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Portal to Bitcoin raised $25 million and launched an HTLC-based atomic OTC desk aimed at enabling trustless, crosschain large trade settlement.

US stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act are splitting global liquidity with Europe, creating regional markets and potentially leading to cross-border friction, a report says.

A new wave of self-custodial smart accounts aims to eliminate seed phrases, introduce card-based spending and remove the fear of losing access to crypto forever.

Digital Asset said the roughly $50 million in funding from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq and S&P Global will help scale the Canton Network as institutions warm to onchain tokenization.

Kraken and Deutsche Börse plan to connect foreign exchange, tokenized stocks and Eurex derivatives in a phased rollout targeting institutional clients.

The donation came as the UK government considered banning crypto contributions to political parties under a proposed Elections Bill.

MSTR could target $200 and extend toward $280 if supportive macro conditions and bullish technical momentum hold.

XRP’s macro outlook remained bullish, with onchain data showing that a breakout was possible if key price support levels were reclaimed.

CoinDCX’s Sumit Gupta said crypto is becoming a natural extension of traditional investing as Indian traders mature.

The YZi Labs-backed “Opinion” prediction market logged $1.5 billion in weekly volume just weeks after launch, outpacing Kalshi and Polymarket as prediction markets boom.

Analysts called the Chainlink ETF’s debut a “solid” launch, but the development has yet to attract enough liquidity to reverse the LINK token’s 39% decline over the past year.

A Washington think tank and prominent Bitcoiners say jailing the Samourai Wallet developers for an “unlicensed money transmitter” conspiracy criminalizes non-custodial code.

Citadel Securities argued that DeFi platforms offering tokenized US stocks should be regulated under securities laws and not get exemptive relief from the SEC.

Bitfinex says “extreme deleveraging” and other indicators as factors that could help Bitcoin hold its ground and potentially move higher.

Ledger says it was able to gain “full and absolute control” over a smartphone by using electromagnetic pulses to take over its chip.

Connecticut has sent cease and desist letters to Robinhood, Crypto.com and Kalshi, claiming the platforms' event contracts are unlicensed sports betting.

IREN closed trading on Wednesday up nearly 7%, slightly recovering from a major drop on Tuesday after sharing plans for its latest capital raising effort.

Solana Mobile says its SKR token, tied to its Seeker phone, will launch early next year, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens.

How Ethereum's new PeerDAS feature slashes fees, boosts data capacity and paves the way for lightning-fast user experiences on the network.

Larry Fink spoke alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, describing how BlackRock's stance on crypto had evolved over the previous eight years.

Strategy's monthly BTC buys contracted significantly in the second half of 2025 amid a broad downturn in the crypto treasury market.

Fin, founded by two former Citadel engineers, raised capital to launch a stablecoin app for cross-border payments as banks and fintechs expand into digital assets.

Cryptocurrencies show strength despite investors’ concerns about the AI industry and weak US labor and consumer data. Would an acceleration of money printing boost Bitcoin?

Crypto deals activity surged to record levels this year, even as the industry continued to face significant market turbulence and macroeconomic headwinds.

At the DealBook Summit, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink acknowledged Bitcoin’s utility, as Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong said the exchange is running pilots with major US banks.

XRP shows renewed strength as traders crunch the charts to see if a rally into the $2.30 to $2.50 zone is possible. Does the bulk of the move depend on Bitcoin’s short-term performance?

Bitcoin posted its strongest daily gain since May as buy-side flows, a sharp adjustment in investor sentiment and a return of the Coinbase premium hint at a potential rally above $100,000.

Select users in the US will be among the first to access the predictions platform to bet on sports event contracts, following clearance from a financial regulator for a relaunch.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission halted several ETF filings that proposed 3-5 times leverage on the underlying asset.

The deal grants ETHZilla access to Karus’s AI underwriting engine and loan origination network, positioning the crypto treasury company to offer auto credit onchain in 2026.