Key takeaways: Luke Judges states that technical strength alone cannot guarantee long-term competitiveness, suggesting that XRP could benefit from Solana’s pragmatism and execution speed. Judges believes Solana’s market traction comes from practical engineering and a fast go-to-market strategy rather than protocol design alone. David Schwartz takes the opposite position, arguing that XRPL’s reliability and stability are more valuable than pursuing high-throughput chains. Judges highlights that developer onboarding, tooling and validator incentives are critical for sustaining growth and reducing centralization risks. Luke Judges, global partner success lead and director of Ripple,…
Day: December 8, 2025
Analyst Reveals What You Should Look Out For
After breaking below $90,000 again, the next direction of the Bitcoin price is being hotly debated once again. This comes with the added burden of a number of major events coming around this week, as well as investor sentiment being stuck in the negative territory for an extended period of time. Crypto analyst, MarcPMarkets, shares his thoughts on the current state of the market and what investors should be looking out for as the next direction is determined. The Bearish And Bullish Scenarios In the analysis shared on the TradingView…
What Happens When the Last Bitcoin is Mined? Explained
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io What happens when the last Bitcoin, or rather when the last BTC, is mined is arguably the most important question in crypto. That’s because crypto is basically driven by Bitcoin and BTC’s price. This question is becoming more important as crypto’s adoption continues and more individuals and institutions tie their financial success to BTC and Bitcoin. So far, the answers have been unsatisfactory. That’s why today we’re going to do the deepest dive into this pressing topic that you’ll find anywhere and…
Bybit Partners with Circle to Expand USDC Services Across Platform
Key Notes Partnership aims to boost USDC accessibility for both retail and institutional traders through enhanced platform features. Circle reports USDC circulation reached $73.7 billion in Q3 2025, marking a 108% year-over-year increase despite market volatility. Stablecoin sector faces scrutiny as S&P downgrades Tether’s rating amid questions about long-term market stability. Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit and stablecoin issuer Circle have announced a strategic partnership that will see the two firms collaborate to expand USDC services across the Bybit stack. According to a Dec. 8 press release, the partnership will focus on…
Crypto On Alert As This Week’s Fed Decision Isn’t Just About Rates
Crypto markets head into this week’s Federal Reserve meeting focused less on rate cut and more on whether Jerome Powell quietly declares the start of quantitative easing (QE). The key question on Wednesday for macro-sensitive traders is whether the Fed shifts into a bill-heavy “reserve management” regime that starts rebuilding dollar liquidity, even if it refuses to call it QE. Futures markets suggest the rate decision itself is largely a foregone conclusion. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, traders are assigning roughly 87.2% odds to a 0.25 percentage point cut,…
The Ocean Falls Bitcoin Mine. So Many Have Asked to See it, Now You Finally Can.
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Personally I know nothing about Bitcoin, how it is mined, or what the heck a person can really do with it, but there is no denying it is a powerful international entity. The challenge to mining Bitcoin, is that it requires a tremendous amount of processing power, and of course that requires a tremendous amount of electricity. Where can a person find a tremendous amount of electricity at an affordable price? Well that would be an abandoned hydroelectric dam of course. The…
BitMine Expands Ethereum Holdings to $13.2B, Accelerates Weekly Buying Pace 156%
Key Notes BitMine now controls over 3.2% of circulating ETH supply, positioning itself as the largest corporate Ethereum treasury globally. The company accelerated purchases to 138,452 ETH weekly, up from 54,156 four weeks prior, targeting 5% ownership stake. BMNR stock maintains $1.8B daily trading volume, ranking 37th in US market turnover despite recent volatility. BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR: NYSE American) has expanded its Ethereum position to more than 3.86 million ETH, lifting holdings to around $13.2 billion and accelerating its weekly ETH buying pace by 156%. The move comes as…
How to Safely Gift Crypto This Christmas (2025 Guide)
How to choose what cryptocurrency to gift With over 27 million cryptocurrencies available as of late 2025, choosing one can feel overwhelming. For a Christmas gift, especially for someone who barely uses crypto or has never held it before, the most reliable approach is to stick with established and well-known options. There is no universal “best” coin since cryptocurrencies differ in purpose, age and level of adoption. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and those rated highly on CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko typically have the longest track records, the largest…
Pepe Coin Price Prediction: Chart Looks Brutal – So Why Are Whales Buying 30 Billion Tokens?
That’s still 83% below its yearly peak of $0.00002825, but beneath the surface, something unusual is happening. Despite the weak chart, smart money appears to be moving in. Blockchain data from Nansen reveals that whale wallets have quietly accumulated 30 billion PEPE over the past month, increasing their collective holdings from 4.41 trillion to 4.44 trillion. At the same time, exchange supply has dropped from 259.1 trillion to 258.2 trillion, a subtle but telling signal that investors are moving tokens off exchanges and into cold storage. Is a major shift…
Here’s How High The Dogecoin Price Will Go Once The MACD Bullish Cross Happens
The Dogecoin price has been drifting through a subdued stretch over the past few days, holding around the mid-$0.13 to $0.14. The recent decline has slowed down in the past 48 hours, and the chart now shows the meme coin attempting to steady itself after weeks of persistent selling pressure. Trader Tardigrade, a well-known crypto analyst on X, shared a new three-day chart suggesting that an important MACD signal is on the verge of forming, and historical performance shows that Dogecoin tends to move bullish once this signal appears. Approaching…