According to recent interviews, billionaire investor Ray Dalio has sharpened his caution about Bitcoin’s fit for official reserves while still recognizing its scarce nature. Related Reading He said that Bitcoin carries money-like qualities because of its limited supply, but he drew a firm line over who should hold it on a balance sheet. Dalio said public transaction records and the risk of outside interference make it hard for reserve managers to treat Bitcoin the same way they treat gold. Dalio Flags Traceability Concerns Dalio warned that the open ledger that…
Day: December 23, 2025
New Year Rally?📈Crypto Market Update
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io The Senate will not hold a market structure markup hearing this month, pushing any progress toward a new crypto law to next year. ~This episode is sponsored by BTCC~ BTCC 10% Deposit Bonus! ➜ 00:00 Intro 00:10 Sponsor: BTCC 01:40 Hiring recession 01:50 Bloomberg: Markets choppy into christmas 03:10 Market concentration 04:00 Tom Lee talks about concentration. 2026 will look like 2025 06:00 Tom Lee: mini bear market incoming 06:45 Tom Lee: If BTC doubles by January there is no 4-year cycle…
Top reasons Bitcoin, altcoins are down
A crypto crash is underway today, Dec. 23, with Bitcoin and most altcoins being in the red, and the market capitalization of all coins falling by 2.45% to $2.95 trillion. Summary A crypto crash is happening, with Bitcoin and most altcoins falling. The decline happened after the strong US GDP data. It also happened as Bitcoin and Ethereum formed bearish patterns. Bitcoin (BTC) declined by 2.1% to $87,300, while Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, and Zcash dropped by over 3%. Most of these coins remained in a bear market. The crypto crash…
Crypto.com Builds Internal Market Maker for Prediction Markets
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is building an internal market-making team as part of its expansion into prediction markets, a move the company says is fully aligned with federal regulations and intended to improve liquidity, even as market-making in outcome-based trading continues to draw scrutiny. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the exchange is recruiting for a new role on its market-making desk, citing a job posting for a “quant trader” who would help buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of sporting events on Crypto.com’s prediction platform. Source: Bloomberg The report has…
Suprise Year-End Rally?🚀Crypto Market Update
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Major digital assets recorded modest gains on Monday, Dec. 22, as the market regained its footing ahead of the Christmas holidays following recent volatility. ~This episode is sponsored by iTrust Capital~ iTrustCapital | Get $100 Funding Reward + No Monthly Fees when you sign up using our custom link! ➜ 00:00 Intro 00:10 Light economic week 01:00 Bloomberg: Global Macro outlook 02:30 Shutdown odds 03:00 CNBC: New fed chair pick in the first week of January 05:15 Crypto tax harvesting 06:30 Sponsor:…
Dogecoin’s 53,000% Surge Shows Renewed Interest, But Why Is DOGE Price Lagging?
Dogecoin has seen a significant surge in its futures trading volume, indicating renewed interest among investors. However, the DOGE price is still lagging, hovering just above the psychological $0.10 level, amid the broader crypto market downtrend. Dogecoin Sees 53,000% Surge In Futures Trading Volume CoinGlass data shows that Dogecoin’s futures trading volume surged as much as 53,000% on BitMEX, reaching just over $260 million in the process. The top meme coin has also seen its futures trading volume on other major exchanges such as Kraken, Binance, and Bybit surge over…
Crypto Traders Cry Foul as Bitcoin Lags Behind a Red-Hot Gold, Silver and Stock Market
As 2025 winds down, plenty of chatter is swirling around the idea that bitcoin and other crypto assets have gone their own way, drifting apart from precious metals (PMs) like gold and silver — and even U.S. equities — as stock indexes and PMs notch record highs while crypto prices sit idle, looking oddly pinned […] Original
PUMP Whale Exits at $12M Loss: Is a Bounce Finally Coming?
Key Notes A major whale sold 3.8B PUMP at a $12.22M loss, signaling a full exit. PUMP trades near long-term support at $0.0018, with bearish momentum still dominant. New project PEPENODE gains traction, raising $2.38M with strong burn and staking mechanics. A large PUMP holder closed a three-month position at a steep loss just as the price sits near multi-week lows. On-chain data cited by OnchainLens and Nansen shows the wallet deposited 3.8 billion PUMP, worth $7.57 million, into FalconX on December 23. The same wallet initially withdrew those tokens…
BC Card Successfully Tests Stablecoin Payments in South Korea
Key Notes BC Card successfully processed stablecoin-based payments for foreign users using existing card infrastructure. The pilot involved Wavebridge, Aaron Group, and Global Money Express, requiring no changes for merchants. Regulatory progress stalled as the Bank of Korea and FSC disagree over bank ownership rules for stablecoin issuers. South Korea’s BC Card recently completed a pilot that lets foreign users pay local merchants using stablecoins. Tourists converted stablecoins from overseas wallets into digital prepaid cards and spent them at Korean shops without technical glitches or settlement errors. The trial tested…
Crypto.com Hires Experts to Trade against Customers
Key Notes Crypto.com is looking to employ a quant trader for it sports prediction markets. This comes amid controversies about in-house trading on prediction markets. Coinbase is one of the newbies in the prediction market niche. Singapore-based Crypto.com is looking to hire a new employee to work on a market-making team for sports prediction markets. In other words, this employee will face off against customers on the company’s prediction market exchange. On this premise, the cryptocurrency exchange has published a job listing to fill the position. Quant Trader to Join…