Kraken-backed xStocks launches on TON Wallet in ‘nearly all markets’The rollout provides Telegram users with access to tokenized US stocks via a self-custodial wallet, but it will not be available in the US at launch.Dec 18, 2025Helen Partz
Bitcoiners push for quantum-resistant BIP-360 upgrade as debate heats upBitcoin’s Taproot usage is declining, signaling wider concerns around its quantum future, as the leading cryptographers race to solve the quantum threat in 2026.Dec 18, 2025Zoltan Vardai
ETHGas raises $12M as Buterin revives gas futures debateETHGas announced a $12 million seed raise as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reignited discussion around onchain gas futures and fee-hedging mechanismsDec 18, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
Coinbase expands in Poland with Blik mobile payments integrationCoinbase expands in Poland with PPro to support Blik, making crypto transactions faster and easier amid stalled local regulations.Dec 18, 2025Helen Partz
Tokenized stocks may be onchain, but the SEC still wants the keysThe US Securities and Exchange Commission outlined how tokenized equities can exist inside US market safeguards, favoring broker-led custody over crypto-native self-custody.Dec 18, 2025Ezra Reguerra
XRP’s ‘bearish’ setup may crash price below $1: AnalystXRP looked increasingly bearish below $2, with multiple indicators suggesting that a downward move toward $1 was possible in the coming weeks.Dec 18, 2025Nancy Lubale
Spot Bitcoin ETFs record $457M inflows in ‘early positioning’ pushSpot Bitcoin ETFs logged their strongest inflows in over a month amid renewed institutional demand tied to shifting macro expectations.Dec 18, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Ethereum must become simpler to achieve true trustlessness: ButerinVitalik Buterin says Ethereum needs to boost the number of people who can understand the entire blockchain, and it can “get better at this by making the protocol simpler.”Dec 18, 2025Stephen Katte
MSCI’s crypto treasury rules could spur $15B of forced sellingAnalysts estimated that crypto treasury firms face up to $11.6 billion in outflows if MSCI excluded them from its indexes.Dec 18, 2025Martin Young
Crypto ETPs could see a flood of liquidations by 2027: AnalystMany of the crypto ETP applications awaiting SEC approval will launch in 2026, but a lot of those won’t survive beyond 2027, says Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart.Dec 18, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Bitcoin’s volatility below Nvidia in 2025 as investor base grew: BitwiseBitwise predicted Bitcoin's volatility will stay below Nvidia's in 2026, citing institutional adoption and ETFs as drivers of the asset’s maturation.Dec 18, 2025Martin Young
US Fed pulls guidance blocking its banks from engaging with cryptoThe Federal Reserve says it has withdrawn its old guidance around crypto as it was outdated, and its understanding has evolved.Dec 18, 2025Stephen Katte
Robo-advisers, custom stablecoins: 8 things Coinbase is cooking upCoinbase shared a slate of new offerings at its System Update conference, including prediction markets, robo-advisers and custom stablecoins.Dec 18, 2025Jesse Coghlan
World Liberty proposes using 5% of treasury to boost its stablecoinThe Trump-linked firm is considering using $120 million from its treasury to boost USD1 stablecoin adoption and challenge larger rivals.Dec 18, 2025Brian Quarmby
Ethereum could get faster in January with gas limit rise to 80MEthereum could see another rise in transaction speed in January, with developers considering raising the gas limit to 80 million after the next blob parameter-only hard fork.Dec 18, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Coinbase adds stock trading, prediction markets in ‘everything app’ pushCoinbase is racing toward its goal of creating an “everything app” with its platform adding a slew of new offerings, including stock trading and prediction markets.Dec 17, 2025Jesse Coghlan
Coinbase gets nod from Indian regulators to acquire CoinDCX stakeThe regulatory approval followed an October notice from Coinbase saying that the exchange would be investing an undisclosed amount into the Indian exchange.Dec 17, 2025Turner Wright
Jito Foundation to return to US amid 'clearer rules' for digital assetsJito Labs' CEO said the foundation was forced offshore due to hostile regulators under the previous SEC leadership.Dec 17, 2025Vince Quill
Bitcoin $70K flush would reset cycle, not confirm new bear market: AnalystThe likelihood of a Bitcoin correction to $70,000 has increased, but one analyst said the price drop would confirm a macroeconomic reset, rather than the start of a new bear market.Dec 17, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Acting CFTC chair to join MoonPay after leaving agencyThe sole remaining CFTC commissioner, Caroline Pham, said earlier this year that she would leave the agency after the US Senate confirms a replacement.Dec 17, 2025Turner Wright
Ex-Alameda CEO won’t be spending the holidays in federal prisonWith about two months remaining until her expected release date, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has been transferred out of federal prison.Dec 17, 2025Turner Wright
Price predictions 12/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, LINKBitcoin and altcoin rallies are being capped by heavy selling near the intraday range highs, leading some analysts to revise their end-of-year price estimates. What do technical charts say?Dec 17, 2025Rakesh Upadhyay
Binance mulls new US strategy, CZ potentially reducing stake: ReportBinance exited the United States in 2019, and a separate company, Binance.US, has been serving US customers since that time.Dec 17, 2025Vince Quill
Silvergate Bank lawsuit calls for FTX, Alameda clients to weigh in on $10M settlementMore than 46,000 claimants could potentially receive a payout from a court-approved settlement involving the FTX-tied Silvergate Bank, which shuttered in 2023.Dec 17, 2025Turner Wright
Bitcoin tags $90K as short squeeze wipes out $120MBitcoin took out liquidity at the Wall Street open as a move above $90,000 was followed by a snap retracement, liquidating late long and short entries.Dec 17, 2025William Suberg
How YouTube’s stablecoin payouts could change creator monetizationYouTube has added an opt-in option allowing eligible US creators to receive payouts in PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD.Dec 17, 2025Onkar Singh
Did Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle break, and is the bull market really over?Bitcoin ETFs, corporate treasuries and macro tailwinds are challenging BTC’s traditional four-year cycle, which could result in new all-time highs in 2026.Dec 17, 2025Yashu Gola
Securitize announces ‘real’ tokenized stocks, touts DeFi integrationSecuritize plans to launch compliant, natively tokenized stocks in early 2026, enabling real equity ownership to trade 24/7 fully onchain.Dec 17, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
Solana TVL hits $8.6B six-month lows: Is $80 SOL price next?SOL traded 52% lower than its $255 highs reached on Sept. 18, as onchain data and a bearish pattern suggested that SOL investors risked further losses.Dec 17, 2025Nancy Lubale
New protocol targets redemption delays in $20B tokenized marketUniform Labs’ Multiliquid aims to bridge the gap between tokenized funds and stablecoins, targeting liquidity constraints that have slowed institutional adoption.Dec 17, 2025Sam Bourgi