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Solana Price Could Crash Below $5 – The Document That Has Taken The Community By Storm
A crypto analyst has issued a stark warning to the SOL community, predicting that the Solana price could crash below $5. The expert’s bearish thesis is based on an extensive review of US federal court documents, suggesting that ongoing legal challenges and potential flaws in the Solana blockchain co...
Thu, Dec 18

Federal Reserve Withdraws Crypto Rules, Banks Get More Freedom
The Federal Reserve announced on April 24, 2025, that it is pulling back previous rules for banks handling crypto and dollar tokens. From now on, banks will be supervised the usual way, instead of through separate crypto-focused requirements. Related Reading: Crypto Scammers Face Heat As SAFE Crypto...
Thu, Dec 18

Bitcoin On-Chain Movement Shifts From High Reward To Tight Margins – Here’s What It Means
Bitcoin experienced a sharp bounce above the $90,000 price mark, but this rise was brief and was cut short by the prevailing volatile market environment. With the persistent waning price action observed over the past few weeks, the once lucrative BTC on-chain moves are no longer paying off as profit...
Thu, Dec 18

The Decision That Could Change Everything For XRP Investors
Crypto pundit ChartNerd has revealed that the XRP price is currently at a critical support, where the altcoin is set to decide its potential next move. The pundit urged XRP investors to remain patient as they await economic headwinds that could impact the price action. Pundit Points Out Level XRP In...
Thu, Dec 18

Top Expert Predicts When XRP Will Flip Ethereum
A bold claim circulating within the crypto community opens up questions about the long-term positioning of XRP relative to Ethereum. The discussion was due to a post on the social media platform X from YoungHoon Kim, who publicly stated that XRP could surpass Ethereum in market capitalization by 202...
Thu, Dec 18

Less Ethereum To Sell: ETH Supply On Exchanges Slides To New Multi-Year Low
In the midst of the waning action of the Ethereum price, investor sentiment, especially those on centralized exchanges, appears to be holding remarkably strong. Despite experiencing a pullback, causing ETH to lose the $3,000 price mark, the overall supply of the altcoin on cryptocurrency exchanges h...
Thu, Dec 18

Jimmy Carr Tells UK To Mine Bitcoin With Wasted Night-Time Power
UK comedian and TV host Jimmy Carr suggested the British state should consider mining bitcoin using electricity that would otherwise go unused overnight, framing the idea as part of a broader push for more “radical” thinking about public finances. Will The UK Mine Bitcoin With Excess Energy? Carr ma...
Thu, Dec 18

Coinbase’s Latest: Prediction Markets And Stock Trading Added To Platform
Coinbase (COIN) revealed on Wednesday its plans to roll out a suite of new products intended to transform the platform into a comprehensive financial application, including the addition of stocks, advanced trading tools, and prediction markets. Brian Armstrong’s Vision CEO Brian Armstrong envi...
Thu, Dec 18

Bipartisan SAFE Crypto Act Unveiled: New Task Force To Combat Digital Asset Scams
In a new bipartisan initiative to regulate the cryptocurrency sector, Senators Elissa Slotkin and Jerry Moran have unveiled the “SAFE Crypto Act,” which aims to establish a federal task force designed to address the increasing risks associated with digital asset scams. New Task Force Proposed The SA...
Thu, Dec 18

XRP Ledger Adds Military-Grade Security Via Payments Engine Standard
Ripple has published the first formal specification of the XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine, positioning it as a foundational upgrade for protocol safety as XRPL moves into a more feature-dense era. The document was released in partnership with formal methods firm Common Prefix and is intended to become ...
Thu, Dec 18

Federal Prison No More: FTX’s Caroline Ellison Now In Community Confinement
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and a key witness in the FTX prosecutions, was quietly moved from federal prison to community confinement on October 16, 2025, with the transfer happening largely under the radar. Related Reading: Trump Signals Possible Pardon For Convicted Samour...
Thu, Dec 18

Binance’s US Return Strategy: CZ’s Stake At Risk In Potential Recapitalization
Amid significant regulatory shifts under President Trump’s administration, Binance is gearing up to relaunch in the United States, potentially reducing the stakes held by its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ). Following years of legal hurdles that culminated in Zhao serving time in prison, his recent ...
Thu, Dec 18

BitMine Goes Shopping As Ethereum Dips: $140M Buy Spotted On-Chain
Two massive Ethereum transactions have just flowed out from FalconX, with Lookonchain linking them to ETH treasury company BitMine. BitMine Has Received 48,049 Ethereum From FalconX In a new post on X, on-chain sleuth Lookonchain has pointed out how BitMine appears to have acquired 48,049 ETH from a...
Thu, Dec 18

Crypto Scammers Face Heat As SAFE Crypto Act Draws Top US Enforcers
A bipartisan bill introduced on Dec. 15, 2025 would form a national response to rising cryptocurrency fraud, aiming to give law enforcement and regulators new tools to stop scams as they happen. Related Reading: Trump Signals Possible Pardon For Convicted Samourai Wallet Co-Founder According to the ...
Thu, Dec 18

A Structural Shift in Bitcoin: BTC’s Network Activity Tells a New Story
Bitcoin is struggling to break away from the bearish market structure that has been in place since late October. Despite several short-lived relief rallies, price action continues to reflect weakness, with bulls failing to reclaim key resistance levels or generate sustained momentum. As uncertainty ...
Thu, Dec 18

Cardano Breaks Governance Deadlock With New Constitutional Committee
Cardano has moved to resolve a governance bottleneck by ratifying an on-chain vote to restore its Constitutional Committee (CC) to functional capacity, a procedural step that matters because the CC is required to evaluate constitutionality and ratify many categories of governance actions, including ...
Thu, Dec 18

Binance Receives $347 Million In Bitcoin as Matrixport-Associated Wallets Offload Assets
Bitcoin is once again testing investor conviction as it struggles to reclaim the $90,000 level, a price zone that has now become a clear psychological and structural barrier. After weeks of choppy price action and repeated failures to sustain upside momentum, sentiment across the market has shifted ...
Thu, Dec 18

Analysts Reassess Hyperliquid’s Long-Term Potential as Large-Scale HYPE Burn Comes Into Focus
Hyperliquid (HYPE) is slowly approaching a decisive governance moment as analysts and market participants reassess the protocol’s long-term outlook against the backdrop of a proposed large-scale HYPE token burn. Related Reading: Here Are The Meme Coins With Over 100% Rallies While Dogecoin And Shiba...
Thu, Dec 18

Grayscale Predicts When Bitcoin Price Will Hit A New All-Time High
Grayscale, one of the world’s largest digital asset managers, outlined its 2026 Digital Asset Outlook, projecting that the Bitcoin price could reach a new all-time high in the first half of 2026. The forecast is based on structural changes in market design, expanding institutional participation, and...
Thu, Dec 18

Solana Faces Critical Test Near $100 as Macro Pressure and Network Upgrades Collide
Solana (SOL) is approaching a decisive moment as its price drifts closer to the psychologically important $100 level, caught between weakening market momentum and a series of structural changes unfolding across the network. Related Reading: Here Are The Meme Coins With Over 100% Rallies While Dogeco...
Wed, Dec 17


