These Three Metrics Show BTC Found Strong Support Near $80,000
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Bitcoin BTC$90,193.16 has so far bounced above $90,000, 15% higher from its Nov. 21 low of around $80,000, with price finding confluence support across three important cost basis metrics: the 2024 yearly volume weighted cost basis, the True Market Mean, and the average U.S. spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) cost basis. These metrics help to identify […]

USDT Issuer Seeks Full Takeover, Invest $1B in Football Club
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Tether, the crypto firm behind the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT USDT$1.0001, is aiming to acquire popular Italian football club Juventus FC, boosting its minority stake to 100%. The firm said Friday that it has submitted a binding proposal for majority shareholder Exor’s 65.4% stake in the club in an all-cash offer, according to a Friday […]

Citadel Securities and DeFi Waging War of Words Through SEC Correspondence
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After a 13-page letter from investment powerhouse Citadel Securities advised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols handling tokenized securities demand a closer regulatory grip, the industry answered back with its own correspondence on Friday, calling the arguments “baseless.” “While we share Citadel’s aims with respect to investor protections, orderly markets, […]

From Lockstep to Lag, BTC Poised to Catch Up With Small Cap Highs
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For the first time in five years, the Russell 2000 Index (IWM) is hitting record highs while bitcoin BTC$92,578.55, which usually tops in tandem, is out of sync and remains 27% below October’s record. History suggests the largest cryptocurrency and cryptocurrencies more broadly are likely to catch up. The Russell 2000, a gauge of U.S. […]

CFTC Lets Polymarket, PredictIt, LedgerX Off Certain Requirements
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued no-action letters to the operators of prediction markets platforms Polymarket, PredictIt, Gemini and LedgerX/MIAX on Thursday, announcing that the companies did not have to meet certain recordkeeping demands as long as they meet other specified requirements, and that the companies might be able to clear contracts through a […]

BTC, Nasdaq Futures Drop as Oracle Earnings Stoke AI Bubble Fears
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Risk assets are under pressure Thursday despite the Fed’s rate cut, with Oracle’s earnings miss piling on alongside the central bank’s hawkish guidance. Bitcoin BTC$90,222.18, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, is trading near $90,000, representing a 2.8% drop over 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. Futures tied to Wall Street’s tech heavy index, Nasdaq, […]

State Street and Galaxy to Launch Tokenized Liquidity Fund on Solana (SOL) in 2026
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State Street and Galaxy Asset Management plan to launch a tokenized liquidity fund in early 2026 that uses stablecoins for around-the-clock investor flows, expanding the use of public blockchains in institutional cash management, the companies announced Wednesday. The State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund, or SWEEP, will accept subscriptions and redemptions in PYUSD, a […]

Strive (ASST) Starts $500 Million ATM Program for High-Yield SATA Preferred Stock
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Strive (ASST), a publicly traded bitcoin BTC$92,384.72 treasury and asset-management company, said it arranged a $500 million at-the-market offering (ATM) for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA) to help fund further purchases of the largest cryptocurrency. SATA pays a 12% dividend with an effective yield near 13%, and the security is intentionally […]

Boutique Firm Nicholas Files for Fund Skipping U.S. Trading Hours
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Weary U.S.-based bitcoin BTC$92,837.47 bulls might think it’s their imagination that they seem to wake up every morning to BTC doing pretty well only for prices to head lower during the U.S. trading session. They are, in fact, not imagining things. Data from crypto analytics platform Velo.xyz shows that over the past year, bitcoin is […]

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) Perps Are Building Liquidity Incrementally: SGX’s Syn
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SGX’s bitcoin BTC$90,301.29 and ether ETH$3,113.55 perpetual futures have become increasingly popular since their debut two weeks ago, and that growth represents new liquidity rather than cash redirected from elsewhere, said Michael Syn, president of the SGX Group. The products, cryptocurrency derivatives that allow institutional traders to speculate on the price of an asset without […]

BTC, ETH, USDC as Collateral in CFTC Crypto Pilot
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Monday launched a pilot program allowing select digital assets — bitcoin BTC$90,938.56, ether ETH$3,134.24 and USD Coin (USDC) or other payment stablecoins — to be used as collateral in U.S. derivatives markets. The program, announced by Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, is part of a broader push to give […]

FOMC Interest-Rate Decision, Do Kwon Sentencing: Crypto Week Ahead
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The Federal Reserve meets this week to set U.S. interest rates. The Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) is likely to reduce the target rate by 25 basis points to 3.50% to 3.75% when it announces its decision on Dec. 10, according to the CME’s Fedwatch tool. Lower rates often tend to encourage investing in riskier, […]