Day: December 12, 2025

Tokenization Benefits will be ‘light at first,’ says NYDIG

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The tokenization of stocks won’t immediately be of immense benefit to the crypto market, but the benefits could increase if such assets are allowed to better integrate on blockchains, says NYDIG. “The benefits to networks these assets reside on, such as Ethereum, are light at first, but increase as their access and interoperability and composability increase,” NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in a note on Friday. The initial benefits will be the transaction fees charged for using tokenized assets, and the blockchain hosting them will “enjoy increasing…

‘I Buy XRP From Now On,’ Says World’s Highest-IQ Claimant

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Young Hoon Kim — the social-media personality who styles himself as the “IQ 276” record holder — just gave the XRP crowd a fresh piece of rocket fuel. “I buy XRP from now on,” Kim wrote on X on Friday, in what appears to be his first straight-up XRP shoutout after days of near-constant Bitcoin evangelizing. I buy #XRP from now on. — YoungHoon Kim, IQ 276 (@yhbryankimiq) December 12, 2025 Why The XRP Endorsement Now? And, yeah, the XRP Army did what it always does: it treated the post…

SOL Slumps As TVL Slides And Memecoin Demand Fades

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Key takeaways: SOL funding rates signal low bullish conviction after a 46% price drop, despite Firedancer’s launch and rising Solana network transactions. Solana DApp revenues and DEX activity have weakened sharply, suggesting broader market fatigue even as Solana’s ecosystem grows. Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), has failed to sustain prices above $145 for the past four weeks. A decline in network activity amid reduced demand for decentralized applications has negatively impacted SOL’s outlook.  With Solana’s TVL now down more than $10 billion from its September peak, onchain metrics are flashing…

Here’s Why Bitcoin’s Reaction To Fed Policy Turns Bearish After Each FOMC Update

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The Bitcoin’s behavior around US Federal Reserve announcements has become one of the most consistent market patterns of the year. After every FOMC update, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has reacted with a noticeable downside move, underscoring how closely the asset is now tied to shifting interest-rate expectations and broader macro sentiment.  What Future FOMC Meetings Could Mean For Bitcoin In an X post, analyst CryptoMichNL has mentioned that the Federal Reserve (FED) is preparing to update the printer from 2021 liquidity settings toward a more supportive 2025 stance. However, this…

Bitcoin Has No Value Beyond Financial Speculation

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Bitcoin is a purely speculative asset and is akin to a collectible toy, according to John Ameriks, the global head of quantitative equity at asset management company Vanguard. “It’s difficult for me to think about Bitcoin as anything more than a digital Labubu,” Ameriks said at Bloomberg’s ETFs in Depth conference in New York City. Labulus are collectible plush toys featuring animals with anthropomorphic features. Despite Ameriks’ criticism, he said that Bitcoin (BTC) may have value beyond financial speculation in the future under certain circumstances. The cryptocurrency could find real-world…

Dan Morehead: Crypto – The Most Asymmetric Trade in History

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Dan Morehead pivoted his hedge fund – Pantera Capital – to a pure play crypto hedge fund before the rest in 2013 and has reaped the rewards since. He first bought Bitcoin when it was priced at $65 compared to the $115,000 price today. Dan talks in detail to Wilf about the extraordinary conviction he has in blockchain – “the most asymmetric trade of all time” – which has allowed him to maintain his positions in the face of massive gains and…

Bitnomial Wins CFTC Approval to Launch Regulated Prediction Markets

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Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC received approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear fully collateralized swaps, enabling its parent company, Bitnomial, to launch prediction markets and offer clearing services to other platforms. According to Friday’s announcement, Bitnomial’s prediction market will cover crypto and economic events, alongside its existing Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto derivatives products. The contracts are designed to allow traders to take positions on outcomes, such as token price levels and macroeconomic data. The approval expands the umbrella of the trading products offered by Bitnomial. Based in…