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Trump hasn’t confirmed who he will have replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell with next year, but two recent hints, taken together, point to his crypto-friendly adviser.

Kevin O’Leary said he is not positioning his investments around expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut rates in December.

Kalshi has doubled its valuation after its latest Series E funding round, which come as the prediction market posted record trading volumes last month.

Ether price surged to $3,000 on Tuesday, but lagged behind the US stock market rally as muted demand for ETH derivatives and growth in competing blockchains kept traders skeptical.

The move combines Everstake’s validator infrastructure with Taurus’ regulated custody stack, adding a staking pathway for institutional clients.

The entity formed by 10 banks is working on obtaining regulatory approval from the Dutch Central Bank to launch a stablecoin “in the second half of 2026.”

The acquisition will give Kraken full control of the xStocks tokenized-equity platform, strengthening the exchange’s push into regulated real-world assets.

Representative Stephen Lynch questioned Fed supervisor Michelle Bowman about her comments on digital assets at a November conference in Madrid.

Solana’s supply crunch and liquidity inflows kept the price above $120, but demand from futures traders remained subdued.

CME has rolled out new crypto benchmarks, including a Bitcoin volatility index designed to sharpen risk pricing across futures and options markets.

Bitcoin’s underperformance versus gold and the rapid expansion of global liquidity suggest that BTC’s current pricing is deeply discounted. Will BTC be the star performer of 2026?

The new platform lands amid a wave of fintech adoption of stablecoins for global transfers, payouts and onchain settlement.

A clear look at Strategy’s Bitcoin model, the conditions that could trigger sales and how to understand future updates within the proper context.

ABTC shares plunged by more than 50% in early trading as the broader crypto market downturn triggered a sharp repricing of mining and treasury stocks.

Paul Atkins spoke from the NYSE on Tuesday, saying that the SEC planned to unveil an innovation exemption for crypto projects ”in a month or so.”

Texas’ Bitcoin reserve initiative under SB 21 signals a shift in how governments may approach digital assets and how it could influence the financial system at a macro level.

Ether risks a deeper sell-off toward $2,500–$2,200 as MVRV support weakens and a bearish pennant threatens to break lower.

Coinbase’s x402 added age and ID checks to stablecoin payments, allowing AI systems to pay for restricted goods and services online.

Spot XRP ETFs recorded inflows for 11 consecutive days as the RSI formed a bullish divergence on the price charts, early signs that a rally was in the cards.

Russia’s central bank is considering scrapping its strict requirements for crypto transactions as sanctions make it hard for Russians to transact internationally.