BlackRock's crypto asset transfers to Coinbase Prime underscore the growing institutional reliance on secure platforms for digital asset management.
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Ripple’s CTO, David Schwartz, has surprised the XRP community by making his long-running XRPL Hub fully public for the first time. This hub, which was previously used only internally, is now open for anyone to view, complete with uptime records, peer information, and traffic charts. Schwartz said the node has been running on version 2.6.2 …
SpaceX's Bitcoin move highlights growing corporate adoption of crypto custody solutions, underscoring the importance of secure asset management.
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Polymarket, one of the most popular prediction markets in the crypto world, is reportedly planning to launch its own internal market-making desk, a team that would trade directly against users instead of simply letting traders bet against each other. Experts warn that this decision may hurt the trust Polymarket has built, especially after becoming famous …
The discussions surrounding future SUI price prediction have intensified, primarily due to the SUI ETF and the upcoming FOMC meeting on 10th. If a perfect swing is built this month, that would mean liquidity entering, and that’s the technical trigger everyone has their eyes on. With the SUI price in early December already reacting to …
Bitcoin’s early week rally unraveled as sharp ETF outflows, aggressive derivatives deleveraging and muted altcoin reactions to catalysts pulled the broader crypto market lower.
Bitcoin market participants saw the yearly open at $93,000 and above as particularly important heading into the weekly close.
The European Commission wants to get rid of fragmentation from differing supervisory approaches in member states.
HashKey Holdings is preparing to open investor orders for its Hong Kong IPO as early as next week, targeting at least $200 million. The crypto exchange operator may list before the end of December, though the final size and timing can still shift with market conditions. The deal will be a key test of demand …
According to an analytics report, XRP traded near $2.06 on Friday as social chatter around the token turned sharply negative after a two-month slide of about 30%. Related Reading: A New Era Begins: CFTC Approves Spot Bitcoin On Regulated US Markets Traders and data firms flagged a sudden rise in bearish messages, a shift from the more mixed views seen earlier this year. The mood has tightened around crypto, and XRP is not immune. Crowd Mood Shifts To Fear Based on reports from Santiment, its chart tracks XRP’s price against positive and negative comments and a combined sentiment line that aims to measure crowd feeling. Recent readings pushed the balance into what Santiment calls the fear zone, where negative talk outweighs optimism. On this same model, Santiment pointed to Nov. 21 as a comparable moment. Back then, XRP rallied more than 20% over the next three days before gains cooled. That past move is being used as a reference point by traders who watch social signals closely. ???? XRP (-31% in the past 2 months), unlike Bitcoin, is seeing the most fear, uncertainty, & doubt (FUD) since October, according to our social data. ???? Circles indicate days where there are abnormally higher BULLISH comments compared to BEARISH comments, about XRP (Greed Zone)… https://t.co/lJNW8zlRwK pic.twitter.com/ZoFmwrtw3h — Santiment (@santimentfeed) December 4, 2025 Short Squeezes And Reflexive Moves Extreme pessimism can become a catalyst. When weaker holders sell and shorts pile in, a quick reversal can squeeze sellers and lift price sharply. This is the scenario many are watching: heavy bearish chatter could clear the way for a reflexive rebound if buying pressure appears. Santiment urged followers to keep an eye on the same dashboard to spot rapid shifts in sentiment, and some traders say the crowd’s mood often leads price in the very short term. Price Moves And Market Backdrop XRP was last reported down about 4% at $2.04, extending a loss of roughly 6% over the past month. The total crypto market value slipped about 1% to $3.22 trillion on the same day, a pullback that has dragged on many altcoins even as liquidity stays concentrated in the largest tokens. Order books on smaller pairs have thinned and leveraged positions were trimmed, leaving less depth to absorb big moves. Traders also cited uncertainty around upcoming US policy decisions as a factor behind cautious positioning. Institutional Push And On-Ledger Activity Analysts watching the token say it still has room to run toward $2.50 to $2.75 if cross-border liquidity flows pick up and stablecoin projects on the XRP Ledger gain momentum. Reports have disclosed that Ripple has been moving to broaden its institutional reach. Buy XRP. Stop focusing on any other Crypto Coins They don’t matter — Cameron Scrubs (@imcameronscrubs) December 2, 2025 Last month, the firm launched digital asset spot prime brokerage services in the US after acquiring Hidden Road and folding it into Ripple Prime, a combined trading and custody setup for professional clients. That push is being watched as a potential longer-term support for demand. Related Reading: Bitcoin Crash Fails To Shake Ripple CEO — He Still Calls For $180K Vocal Bulls And Market Signals Despite the FUD surrounding XRP, Cameron Scrubs, founder of Tradeship University, has again urged followers to “buy XRP,” stating that other crypto assets “don’t matter.” In previous posts, he also called to “sell everything and buy XRP.” Traders are watching these statements closely as sentiment shifts, while on-chain data and social signals are being monitored for indications that the current negative chatter may be starting to ease. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView
Another $113 million exited on Thursday, putting the fund on track for a sixth week in the red, its longest streak since debuting in early 2024.
