Bitcoin falls below $84,000 as Iran tanker attacks lift oil and bond yields spike
A geopolitical oil shock and resumed global bond selloff drove bitcoin to month-to-date lows near $82,700, with smaller tokens falling harder.
Coindesk · +12 outlets
Crypto liquidations hit roughly $550M as bitcoin's drop wipes out $487M in longs
Cascading leverage flushes totaled about $550 million in 24 hours, with concentrated long liquidations intensifying the selloff.
Cointelegraph · +6 outlets
Robinhood adds $25 million of bitcoin to its balance sheet
The brokerage's SVP said the purchase signals commitment to crypto as Robinhood deepens its digital asset push.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake calls for 'bunker mode' over AI private-key recovery risk
Drake urged the industry to move assets to fresh hash-protected addresses, warning AI math advances may break wallet security faster than quantum computing.
Theblock · +8 outlets
Europol warns crypto wallets are quantum computing's 'primary risk', urges post-quantum migration
EU law enforcement called for phased post-quantum migrations, saying exposed private keys, not blockchains, are the key vulnerability.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity
The discussions would have Payward supply liquidity as major banks deepen their digital asset involvement.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Tom Lee says Bitmine will stop buying ETH once it holds 5% of supply
The end of Bitmine's accumulation streak removes a steady buyer from the world's largest Ethereum treasury.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
US government moves over $100 million in seized BTC and BNB, no sale confirmed
Arkham-tracked wallets linked to the US government shifted millions in crypto, raising speculation about a potential liquidation.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
OKX raises at $25 billion valuation from Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered
The funding round brings major crypto and banking names into the exchange's cap table.
Decrypt News · +14 outlets
Ethereum falls 6%, leaving $1.35 billion in long bets at risk of liquidation
ETH's slide toward $2,500 ramped liquidation risk for leveraged longs, with ether underperforming bitcoin.
Cryptoslate · +2 outlets
Solana's Orca merges with Loopscale to form Formation, targeting AI, robotics and defense financing
The combined entity aims to finance sectors including AI, energy, robotics and defense.
Theblock · +3 outlets
Coinbase to relaunch Coinbase Pro; Deribit integration creates Coinbase Global Exchange
The relaunch and Deribit integration expand Coinbase's institutional and derivatives footprint.
Theblock · +9 outlets
Polygon partners with TRON to bridge $94 billion USDT supply to cross-border transfers
Businesses can move USDT between TRON and EVM networks without a wallet provider, bridge or fiat ramp.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Two Ethereum layer 2 networks shut in a week as Pudgy Penguins' Abstract plans Dec. 15 closure
Igloo spent tens of millions supporting the consumer chain, days after Blast said its network was no longer worth operating.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs rebound with $119M inflow led by BlackRock as ether funds extend losses
US spot bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows despite falling prices, while ether funds hit a six-session outflow streak of $408 million.
Cointelegraph · +5 outlets
Grayscale says crypto ETF market entering new phase as Zcash ETF tops $1 billion
SEC listing standards covering about 15 tokens let issuers get selective beyond bitcoin and ether.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Tether tapped by Kazakhstan's central bank to explore stablecoin and tokenization
The National Bank of Kazakhstan will study a local currency-linked stablecoin and tokenized real-world assets with Tether.
Coindesk
Cardano rolls out standard letting token issuers freeze, seize and restrict assets
The new standard targets regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds needing built-in identity checks and sanctions controls.
Coindesk · +1 outlets