Hyperliquid is pushing back after a wave of claims questioned its solvency, transparency, and internal controls. In a detailed public response, the perpetuals trading platform said several accusations circulating online were based on incorrect or misunderstood information. “Hyperliquid is built on a foundation of onchain transparency,” the team wrote, addressing the claims one by one. …
Bitcoin approached $90,000 amid Santa Rally speculation, backed by bullish derivatives and chart patterns that target a BTC price above $100,000.
Cardano continues to lag the broader crypto market, trading near $0.36–0.37 after a prolonged decline, while an extended sell-off has kept the price locked inside a descending structure. Despite a modest intraday bounce, ADA remains well below key resistance zones, leaving traders focused on whether this move marks early base-building or just another pause within …
XRP price today again fails to reclaim the key $2 level after falling nearly 22% over the past two months. While whales quietly reduce exposure and on-chain data shows growing stress among holders, institutional money continues to flow in through XRP ETFs. This contrast raises one key question for traders, is XRP preparing for another …
Ghana's regulatory framework for crypto could boost economic diversification, attract fintech investment, and enhance financial inclusion.
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Tokyo-listed Metaplanet, holding 30,823 BTC worth $2.75 billion, approved issuing preferred shares without affecting common stock. Following MicroStrategy’s approach, the company doubled its Class A (MARS) and Class B (MERCURY) shares, added floating-rate and quarterly dividends, and targeted institutional investors. Recently, it raised $150 million through MERCURY shares and $250 million via credit for Bitcoin purchases. The stock jumped 18% to …
Global crypto products recorded their first outflows in four weeks as Washington pushed key policy discussions to next year, per CoinShares.
XRP price remains under pressure, trading below the key $2.00 level. Multiple failed attempts to move higher have reinforced the broader downtrend, keeping buyers cautious. With price action capped by strong resistance, momentum has weakened, and market confidence remains fragile. Unless XRP can decisively reclaim $2.00, sentiment is likely to stay defensive. On-chain Data Signals …
Binance launches ADA/USD1, ASTER/USD1, ZEC/USD1, LUNA/USDC, and LUNC/USDC spot pairs on December 24 at 08:00 UTC, with full Trading Bots support, including spot algo orders. USD1 from World Liberty Financial packs a $2.72 billion market cap as Treasury backed USD stablecoin under BitGo custody. Terra Classic fans celebrate LUNC/USDC as a big win after years of …
The recent Bitcoin price decline has already triggered a major sell-off wave across the crypto market, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. While trading below $90,000, there are a number of implications for the pioneer cryptocurrency depending on the next move. The tug-of-war between the bulls and the bears makes either direction possible, and with major levels lying at risk, a crypto analyst has analyzed what the consequences of each move could be. How Bitcoin Price Could Play Out Either Way Crypto analyst HAMED_AZ analyzes the Bitcoin price chart, pointing out the current trend and what could lead to either a recovery or a crash. First, the crypto analyst outlines that the bitcoin price is now in a corrective phase. This began with the all-time high record of $126,000, and since then, the cryptocurrency has lost more than $35,000 of its value. Related Reading: Citi Projects $143,000 Base Case For Bitcoin In 12-Month Outlook The corrective phase also places the cryptocurrency inside a tight range, holding it between $84,000 and $94,000. Both of these levels have served as major support and resistance in the past, making them the points to beat that will determine the next move. A continuation of trading inside this range ensures that the Bitcoin price does not see any major move. The main move will happen when either of these support or resistance levels is broken, depending on which camp is able to pull the momentum in their favor. Bull Or Bear Case To Watch Out For The first case is if the Bitcoin bulls are able to crush the resistance that has been mounting at $94,000 over the last week. Since the expectations for an upward move are high, if it does play out this way, then it would push the Bitcoin price toward retesting this resistance level. Related Reading: Don’t Expect A Fast Bitcoin Move – Here’s How Long The Last Leg Could Take If the breakout is confirmed and the resistance fails, then the crypto analyst believes that the Bitcoin price will once again cross above the psychological level of $100,000. The main target lies as high as $108,000 before the momentum runs out. However, there is still the possibility of the bears taking control if they are able to push the price below the $84,000 support. This level acted as the major support in the last downtrend, so it has become the level to hold. Failure to secure this level would trigger a crash that could send the Bitcoin price as low as $72,000. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin saw new warnings of a BTC price breakdown as gold and silver hit new all-time highs in the shadow of Japanese market instability.
The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.
Crypto staking is emerging as a major pressure point in US tax policy, with lawmakers now urging regulators to rethink how rewards are taxed. A bipartisan group of 18 members of the House of Representatives has formally asked the Internal Revenue Service to revisit its current approach, arguing that existing rules are misaligned with how …
Margin long positions continue to climb, signaling strong conviction despite bitcoin’s weakness.
