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Cointelegraph.com - 17:03 Dec 20, 2025
Bitcoin reached significant multiyear support versus gold as commentary diverged over a breakdown and the start of a new bear market. Bitcoin (BTC) versus gold has entered classic bottom territory as a key support retest begins. Key points: Bitcoin drops to 20 ounces of gold for the first time since early 2024. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:03 Dec 20, 2025
Bitcoin reached significant multiyear support versus gold as commentary diverged over a breakdown and the start of a new bear market. Bitcoin (BTC) versus gold has entered classic bottom territory as a key support retest begins. Key points: Bitcoin drops to 20 ounces of gold for the first time since early 2024. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:56 Dec 20, 2025
BitMine’s growing Ether holdings are reshaping how investors assess the company’s balance sheet, risk exposure and equity valuation. Large market participants are steadily reducing exposure, creating sustained selling pressure across Bitcoin, Ether and XRP. Global macro tightening, including Bank of Japan rate-hike expectations and muted reactions to Fed cuts, is weighing on risk appetite. Buyer demand is weakening, with slower treasury accumulation and fewer aggressive dip buyers than in past cycles. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:56 Dec 20, 2025
BitMine’s growing Ether holdings are reshaping how investors assess the company’s balance sheet, risk exposure and equity valuation. Large market participants are steadily reducing exposure, creating sustained selling pressure across Bitcoin, Ether and XRP. Global macro tightening, including Bank of Japan rate-hike expectations and muted reactions to Fed cuts, is weighing on risk appetite. Buyer demand is weakening, with slower treasury accumulation and fewer aggressive dip buyers than in past cycles. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:38 Dec 20, 2025
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto: Crypto market participants aren’t fearful enough yet to call a market bottom, Bitcoin maximalist and analyst warns investors not to sell BTC for gold. Meanwhile, a user lost nearly $50 million in USDt after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history. Crypto traders have not yet shown enough fear on social media to confirm a market bottom, according to a crypto analyst who suggested Bitcoin could still slide to around $75,000. “It looks very tempting to come even closer to it,” crypto market sentiment platform Santiment founder, Maksim Balashevich, said on a video published to YouTube on Friday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:54 Dec 20, 2025
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF ranked sixth in 2025 ETF inflows despite posting a negative annual return, a signal analysts say reflects long-term conviction. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT, has ranked sixth in net inflows despite being the only fund in the top cohort posting a negative return for the year. Data shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shows IBIT pulling in roughly $25 billion in year-to-date inflows, even as its annual performance sits in the red. By comparison, several traditional equity and bond ETFs ahead of IBIT on the leaderboard posted double-digit gains, while gold-backed ETF GLD, which is up more than 60% on the year, attracted less capital than IBIT. Balchunas described the result as a “really good sign” over the long term, arguing that the flows reveal more about investor behavior than short-term price action. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:54 Dec 20, 2025
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF ranked sixth in 2025 ETF inflows despite posting a negative annual return, a signal analysts say reflects long-term conviction. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT, has ranked sixth in net inflows despite being the only fund in the top cohort posting a negative return for the year. Data shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shows IBIT pulling in roughly $25 billion in year-to-date inflows, even as its annual performance sits in the red. By comparison, several traditional equity and bond ETFs ahead of IBIT on the leaderboard posted double-digit gains, while gold-backed ETF GLD, which is up more than 60% on the year, attracted less capital than IBIT. Balchunas described the result as a “really good sign” over the long term, arguing that the flows reveal more about investor behavior than short-term price action. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:09 Dec 20, 2025
A user lost nearly $50 million in USDt after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history, showing how subtle address spoofing can trick users. A single transaction error led to one of the largest onchain losses seen this year, after a user mistakenly sent nearly $50 million in USDt to a scam address in a classic address poisoning attack. According to onchain investigator Web3 Antivirus, the victim lost 49,999,950 USDt (USDT) after copying a malicious wallet address from their transaction history. Address poisoning scams rely on look-alike wallet addresses being inserted into a victim’s transaction history via small transfers. When victims later copy an address from their transaction history, they may unknowingly select the scammer’s lookalike address instead of the intended recipient. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:09 Dec 20, 2025
