Category: Bitcoin News

TLDR: Long-term Bitcoin holders recorded three consecutive months of net distribution and selling pressure. Coins held longer than 155 days are now moving, breaking the typical pattern of inactive holder behavior. The market faces an absorption challenge as historically stable supply comes into circulation during a period of tight liquidity. Analysts predict a bear year…

The Ethereum Foundation has established a new technical roadmap that prioritizes security over speed for zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machines (zkEVM), establishing three critical milestones that will extend until the end of 2026. The change comes after zkEVM teams successfully reduced proofing times from 16 minutes to 16 seconds while reducing costs 45x, with 99% of…

XRP Price Analysis XRP ETFs record 30 consecutive days of inflows Selling pressure on XRP has persisted despite expectations of an ETF-driven rally, according to new analysis from CryptoQuant analyst PelinayPA. Using data from CryptoQuant, PelinayPA examined Binance’s inflow value band chart and found that the most recent inflows are concentrated in the ranges of…

Hedera’s HBAR continues to trade under pressure as a persistent downtrend limits bullish attempts. Multiple breakout efforts have failed, preventing the altcoin from establishing higher levels. The broader market environment has added tension, preventing HBAR from gaining traction despite a brief stabilization near key support zones. Hedera faces a downtrend Technical indicators show increasing bearish…

Journalist Aware: December 20, 2025 Ethereum [ETH] It looks bigger if you count the heads. bitcoin [BTC] It looks stronger if you count coins. On paper, the former surpasses the latter in user engagement. But Bitcoin supply on exchanges is shrinking in a much more controlled way, while Ethereum liquidity is moving in a completely…

Coinbase’s announcement of a new partnership with Kalshi to enter prediction markets came just a day before the lawsuits were filed. Coinbase has filed lawsuits against Illinois, Michigan and Connecticut, while challenging state efforts to regulate prediction markets and asking federal courts to clarify who has oversight authority. In its filings, the cryptocurrency exchange seeks…

In summary Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky have discovered a new type of information thief that has the ability to steal sensitive information from a wide variety of Windows-based browsers and applications. Hackers are inserting the malware into unofficial mods for games like Roblox, as well as various Windows applications. Kaspersky tells Decrypt that it has…

An investor who capped the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 by shorting mortgage-backed securities is issuing a new warning about the U.S. economy. Former Scion Asset Management head Michael Burry shares a chart from Wells Fargo and Bloomberg showing the percentage of the average American household’s net worth allocated to real estate and stocks. Data…

Search engine giant Google has become the quiet architect behind Bitcoin miners’ rapid pivot to artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of acquiring mining companies, the Alphabet-owned company has provided at least $5 billion of disclosed credit support behind a handful of BTC miner AI projects. While markets often frame these announcements as technology partnerships, the underlying…

KindlyMD Inc., the healthcare company that operates a Bitcoin treasury through its subsidiary Nakamoto Holdings, said Wednesday that its board of directors authorized a share buyback program, giving management discretion to buy back shares as shares trade below the value of the company’s bitcoin holdings. The Nasdaq-listed company said it can buy back shares through…

Veteran chartist Peter Brandt is pointing out what he calls a “potential double top” on XRP’s weekly chart, a classic reversal setup that, if confirmed, would argue for materially lower prices, even as other traders point to a faded weekly RSI reading that has historically aligned with previous bottom zones. Peter Brandt Marks XRP Double…

Coinbase is launching stock trading and prediction markets as the crypto exchange looks beyond digital assets to pursue its ambition of creating an “app for everything.” Coinbase head of commercial and consumer products Max Branzburg announced at the company’s year-end conference that “stock trading is now available on Coinbase.” “This is a major milestone in…

SPOT$1.8413 It crashed into critical support on Wednesday, falling 3% to $1.83, as technical selling overwhelmed bullish news on USDC integration. DOT decisively broke below the psychological floor of $1.90 despite Coinbase (COIN) announcing direct support for the Polkadot network. According to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model, a strong distribution emerged during the last two…

TLDR Bhutan commits up to 10,000 BTC for the long-term development of GMC, focusing on sustainability and innovation. Bhutan uses surplus hydropower for Bitcoin mining, supporting the accumulation of digital assets without environmental impact. Bhutan aims to preserve the value of BTC through risk-managed return strategies, focusing on long-term capital preservation. Bhutan integrates blockchain for…