Ethereum has climbed back above $3,200 after falling below $2,700 in November, and this quick rebound has lifted overall market sentiment. The recent Fuska upgrade made the network faster and cheaper to use, boosting activity and encouraging larger holders to accumulate again. Traders now view $3,000 as a solid support level, and the tone around …
Coordinated raids led to arrests, multimillion-dollar seizures, and the disruption of key infrastructure, according to Europol.
Cantor Fitzgerald slashed its Strategy price target, but remains bullish on the stock despite fears over potential exclusion by the MSCI Index and forced liquidation concerns, the FT said.
The prediction market’s move toward internal market making could blur the line with sportsbooks and undermine the platform’s neutrality, experts warn.
Ether price action staged a repeat of its 2021 bull market moves against Bitcoin, leading to predictions of fresh long-term highs against BTC.
A decentralized finance platform called USPD has fallen victim to a complex security breach that resulted in approximately $1 million being stolen from its protocol. What first looked like a normal system setup months ago was actually a hidden trap waiting to strike. In the meantime, USPD is offering a 10% bounty if the attacker …
AlphaTON exits baby-shelf limits and plans a meme-sized $420.69 million fundraising program despite being a nano-cap with a steep stock decline.
Ripple has completed its $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury, expanding its reach into corporate finance and digital asset services. Meanwhile, XRP price has slipped to $2.2245, down from this week’s high and about 42% below its yearly peak of $3.6680. Ripple Expands Into Global Liquidity Management With GTreasury now fully integrated, Ripple is positioning itself …
On Dec. 3, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju made the feared call that “most Bitcoin on-chain indicators are bearish.” He added, “Without macro liquidity, we enter a bear cycle.” The CEO was explicit. He tied his argument to his firm’s composite on-chain dashboards and a global-liquidity framework, framing the November drawdown not as a healthy […]
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Dogecoin is hovering near $0.15, but a cluster of technical and on-chain indicators shared on X suggests the market structure is far healthier than during the last bear phase, prompting fresh upside calls from analysts. Dogecoin Could Target $1.30 Trader Cryptollica posted a long-term monthly DOGE chart with the Mayer Multiple and a clear message: “DOGE Target > $1.30.” The Mayer Multiple, using 200- and 50-period moving averages with a 2.4 threshold, sits at 0.66005. Visually, that is far below the spikes above 5 that accompanied the 2017 and 2021 blow-off tops, indicating that Dogecoin is not yet in the overheated conditions historically associated with major market peaks. Cryptollica also highlighted an Alphractal chart titled “Dogecoin: Number of Days Spent at a Loss.” The series overlays DOGE’s price with a multicolour histogram of how long coins have been held in unrealised loss. Related Reading: Dogecoin Price Can Stage A 96% Rally If It Breaks This Falling Wedge Pattern Earlier cycle lows around 2014–2015 and the post-2021 unwind show extended peaks above roughly 1,200–1,500 days at a loss. In the latest segment, that metric has compressed back toward the lower end of the scale, resembling the early reset phases that preceded previous advances, and signalling that the proportion of long-suffering holders has markedly declined. DOGE On-Chain Data Looks Strong On the shorter-term on-chain side, Ali Martinez (@ali_charts) pointed to a sharp rebound in network activity. “Dogecoin just saw 71,589 active addresses. The biggest spike since September,” he wrote, sharing Glassnode data. The chart “DOGE: Number of Active Addresses” plots daily active addresses as yellow bars against the DOGE price in black. From early November, activity ranged around 45,000–47,500 addresses while price drifted lower from about $0.17 to $0.14. On December 3, active addresses jumped to 71,589 as price recovered to $0.15181709, signalling a broadening of participation rather than a purely price-driven move. Ali also drew attention to whale behaviour. Posting a Santiment chart of balances held by addresses with between 1,000,000 and 100,000,000 DOGE, he noted: “480 million Dogecoin bought by whales in 48 hours!” Related Reading: Is The Dogecoin Bottom In? This Price Level Could Be The Tell The grey area representing holdings in this band trends down from around 35.6 billion DOGE in mid-October to below 28 billion by late November while price falls from above $0.18 to about $0.135, indicating sustained distribution. In the final days of the