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The machine that never ages Picture a wallet that never ages. No heirs, no estate, no retirement date, a machine adding sats, rolling UTXOs, and bidding the minimum fee for centuries. By 2125, its balance towers over most treasuries; its only preference is to keep existing. Somewhere, a miner includes its quiet, patient heartbeat in […] The post If immortal AIs start saving in Bitcoin forever, what happens to a money built for mortal humans? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum is up nearly 11% on the week, and top ETH treasury firm BitMine is still adding to its $12 billion stash.

The SEC has closed its multi-year probe into Ondo Finance without charges, as the agency under new leadership has reversed several Biden-era crypto cases, while Ondo has expanded tokenized treasuries and equities access and secured MiCA approval in Europe. The SEC has studied tokenization in detail. The post SEC Closes Ondo Finance Probe Without Charges – End of Biden-Era Crypto Crackdown? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin failed to successfully retest the yearly open after US sell-side pressure reentered to start the week, keeping volatility firmly in control. Bitcoin (BTC) fell back below $90,000 around Monday’s Wall Street open as US selling pressure returned. Key points: Bitcoin keeps volatility coming as US sellers send price back below $90,000. Read more

Pye Finance has revealed a $5 million seed round led by some of the major players in the space, with the goal of turning billions in locked stakes into an active yield market. The post Variant, Coinbase Ventures, Gemini and More Invest $5M in Solana Staking ‘Transformer’ Pye Finance appeared first on Cryptonews.

Internet Computer rose, keeping the price above the $3.40 support zone, with early session volume spikes failing to produce a sustained breakout.

Ripple’s $500 million raise shows its post-SEC shift is working, as Wall Street piles in under a deal reportedly offering rare protections and guaranteed returns. Ripple’s $500 million raise in November marked a striking turn for a company once defined by its bruising, multiyear battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. As its legal challenges ease and Ripple pushes beyond cross-border payments toward a more ambitious crypto-native settlement stack, the company is repositioning itself in ways that are increasingly attracting major Wall Street investors. The round, which Cointelegraph reported valued Ripple at $40 billion, one of the highest valuations for a private company, drew an unusually heavy institutional roster. Investors included Citadel Securities, Fortress Investment Group and funds linked to Galaxy Digital, Pantera Capital and Brevan Howard. New details reported by Bloomberg also shed light on how Ripple secured that interest — namely, by offering investors a deal structured with signi...

Singapore’s MAS has widened Ripple’s MPI license scope, enabling regulated token services, end-to-end payments and major growth across Asia-Pacific. MAS has expanded Ripple’s MPI license, allowing the company to offer a much wider range of regulated payment services and marking a notable regulatory milestone for the company’s operations in Singapore. Ripple first secured a full MPI license in 2023, enabling digital payment token services but limiting comprehensive end-to-end payment capabilities until the restrictions were removed in the 2025 expansion. The upgraded license now permits full cross-border payment processing, regulated XRP and RLUSD services, liquidity solutions, on/off-ramps and enterprise-grade settlement tools under Singapore’s strict oversight. Read more

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Altcoin season has remained out of reach even as Bitcoin has held near $90,000 and Canton, Ethena and Ondo have posted daily gains, suggesting that cautious capital has started to return to tokens with active use while overall market sentiment has shifted from extreme fear to caution and patience. The post Altcoin Season Breathes Lightly As Canton, Ethena And Ondo Rise In A Cautious Market appeared first on Cryptonews.

As part of the newly announced strategy, the UK will host an Illicit Finance Summit next year focused on enhancing international cooperation.

Though remaining sharply higher than their IPO price, shares have struggled over the past six months, losing 50%.

Binance has reported interim results of an internal review into suspected employee misuse of insider information, linking an onchain token issuance to an official tweet, suspending staff, cooperating with authorities and sharing a $100,000 bounty among early verified reporters. The post Binance Confirms Employee Suspended Amid Ongoing Insider Information Investigation appeared first on Cryptonews.

Strategy unveiled its largest Bitcoin purchase in over 100 days, but the company's stock price was little changed on Monday.

"PI looks less like an opportunity and more like a slow bleed waiting for a catalyst that never shows up," one analyst stated.

'Hybrid finance' is taking hold as traditional institutions tokenize funds and deposits on public blockchains.

CoinDesk presents our annual list of the most influential individuals in crypto this year.

Argentina’s central bank is reportedly drafting new rules to allow banks to offer customers digital asset-related services as early as April 2026.