XRP’s rapid ascent in the U.S. investment market gained fresh momentum as its spot ETFs crossed a major asset milestone, underscoring soaring demand for regulated crypto access and expanding traditional investor reach, according to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.

Binance won full authorization under Abu Dhabi Global Market’s framework, advancing its global legitimacy and opening broader regulated access as the exchange positions itself to shape a safer, more structured digital-asset landscape.

Analysts warn that the so-called reparation loans proposal revealed by the EU on Wednesday, which would transfer part of the over $200 billion in Russian assets frozen to support the Ukrainian war effort, might fundamentally alter the global economic landscape.

The first week of December wrapped and BTC closed out the day at $90,349 per coin on Bitstamp, leaving it 28.45% shy of its all-time peak above the $126,000 zone. With three weeks still on the clock this year, we posed a curious question to a lineup of today’s most capable artificial intelligence (AI) models: What do they think bitcoin’s price will be when Dec. 31, 2025, finally rolls around?

Yield trading platform, Spectra, has introduced yield tokenization that splits interest‑bearing tokens into principal tokens and yield tokens. Principal tokens guarantee fixed returns at maturity, while yield tokens allow speculation or hedging on future yield rates.

Recent data shows the Coinbase Premium Index has finally clawed its way out of a long streak of discounts since the end of October, and it’s now lounging comfortably in positive territory. Meanwhile, bitcoin prices in South Korea are still riding high, holding their own in premium territory too.

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The data was provided by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday, and may partly explain the recent bitcoin downturn.

Ripple’s successful $500 million strategic funding round that valued the company at $40 billion reportedly included rare and stringent protections for investors.

Oobit has expanded its crypto payments platform to the United States, enabling Americans to connect self-custody wallets to pay at Visa-supported checkouts worldwide.

Blackrock has filed for the Ishares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, pulling institutional finance deeper into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) economy just as tens of millions of ETH sit locked in validators generating yield for participants.

Ondo Finance says a closed SEC probe clears a more confident path for tokenized assets, signaling a pivotal moment for onchain market growth and expanding collaboration between regulators and the digital-asset industry.

Binance suspended an employee after an internal investigation found he misused insider information to post misleading content about a token launch on the company’s official futures account.

A volatile first week of December left bitcoin and ether ETFs in net outflows, while solana and XRP funds bucked the trend with steady gains. Fund-by-fund flows revealed sharp divergences across issuers, with several products enduring heavy single-day swings.

On Monday, Dec. 8, following his cryptic hint on Sunday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor announced that his firm acquired another batch of bitcoin bringing its stash up to 660,624 BTC.