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Crypto’s Trump-era wins face reality check as key laws stall

The crypto industry celebrated big victories this year after backing Donald Trump’s return to the White House, but trouble ahead could dampen the party atmosphere. Crypto executives popped champagne and danced to Snoop Dogg at a Washington party before Trump took office in January. Since then, the industry has seen friendly regulators drop lawsuits and […]

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Near Protocol rises as NEAR Intents integrates with Starknet for token swaps

Near Protocol (NEAR) is trading at $1.58 at the time of writing on Thursday amid widespread relief rebounds across the cryptocurrency market. NEAR’s intraday gains can be attributed to a key network upgrade that has paved the way for cross-chain interoperability for direct asset swaps.

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Ripple Goes Institutional: What The Doppler Finance And SBI Partnership Means For XRP

Ripple’s push to advance XRP’s institutional relevance took a concrete step forward following a post published by Doppler Finance confirming its partnership with SBI Ripple Asia. The announcement

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Circle posts 66% revenue growth in 2025 as USDC adoption accelerates

Circle achieved 66% year-on-year revenue growth in 2025, becoming the fastest-expanding fintech company. USDC usage increased in the past year, on a mix of crypto-native payments and fintech usage.

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Trump Media to merge with fusion startup TAE in $6B all-stock deal

Trump Media and TAE Technologies shook financial markets today after both companies announced a plan to merge in an all-stock deal worth more than $6 billion, according to a press release distributed through Globe Newswire. Each group will be holding about 50% of the equity once the merger closes in mid-2026, according to a press […]

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Bitcoin solidifies its position as a secure investment option

Bitwise says Bitcoin was less volatile than Nvidia in 2025 and expects this trend to continue in 2026.

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Crypto Media at a Crossroads: Why Deep Research Matters More Than Ever

The Illusion of Abundance  Flooded with content, yet starving for insight. This could be the most descriptive phrase for the current state of affairs of the crypto news realm. We can open any aggregator and see the same headline repeated fifty times, slightly reworded, screaming for your attention.  We think we have information, but we […]

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Senators roll out SAFE Crypto Act to crack down on crypto scams

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Elissa Slotkin introduced the SAFE Crypto Act to combat scams.

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Breakdown Or Bear Trap? BNB Loses Trendline But Flashes Strong Rebound Signals

BNB has slipped below its long-standing bullish trendline, raising fresh concerns about a deeper pullback. However, the selloff is unfolding right into a key support zone, where multiple technical

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PUMP Price Crashes to 5-Month Low After 33% Decline This Week

Pump.fun has suffered a sharp price decline, pushing PUMP to a five-month low. The drop reflects sustained capital outflows from holders who see limited near-term value in the token. Broader market we

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Which Crypto To Buy Today For Long-Term As Solana (SOL) Price Drops Abruptly

Solana has experienced a sharp downturn as overall macroeconomic factors continue to affect cryptocurrencies, and thus there is renewed interest in which cryptocurrency to invest in. Solana has declined by about 3.2% in a single day, which is below overall market performance, as it declined by about 2.7%. The overall risk tolerance has been reduced […]

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North Korean hackers steal over $2 billion in crypto this year, pushing total haul past $6 billion

North Korean hackers, the cyber attackers sponsored by the rogue regime, have swiped over $2.02 billion in crypto since January. This has pushed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) all-time haul to over $6 billion. According to the Chainalysis report, hackers stole $681 million more in 2024, representing a 51% year-over-year increase. This brought […]

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Russians hope to mine crypto while charging their EVs

A company based in Russia’s second-largest city has reportedly patented an EV charging station equipped with a crypto mining module. It claims the idea is to help drivers earn some digital cash back as they top up their batteries with electricity, which isn’t as cheap as it once was. Russians hope to mine crypto while […]

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Bitget launches platform for gold, forex, metals, and commodities markets trading

In this post: Bitget has launched its private beta for Bitget TradFi on Thursday. The new cross-market feature aims to give crypto users direct access to gold, forex, metals, commodities, indices, and stock CFDs. The exchange stated that the feature allows crypto users to trade the selected markets using USDT as margin. Bitget also revealed […]

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SlowMist flags serious security flaws at Azbit and ICRYPEX after no response

Blockchain security firm SlowMist has called out two cryptocurrency exchanges that it had identified with serious vulnerabilities affecting fund security on their respective platforms.  SlowMist’s founder, who uses the pseudonym Evilcos, expressed frustration over the lack of response.  “Unknown exchanges are truly unreliable,” he wrote on X. “Our security team discovered serious vulnerabilities in two […]

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Uniswap Price Forecast: UNI rebounds as network votes on proposal to burn 100 million tokens

Uniswap (UNI) is trending up above $5.00 at the time of writing on Thursday, as sentiment surrounding the native Decentralised Exchange (DEX) token improves ahead of a much-awaited proposal vote. 