Indonesia’s OJK has identified 29 licensed digital asset and crypto trading platforms, just weeks after tightening digital asset rules.
Aave DAO unrest has intensified after Aave Labs unilaterally escalated a high-stake proposal on brand-asset ownership to a Snapshot vote.
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin strategy got another green light on Monday, and the market noticed. Shares of the Japan-based Bitcoin treasury firm climbed more than 4% after shareholders approved all five proposals at the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on December 22. The vote reshaped how Metaplanet plans to raise capital and keep buying Bitcoin. By the …
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Hyperliquid said that the wallet flagged by its community for insider HYPE shorting belongs to a former employee dismissed in early 2024.
Charles Hoskinson recently argued that the launch of TRUMP three days before President Donald Trump's inauguration derailed what would have been a 70-vote Senate majority for the CLARITY Act and turned a unified crypto-policy push into a partisan battle. In an interview, Hoskinson said that in December 2024, “we were expecting about 70 senators to […]
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Fidelity’s top markets strategist has warned that Bitcoin’s October high of $126,000 could mark the top of the current cycle, and investors should be ready for a rough ride in 2026. Related Reading: Banks Could Favor A Higher XRP Price, Finance Expert Says According to Jurrien Timmer, a notable pullback is possible next year with key support seen in a range of $65,000 to $75,000. That view sits alongside data points and trader commentary that recall past big drops after sharp peaks. Cycle Warning From Fidelity Timmer said Bitcoin’s price history follows a roughly four-year rhythm tied to halvings. Past peaks have been followed by steep corrections of about 70 to 85%. For example, after a high of $1,137 in 2013 the price slipped to roughly $230, and the 2017 peak near $14,050 later traded down toward $3,415. Prices surged again after 2021, and that pattern of parabolic advance then sharp retreat has been repeated. Some traders say those falls are tests of patience rather than a sign the story is broken. Fidelity Warns: #Bitcoin Cycle Peak May Already Be In Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer believes the $126K October high was the top for this cycle. Based on $BTC 4-year halving pattern, He expects 2026 to be a down year, with support around $65K–$75K. Short-Term Pain, Long-Term… pic.twitter.com/t9wNeF5lTo — Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) December 21, 2025 Historical Charts Show Parabolic Moves Reports have disclosed that long-term log charts help put these swings in perspective by showing percentage growth across cycles, which can make big-dollar moves easier to read. Market action often looks like a rapid climb to a peak, a quick drop, and a long period where prices move sideways and gains feel slow. Those sideways stretches are where many long-term holders are rewarded, though it can take years. BTC will hit $250k by year-end 2027. 2026 is too chaotic to predict, though Bitcoin making new all-time highs in 2026 is still possible. Options markets are currently pricing about equal odds of $70k or $130k for month-end June 2026, and equal odds of $50k or $250k by year-end… — Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) December 21, 2025 Galaxy Research has flagged overlapping macro and market risks that make forecasting harder for 2026, and options and volatility trends suggest Bitcoin is behaving more like a macro asset than a pure growth gamble. Galaxy Research is still bullish on a multi-year view and projects a path toward $250,000 by the end of 2027. First Quarter Patterns May Matter Related Reading: Before You Sell Bitcoin For Gold, Hear This Warning Based on reports from traders, the first quarter has in past cycles been a period that often supports price stability, although recent years have shown less regularity. Large inflows and treasury buys that could arrive in 2025 might be offset by early-cycle selling from big holders. The balance between institutional demand and whale supply will likely show itself in the first half of 2026, making that stretch important for whether historical four-year rhythms hold firm. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Another day, another all-time high for gold and silver. Gold surged to a fresh record near $4,421 per ounce, while silver continues to trade close to its historic peak around $69. Meanwhile, Bitcoin, often seen as digital gold, is struggling to reclaim $90,000, with CryptoQuant warning the market may be entering a bear phase and …
WhiteBIT, one of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume and traffic, has launched a new global promotion in collaboration with TradingView and Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, offering traders the opportunity to receive up to 30% cashback on trading fees in the internal bonus asset USDTB. The initiative comes at …
AAVE price saw a sharp shift in intraday structure after price slid from the $175–176 zone toward the mid-$150s, marking a near 10% drop within a few hours. The move unfolded quickly. With volume expanding by more than 220%, which is a classic sign of aggressive supply hitting the market rather than slow distribution. For …
Hong Kong is set to become the first Asian financial hub to let insurance companies invest in cryptocurrencies and regulated stablecoins, according to Bloomberg. The move comes after a draft proposal from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA). Hong Kong New Crypto Rules: Insurers Allowed to Invest in Digital Assets The draft rules treat crypto …
Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder approved preferred shares with dividends, signaling a shift toward income-focused institutional capital.
