Bitcoin saw snap downside toward the weekly close with $87,000 back on the radar ahead of an important Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.

Crypto venture funding was weak in November, with only a few major raises driving totals, as overall deal activity reached one of its lowest points

The asset manager’s EPXC fund tokenizes a cash-secured put-writing strategy, signaling deeper integration between traditional market products and blockchain.

Bittensor’s first token halving is scheduled for Dec. 14, reducing TAO issuance by half as the AI-focused network adopts a Bitcoin-style fixed supply model.

The new week is underway and the early FX moves are minimal. I haven’t seen any economic data or news that’s particularly notable, so we

Prior was +2.1% Overtime pay +1.5% vs +1.0% prior Real cash earnings -0.7% The Bank of Japan still isn’t priced for a hike next week

Trump and Carney were at the World Cup draw on Friday and were cordial. “They’re very tough traders but I have a very good relationship

Prior was +4483B This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.

Prelim was -1.8% Prior was +2.3% q/q GDP q/q -0.6% vs -0.5% expected q/q private consumption +0.2% vs +0.1% prelim External demand -0.2% vs -0.2%

Good on anyone who sniffed out the Warner Brothers sale last year as it’s been better than a 3x trade. The upside is now limited

In an interview on Sunday published by Los Echos, French President Emmanuel Macron hinted at a US-style trade war on China. He said he spoke

Will not extend electricity rebates Decision on Austal is imminent The electricity comment is inflationary and the RBA should look through it but there are

Buterin proposed a system akin to prediction markets for gas fees, to provide Ethereum users with a means to hedge against future network fee volatility. 

Cryptocurrency and blockchain did not receive a mention in Donald Trump’s national security priorities, despite the president’s desire for the US to become a hub

Robinhood acquired an Indonesian brokerage and digital asset trading firm to access a market with 17 million crypto investors.

The trade war isn’t hurting China as it posted another massive trade surplus in November, one of its largest ever. Surplus of USD 111.68 billion

It was only last month when Jack Mallers, CEO of Bitcoin payments company Strike, accused JPMorgan of closing his personal accounts without explanation.

Gold prices are up 60% year to date and Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett is out with a bold call on hard assets, tagging energy

Japan Q3 GDP revised -2.3% annualized vs -2.0% expected What’s the big contrarian trade for 2026? Commodities according to BofA China posts another massive trade

In the European session, we just have a couple of low tier releases like the German industrial production and the Swiss consumer confidence. None of

The digital bank now offers BTC, ETH, SOL and more via a secure app integration with US fintech firm Alpaca.

Bitcoin is holding a critical Fibonacci support level, but analysts warned that a break could trigger losses down to April lows of $76,000.

ZKsync says the first Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup blockchain will have an “orderly sunset” next year, as it has served its purpose.

Concerned about FX moves Important for currencies to move in stable manner reflecting fundamentals Will take appropriate action on FX if necessary The market got

Decentralized messengers shift security beyond encryption by reducing metadata, limiting data requests and preparing for post-quantum threats.

Prior +1.3% Industrial production Y/Y +0.8% vs -1.0% prior This is not a market-moving release but it’s a nice beat on estimates and another confirmation

Binance’s international operations and liquidity will now be supervised end-to-end by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in the financial free zone in Abu Dhabi.

Prior -37 This is not a market moving release. This index has been deeply in the negative since 2022, although it rebounded from the trough

Coinbase has reopened India app registrations, with local fiat on-ramps planned for 2026 following a rocky exit more than two years ago.

ETH’s price rising to $3,000 drove whales to open 136,433 ETH long bets, as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally toward $4,000.

Prior -7.4 Full report here This is better than expected and continues to point to stabilisation. The agency noted: “While the sentix economic data has

Bybit plans deeper USDC adoption for trading and payments, with the stablecoin “already embedded” across its ecosystem.

CoinShares said tokenized RWAs jumped 229% in 2025, led by US Treasurys, and it expects dollar-yield demand to keep driving onchain growth into 2026.

A Santa rally for Bitcoin and risk assets remained in the cards as the markets prepared for the last Fed interest-rate decision of 2025.

Bitcoin led the $716 million of inflows to crypto ETPs last week, while Chainlink saw record gains, accounting for more than 50% of its AUM.

Jameson Lopp’s wrench attack data shows physical assaults on crypto holders surging in 2025, forcing a reckoning over whether self‑custody is worth the physical risk.

Prediction markets offer traders more upside than holding the underlying spot crypto, but AI bots and accounts with a 100% win rate raise suspicions of

RBA preview: Will the central bank switch to a hawkish stance? ECB’s Kazimir: I see no reason to change rates in the coming months Nifty

Argentina’s central bank is reportedly considering whether to allow traditional financial institutions to offer crypto services, marking the potential lifting of a ban.

Binance suspended an employee and alerted authorities after an internal probe found the staffer allegedly used insider information to publish a post from an official

Many analysts say BTC’s rebound is a bull trap, warning its price could fall to as low as $40,000 over the coming months.

JP Mullin urged OM token holders to withdraw from OKX, alleging the exchange had not communicated with Mantra about the incoming token migration, resulting in

Launched in 2023, the SEC probe into Ondo’s tokenized RWAs and ONDO token ended without charges, signaling a regulatory reset for onchain assets.

Michael Saylor said that he pitched Bitcoin as “digital capital” to wealth funds and banks, calling it the foundation for a new yield-bearing credit asset

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy ($MSTR) Buys Nearly $1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Strategy, the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, said it acquired 10,624 BTC last

The Paramount Skydance (PSKY) launched an all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for $30 per share. The proposed deal values WBD at

XRP analysts highlighted the potential to rebound to $2.65 as institutional demand increased and derivatives traders flipped bullish.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake is reported off of northern Japan. More specifically off of the coast of Aomori Prefecture. There are Tsunami warnings for parts

Brevis has launched ProverNet, a ZK-proof marketplace where provers can earn by computing proofs and apps can buy proving capacity.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Briefly Surges Past $92,000 As ‘Bitcoin Breaks 4-Year Cycle’   The bitcoin price climbed above $92,000 over the weekend, off of lows