Tagged: bitcoin

December 26, 2025 @ 2:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Index provider MSCI has reportedly put forward a plan to bar companies with substantial digital asset holdings from its global investable market indexes, potentially compelling affected firms to offload billions in Bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies in order to maintain eligibility. The rule targets entities… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 1:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A cryptocurrency wallet that has been associated with Aleksey Bilyuchenko, charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for involvement in the 2011-2014 Mt. Gox exchange hack, has seemingly transferred approximately 2,300 Bitcoin over the past month, according to on-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence analyst… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategists at BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Amanda Lynam and Dominique Bly, reportedly project that the Federal Reserve will implement relatively modest interest rate reductions in 2026, contingent on no significant weakening in employment conditions. This assessment aligns with recent U.S. employment indicators showing gradual cooling without a severe… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the holiday season approached, U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused primarily on spot Bitcoin and Ethereum faced notable net withdrawals on Tuesday, potentially being influenced by seasonal market dynamics and reduced trading volumes. These latest crypto market movements highlight the impact of end-of-year strategies on… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), the largest U.S. bank in terms of assets and scope of operations, is assessing the potential to provide cryptocurrency trading services to its institutional clients. This move involves evaluating spot and derivatives products for assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko noted that MYX Finance (MYX) is now by “far” the top crypto gainer this year, achieving the highest YTD price returns of 3,358.15% among the largest market cap crypto assets. The BNB Chain-native derivatives protocol launched its token at “around $0.097 on May 6… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NYDIG noted that DATs or digital asset treasuries are now making billion-dollar financing moves based on rather “inconsistent, loosely defined metrics, risking major strategic missteps.” NYDIG pointed out recently in a blog post that with several companies trading right around “1x mNAV,” small changes in… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 9:06 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The current crypto sell-off and some coins poised to deliver value in 2026 comprise the crypto edition of Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Crypto sell-off “Bitcoin is in the red once again – a chart that is becoming all too familiar as a disappointing Q4… Read More

December 21, 2025 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) is announcing that Stacks is now connected to Circle xReserve. Via this latest integration, USDCx on Stacks is now available, offering a USDC-backed stablecoin to web3 developers and crypto users and enabling access to crosschain USDC liquidity. ‍As noted… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo has announced the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network directly from its qualified custody platform. As one of the solutions to enable Lightning access directly from qualified custody, this expansion builds on BitGo’s Lightning Network offering. The service delivers institutions a way to “leverage… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, participated in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable addressing privacy and financial surveillance. This is a hot topic today, especially with the advent of blockchain-powered financial services. While many blockchains allow anyone to… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, launched Spot-Quoted XRP and SOL futures. According to the announcement, spot-quoted XRP and SOL futures will now aim to complement the existing Spot-Quoted Bitcoin and Ether futures, and are also available to trade “across the four major U.S. equity… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask is pleased to announce that Bitcoin (BTC) is now being supported on the platform. According to the update, this means users are able to trade and manage BTC alongside other crypto-assets such as Ethereum, Solana, Monad, and Sei assets, all inside their MetaMask wallet…. Read More

December 15, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Web3 community weighed in on the crypto year that was and the crypto year that will be. Read more about Bitcoin, stablecoins and price movements below. “Companies that continue positioning themselves solely as Bitcoin holders risk commoditization. The strategic advantage will shift toward those… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 2:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As expected, the Web3 community had plenty to say about the Fed and rate cuts this week. Read on to learn about the impacts on crypto and the broader markets. “This rate cut validates our view that restrictive policy is giving way to a slower,… Read More

December 10, 2025 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that it is committed and focused on building the infrastructure that enables institutions as well as their clients to access and engage with digital assets. Coinbase announced that it is now expanding its partnership with PNC Bank in order to launch direct… Read More

December 9, 2025 @ 8:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin poised to outperform NASDAQ, gold when risk appetite rebuilds? “Bitcoin has already been hit with a far more aggressive reset than equities or gold. This matters, because when risk appetite improves, the assets that have corrected the most tend to respond first and fastest…. Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goobit AB, Sweden’s Bitcoin company and operator of BTCX since 2011, announces a new partnership with BitGo Europe GmbH, the digital asset infrastructure company. The partnership reportedly supports Goobit’s operations by offering infrastructure that aligns with the company’s long-term Bitcoin strategy and commitment to building… Read More

December 6, 2025 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Twenty One Capital, Inc., the Bitcoin-native company that expects to be publicly listed, and Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (CEP) (Nasdaq: CEP) announced that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of CEP’s shareholders held today, CEP’s shareholders approved the proposed business combination between the parties, as well… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy Inc (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced the establishment of a US dollar reserve of $1.44 billion and updates to its assumptions underlying its previously issued forward guidance and bitcoin key performance indicator (KPI) targets for the FY ending Dec 31, 2025, which were released on Oct… Read More