A user lost nearly $50 million in USDt after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history, showing how subtle address spoofing can trick users. A single transaction error led to one of the largest onchain losses seen this year, after a user mistakenly sent nearly $50 million in USDt to a scam address in a classic address poisoning attack. According to onchain investigator Web3 Antivirus, the victim lost 49,999,950 USDt (USDT) after copying a malicious wallet address from their transaction history. Address poisoning scams rely on look-alike wallet addresses being inserted into a victim’s transaction history via small transfers. When victims later copy an address from their transaction history, they may unknowingly select the scammer’s lookalike address instead of the intended recipient. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:38 Dec 20, 2025
A circulating report attributed to Fundstrat warns of a potential crypto drawdown in early 2026, setting downside targets for Bitcoin, Ether and Solana. A circulating report attributed to Fundstrat Global Advisors has outlined a bearish outlook for cryptocurrencies that appears to clash with Tom Lee’s recent public comments. According to screenshots shared on X, the document, which appears to be Fundstrat’s internal 2026 crypto strategy guidance, warns of a “meaningful drawdown” in the first half of 2026. The report sets downside targets of Bitcoin (BTC) falling to $60,000–$65,000, Ether (ETH) dropping to $1,800–$2,000, and Solana (SOL) declining to $50–$75 before potentially presenting buying opportunities later in the year. The material has not been publicly released by Fundstrat, and its authenticity has not been independently confirmed by Cointelegraph at the time of publication. However, multiple crypto-focused accounts, including Wu Blockchain, claim the document was distributed to internal clients. Rea... -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:38 Dec 20, 2025
A circulating report attributed to Fundstrat warns of a potential crypto drawdown in early 2026, setting downside targets for Bitcoin, Ether and Solana. A circulating report attributed to Fundstrat Global Advisors has outlined a bearish outlook for cryptocurrencies that appears to clash with Tom Lee’s recent public comments. According to screenshots shared on X, the document, which appears to be Fundstrat’s internal 2026 crypto strategy guidance, warns of a “meaningful drawdown” in the first half of 2026. The report sets downside targets of Bitcoin (BTC) falling to $60,000–$65,000, Ether (ETH) dropping to $1,800–$2,000, and Solana (SOL) declining to $50–$75 before potentially presenting buying opportunities later in the year. The material has not been publicly released by Fundstrat, and its authenticity has not been independently confirmed by Cointelegraph at the time of publication. However, multiple crypto-focused accounts, including Wu Blockchain, claim the document was distributed to internal clients. Rea... -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:21 Dec 20, 2025
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said that Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter is “not helping” the ongoing quantum-Bitcoin narrative for Bitcoiners. Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. “You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or something. You’re not helping,” Back said in an X post on Friday, after Carter explained in an X post why Castle Island Ventures invested in Project Eleven, a startup focused on protecting Bitcoin and other crypto assets from the threat of quantum computing. Back said the Bitcoin community is not in denial about the need to research and develop protections against potential quantum computing threats, but is instead doing that work “quietly.” However, Carter refuted Back’s comment, arguing that many Bitcoin developers are still in “total denial” about the risk of quantum computing to Bitcoin. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:21 Dec 20, 2025
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said that Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter is “not helping” the ongoing quantum-Bitcoin narrative for Bitcoiners. Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. “You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or something. You’re not helping,” Back said in an X post on Friday, after Carter explained in an X post why Castle Island Ventures invested in Project Eleven, a startup focused on protecting Bitcoin and other crypto assets from the threat of quantum computing. Back said the Bitcoin community is not in denial about the need to research and develop protections against potential quantum computing threats, but is instead doing that work “quietly.” However, Carter refuted Back’s comment, arguing that many Bitcoin developers are still in “total denial” about the risk of quantum computing to Bitcoin. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 02:42 Dec 20, 2025
