The Solana meme token posted a modest gain while repeated resistance tests and shifting volume patterns kept price action confined to a tight band.
Internet Computer edged higher as broader market consolidation kept price action pinned to key support and resistance levels.
What to Know: Rising U.S. debt and heavy Treasury issuance are killing the charm of long-duration bonds, so institutions are looking toward Bitcoin and other digital assets as hedges. As Bitcoin adoption grows, demand is shifting away from simple price bets toward real infrastructure for fast payments, DeFi, NFTs, and gaming. Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) introduces a Bitcoin-anchored Layer 2 that uses the Solana Virtual Machine to fix Bitcoin’s slow transactions, high fees, and lack of smart contracts. Competition among Bitcoin Layer 2 networks will heat up as macro pressures and institutional inflows reward projects that mix Bitcoin’s trust with real performance. Surging US debt and sticky deficits are no longer a quiet background issue. They are starting to feel like the entire plot. BlackRock’s recent AI-driven research makes it clear: nonstop Treasury issuance and rising interest costs put pressure on long-term bonds. When the concept of a risk-free asset starts wobbling, investors begin asking the classic question: where do we turn next? Bitcoin keeps showing up in those conversations. After the spot ETF wave, $BTC turned into a boardroom-friendly hedge. If US debt continues to climb, a supply-capped and rules-based asset starts looking pretty good. That is the broad idea BlackRock is pointing toward. But once institutions agree Bitcoin belongs in the hedge bucket, the next question hits fast: how do you actually use $BTC inside today’s high-speed markets? On-chain Bitcoin is slow, block space is tight, and fees can spike into tens of dollars when the network gets busy. Great for cold storage. Not great for anything that needs to move quickly. This is the gap Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) aims to front-run. It markets itself as a high-performance Bitcoin Layer 2 built on the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), offering sub-second settlement and smart contracts while anchoring its security to Bitcoin. If BlackRock’s macro outlook drives more capital into $BTC, Bitcoin Hyper aims to be the platform where that capital actually generates results. Think payments, DeFi, gaming, NFTs, and more. Why Debt Risks And Institutional Flows Favor High-Throughput Bitcoin Infrastructure If the U.S. is heading toward chronic deficits, higher rates, and nonstop Treasury issuance, then long-duration bonds stop looking like a safe parking spot and start acting like a stress test. That is why large asset managers talk about needing new hedges. Bitcoin fits that role, as do gold and tokenized assets backed by real collateral. As institutions add Bitcoin exposure, the pressure builds to make $BTC usable, not just something you lock in a vault. Lightning facilitates payments, but it does not support complex smart contracts or high-performance DeFi applications. Ethereum rollups and Solana solve those problems, but they are not secured by Bitcoin, which matters to investors who want their hedge and their infrastructure to be based on the same monetary foundation. That is why the race among Bitcoin-aligned Layer 2s and sidechains is speeding up. Stacks, Rootstock, and others are trying to push programmability closer to Bitcoin, each making different trade-offs. Bitcoin Hyper is one of the new crypto projects taking a more ambitious approach: instead of building a new system, it uses the Solana VM and anchors it to Bitcoin. It is like taking a sports car engine and dropping it into a truck known for reliability. Inside Bitcoin Hyper’s SVM Layer 2 And The Ongoing Presale Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) focuses heavily on speed. The design is modular: Bitcoin Layer 1 handles settlement and data availability, while an SVM-powered Layer 2 handles execution. Developers can use Rust and Solana-style tools, but the chain ultimately settles back to $BTC instead of $SOL. The goal is simple: push beyond Solana speeds while inheriting Bitcoin’s trust and brand power. Bitcoin Hyper currently relies on a single trusted sequencer. It batches transactions and anchors its state to the Bitcoin blockchain. This setup allows extremely low-latency confirmations, which works well for order-book DEXs, gaming loops, and NFT mints. Fees aim to stay at fractions of a cent, not the usual on-chain $BTC spikes. A decentralized canonical bridge moves $BTC into wrapped assets for fast swaps, payments, lending, and staking. The presale is already large. Bitcoin Hyper has raised over $28.9M and you can buy $HYPER now for just $0.013375. For Bitcoin holders and DeFi users, the pitch is straightforward. If institutional money continues to flow into $BTC due to macroeconomic risks, the next stage of the trade may manifest in the infrastructure that makes Bitcoin actually useful. Bitcoin Hyper wants to be that high-throughput SVM Layer 2 built for payments, gaming, and composable DeFi. Join the $HYPER presale now. This article is for informational purposes only and doesn’t offer financial, investment, or trading advice. Always do your own research (DYOR) before investing in crypto. Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC – https://www.newsbtc.com/news/blackrock-warns-on-us-debt-bitcoin-hyper-presale-accelerates
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Sovereign wealth funds' strategic Bitcoin investments signal a shift towards digital assets as a hedge against financial instability.