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Ethereum Dip Pressures BitMine, but Tom Lee and Ark Keep Buying | US Crypto News

Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead.Grab a coffee as BitMine’s bold Ethereum strategy is back in focus

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Why Is Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Down Today? BlackRock Deposits Spark Worry

The Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are down today as the crypto market remains in a phase of extreme fear. This latest crash came amid BlackRock’s move, which sparked fear of a sell-off from the

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This New Altcoin Could Be the Market’s Most Promising 400% Play, It is Still Under $0.05

The leaders in the market do not normally come out of the blue. They are organised literally silently, with their focus elsewhere. Price action comes first, participation later and finally common exposure comes about. Once the investors begin to observe this trend, it usually signals a change of direction which has begun. It is starting […]

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Kalshi Integrates TRON Network, Expanding Onchain Liquidity Access for World’s Largest Prediction Market

Geneva, Switzerland – December 18, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced that Kalshi, the world’s largest prediction market platform, has integrated the TRON blockchain network. This integration enables seamless deposits and withdrawals using TRX, the native utility […]

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Bitcoin tops $90,000 again, squeezing short positions as the wild ride continues

Bitcoin is back above $90,000 after flipping the same level 15 hours ago, now sitting at $90,121 as shorts take another hit. Roughly $60 million in crypto shorts vanished in 30 minutes, with most exchanges showing liquidation flows overwhelmingly short-heavy. Binance, Gate, Bybit, Hyperliquid, and OKX all report short-liquidation dominance between 63% and 95%, signaling […]

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HAWK TUAH girl, Hailey Welch and Meteora dragged in as defendants in lawsuit

Hailey Welch, the face of the $HAWK token will now have to talk tuah (sic) judge as a federal one recently granted leave to amend the initial complaint filed in December 2024 by investors who had lost money after the token dumped 90-95% in mere hours following its peak around a $500M market cap.  Haliey […]

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Delayed November US inflation data shows slowdown to 2.7%, below 3.1% forecast

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge (consumer price index) rose at a 2.7% annual pace, well under the 3.1% economists expected. The core CPI number came in softer too, rising 2.6% over the past year instead of the 3% forecast. That measure excludes food and energy, and it usually […]

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Pi Coin Likely to Consolidate in a Tight Range as Buying Rises Without Strong Conviction

Pi Coin price is showing early signs of support after a sharp mid-December drop. Since the December 16 low, Pi Coin has bounced over 8%, helped by steady exchange-side buying.But while buying pressure

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Midnight, Zcash, Monero join the privacy ride as Canton seals DTCC partnership

Canton has emerged in the spotlight with an active early trading performance today, leading a rally in privacy coins.

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US Inflation Cools Sharply in November, CPI Misses Forecasts

US inflation slowed more than expected in November, delivering a clear downside surprise that could reshape near-term market and Federal Reserve expectations. According to fresh data released on Decem

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Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice reveals over NT$1.3 billion in seized crypto assets

Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice currently holds exactly 210.45 Bitcoins from confiscated cases, placing the digital assets under state custody as proceeds of crime.  According to government officials, there is no final decision on its disposal yet, although they are considering liquidating the assets through auction and sending proceeds into public revenue. The disclosure comes on […]

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Bitcoin Washout Points To $180,000 In 90 Days, GMI Says

Global Macro Investor (GMI) head of macro research Julien Bittel posted a bitcoin “oversold RSI” roadmap on X, arguing the market has tracked it closely and tying the setup to a broader view that

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JPMorgan moves JPM Coin from private Kinexys blockchain to Coinbase’s public network

JPMorgan Chase has moved its digital deposit token, JPM Coin, from its internal blockchain to Coinbase’s public Ethereum-based network Base. The move comes six years after JPMorgan first introduced blockchain-based deposit accounts for institutional clients in 2019, using a permissioned version of Ethereum later branded Kinexys. According to JPMorgan executives, the bank has witnessed ballooning […]

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Ripple Price Forecast: XRP holds $1.82 support as low retail demand weighs on the token

Ripple (XRP) is trading between a key support at $1.82 and resistance at $2.00 at the time of writing on Thursday, reflecting the lethargic sentiment in the broader cryptocurrency market.

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