As we close out 2025, one truth has become impossible to ignore. This was the year the crypto industry stopped being defined solely by price movements and began to be measured by resilience. Markets surged, corrected sharply, and shifted narratives faster than most could react. For many participants, volatility felt exhausting. For the industry itself, […]
The world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, Strategy, said Monday it added more bitcoin, following a not-so-subtle hint from founder Michael Saylor the day before that the shopping cart was about to roll again. Saylor announced the acquisition at the familiar hour of around 8 a.m. EST on Monday, declaring: “Strategy has acquired 10,645 BTC […]
Bitcoin is trading at $89,698 on Dec. 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., giving the network a market cap of $1.79 trillion while 24-hour trading volume totals $33.33 billion. Price action remains compressed within a narrow intraday range of $87,892 to $89,935, reflecting a market stuck between hesitant recovery attempts and persistent overhead pressure. That tug-of-war […]
According to recent reports, Nubank is strategically pursuing the acquisition of a small bank in Brazil, driven by new regulatory restrictions that prohibit fintech companies from using banking-related names without an official banking license. As an alternative approach, the company could also pursue obtaining a direct banking license to comply with these regulatory requirements. Nubank […]
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The U.K. Treasury is preparing a sweeping crypto regulatory framework for 2027 that will bring digital assets under rules similar to traditional finance. Officials argue the reforms will give firms long‑term certainty and strengthen the U.K.’s appeal as a crypto hub. New Framework Aims for Clarity and Consumer Protection The U.K. Treasury is finalizing a […]
Fed Cuts 0.25pt, Bitcoin Not a Tulip, JPMorgan Blockchain Breakthrough, Do Kwon Sentenced, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by a quarter point on Dec. 10, 2025, aligning with CME futures pricing, commentators argued that bitcoin is not a speculative “tulip” despite enduring […]
DeFi yield optimization platform YO Protocol raises Series A funding to expand risk-aware yield engine across multiple blockchain ecosystems. YO Labs announced a $10 million Series A financing round on December 14, 2025, led by Foundation Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Launchpad Capital. The funding will support the expansion of YO […]
The Central Bank of Brazil will issue a comprehensive new provision mandating that Virtual Asset Service Providers report specific required data, precisely defining the information these companies must disclose. The new regulatory instruction aims to standardize compliance mechanisms for the emerging digital asset sector, with the ruleset taking effect in February. Brazil to Update Information […]
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil’s Itau recommends holding up to 3% in bitcoin, TRM Labs releases a report highlighting Venezuela’s positive crypto adoption, and El Salvador plans to roll out an AI-based education plan. Brazil’s Largest […]
Phantom has rolled out a new desktop trading terminal aimed at consolidating spot tokens, perpetuals, and charting tools into a single browser-based interface, marking a clear push beyond its mobile-first roots. Phantom Rolls out Desktop Trading Terminal The desktop terminal, announced Dec. 13, is designed to let users trade, track portfolios, and manage positions from […]
Standard Chartered and Coinbase are pushing institutional crypto adoption forward by expanding a global digital asset partnership, signaling deeper integration between regulated banking infrastructure and crypto-native platforms as institutional demand accelerates. Standard Chartered, Coinbase Deepen Institutional Crypto Alliance A global banking and crypto exchange collaboration moved forward as two corporate giants expanded institutional offerings. Standard […]
