Day: December 31, 2025

Strategy Buys 22K BTC, RWAs Top $19 Billion: December in Charts

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Bitcoinโ€™s price continued to fall as 2025 neared its end, declining 4% in December. Despite a slump in markets, Strategy capped off the year with massive Bitcoin buys. In December alone, the software company turned Bitcoin investment vehicle picked up over 22,000 Bitcoin (BTC). In the US, prediction markets are inking deals with major media outlets and scoring approvals from major federal agencies. However, in 11 states, gambling and gaming regulators are taking legal action against platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. Watchdogs state that such markets constitute a form of…

AI Models Predict Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoin Prices for 2026

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Artificial intelligence is no longer just a research tool for investors. Itโ€™s increasingly being used as a market oracle, used to model scenarios, price ranges and sector-level shifts across global asset classes.ย  In 2025, AI adoption accelerated across crypto markets and asset management companies, with funds and analysts using large language models to interpret macro signals, onchain data and regulatory developments.ย  To test how these systems interpret the upcoming year, Cointelegraph asked leading AI models what crypto prices could look like in 2026.ย  Together, the responses pointed toward a maturing…

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs break out of outflow funk with $355M in fresh demand

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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs snap a seven-day outflow streak with $355M in fresh inflows, led by BlackRock, ARK 21Shares, and Fidelity funds. Summary U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $355M in net inflows on Dec. 30, ending a seven-day, $1.12B outflow streak across major issuers.โ€‹ BlackRock, ARK 21Shares, and Fidelity led the rebound, while Bitwise, VanEck, and Grayscale also logged smaller positive flows.โ€‹ The single positive session has not erased prior losses, leaving traders watching early January flows for a clearer sentiment shift. U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $355 million…

๐Ÿšจ LIVE: Japan Hikes Rates โ€” Will XRP Save the Day? Carry Trade Unwind Begins NOW!!

โ–ถ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com โ–ถ CEX Website: cex.io ๐Ÿ“ฌ Newsletter – 25% OFF โ†’ NEXT LIVE ON EXTRA – ๐Ÿšจ LIVE: Bank of Japan (BOJ) Interest Rate Decision & The $2 Trillion Carry Trade Unwind! ๐Ÿšจ Tonightโ€™s high-stakes meeting is a global financial turning point. Governor Kazuo Ueda is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to 0.75%, marking a 30-year high not seen since the mid-1990s. This landmark move directly threatens the Yen carry trade, a $2 trillion liquidity engine that fuels US Tech giants like Nvidia and…

Ether Struggles Near $3,000 as Investor Conviction Fades

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Key takeaways: ETH remains capped below $3,000 as repeated breakout failures weaken trader confidence and suppress short-term momentum. A sustainable ETH rally will require stronger network activity and DApp demand to offset weak leverage and ETF flows. Ether (ETH) has traded within a narrow 4% range for the past week, leading traders to question whether the $2,900 support level will hold. Repeated failures to break above $3,000 have coincided with a decline in Ethereum network fees and muted demand for Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This lack of conviction is also…

Bitcoin Trapped In Post-Breakdown Compression, A Violent Move Brewing?

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Bitcoin is stuck in a tight consolidation after its sharp rejection from the $100,000 region, with price compressing into a narrow range that reflects growing market tension. As momentum builds beneath the surface, attention is focused on a decisive breakout or breakdown that could define Bitcoinโ€™s next major move. Bitcoin Trapped In Post-Breakdown Compression According to analyst CyrilXBT, Bitcoin remains mired in a period of intense price compression following its significant breakdown from the $100,000 threshold. This cooling-off phase reflects the market’s attempt to stabilize after being rejected at a…

Official Trump Meme Team Pull $94M USDC to Coinbase

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Onchain analysts tracking the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin on Solana have flagged large transfers from wallets labeled as parts of the โ€œOfficial Trump Memeโ€ cluster moving about $94 million in USDC from TRUMP liquidity pools over the past month.ย  The most recent movement, highlighted by blockchain data platform Arkham, involved 33 million USDC (USDC) being withdrawn from liquidity on Tuesday and sent to an entity labeled Fireblocks, which then routed funds to wallets labeled as belonging to Coinbase.ย  Public Solana records on Solscan corroborate the large USDC outflows from TRUMPโ€‘linked…

Lighterโ€™s $675M LIT Airdrop Ranks 10th in Crypto History

Key Notes Lighter airdropped $675 million in Lighter Infrastructure Tokens (LIT) to early participants. Currently, 75% of airdrop recipients are still holding onto their LIT. Despite the success, some entities have criticized the tokenomics of the LIT crypto. The cryptocurrency industry has seen one of its biggest transactions as Lighter airdropped $675 million in Lighter Infrastructure Tokens (LIT). The recipients were early participants in the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol. The data shared on X by the blockchain data visualization platform Bubblemaps suggests that approximately 75% of recipients are still holding…

Fed Rate Cut Reaction๐Ÿ“‰Crypto Market Update๐Ÿšจ

โ–ถ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com โ–ถ CEX Website: cex.io The price of bitcoin (BTC-USD) and ether (ETH-USD) slipped lower on Thursday despite the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, as Fed chair Jerome Powell signalled the central bank will proceed cautiously into 2026. ~This Episode is sponsored by BTCC & Mevolaxy~ BTCC 10% Deposit Bonus! โžœ Mevolaxy – get a 50% discount on the Pro account & a 10% bonus on your first MEV-stake. The offer is valid for 48 hours! 00:00 Intro 00:10 Sponsor: BTCC 00:45 Neutral 01:30 Crypto is…