US lawmakers are taking a more practical approach to crypto regulation with the introduction of the Digital Asset PARITY Act. Supported by Representatives Max Miller and Steven Horsford, the bipartisan proposal aims to simplify the taxation of digital assets, addressing a long-standing confusion that has affected traders, investors, and everyday users. Instead of introducing broad …
Galaxy Research is willing to put a big number on the board, $250,000 bitcoin by the end of 2027, while basically refusing to pretend 2026 will cooperate with clean forecasting. The firm’s 2026 outlook calls next year “too chaotic to predict,” even as it concedes that new all-time highs could still happen somewhere in the mess. $250K Bitcoin By 2027, Turbulent 2026 “BTC will hit $250k by year-end 2027. 2026 is too chaotic to predict, though Bitcoin making new all-time highs in 2026 is still possible. Options markets are currently pricing about equal odds of $70k or $130k for month-end June 2026, and equal odds of $50k or $250k by year-end 2026.” That options framing matters because it’s not a “we don’t know” shrug. It’s a quantifiable distribution of outcomes that, by Galaxy’s telling, looks unusually wide even by bitcoin standards. And it’s paired with a near-term threshold that reads like a risk manager’s note, not a moonshot memo. Related Reading: Bitcoin In Standby Mode: Weekend Ranges Rule Before Holiday ‘Chop’ “At the time of writing, broader crypto is already deep in a bear market, and bitcoin has failed to firmly re-establish its bullish momentum. Until BTC firmly re-establishes itself above $100-$105k, we feel risk remains to the downside in the near term. Other factors in the broader financial markets also create uncertainty, such as the rate of AI capex deployment, monetary policy conditions, and the US midterm elections in November.” If the price call is the headline, the more interesting subtext is that Galaxy thinks bitcoin is steadily turning into a more recognizable macro asset, not in the “digital gold” slogan sense, but in the way it trades and how its derivatives are being priced. The report points to a structural shift in longer-dated volatility, and it links some of that to the growth of institutional-style yield strategies that have been steadily eating into BTC’s historical vol premium. “Over the course of the year, we have seen a structural decrease in the level of longer term BTC volatility – some of this move can be the introduction of larger overwriting/BTC yield generation programs. What is notable is that the BTC vol smile now prices puts in vol terms as more expensive than calls, which was not the case 6 months ago. This is to say, we are moving from a skew normally seen in developing, growth-y markets to markets seen in more traditional macro assets.” That’s a subtle but consequential claim: the market is increasingly paying up for downside protection, and bitcoin’s “up only” convexity is being priced less like an emerging tech trade and more like something institutions hedge the way they hedge rates, FX, or equity beta. Galaxy’s view is that this process continues regardless of whether 2026 chops sideways, bleeds lower, or spikes and reverses. Related Reading: Bitcoin Washout Points To $180,000 In 90 Days, GMI Says “This maturation will likely continue, and whether or not bitcoin bleeds lower towards the 200-week moving average, the asset class’s maturation and institutional adoption are only increasing. 2026 could be a boring year for Bitcoin, and whether it finishes at $70k or $150k, our bullish outlook (over longer time periods) is only growing stronger. Increasing institutional access is combining with relaxing monetary policy and a market in desperate search for non-dollar hedge assets.” Institutional Adoption Will Accelerate The distribution story shows up again in Galaxy’s ETF expectations, a direct bet on the pipes getting wider, not just sentiment turning risk-on for a quarter. “US spot crypto ETF net inflows will exceed $50 billion. 2025 already generated $23 billion of net inflows, and we expect that figure to accelerate in 2026 as institutional adoption deepens. With wirehouses lifting restrictions on advisor recommendations and major platforms such as the once-standoffish Vanguard adding crypto funds, BTC and ETH alone should surpass their 2025 flow levels as they make their way into more investor portfolios.” And it extends into model portfolios, the kind of institutional “default inclusion” that tends to matter more than a single headline allocation. “The final step is inclusion in model portfolios, which typically requires higher fund assets under management (AUM) and sustained liquidity, but we expect BTC funds to clear those thresholds and enter models at a 1%-2% strategic weight.” Galaxy’s 2026 message, then, is not that bitcoin is broken. It’s that the range of plausible outcomes is wide, and the market is pricing it that way. The 2027 message is the opposite: in the long run, they’re getting more confident, not less. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $89,225. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The protocol’s “UNIfication” proposal has already crossed quorum, with more than 69 million UNI tokens voting in favor and virtually no opposition as of Monday.