Bitcoin continued to sell near $90,000 as investors reacted to weak US jobs data and slowing economic growth by shifting into safer assets. Key takeaways: Strong demand for US Treasurys and lower odds of a Fed rate cut indicate that investors are shifting toward safer assets, reducing interest in Bitcoin. Economic weakness in Japan and softer US job data add pressure to Bitcoin, limiting its use as a hedge in the near term. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 02:42 Dec 20, 2025
Bitcoin continued to sell near $90,000 as investors reacted to weak US jobs data and slowing economic growth by shifting into safer assets. Key takeaways: Strong demand for US Treasurys and lower odds of a Fed rate cut indicate that investors are shifting toward safer assets, reducing interest in Bitcoin. Economic weakness in Japan and softer US job data add pressure to Bitcoin, limiting its use as a hedge in the near term. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 02:14 Dec 20, 2025
As market participants continue to speculate on when altcoin season will arrive, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued there is “always an altcoin season happening.” While many crypto traders are still waiting for the next altcoin season to begin, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said it’s been underway all along. “There is always an altcoin season happening… and [if you’re] always saying altcoin season isn’t there, [it’s] because you didn’t own what went up,” Hayes said during a podcast interview published to YouTube on Thursday. Hayes said many traders are still expecting altcoin season to play out the same way it did in previous years, assuming the same cryptocurrencies and narratives will repeat. “You wanted it to be like last altcoin season, because then you felt like you knew what you had to do,” Hayes said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 02:14 Dec 20, 2025
As market participants continue to speculate on when altcoin season will arrive, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued there is “always an altcoin season happening.” While many crypto traders are still waiting for the next altcoin season to begin, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said it’s been underway all along. “There is always an altcoin season happening… and [if you’re] always saying altcoin season isn’t there, [it’s] because you didn’t own what went up,” Hayes said during a podcast interview published to YouTube on Thursday. Hayes said many traders are still expecting altcoin season to play out the same way it did in previous years, assuming the same cryptocurrencies and narratives will repeat. “You wanted it to be like last altcoin season, because then you felt like you knew what you had to do,” Hayes said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:36 Dec 19, 2025
Veteran trader Peter Brandt said that the US Clarity Act will be a positive for the industry, but probably won’t “redefine” Bitcoin’s price. Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the potential passage of the US Clarity Act is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin’s price, after indications that it could pass Congress as soon as January. “Is it a world-shaking macro development? Nope. Needed for sure, but not something that should redefine value,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on Friday. “Having an asset regulated, particularly an asset for which die-hard investors never wanted to be regulated, is not an earth-shattering event,” he added. His comments came after White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks said on Thursday, ”We are closer than ever to passing the landmark crypto market structure legislation.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:36 Dec 19, 2025
Veteran trader Peter Brandt said that the US Clarity Act will be a positive for the industry, but probably won’t “redefine” Bitcoin’s price. Veteran trader Peter Brandt said the potential passage of the US Clarity Act is unlikely to have a significant impact on Bitcoin’s price, after indications that it could pass Congress as soon as January. “Is it a world-shaking macro development? Nope. Needed for sure, but not something that should redefine value,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on Friday. “Having an asset regulated, particularly an asset for which die-hard investors never wanted to be regulated, is not an earth-shattering event,” he added. His comments came after White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks said on Thursday, ”We are closer than ever to passing the landmark crypto market structure legislation.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:30 Dec 19, 2025
In the latest update on the FTX saga, the SEC confirmed Caroline Ellison had consented to a officer-and-director bar, preventing her from leading any companies for 10 years. Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX executives Gary Wang and Nishad Singh will be barred from assuming company leadership roles for eight to 10 years following a court judgment. In a Friday notice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said that it had obtained final consent judgments against Ellison, Wang and Singh for their roles in the misuse of investor funds at FTX from 2019 to 2022. The former Alameda CEO consented to a 10-year officer-and-director bar, while Wang and Singh consented to eight-year officer-and-director bars each. All three are also subject to five-year ”conduct-based injunctions,” according to the SEC. Read more
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