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Legal experts are concerned that transforming ESMA into the “European SEC” may hinder the licensing of crypto and fintech in the region. The European Commission’s proposal to expand the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is raising concerns about the centralization of the bloc’s licensing regime, despite signaling deeper institutional ambitions for its capital markets structure. On Thursday, the Commission published a package proposing to “direct supervisory competences” for key pieces of market infrastructure, including crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), trading venues and central counterparties to ESMA, Cointelegraph reported. Concerningly, the ESMA’s jurisdiction would extend to both the supervision and licensing of all European crypto and financial technology (fintech) firms, potentially leading to slower licensing regimes and hindering startup development, according to Faustine Fleuret, head of public affairs at decentralized lending protocol Morpho. Read more

Cardano is rebounding from $0.40 support, with analysts watching for a move toward $1.60 if resistance at $0.51 is cleared.

The Casascius coins were designed as offline cold storage with embedded private keys, but the project was shut down in 2013 due to regulatory pressure from FinCEN.

Bitcoin long-term holders lost interest in selling at $90,000, new research showed, as profitability of their BTC supply dried up. Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a “complete reset” of sell pressure after dropping below $90,000, says new research. Key points: Bitcoin long-term holders have reset their selling habits as BTC price action returns below $90,000. Read more

Coinbase predicts a December recovery driven by rising global M2 liquidity and lower interest rates, but Fed Chair Powell’s remarks may limit upside, analysts say. Bitcoin's ‘Santa’ rally may be ignited by macroeconomic tailwinds, including the Federal Reserve’s incoming interest rate decision, but fearful investor sentiment may take another hit by any hawkish remarks from central bank officials. Improving liquidity conditions and rising odds of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut may catalyze a recovery in the crypto market during December, according to Coinbase Institutional. “We think crypto could be poised for a December recovery as liquidity improves, Fed cut odds jump to 92% (as of Dec 4), and macro tailwinds build,” wrote Coinbase in a Friday research report. Read more

Ethereum’s recent rally has stalled at the $3.2K resistance zone, where heavy selling pressure triggered a clear rejection. The asset is now trading within a narrow consolidation range, and the next decisive breakout is likely to dictate the following major move. Ethereum Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Ethereum’s rebound from the $2.6K support […]

Analysts say a break above 1.0 in the buy/sell ratio could launch Ethereum toward the $3,500 to $4,000 level.

The crypto exchange also took note of a so-called AI bubble that continues to go strong and a weaker U.S. dollar.

Gold has popped 4,000% following CFTC's approval in the 1970s, leaving Bitcoin and Ethereum with a similar scaling setup. On Thursday, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) products will begin trading for the first time on its registered futures exchanges. Here are three reasons why this is a big deal for the top two cryptocurrencies heading into 2026. Key takeaways: Read more

Academic literature finds that during periods of economic stress, correlations and spillovers between cryptocurrencies and equities spike.

Mass adoption doesn't happen when crypto enthusiasts start using the technology: it happens when your grandma does it without even realizing it, argues Uplink co-founder Carlos Lei.

As the gap between spot bitcoin price and the power law widens, investors are left questioning whether mean reversion is coming or if another cornerstone model is approaching its end.

Shares in the company fell more than 50% this week as the merger approval went forward.

The SEC’s Crypto Task Force scheduled a four-hour roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy for Dec. 15, bringing together zero-knowledge proof developers, civil liberties advocates, and protocol executives to debate whether blockchain privacy tools can coexist with anti-money laundering enforcement. The timing is deliberate. Two months ago, the co-founders of Samourai Wallet received five- and […] The post Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Alchemy co-founder and president Joe Lau said stablecoin adoption is exploding as banks, fintechs and payment platforms push beyond the USDT/USDC exchange era.

It has been a few weeks since the first XRP ETF debuted in the US - here's how it's going.

The rally is driven by speculation that a final verdict could bring clarity to the project, as well as technical factors like token burns.

Prior to MiCA, euro-denominated stablecoins' market cap contracted by 48% in the year leading up to June 2024.

Western Union will roll out a “stable card” for high-inflation economies and issue its own coin as part of a multi-pillar stablecoin and digital asset strategy. Western Union has unveiled plans to introduce a new “stable card” to protect users in high-inflation economies as part of its stablecoin strategy. Speaking at the UBS Global Technology and AI conference, chief financial officer Matthew Cagwin said the initiative builds on the company’s investor-day reveal that it is moving beyond traditional cross-border payments and into a multi-pillar digital asset roadmap. Cagwin pointed to Argentina, where annual inflation recently hit 250–300%, noting that remittances can lose nearly half their value in a month. “Imagine a world where your family in the US is sending you $500 home, but by the time you spend it in the next month, it's only worth $300,” he said. Read more

Bitcoin trades below $90,000 but maintains year-end $100K prospects as Federal Reserve rate cuts begin, order-book liquidity concentrates near key levels, and technical charts show potential breakout above $95,000 resistance. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Year-End $100K Target Alive – Here Are the Three Drivers That Matter appeared first on Cryptonews.