Crypto

In 2026, VTB plans to be the first Russian bank to allow clients access to spot crypto trading services.

The IMF and South Africa’s central bank are still concerned about stablecoins, while in the US, spot crypto products can now be traded on futures markets. European tech regulators have fined social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaking EU rules pertaining to online content. The fine follows a two-year investigation under the Digital Services Act (DSA), which reportedly found that X was not doing enough to tackle illegal and harmful material. Regulators also said that the blue check marks on Elon Musk’s platform were deceiving. They did not follow industry decisions and negatively impacted users’ ability to make informed decisions about the authenticity of an account. Read more

The installation at Art Basel is framed as a critique of algorithmic control, merging machine perception with on-chain “memories.”

And, all eyes have now turned to the US Fed for next week's FOMC meeting.

Elon Musk’s viral comments on Bitcoin’s intrinsic ties to energy and physics signal a changing attitude toward Bitcoin from Tesla’s founder. Elon Musk’s ambitious goals of tackling excess spending and inefficiencies in the US federal government may have been futile, but it might have been the catalyst for his changing tune on Bitcoin. Batten clarified that Bitcoin’s energy use comes directly from mining, not through individual transactions, which he described as ‘critically important to understand’ because the network can theoretically process thousands more transactions without needing to expend more energy. “The moment you have this per-transaction metric, it suggests something very insidious, which is, it’s unscalable because as you scale more, then energy use is going to go up as well. And a lot of regulators in Europe still believe that,” Batten said. Read more

The incoming policy chief arrives as the crypto industry seeks to influence the market structure bill in Congress, including its heavy DeFi implications.

The company's senior preferred stock has rebounded 20% from November lows, with investors apparently favoring that over the more junior issues.

Bitcoin whales are accumulating at a record pace amid almost $5.8 billion in capitulation losses, signaling a potential bullish reversal. Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped 10% over the last 30 days, as several groups of wallet holders switched from distribution to accumulation. Data suggests that this accumulation, coupled with record realized losses, points to a potential shift in momentum. Key takeaways: Read more

Spot crypto trading is now cleared to go live with any CFTC-registered exchange, bringing down another barrier to institutional adoption.

The token broke through key support levels and underperformed wider crypto markets.

Pros don’t “ape the dip” on gut feel; they predefine their allocation, let rules-based systems do the buying and use DCA-style flows as part of a disciplined, data-driven execution plan. “Buy every dip.” That’s the advice from Strike CEO Jack Mallers. According to Mallers, with quantitative tightening over and rate cuts and stimulus on the horizon, the great print is coming. The US can’t afford falling asset prices, he argues, which translates into a giant wall of liquidity ready to muscle in and prop prices up. While retail has latched onto terms like “buy the dip” and “dollar-cost averaging” (DCA) for buying at market lows or making regular purchases, these are really concepts borrowed from the pros like Samar Sen, the senior vice president and head of APAC at Talos, an institutional digital asset trading platform. He says that institutional traders have used these terms for decades to manage their entry points into the market and build exposure gradually, while avoiding emotional decision-making in volatil...

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) This week, Ethereum managed to reclaim the $3,000 level as support and closed 3% in profit. With buyers returning, there is hope of a sustained relief rally that could take this cryptocurrency up to the key resistance at $3,340. […]

Bitcoin’s relief bounce has slowed down following an aggressive short-term rally. After jumping past key levels last week, buyers now face two major challenges: reclaiming control above resistance and dealing with weakening on-chain metrics. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart BTC’s daily chart shows a clear bounce from the $80K demand zone, pushing price […]

In a new report, the anti-smuggling agency warns stablecoins like USDT are replacing hawala networks in transnational criminal operations.

The crypto market is down today by 1.1%. BTC fell 1.2% to $92,227, and ETH is down 0.6% to $3,169. Holding $96,000–$106,000 is critical to avoid further downside. The post Why Is Crypto Down Today? – December 5, 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

In an industry that thrives on noise and chaos, Cardano is betting its future on a “quiet” hard fork and improved coordination among its leading internal stakeholders. The blockchain network is preparing to execute a technical upgrade engineered to be virtually invisible to the market. Known as Protocol Version 11, the “no new era” hard […] The post Cardano is executing a “silent reset” after a critical ledger error nearly fractured the network in November appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The bank’s volatility-adjusted bitcoin-to-gold model still points to a theoretical price around $170K over the next six to twelve months.

Options data show Ethereum traders are less bearish than Bitcoin’s after recent network upgrades and improving macro uncertainty.

Bubblemaps CEO Nick Vaiman said Sybil attacks are increasing across presales and airdrops, calling on teams to use KYC or algorithmic detection. A Solana presale event encountered distribution issues after a bot farm reportedly used over 1,000 wallets to snipe nearly the entire Wet (WET) token sale in seconds.  Hosted through the decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter, the presale sold out almost instantly. But genuine buyers effectively had no chance to participate because a single actor dominated the presale, according to organizers. Solana automated market maker (AMM) HumidiFi, the team behind the presale, confirmed the attack and scrapped the launch entirely. The team said it would create a new token and hold an airdrop to legitimate participants while explicitly excluding the sniper.  Read more