.

HIVE’s Colombia listing provides Andean investors with access to the growing digital infrastructure sector as Bitcoin miners shift their focus toward AI and HPC. HIVE Digital Technologies has debuted on the Colombian Stock Exchange under the ticker HIVECO, becoming the first Bitcoin and AI infrastructure company to trade publicly on a Latin American exchange. The move marks another sign of the sector’s expansion as Bitcoin miners and high-performance computing (HPC) companies push deeper into global capital markets. Announced on Thursday, the listing makes HIVE available to investors across the Andean market system, which links the exchanges of Colombia, Peru and Chile.  For a region traditionally dominated by energy and natural-resources issuers, the addition of a digital infrastructure company offers exposure to a growing sector that sits at the intersection of high-performance computing, renewable power and Bitcoin (BTC). Read more

The partnership gives Sei direct mobile distribution across key crypto markets and includes plans to pilot stablecoin payments in 2026. Sei Labs, the core development group behind the Sei blockchain, has reached a distribution deal with Xiaomi to pre-install a new crypto wallet and discovery app on all Xiaomi smartphones sold outside mainland China and the United States. According to Thursday’s announcement, the app will let users sign in with their existing Google or Xiaomi IDs and will feature a multiparty computation wallet for security, access to popular crypto applications, and support for both peer-to-peer and merchant payments. The rollout will start in Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. Sei Labs is also creating a $5 million program aimed at funding mobile projects that bring blockchain features to consumer devices. Read more

The BTC transfers landed just before the Fed’s rate cut, adding tension to a market already shaken by volatility and macro uncertainty.

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on Ethereum's next move, if Bitcoin is headed back to $100K, and Solana’s next milestone.

Spot ETH ETF inflows resumed, while demand for taker volume improved. Will Ether’s futures markets follow the trend and kickstart a rally toward new all-time highs? Ether’s (ETH) price action cooled this week after a sharp rejection from the $3,650 to $3,350 supply zone, with the altcoin now hovering near $3,200. The rejection aligned with the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), reinforcing overhead resistance just as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) flows began showing early signs of recovery. Key takeaways: Spot Ether ETF flows have risen from $16.8 billion to $21.5 billion since Nov. 21, a 28% increase. Read more

The tokenized commercial bond is one of the earliest transactions of its kind in the budding sector of onchain debt and credit instruments. Financial services company J.P. Morgan announced on Thursday that it arranged a $50 million onchain US commercial paper issuance for Galaxy Digital Holdings on the Solana blockchain, one of the earliest debt deals executed on a public network in the United States. The offering, a tokenized short-term corporate bond, was tokenized by J.P. Morgan. According to the company, it created the corresponding blockchain token for the bond and handled the settlement of the primary issuance. The tokenized securities were sold to asset manager Franklin Templeton and crypto exchange Coinbase, while issuance and redemption will be paid in Circle’s USDC (USDC) dollar-pegged stablecoin, according to the press release. Read more

Coinbase tapped Chainlink services for $7 billion bridge, but broader crypto weakness weighed on price.

Bitpanda has partnered with EurocoinPay to integrate institutional-grade crypto liquidity in Spain, expanding access to more than 650 assets through compliant infrastructure, while extending Bitpanda’s footprint across Europe, Latin America, the UAE and APAC via new institutional partnerships. The post Bitpanda and EurocoinPay Sign Deal to Expand Regulated Crypto Access in Spain appeared first on Cryptonews.