Bitcoin price held above $85,000, but weakening spot BTC ETF flows and a disappointing end-of-year performance cast doubt on a December rally to $100,000.

The grim unemployment numbers had little impact on bitcoin, which was already in the doldrums, but stocks were sent tumbling. Shutdown Jobs Report: The Official Numbers Are In, and They’re Ugly When economists submitted their predictions for October and November unemployment, they expected bad news, and on Tuesday, jobs data published by the Bureau of […]

Redotpay, a Hong Kong-based fintech focused on stablecoin-powered payments, has raised $107 million in a Series B funding round as fiat-pegged token transaction volumes and user adoption continued to climb. Stablecoin Payments Firm Redotpay Raises $107M in Series B Round The latest round brings Redotpay’s total capital raised in 2025 to $194 million, according to […]

With the US Senate set to break for the holidays, Senator Elizabeth Warren asked Justice and Treasury Department officials to disclose any potential investigations into the DeFi platform.

The company has 180 days to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement after its shares traded below $1 for 30 consecutive business days.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued its first official proposal outlining how banks can obtain approval to issue payment stablecoins, marking the GENIUS Act’s regulatory framework moving from statute to execution. FDIC Opens Door for Bank Stablecoins With New Approval Framework The FDIC’s notice of proposed rulemaking, approved by the agency’s board on December […]

According to a letter posted by the protocol’s founder and CEO, the US agency does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave.

Gold strongly outperformed Bitcoin in 2025, resulting in a 50% decline in the BTC-to-gold ratio. Will the trend flip in BTC’s favor in 2026?

Anchorage Digital has acquired Securitize’s wealth management business, Securitize For Advisors, adding an advisor-focused platform to its regulated digital asset services stack. Anchorage Digital Takes Over Securitize For Advisors The deal, announced this week, brings Securitize For Advisors under Anchorage Digital’s umbrella, though financial terms were not disclosed in the announcement. The unit provides registered […]

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s proposal outlines how banks could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins as US regulators move from legislation to rule-making.

BitMine is building an Ether-heavy treasury as ETF flows wobble and exchange deposits rise, betting on Fusaka and staking to drive a longer-term thesis.

The privacy-focused crypto asset zcash (ZEC) has retreated sharply from its peak just above $741 on Nov. 15, sliding to a low of $411 as of Tuesday, Dec. 16. Meanwhile, ZEC rival monero ( XMR) has continued to push higher, advancing more than 15% over the past seven days. Privacy Coin Shakeout Leaves Zcash Reeling […]