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Price predictions 12/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, LINK

Bitcoin and altcoin rallies are being capped by heavy selling near the intraday range highs, leading some analysts to revise their end-of-year price estimates. What do technical charts say?

Binance mulls new US strategy, CZ potentially reducing stake: Report

Binance exited the United States in 2019, and a separate company, Binance.US, has been serving US customers since that time.

Silvergate Bank lawsuit calls for FTX, Alameda clients to weigh in on $10M settlement

More than 46,000 claimants could potentially receive a payout from a court-approved settlement involving the FTX-tied Silvergate Bank, which shuttered in 2023.

Bitcoin tags $90K as crypto market spike liquidates $120M shorts

Bitcoin took out liquidity at the Wall Street open as a move above $90,000 was followed by a snap retracement, liquidating late long and short entries.

Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG shows how real-asset stablecoins are evolving in emerging markets

Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG blends a USD peg with a gold reserve claim. Here’s what it signals for emerging markets and what to verify next.

How YouTube’s stablecoin payouts could change creator monetization

YouTube has added an opt-in option allowing eligible US creators to receive payouts in PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD.

Did Bitcoin's 4-year cycle break, and is the bull market really over?

Bitcoin ETFs, corporate treasuries and macro tailwinds are challenging BTC’s traditional four-year cycle, which could result in new all-time highs in 2026.

Securitize announces ‘real’ tokenized stocks, touts DeFi integration

Securitize plans to launch compliant, natively tokenized stocks in early 2026, enabling real equity ownership to trade 24/7 fully onchain.

Solana TVL hits $8.6B six-month lows: Is $80 SOL price next?

SOL traded 52% lower than its $255 highs reached on Sept. 18, as onchain data and a bearish pattern suggested that SOL investors risked further losses.

New protocol targets redemption delays in $20B tokenized market

Uniform Labs’ Multiliquid aims to bridge the gap between tokenized funds and stablecoins, targeting liquidity constraints that have slowed institutional adoption.

Former SEC counsel explains what it takes to make RWAs compliant

The SEC’s changing approach to crypto is supporting RWA growth, but jurisdictional and yield constraints continue to limit compliant models.

Binance alleges fake listing agents, offers up to $5M whistleblower reward

Binance warned users to avoid token listing agents and offered as much as $5 million to whistleblowers who report listing fraud.

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 lands $7B Google-backed AI data center lease

The 15-year agreement anchors Hut 8’s shift toward long-duration AI infrastructure revenue as hyperscalers seek power-first compute capacity.

Wall Street’s $4 quadrillion backbone to roll out tokenized US Treasurys

The SEC gave DTCC the green light to launch a tokenization service last week, and the company will be starting by minting US Treasurys on Canton.

New Coinbase report points to ‘broken’ traditional finance system: Armstrong

A new Coinbase–Ipsos survey shows younger US investors are trading more often, taking more risk and putting a far larger share of their portfolios into crypto.

Solana tests quantum-resistant transactions in new Project Eleven pilot

Solana has partnered with a security company to test quantum-resistant technology on a Solana testnet, claiming to offer a scalable end-to-end solution.

CAR’s crypto push fueled ‘state capture’ by elites, criminal networks: Report

A new report warned that the Central African Republic’s crypto push favored elites and exposed the country to foreign criminal networks, rather than boosting financial inclusion.

Bitcoin price at ‘critical’ point as whale moves $348M BTC to exchanges

A whale moved 4,000 Bitcoin to Binance, sparking fresh fears of a deeper BTC price drop if the $81,500 support level is lost.

Polymarket shows stronger retention than most DeFi, wallets and exchanges

As crypto platforms explore prediction market integrations, retention data highlights why sustaining user engagement remains one of the industry’s most challenging tasks.

Bitcoin institutional buys flip new supply for the first time in 6 weeks

Bitcoin buying power from institutions flipped the daily mined BTC supply for the first time since the start of November, new data showed.

KuCoin taps Tomorrowland festivals as MiCA-era on-ramp for European fans

KuCoin is using a freshly minted MiCA license to wire crypto payments and perks into Tomorrowland’s flagship festivals.

Hyperliquid governance vote aims to permanently sideline $1B Assistance Fund

The proposal seeks a binding social consensus that the funds will never be accessed through future protocol upgrades.

HashKey crypto exchange sees bumpy Hong Kong debut after $206M IPO

HashKey debuted on Hong Kong’s HKEX following a $206 million oversubscribed IPO, with the stock seeing notable volatility on its first day of trading.

SEC lawsuit puts Shima Capital’s future in question as wind-down message surfaces

Screenshots of an email shared online purportedly show founder Yida Gao stepping down as managing director of Shima Capital and outlining plans for an orderly wind-down of the fund.

Bitcoin could go ‘sub-$50K if quantum isn’t solved by 2028: Capriole

Quantitative Bitcoin and digital asset fund Capriole says the price of Bitcoin could plummet if the network doesn’t develop resistance to quantum computing.

Bhutan pledges 10K Bitcoin to develop its ‘mindfulness city’

It’s estimated that Bhutan has around 11,286 Bitcoin in total, a stash worth over $986 million, making it the fifth-largest known holder among countries.

Saylor’s Bitcoin stash will be very hard for anyone to match: Pomp

While it may be possible for a public company to catch up to Michael Saylor’s Strategy Bitcoin holdings, it is probably unlikely, Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says.

Lightning Network hits record capacity on crypto exchange adoption

Lightning Network’s capacity reached an all-time high as exchanges increased adoption, while a new Taproot Assets update has enabled multi-asset transactions.

SAFE Crypto Act will have scammers shaking in their boots: Crypto lawyer

Newly proposed legislation could see the US Treasury, FinCEN, the Secret Service, and law enforcement coordinate to catch crypto scammers and fraudsters.

Exodus, MoonPay to roll out stablecoin in early 2026, joining gold rush

Exodus partnered with MoonPay to launch a USD-backed stablecoin for everyday payments, integrating it into Exodus Pay for self-custodial transactions.

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