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Stablecoins have the potential to broaden individuals’ access to financial services, but that may come at the cost of central banks, per IMF.

The IMF has warned that fragmented global stablecoin rules and technical gaps have created roadblocks for oversight, raised financial stability risks, and slowed cross-border payments, urging harmonized standards, stronger reserve rules and coordinated supervision. The post IMF Warns: Fragmented Stablecoin Rules Create “Roadblocks” – New Guidelines Released appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin has staged a new rebound, lifting total crypto market value toward $3.27 trillion, while XRP, Pepe and Zcash have been identified as the best crypto to buy now, supported by ETF flows, privacy use cases and renewed meme coin interest into December, after a sharp autumn correction in pricing. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 4 December – XRP, Pepe, Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

ChatGPT has issued data-driven forecasts for XRP, Bitcoin and Solana, describing wide December ranges from sub-dollar XRP and $75,000 BTC to potential rallies toward $15 XRP, $230,000 BTC and $1,200 SOL, while Maxi Doge has pursued growth through a staking presale. The post New ChatGPT AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin, Solana by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Grayscale’s conversion of its legacy Chainlink trust into the GLNK exchange-traded product on Dec. 2 did more than simply add another ticker to the NYSE Arca board. With roughly $13 million in day-one trading volume, $41 million in immediate inflows, and assets climbing to approximately $64 million within the first 48 hours, GLNK entered the […] The post Chainlink’s $64M Grayscale ETF debut hides private banking loophole threatening to sever link between usage and price appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse thinks Bitcoin will be trading at $180,000 at the close of 2026, nearly double the current price.

Whales bought 4.73M LINK in 48 hours as the price rebounds and ETF inflows grow. Analysts eye $16 short-term, $100+ in the long run.

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on where Bitcoin and Ethereum are headed next, plus odds of another major liquidation event.

The bond was auctioned off to holders of the digital yuan, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) developed by the Chinese government. Hua Xia Bank, a publicly traded financial institution linked to China’s government, issued 4.5 billion yuan ($600 million) in tokenized bonds on Wednesday, aiming to reduce clearing friction by removing intermediaries from the auction process. According to Sina, the onchain government bonds were issued by Hua Xia Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Hua Xia Bank, a state-controlled commercial bank in China. The bonds offered a three-year fixed yield of 1.84% to holders. The $600 million bond tranche was auctioned off exclusively to holders of China’s digital renminbi, also known as the digital yuan. Read more

After securing $20 million in seed funding for the project in January, Brian Shroder announced a step toward 1Money’s planned stablecoin network. 1Money, a company co-founded by the former CEO of Binance.US, has launched a stablecoin orchestration platform ahead of its plans to build a layer-1 blockchain for payments. In a Thursday announcement, 1Money said the platform by the same name will have “zero platform fees,” opting instead for usage-based fees for transactions involving stablecoins and fiat. According to the company, the initiative will continue on 1Money’s layer-1 network for stablecoin payments, offering no gas fees. “For too long, legacy stablecoin service providers have held the ecosystem back with outrageously high monthly minimums and bloated fees, 1Money is ending that era,” said Brian Shroder, 1Money co-founder and CEO and former CEO of Binance.US. Read more

Solana and Base are now connected thanks to a new bridge secured by Chainlink's interoperability protocol and crypto exchange Coinbase.

Kalshi will provide real-time prediction data across CNBC’s TV, digital and subscription platforms beginning in 2026 as part of a mult-year partnership. CNBC has entered a multi-year partnership with prediction market operator Kalshi to incorporate real-time forecasting data across its TV, digital and subscription platforms. According to Thursday’s announcement, Kalshi’s event probability data will be integrated into CNBC programming beginning in 2026, including on shows such as “Squawk Box” and “Fast Money,” with a dedicated ticker displaying forecast moves in real-time. Kalshi will also launch a CNBC-branded page on its platform featuring markets selected by the network. Read more

BNY, Nasdaq, iCapital and S&P Global invested in Digital Assets, powering blockchain infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets.

ETH outperformed Bitcoin in terms of spot ETF flows and short-term returns. Technical charts suggest traders are positioning for a 20% upmove. Ether (ETH) has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of price action and exchange-traded fund (ETFs) flows this week, reinforcing the capital rotation narrative. Over the past two weeks, the spot ETH ETFs recorded $360 million in net inflows versus BTC’s $120 million, signaling a shift in investors’ preference for the time being.  Key takeaways: Spot ETH ETFs have attracted three times more inflows than BTC, strengthening their relative momentum. Read more

The SEC approved a 2x leveraged ETF tied to SUI as regulators warn that excessive leverage continues to amplify volatility across crypto markets. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a leveraged exchange-traded fund tied to the SUI token from 21Shares, allowing investors to gain amplified exposure to the Sui ecosystem as questions persist about the risks of leverage in crypto markets. On Thursday, the Sui Foundation announced that 21Shares has launched its 2x leveraged SUI (SUI) ETF, trading under the ticker TXXS on the Nasdaq. The fund is designed to deliver twice the daily return of SUI, giving investors a way to gain leveraged exposure without directly holding the cryptocurrency. In practical terms, if SUI rises 10% in a single day, the ETF aims to rise by about 20%. Losses are similarly magnified on the downside. Read more

Deutsche Börse Group (DBG) and Kraken announced a strategic partnership signalling acceleration of crypto adoption across Europe and a clear intention to compete with Wall Street.

Ethereum's NUPL stays positive, showing ETH holders are still in profit and less likely to sell their assets.

Gold advocate Peter Schiff faced Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao during an event panel in Dubai, arguing that tokenized gold is a better store-of-value asset than Bitcoin. A panel featuring gold advocate Peter Schiff and Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao at Binance Blockchain Week highlighted the challenges of verifying physical gold, after Schiff was unable to confirm whether a gold bar presented to him was genuine. The debate centered on whether tokenized gold or Bitcoin (BTC) is a better store of value asset based on divisibility, portability, verifiability, durability and supply constraints — key factors in assessing an asset’s viability as money. CZ argued that BTC is a better medium for storing value for several reasons, including the ability for any user to instantly verify the cryptocurrency through a full node or other methods that check a cryptographically secure public ledger.  Read more

Alien’s privacy-focused decentralized app verifies users without storing biometrics or government IDs. Here's how it works.

The CFTC has opened the door for spot crypto trading on U.S. futures exchanges, extending its oversight beyond derivatives to Bitcoin, Ethereum and leveraged retail trades, as Acting Chair Caroline Pham manages a leadership transition and deeper coordination with the SEC and major platforms. The post “First Time Ever”: CFTC Greenlights Spot Crypto Trading on Regulated U.S. Exchanges appeared first on Cryptonews.