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A surprising political decision in Italy has triggered new discussions about Europe’s financial future and why Ripple’s XRP could become more important than ever. Over the weekend, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began pushing to bring Italy’s $300 billion gold reserves under full state control. Until now, much of that influence rested with the European …
Bitnomial has become the first exchange to list CFTC regulator-approved spot cryptocurrency products, the agency announced.
Moonrock Capital founder Simon Dedic says the crypto industry is nearing a decisive transition from an early-adopter niche to a mainstream market, assigning a 75% probability that the sector will “finish crossing the chasm and enter the early-majority phase next year.” Is The Crypto Market Crossing The Chasm? Dedic frames his outlook using the classic technology adoption curve, which splits the market into innovators (2.5%), early adopters (13.5%), an early majority (34%), late majority (34%) and laggards (16%). The critical “chasm” lies between early adopters—“people who want newest things” and accept a minimum feature set—and the early majority, who demand a “whole product solution” and prioritize complete, convenient offerings. In his base case, Dedic argues that crypto is now close to exiting that chasm. If so, he says, “the classic 4-year cycles are dead. The market will have matured and will increasingly correlate with macro cycles and industry fundamentals rather than self-fulfilling narratives.” Under this scenario, pricing would be governed less by reflexive narratives around halvings or “altseason” and more by the sector’s real economic role and its interaction with broader financial conditions. Related Reading: This Is The ‘Strangest’ Crypto Sell-Off Ever, Claims Arca CIO He assigns a 20% probability to a less advanced stage of adoption in which the industry is “still in the early-adopter phase and only now beginning to cross the chasm.” In that case, he believes crypto could face “a 1-3 year bear market while the industry finds itself and pushes toward early-majority adoption.” Here, the established four-year pattern could remain intact, with another prolonged downturn before mainstream product-market fit is fully achieved. The remaining 5% is reserved for a failure scenario in which the sector never secures such fit. “We get stuck in the chasm and never find true mainstream pmf,” Dedic writes, warning that crypto could then “turn into a zero sum game and we will just PvP trade money from one to the other.” Related Reading: Risk Runs Hot: Massive Crypto Liquidation Wave Slams Traders Overnight Dedic makes clear he views that outcome as unlikely. He cites “regulatory tailwinds, institutional adoption, and the accelerating fundamentals of our industry” as reasons to believe the market is already in scenario one, “standing right in front of the biggest adoption wave crypto has ever seen, and likely ever will see.” He also argues that market structure and culture must evolve alongside adoption. “The 4 year cycles and simple narrative chasing are dead,” he says. While “the onchain online casino will always be part of our identity, it will shrink into a niche. It’s time for the industry to mature and start playing the serious game.” For Dedic, that conviction is not theoretical. “An incredible decade lies ahead for those willing to evolve,” he concludes, adding that he is “betting basically all my money on the idea that this is only just getting started.” At press time, the total crypto market cap stood at $3.15 trillion. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
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Garlinghouse's prediction highlights growing institutional interest and regulatory clarity as key drivers for Bitcoin's long-term growth.
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President Donald Trump's push toward friendly crypto policies produced a CFTC-led effort to encourage leveraged spot crypto trading, starting with Bitnomial.
Kraken partners with Deutsche Brse Group to expand institutional crypto access through 360T and with plans for Eurex-linked derivatives.
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Bitcoin is preparing for another potential bounce on the charts, just as fresh U.S. labor data sends mixed signals across financial markets. The combination of technical strength and macro uncertainty is creating a positive environment for traders. BTC Holds Firm as Price Targets $96.8K Zone Bitcoin continues to move inside a tight consolidation range, but …
Russia is moving to formally include cryptocurrency in its economic calculations. According to Russian media reports, Maxim Oreshkin, a top aide to President Vladimir Putin, said crypto should be reflected in the country’s balance-of-payments statistics. At present, cross-border payments made with digital assets aren’t counted in official data, even though they influence the ruble and …
After the successful launch of the first US spot XRP ETF, inflows have already near $900 million in just 13 trading days, with every single day closing in the green. But even with this strong demand, XRP’s price is down nearly 2% today. Meanwhile top chart analyst Ali Martinez believes XRP could climb toward $2.75 …
Bitcoin price action fell back toward $90,000 on strong US jobs data as BTC ignored Fed rate-cut optimism, failing to flip the yearly open to support.