XRP has fallen 4.3% in the last 24 hours, once again falling below the crucial $2 support level as pressure intensifies across the market. This breakdown could point to a bearish trend. XRP Price Predictionsuggesting that the bulls may be on the brink of capitulation. Long-term settlements were added to the long-term settlement. $584 millionwhich…

The cryptocurrency market is giving off bearish signals as the end of the year approaches. Cardano, the 10th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has completed a death cross pattern on its short-term charts. Notably, a death cross pattern formed when the short-term moving average, MA 50, fell below the MA 200 appeared on the three-hour…

Markets are in the last full trading week of 2025, and with the Christmas holidays approaching, Wall Street’s sectoral rotation is sending signals that cryptocurrency traders can’t ignore. Capital is moving away from the crowded businesses of Big Tech and AI into the financial, industrial and materials sectors, reshaping liquidity conditions that often extend to…

ZCash fell 3.82% in the last 24 hours, following Bitcoin’s drop to the low of $87.5k. While Bitcoin [BTC] managed to bounce higher, ZCash [ZEC] was unable to reverse recent losses. In a recent report, AMBCrypto noted that a rally to $605 was expected after a breakout of a descending channel. Another report noted that…

XRP is trading near $2 as a bearish ribbon EMA move returns. Analysts warn of a possible drop as whales are active and ETF inflows continue to rise. XRP is trading near $2 after a week of price pressure and mixed technical signals. The token saw a slight drop of over 1% in the last…

In summary Transhumanism was labeled a “death cult” by critics who argued that it failed to understand what it means to be human. Advocate Zoltan Istvan defended the movement as a humanitarian effort to end suffering, aging and death through technology. Philosophers and AI researchers warned that promises of digital immortality were misguided and posed…

A former employee of a US lender will spend more than two years behind bars for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from people’s accounts. The Western District of Washington District Attorney’s Office says Tacoma resident Aneicia Ford worked with accomplices to steal $345,014 from accounts at a credit union. According to court documents, Ford…

The performance of cryptocurrencies and stocks since January 2024 suggests that the new “altcoin trading” is just stock trading. The S&P 500 returned approximately 25% in 2024 and 17.5% in 2025, with a two-year compound return of approximately 47%. The Nasdaq-100 returned 25.9% and 18.1% during the same period, for a cumulative gain of nearly…

Coinbase is reportedly preparing to launch its own prediction markets, powered by US trader Kalshi, in a move that could expand the types of assets available on the exchange amid cooling investor interest in cryptocurrencies, according to reports from Bloomberg and CNBC. The announcement is expected to come next week, coinciding with Coinbase’s “Coinbase System…

Bitcoin faces a critical juncture as its macro pullback converges with a tight mid-range battle between $86,000 and $100,000. With bearish patterns confirmed and short-term support maintained, the market now waits to see if bullfighting may regain momentum or a deeper pullback is on the horizon. Bitcoin confirms macro high: bearish phase underway According to…

Strategy maintained its place on the Nasdaq 100 during this year’s rebalancing, securing its first successful test on the benchmark index since joining the index in December of last year. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has become the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (BTC). With its latest purchase of 10,624 Bitcoin for around $962.7…

After a 13-page letter from investment powerhouse Citadel Securities informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols that handle tokenized securities require closer regulatory scrutiny, the industry responded with its own correspondence on Friday, calling the arguments “baseless.” “While we share Citadel’s goals regarding investor protection, orderly markets, and the integrity…

TLDR Bitwise criticizes MSCI’s proposed rule to exclude digital asset troves (DATs) from global indices. The proposal is aimed at companies like Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which holds more than 50% of cryptocurrency reserves. Bitwise maintains that indices should remain neutral and reflect the market, not evaluate specific business models. Bitwise defends the value of Strategy,…

The Oasis Protocol Foundation, which governs the Oasis Layer 1 blockchain, has launched a new investment arm to advance scalable real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure. The foundation announced its first strategic investment in a credit infrastructure company: SemiLiquid, reads an official statement shared exclusively with Cryptonews. The investment initiative will support teams that create innovative, privacy-sensitive…

David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer, reacted to Solana’s integration of XRP, describing it as “a good thing.” “More XRP ecosystems are a good thing. Allowing XRP to operate in more environments creates utility, and XRPL remains the anchor that makes it all work,” Schwartz said in a recent social media post. wXRP, the wrapped…

Venture firm a16z has released its annual crypto predictions, outlining a sea change in how blockchains, AI agents, and global payments will operate by 2026. The research highlights three central forces: autonomous agents, disappearing payment paths, and a new era of privacy-first blockchains. All of these developments together point to a structural redesign of the…