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Raoul Pal says capital rotation could be fueling Zcash boom

Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal said the key signal indicating whether Zcash shows the start of a rally is if it can hold up during a broader market uptrend.

SEC flags Bitcoin miner hosting services as subject to securities laws

In a lawsuit, the SEC says some hosted Bitcoin mining services could trigger US securities laws, but an industry executive says most providers have nothing to worry about.

Bitwise files with SEC to offer spot Sui ETF

Bitwise has filed an initial registration for an ETF tracking Sui, joining the race to launch with Canary Capital and 21Shares.

Crypto has everything needed for a bull market, so why is the market down?

Crypto has tracked lower late this year despite pro-regulation shifts, ETF launches, and institutional buying, prompting analysts to question structural issues.

Trump lauds Chris Waller as ‘great’ after Fed chair interview, will pick within weeks

US President Donald Trump says that he has narrowed down his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to three or four candidates.

Anxiety of quantum risk to Bitcoin is weighing on its price: Execs

Cypherpunk Adam Back dismissed concerns that quantum computing poses a threat to Bitcoin, arguing the technology is still “ridiculously early.”

XRP’s familiarity helps push ETFs past $1B assets: Exec

XRP has a “number of reasons” that are attracting traditional investor dollars, which has helped to push XRP ETFs over $1 billion in assets, says CF Benchmarks CEO Sui Chung.

Synthetix returns to Ethereum mainnet after 3 years: ‘We can run it back’

Synthetix founder Kain Warwick expects other perpetual decentralized exchanges to follow Synthetix back to Ethereum, which is faster than ever.

Crypto CLARITY Act set for Senate markup in January, says Sacks

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks said the CLARITY Act will reach the Senate next month for debate and amendment before a full vote.

Coinbase appoints former UK minister George Osborne to chair advisory council

Osborne began advising Coinbase in 2024 and has been critical of the UK government's lack of robust digital asset regulations.

Brazilian stock exchange to launch tokenization platform and stablecoin

A representative from Brazil's stock exchange, B3, said the stablecoin would be “a tool to enable trading in tokens," which it planned to offer in 2026.

Global debt markets show dollar dominance moves in cycles, US Fed says

A recent study by the US Federal Reserve argues that despite periodic challenges, a lack of credible alternatives has kept the dollar at the center of global bond markets.

SOL price action lags the wider altcoin market: Is Solana’s heyday over?

SOL falls behind multiple altcoin competitors as its onchain activity, fee and DApp revenues slump. Cointelegraph explains why.

Cypherpunk values are dying, but they’re 'Not Dead Yet'

The values that are baked into the foundations of crypto — privacy, self-sovereignty, decentralization — are eroding, and we’re running out of time to address the problem.

NYSE parent in talks to invest in crypto company MoonPay: Report

The discussions follow Intercontinental Exchange's $2 billion investment in prediction platform Polymarket in October.

Bitcoin trips at $90K despite CPI showing curbed US inflation: What gives?

Bitcoin briefly clinched $90,000 after the November Consumer Price Index report showed a drop in US inflation, but the essential components for an extended rally remain elusive.

Why the ‘great China Bitcoin mining crackdown’ fell short of early claims

Data suggests that fears about Xinjiang-related Bitcoin mining have overstated the impact, with hashrate losses proving brief and driven partly by US power curtailments.

Bitcoin Policy Institute reps sound alarm on de minimis tax exclusion

US lawmakers are only considering de minimis tax exemptions for dollar-pegged stablecoins, according to Bitcoin Policy advocate Conner Brown.

Why Bitcoin’s popular narratives don’t match the data: James Check on 2026

In a recent Cointelegraph interview, James Check uses onchain data to challenge popular Bitcoin narratives and outline his thinking for 2026.

Intuit to use Circle’s stablecoin for financial platforms

The company’s stablecoin infrastructure and USDC coin will be part of the deal, potentially to be embedded in Intuit’s financial platforms.

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