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Market Pullback Accelerates After Senate Postpones Long-Awaited Crypto Framework Bill
The market entered a sharper pullback this week after the Senate confirmed that a long-anticipated crypto structure legislation will not advance before the end of the year.
Wed, Dec 17

What The Clarity Act Means For Ripple And XRP Once Done
Although the anticipated crypto market structure bill, also known as the CLARITY Act, has not yet been passed into law, its proposed framework is already influencing conversations around how major cryptocurrencies could be classified and regulated in the future. The implications could be particularl...
Wed, Dec 17

Smart Money Outflow: 14,000 Ethereum Hit the Market As Two Major Holders Exit Positions
Ethereum is trading below the $3,000 level as selling pressure continues to weigh on the broader crypto market. After weeks of unstable price action, ETH has failed to reclaim key psychological and technical levels, reinforcing a fragile market structure. Related Reading: Ethereum Activity Hits 7-Mo...
Wed, Dec 17

HBAR Consolidates Near Lows While Analysts Map Potential Short-Term Bounce Scenarios
Hedera’s HBAR token is trading near its lowest levels in more than a year, reflecting both broader crypto market weakness and project-specific headwinds. Related Reading: Crypto Market Structure Bill Stalled: Senate Banking Committee Pushes Markup To Early 2026 After a steady decline through Novembe...
Tue, Dec 16

Ethereum Negative Supply Dynamics Hold As ETH Issuance Falls Behind Burns – Here’s What To Know
Except for Ethereum’s fluctuating price action in the past few weeks following a broader market volatility, another key area is drawing notable attention in the sector. ETH’s price has been exhibiting bearish performance, and at the same time, its supply dynamics have been demonstrating a negative t...
Tue, Dec 16

Analyst Shares Full Technical Bitcoin Price Breakdown – Here’s The Target
A crypto analyst has shared his latest forecast for the Bitcoin price, highlighting a potential downturn. His analysis breaks down technical indicators and macroeconomic data to predict key movements in the coming months and years. The report has outlined several bearish targets for Bitcoin, caution...
Tue, Dec 16

Blockchain Privacy Shouldn’t Automatically Raise Red Flags—SEC Chair
Crypto executives pushed the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to reconsider its approach to blockchain privacy, arguing that not all users of these tools are criminals. Related Reading: Crypto Wallets Targeted In JavaScript Library Exploit—Cybersecurity Firm The meeting, the SEC’s six...
Tue, Dec 16

Banks Can Soon Issue Stablecoins: FDIC Begins Rulemaking Under GENIUS Act
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced a new framework that outlines how banks can apply to issue payment stablecoins through subsidiaries as part of the implementation of the country’s stablecoin bill, the GENIUS Act. FDIC’s First Move On GENIUS Act In a statement, Act...
Tue, Dec 16

XRP Traders Reducing Exposure? Estimated Leverage Ratio Slides Deeper – What This Means For Price
Following the sudden pullback observed across the cryptocurrency market, the price of XRP has fallen sharply, causing it to revisit the $1.8 threshold. With XRP’s price facing heightened bearish pressure, traders appear to be stepping back, raising questions about the current price action. Leverage ...
Tue, Dec 16

SWIFT’s Latest Announcement Raises Questions About Ripple’s XRPL Blockchain
Crypto pundit Chain Cartel has raised several key points following SWIFT’s latest comment on its move to adopt blockchain technology. The pundit claimed that Ripple’s XRPL network best suits what SWIFT is trying to achieve and suggested that the two firms collaborate. Pundit Points To Ripple’s XRPL ...
Tue, Dec 16

Here’s The Demographic That Continues To Dominate XRP
As volatility weighs heavily on the market, fresh insights are shedding light on who is really driving activity in the XRP ecosystem. A crypto analyst has shared new observations, revealing that a specific demographic continues to dominate XRP trading activity. The analyst explained that this trend ...
Tue, Dec 16

Bitcoin Hyper собрал $29,5 млн — рынок верит, что развитие биткоина пойдет за пределами сети
Биткоин снова уперся в собственный парадокс: чем он ценнее как «база доверия», тем сильнее хочется использовать его не только как хранилище, но и как средство для платежей, DeFi и ончейн‑продуктов. И тут начинаются проблемы. Базовый слой Bitcoin по дизайну медленный, ограниченный по пропускной спосо...
Tue, Dec 16

Solana Hit By One Of The Largest DDoS Attacks In Internet History
Solana has been battling what some ecosystem builders are calling an internet-scale DDoS campaign — and, despite the usual “Solana is fragile” jokes, the network seems to be shrugging it off. Pipe Network said of the ongoing attack via X today: “The ongoing DDoS attack on Solana is one of the larges...
Tue, Dec 16

Рождественский эксперимент Кори Айринга: $30 000 для подписчиков и игра на хайстейкс без риска
Кори Айринг, известный покерный игрок и автор популярного контента, запустил необычную рождественскую акцию для своей аудитории. Вместо классического фриролла он предложил подписчикам участие в конкурсе с общим призовым фондом $30 000, главным призом которого стали места в дорогих кеш-играх. Проект ...
Tue, Dec 16

Bitcoin Mining Hit Hard: 10% Hashrate Loss Linked To China Shutdowns
According to a post by former Canaan (a Chinese tech company) executive Jianping Kong, Bitcoin’s estimated hashrate fell roughly 10% in a single day, sliding from about 1,053 TH/s to just under 943 TH/s. Related Reading: Binance And HTX Get Regulatory Nod To Operate In Pakistan – Details Kong said t...
Tue, Dec 16

Cardano Founder Calls For Crypto ‘Reset’ Heading Into 2026
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson wants crypto to stop acting like it’s permanently stuck in 2021 brain. In a Dec. 15 livestream titled “Some End of Year Thoughts,” the IOG CEO delivered a blunt year-end diagnosis of a market that, in his telling, lost its retail engine, let politics turn into a sid...
Tue, Dec 16

OCC’s Approval Of Crypto Charters Faces Pushback From Banking Lobbyist Groups
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently sparked a wave of criticism from traditional finance groups following its approval of conditional bank charters for five cryptocurrency firms: Ripple, Circle, BitGo, Paxos, and Fidelity. Stablecoins Seen As Direct Threat Following the OCC&...
Tue, Dec 16

Dogecoin Open Interest Crashes To April Levels, Here’s What Happened Last Time
Dogecoin’s open interest has seen a significant decline over the past few months, and the latest push lower has sent the meme coin scraping April 2025 levels. The current trend mirrors the Dogecoin price decline that has persisted even during the Bitcoin price uptrend. Looking at the historical perf...
Tue, Dec 16

Crypto Market Structure Bill Stalled: Senate Banking Committee Pushes Markup To Early 2026
The anticipated US crypto market structure bill, seen as a landmark piece of legislation following the GENIUS Act, is unlikely to pass this year as Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott announced the postponement of a committee vote.Instead, discussions regarding the bill are expected to resume i...
Tue, Dec 16

Terra Founder Do Kwon Could Face 30-Year Sentence In Potential South Korean Trial
After receiving a 15-year sentence last week, Terraform Labs’ co-founder and former CEO, Do Kwon, could face another major sentence in a potential second trial if extradited to his home country, South Korea. Related Reading: Ex-Terra Insider Calls Do Kwon Case ‘Backwards’ In Explosive X Thread Terra...
Tue, Dec 16


