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.
Public consultation on the proposal will occur from February to April 2025, with legislative submissions expected later that year.
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority is proposing new rules that could let insurance companies invest in cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and infrastructure projects, a first-of-its-kind in Asia. Under the draft plan, crypto assets would carry a 100% risk capital charge, meaning insurers must hold capital equal to the full value of such holdings. Stablecoins would face risk charges …
Midnight, a privacy-focused blockchain built on Cardano, has surged into the spotlight after becoming the fourth most traded cryptocurrency worldwide. Meanwhile, trading volume spiked to nearly $8 billion, pushing the NIGHT token price up to $0.118 today. So, what causes the sudden pump? Midnight Stablecoin Partnership Talks Spark Rally One of the key drivers behind …
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority is proposing rules that would steer insurance capital toward cryptocurrencies, according to Bloomberg.
Bitcoin supporters are warning holders not to rush out of BTC to buy gold even as the metal climbs above $4,000 per ounce. According to market educator Matthew Kratter, Bitcoin’s features — like ease of transfer, clear supply rules, and divisibility — make it a stronger long-term store of value than gold. Related Reading: Bitcoin Feels The Weight Of Quantum Risk Concerns, Industry Leaders Warn Gold Supply Concerns Kratter points to steady increases in the gold supply, estimating it has risen about 1-to-2% annually for decades. Based on that rate, supplies would double roughly every 47 years. That steady growth, he says, can be amplified by large new finds — on land or, he adds, potentially beyond Earth — which could flood markets and push prices down after a surge. Reports have disclosed that sudden inflows of precious metal have reshaped economies before, citing how the arrival of New World gold into Europe in the 1500s contributed to major inflation and the collapse of Spain’s power. Gold’s Practical Limits The physical nature of gold creates limits in a world that moves value over networks. Moving large amounts is costly and risky. Kratter has argued that tokenized gold — digital tokens claiming to represent physical reserves — brings back counterparty risk: issuers might mint more tokens than they hold, refuse redemption, or see reserves seized. Based on reports from market watchers, these concerns have pushed some buyers toward assets that are easier to move or verify over the internet. Industrial Metals Catch Up Reports have disclosed that industrial metals also posted huge gains in 2025, a year when copper, lithium, aluminum, and steel ran as strong as gold in many markets. Demand from AI data centers, electric vehicles, and clean-energy projects has pushed consumption higher. Supply hiccups — like mine outages and stretched inventories — tightened markets at the same time. That mix of stronger demand and shakier supply has helped lift prices across the board. Tariffs And Trading Rushes Trade policy has added more heat. US President Donald Trump’s announcements of 50% tariffs on certain copper, steel, and aluminum products prompted traders and buyers to rush shipments and stockpile supplies. BTCUSD trading at $87,915 on the 24-hour chart: TradingView That front-loading behavior briefly drained available inventories and sent prices swinging. Traders told reporters that even short-term tariff threats can cause big moves because firms try to avoid future costs by buying early. Where Bitcoin Fits In The debate between gold and Bitcoin is still active. Bitcoin proponents highlight scarcity — the fixed BTC supply rule — and speed of transfer. Gold advocates contend that gold has centuries of use as money and that Bitcoin’s volatility remains a hurdle for some investors. Related Reading: Banks Could Favor A Higher XRP Price, Finance Expert Says The industrial metals rally adds a third thread: these materials are tied to real economic activity, not just safe-haven flows. Analysts say investors should weigh different risks. Gold can act as a hedge in turbulent times, but steady mine output and big discoveries can change its long-term math. Industrial metals may keep rising if energy and tech demand holds. And Bitcoin’s supporters argue its digital traits make it better suited to a world that values fast, verifiable transfers. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView
Binance has opened up ether options to all users, allowing them to earn passive income.
After surviving the weekend in consolidation mode, the crypto markets today open the trade within the same range-bound levels. The price action turned choppy as traders avoided aggressive positioning. The global crypto market capitalisation is hovering near $3 trillion, showing stability but no decisive expansion. Trading activity, however, picked up modestly. 24-hour market volume climbed …
Bitcoin is ending the year under pressure after a weak final quarter, keeping markets split on what comes next. Short-term BTC price action points to continued volatility, but the broader trend is still intact, just not ready to play out yet. For now, Bitcoin’s direction will remain uneven and heavily driven by liquidity and macro …
Despite attempts to rebound, selling interest kept pressure on the downside, leaving DOGE in a technically vulnerable position.
Northern Data, which is majority-owned by Tether, sold its Bitcoin mining arm to businesses owned by Tether executives, the Financial Times reports.
A loss of $1.77 could lead to a significant drop, with the next major support around $0.80.