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Kalshi has switched on tokenized versions of its event contracts on Solana, making its first explicit play to court the same crypto-native traders who have funneled billions of dollars into rival prediction platform Polymarket. Instead of holding positions solely as traditional off-chain contracts o...

According to on-chain tracking, BitMine added 23,773 Ether over three days as the market softened. The buying included 7,080 ETH for close to $20 million on Monday and 16,693 ETH for roughly $50 million on Saturday. Based on reports, those two transactions together pushed the firm’s recent outlay to...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has outlined an ambitious blueprint to turn the newly formed “Pentad” into a de facto executive engine for ecosystem growth in 2026, linking critical infrastructure deals, DeFi expansion, RealFi, Midnight’s privacy stack and a more aggressive developer and instituti...

Quick Facts: ➡️ GENIUS-era stablecoin rules push issuers toward bank-like reserves and oversight, reducing room for experimental designs and high-yield structures. ➡️ The Federal Reserve confirming the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin network guarantees increased exposure to crypto assets for a new batch of ...

Quick Facts: ➡️ Cantor Fitzgerald’s Solana ETF position and CME $SOL futures highlight a structural shift toward regulated access to high-throughput blockchains. ➡️ Bitcoin Hyper uses an SVM-powered execution layer atop Bitcoin, enabling low-latency smart contracts and DeFi with $BTC as core collate...

Quick Facts: ➡️ Bitnomial is launching the first CFTC-regulated US spot exchange, moving crypto assets under federal oversight rather than fragmented state rules. ➡️ This shift toward regulated infrastructure is expected to improve market integrity and attract institutional capital to projects with ...

Stay Ahead with Our Immediate Analysis of Today’s Bitcoin Insights Check out our Live Bitcoin Updates for December 2, 2025! In 2010, Bitcoin was worth a few cents. One year later, it hit $20. In six years, it was $17,000, and only a month ago, it hit an ATH of $126K, a 641% in six […]

Throughout the year, the crypto industry has undergone significant regulatory changes influenced by President Trump’s new policies, alongside a coalition of senators advocating for the adoption and growth of digital assets. However, tensions escalated when a group of Democratic senators began ...

Quick Facts: ➡️ Vanguard’s move to support trading of major crypto ETFs underlines Bitcoin’s transition from a speculative asset to a mainstream portfolio building block. ➡️ As conservative ETF flows normalize $BTC exposure, traders increasingly look to higher‑beta infrastructure plays built around ...

Quick Facts: ➡️ Bitcoin’s base layer still struggles with slow finality, high fees during congestion, and almost no native smart contract capabilities for modern dApps. ➡️ As demand grows for Bitcoin-secured DeFi and payments, users face a gap between $BTC’s store-of-value role and real on-chain uti...

Quick Facts: ➡️ Canada’s stablecoin framework is shaping up as a payments upgrade, tightening rules for digital cash while leaving application-layer crypto projects more room to innovate. ➡️ As stablecoins become more regulated, value may shift to platforms that use them as neutral payment rails for...

In a recent report, Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee unveiled alarming findings related to Operation Chokepoint 2.0, revealing that at least 30 crypto firms have been debanked over the past years. The investigation, which began in the 118th Congress, sought to uncover coordinate...

Strategy has announced a new $1.44 billion US Dollar (USD) reserve, signaling a major shift for the Bitcoin-focused treasury company. Strategy Establishes New USD Reserve In a new post on X, Strategy co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor has revealed the formation of a USD reserve for the firm. Wor...

Hong Kong’s stablecoin hub dreams have reportedly taken a hit after the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) singled out the sector for the first time while reaffirming its long-standing position on the crypto industry. Related Reading: Lazarus Group Tops Global Hack Mentions As Spear Phishing Attacks Surg...

XRP and Solana share the opening line of a direct industry alert from a senior Ripple executive who argues that technical maturity alone will not guarantee XRP’s relevance in the next competitive cycle. He points to Solana’s execution style as a benchmark that XRP must study and internalize to stay ...

Sony Bank is planning a US stablecoin launch as early as fiscal year 2026, aiming to power low-fee payments for Sony games and anime. Sony Bank To Issue Stablecoin As New Payment Method For Games & Anime As reported by Nikkei Asia, Sony Bank could issue a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar as ea...

KuCoin has secured a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Austria, a move that expands its regulated presence across the European Union. Related Reading: Ripple Scores Major Win As MAS Supercharges Its Singapore License The approval, granted to its local entity KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH, allows ...

Bitcoin is entering a decisive moment as selling pressure intensifies and uncertainty continues to grip the market. Bulls are struggling to reclaim higher levels, and each failed rebound reinforces the prevailing downtrend. With momentum weakening across spot and derivatives markets, investors are i...

One of the world’s largest asset managers, Vanguard Group, once skeptical about providing investors with access to the crypto market, has decided to allow trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds consisting primarily of digital assets on its platform. Vanguard Responds To Crypto Dema...

Bitcoin (BTC) faced renewed selling pressure on Monday, dropping to around $86,000 after a series of liquidation events erased hundreds of millions of dollars in leveraged positions. Related Reading: Ripple Scores Major Win As MAS Supercharges Its Singapore License The decline deepened over the week...