SEC clears the first leveraged Sui ETF giving 21Shares the green light to launch a 2x product on Nasdaq as demand for crypto ETFs expands.
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The deal aims to bring stablecoin settlements and programmable treasury tools to MoneyGram’s global network.
Crypto analyst Dom has provided an update on what could spark the next XRP price surge. He highlighted an important level that the altcoin needs to reclaim for it to rally to $2.50, which would mark a new high since the October 10 liquidation event. XRP Price Must Reclaim This Level To Trigger Another Surge In an X post, Dom stated that the XRP price needs to regain the monthly rVWAP around $2.22, as that would be the shift for a rally towards $2.50. This came as the analyst revealed that an inverse of the XRP chart over the last six weeks shows a perfect 3-drive pattern, which is a very accurate reversal setup in crypto. Related Reading: Analyst Says This Needs To Happen For The XRP Price To Rally Again Dom also stated a higher low has finally formed, which can hint at the first sign of a trend change developing. He added that the order books are clear and that there was no better time for this trend to shift for the XRP price. If the setup fails, the analyst remarked that acceptance below $2 is next and that the end-of-year price action could turn ugly. Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto also recently highlighted key levels to watch for the XRP price. He stated that a close above $2.60, which is above the Fib 0.5, is bullish, but doesn’t mean that the altcoin is fully out of the woods. Furthermore, he claimed that a close above $3.40, which is above Fib 0.888, is super bullish and would mean that the altcoin is back in a bull market. On the other hand, a close below the 21 EMA could spell trouble for XRP, according to the analyst. A Breakout To $2.75 Could Be In Play In an X post, crypto analyst Ali Martinez stated that a breakout toward $2.75 could happen if the XRP price breaks above $2.28. His accompanying chart suggested a rally to this $2.75 level could open the door to a sustained rally to the psychological $3 level. Meanwhile, Martinez warned that XRP could drop to as low as $1.2 if it falls below the key support level at $2. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts 10x Rally For XRP Price If THis Trend Repeats Crypto analyst CasiTrades has predicted one final drop for the XRP price before it reaches new highs. She outlined two scenarios for the altcoin after a backtest of the $2.04 level. The analyst stated that a double bottom could form around $1.80, or the altcoin could see a deeper sweep to the $1.64, .618 macro support. However, it is worth mentioning that XRP has successfully broken above the $2.04 level, which could invalidate this setup. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.18, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Freepik, chart from Tradingview.com
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) addressed several topics during his appearance at the Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai on December 4. He cleared up rumors while also doubling down on his long-standing support for Bitcoin. CZ said he has “nothing to do with the Trump family,” dismissing online claims linking him to political collaborations. He …
Lighter expands beyond perpetual futures by launching spot trading with ETH deposits and mainnet transfers on its Ethereum layer 2 exchange.
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The acquisition signifies growing institutional confidence in Solana, potentially accelerating its ecosystem's development and adoption.
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The European Commission plans to expand ESMA oversight of MiCA crypto companies and trading venues, aiming to streamline EU markets and narrow the gap with the US.
Cayman foundation formations climbed more than 70% year over year to exceed 1,300 by the end of 2024, extending a multi-cycle shift toward offshore structures. According to a Cayman Finance report, early 2025 data showed that more than 400 additional registrations indicate the trend has continued despite recent moves by the United States to recast […]
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Onchain data points to a major Bitcoin price drop in the making, while a bearish technical structure projects a drop to $68,000.
The crypto market’s spotlight remains firmly on Bitcoin, whose sharp swings have overshadowed the rest of the ecosystem. Altcoins, meanwhile, have spent most of this cycle stuck in a holding pattern—traders facing weeks of frustration, muted price action, and erratic capital rotations. But beneath this apparent calm, something is shifting. While Bitcoin displays parabolic strength, …
Argentina’s state oil company, YPF, is reportedly exploring crypto payments at its fuel stations as adoption of digital assets increases.