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Metals and other hard assets continue their surge to new records as the greenback stumbles, but crypto has not responded.

Bhutan is quietly building a low-carbon Bitcoin economy using hydropower, sovereign capital and clear regulatory guardrails. Bhutan is using surplus, carbon-free hydropower to mine Bitcoin, converting excess electricity into a liquid digital export rather than curtailing generation. Mining and custody are handled by the sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), and confined to designated jurisdictions, limiting retail exposure. Officials describe mined Bitcoin as a foreign-currency liquidity buffer that has already supported government finances. Read more

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Bitcoin printed bullish signals against gold and the dollar while staying below $90,000 as a whale opened multimillion-dollar crypto shorts. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed lower into Tuesday’s Wall Street open as traders saw further BTC price downside next. Key points: Bitcoin shorts pile in ahead of the Wall Street open as Bitcoin and precious metals continue to go separate ways. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, December 23rd, 2025] The transaction was settled and serviced through Membrane’s post-trade credit infrastructure and executed under a GMRA and Digital Asset Annex, establishing the first standardized stablecoin funding market on public blockchains. Solstice Labs, Cor Prime, and Membrane Labs today announced the successful completion of the first institutional stablecoin-for-stablecoin […]

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Bitcoin trades below $88,000 as fear grips markets. Technicals suggest consolidation, not collapse, with BTC eyeing a breakout toward $98,000. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Price Drops Below $88,000, Could Bears Win 2025 Despite New ATH? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Internet Computer (ICP) was also an underperformer, down 2% from Monday.

Bitcoin consolidates between $85,000 and $93,000 as year-end de-risking drains $3 billion in perpetual open interest, with QCP Capital warning thin holiday liquidity leaves markets exposed ahead of Friday's record options expiry. The post Bitcoin Trapped Until 2026 as Holiday Trading Drains Market Liquidity: QCP appeared first on Cryptonews.

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman has fueled speculation about a 2026 Senate run after posting a cryptic “Soon” video, days following Senator Cynthia Lummis’ announcement that she will not seek reelection. The post Hageman Teases Run for Cynthia Lummis’ Seat With ‘Soon’ Video — What It Means for Crypto appeared first on Cryptonews.

DOT is facing pressure as it tries to retake the $1.76 support/resistance level.

This year, global power centers like Wall Street learned to love Ethereum—and Ethereum learned to love them back.

Concerns about code vulnerabilities are fading in the crypto space, but more sophisticated scam tactics are emerging as protocol security improves. Crypto hackers stole $3.3 billion in 2025, but the number of attacks fell sharply as losses became concentrated in fewer, more sophisticated supply-chain exploits, according to new data from blockchain security firm CertiK shared with Cointelegraph. While total losses remained elevated, the decline in incident counts and a drop in median theft sizes suggest that protocol-level security is improving, pushing attackers away from simple code vulnerabilities and toward phishing and infrastructure-level attacks. CertiK said supply-chain breaches emerged as the most damaging threat, accounting for $1.45 billion in losses across just two incidents, including the $1.4 billion Bybit hack in February. Read more

The national banks regulator OCC released a statement signaling a shift in rules that will have significant crypto market consequences across the United States.

The decline comes as bitcoin sank back to $87,000 in Tuesday trade.

Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe has seen its market cap cut almost in half since the Oct. 10 crash, as investors retreat from leveraged and synthetic collateral models. Ethena’s synthetic dollar USDe has shed about $8.3 billion in net outflows since the major liquidation event on Oct. 10, as confidence in leveraged and synthetic collateral structures continues to weaken. According to a report from 10x Research, the October sell-off marked a turning point for the crypto market, flipping the bull phase into a period of deleveraging. The crash erased an estimated $1.3 trillion in crypto market value, nearly 30% of total capitalization at the time. Ethena USDe (USDe), which relies on synthetic collateral and hedging mechanisms rather than traditional fiat reserves, faced a “sharp loss of confidence” under these conditions, the analysts wrote. Read more

Russia’s central bank has submitted draft that would allow non-qualified investors to purchase crypto, but only under strict conditions. The Bank of Russia put forward a policy proposal that would allow non-qualified investors to buy certain cryptocurrencies. According to a Tuesday announcement, the central bank’s proposal would allow both qualified and non-qualified investors to buy most crypto, but with limitations. Non-qualified investors would be limited to a yet-to-be-defined set of liquid crypto after passing a knowledge test, capped at 300,000 rubles ($3,834) a year. Qualified investors would gain broad market access excluding privacy coins, also subject to a knowledge test. Read more

The two funds — STBQ and TKNQ — each come with a 69 basis point expense ratio.

Ethereum is increasingly powering tokenized money, faster settlement and regulated onchain infrastructure — even as institutions avoid naming it outright. Wall Street’s adoption of Ethereum is closely tied to its ability to automate settlement through smart contracts, reducing reliance on slow, manual reconciliation processes. Stablecoins and tokenized dollars now serve as a primary entry point for banks, allowing regulated US dollar transfers to move continuously on Ethereum-based rails. Financial institutions often avoid naming Ethereum directly, instead describing it as neutral blockchain infrastructure that supports compliant financial systems. Read more

South Korean payments giant BC Card has completed a pilot allowing foreign users to pay local merchants via stablecoins. South Korean payments processor BC Card has completed a pilot project that enabled foreign users to pay local merchants using stablecoins. BC Card’s pilot project was announced Tuesday and was conducted with blockchain company Wavebridge, wallet provider Aaron group and cross-border remittance provider Global Money Express. The companies had foreign users convert their stablecoins held in overseas wallets, which were partnered with BC Card, into digital prepaid cards. The company said this pilot was not a short-term project, but part of preparations to implement a stablecoin payment structure. The change is a response to the evolution of South Korean stablecoin regulations, it said. Read more