Day: December 23, 2025

Hong Kong insurers face 100% capital hit on direct Bitcoin and crypto bets

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Hong Kong’s insurance regulator drafts first Asian framework letting insurers hold crypto under a 100% risk charge while stablecoins track fiat-based capital rules. Summary Draft rules let Hong Kong insurers invest in crypto with a 100% capital charge, forcing them to reserve full exposure against volatile assets.​ Stablecoins get separate treatment, with risk charges tied to underlying fiat and Hong Kong’s upcoming 2025 stablecoin licensing regime.​ Move contrasts Singapore, South Korea and Japan, positioning Hong Kong as Asia’s first to codify insurer crypto allocations and ETF-linked exposure. The Hong Kong…

Bitcoin Price Bottom Is Here, Says VanEck Citing Miner Capitulation

Key Notes Bitcoin price shows a contrarian behavior to Bitcoin mining activity as the hashrate sees a sharpest drop since April 2024. Breakeven electricity costs for rigs like the Antminer S19 XP have fallen about 35% since late 2024, suggesting a drop in profitability. VanEck estimates nearly 400,000 mining machines have been shut down. Crypto asset manager VanEck has recently released a report noting that the dip in Bitcoin mining activity suggests that the bottom is already here. Citing historical trends, they noted that miner capitulation has often been bullish…

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Bitcoin Perps Heat Up Again As Leveraged Longs Rise

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Data shows traders have set up fresh Bitcoin positions on the perpetual futures market during the past day, and the Funding Rate suggests they are long bets. Bitcoin Open Interest Has Witnessed An Uptick According to data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, the surge Bitcoin has seen to kick off Monday has come alongside a spike in the Bitcoin perpetual futures Open Interest. The “Open Interest” refers to an indicator that keeps track of the total amount of BTC perpetual futures positions that are currently open on all derivatives exchanges.…

Bybit to Restrict Services for Japanese Residents Starting in 2026

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Bybit will begin phasing out services for residents of Japan from 2026, introducing gradual account restrictions as it moves to comply with the country’s regulatory requirements, the cryptocurrency exchange said on Monday. The exchange said users classified as Japanese residents will be subject to the restrictions on a rolling basis, while those incorrectly flagged have been asked to complete additional identity checks. Bybit is not registered with Japan’s Financial Services Agency, which requires crypto exchanges serving Japanese users to hold local approval. “If you’re a resident of Japan, please note…

IMF and El Salvador continue negotiations over Bitcoin risks

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El Salvador and the International Monetary Fund have made notable progress in their ongoing negotiations over Bitcoin policy and economic reforms, as the country looks to access a $1.4 billion loan package. Summary El Salvador and the IMF say negotiations over the sale of the state-run Chivo wallet have advanced. The talks are tied to unlocking further funding under a $1.4 billion IMF program that required El Salvador to scale back public sector involvement in Bitcoin. According to an official statement published on Dec. 23, El Salvador and the IMF’s…

MetaMask’s native Bitcoin push deepens multichain pivot with Linea rewards twist

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MetaMask adds native Bitcoin, SegWit support and multichain swaps as Consensys advances Linea, rewards and broader Bitcoin L2 ecosystem plans. MetaMask now supports native Bitcoin buys, transfers and swaps alongside EVM assets and Solana, with SegWit live and Taproot on the roadmap.​ Users earn MetaMask Rewards points when swapping into BTC, tied to a MASK-style incentives program aligned with Consensys’ IPO-ready Linea strategy.​ The move advances MetaMask’s multichain thesis, adding Bitcoin while the team explores L2s like Lightning, BOB, ordinals and BRC-20s to bridge EVM and non-EVM rails. MetaMask has…

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IMF Confirms Negotiations for El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet Underway

Key Notes Negotiations between the IMF and El Salvador over the Chivo Bitcoin wallet are well advanced. Chivo talks are part of the second review of El Salvador’s $40-month IMF financing program. IMF says El Salvador has agreed to scale back public Bitcoin activity. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said negotiations with El Salvador over the government-run Chivo Bitcoin wallet are well advanced. An active discussion is ongoing regarding a sale or wind-down of the platform, which was released in September 2021. The update came as part of the IMF’s…

XRP Price Forecasts For 2026 Unveiled By AI Simulation: Should Investors Remain Bullish?

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XRP, currently the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the market, has mirrored the overall performance of digital assets over the past months, experiencing a significant retracement of nearly 50% from its all-time high of $3.65 earlier this year.  Amid this volatility, a new artificial intelligence (AI) simulation model has produced price forecasts for the altcoin, offering investors a more detailed outlook for the coming year. XRP Price Predictions Market analyst Sam Daodu recently shared insights from a Monte Carlo simulation that explored XRP’s price trajectory in which 10,000 paths were generated to…