chart, holdings rose again to roughly 28.45 billion as price rebounded from $0.14 to $0.15, confirming a renewed net accumulation phase among large holders. A third chart from Ali, “DOGE: Cost Basis Distribution Heatmap,” defines the next major technical hurdle. “$0.20 is the key resistance for Dogecoin. That’s where 11.72 billion $DOGE were accumulated,” he wrote. The Glassnode heatmap highlights a dense band between $0.20284609 and $0.20442947, with an annotated supply of 11,723,527,138.97 DOGE whose on-chain cost basis lies in that range. This cluster marks a heavy realised-price node where a large volume of coins moves from loss to breakeven as spot revisits $0.20, creating a clearly defined resistance zone. In combination, subdued valuation on the Mayer Multiple, a reset in “days at a loss,” the largest active-address spike since September, recent whale accumulation of 480 million DOGE and a well-defined $0.20 cost-basis wall form a favourable on-chain basis. Whether those higher levels are reached will depend on the market’s ability to absorb the 11.72 billion DOGE supply stacked around $0.20 and sustain the recent improvement in on-chain activity and large-holder demand. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.14451. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Italy’s markets regulator sets firm MiCA deadlines, forcing VASPs to seek authorization or exit by Dec. 30, and urges investors to check providers’ compliance plans.
Kevin Hassett has caught the market’s attention. In a new Fox News interview, the White House economic adviser said the Federal Reserve is “likely” to cut interest rates at next week’s meeting. Coming from someone seen as the leading contender to become the next Fed Chair, his words carry extra weight. Hassett expects a 25-basis-point …
Aptos has become one of the toughest stories in the altcoin market this year. The APT price has collapsed nearly 90% from its highs close to $20, turning what was once a next-gen Layer-1 contender into one of the most heavily discounted cryptos of the cycle. Retail faith has evaporated, builders have gone quiet, and …
Regulators in Washington on Thursday cleared a major step that lets Americans trade spot Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on federally registered exchanges for the first time. Related Reading: Bitcoin Crash Fails To Shake Ripple CEO — He Still Calls For $180K According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, listed spot crypto products may now be offered on exchanges registered with the agency, a move announced on December 4, 2025. Regulated Spot Trading Begins The action comes from a CFTC press release labeled Release No. 9145-25 and that the change allows spot crypto contracts to be listed on futures exchanges that are registered with the CFTC. The regulator said its rules now permit such listings to trade under the oversight and surveillance standards those exchanges already follow. .@CFTCpham Announces First-Ever Listed Spot Crypto Trading on U.S. Regulated Exchanges: https://t.co/89Mx6f0ss4 — CFTC (@CFTC) December 4, 2025 Bitnomial Leads The Way Bitnomial, a Chicago-based derivatives exchange, is set to be the first exchange to list such products, with plans to offer both leveraged and non-leveraged spot trading on its platform. Market notices and statements show Bitnomial moved quickly to use the new framework, announcing a launch and filings that position it as the first US venue to trade listed spot crypto under CFTC rules. What This Means For Investors According to market commentators and reporting, the shift brings spot trades under long-standing market protections like clearing, surveillance and execution rules that apply to other listed products. That can make some institutional players and big funds more willing to trade onshore. At the same time, regulators say this is meant to pull activity away from unregulated offshore venues and improve market oversight. Acting Chairman Caroline Pham said the move is meant to strengthen the US position in the crypto market while giving traders access to safer and more transparent trading venues. Risks Remain Reports have disclosed that the change does not remove the underlying risks of crypto: prices can swing widely, and no regulatory move can stop market volatility. Also, only exchanges that seek and obtain the proper CFTC registration will be able to use this route, so most offshore platforms remain outside US oversight for now. Related Reading: Eric Trump Says Bitcoin Could Hit $500,000, Stands By ABTC Strategy Next Steps Observers will be watching whether other US exchanges follow Bitnomial, how many retail investors gain access, and how the SEC responds on parallel issues such as token classification and custody rules. The CFTC had flagged this pathway in August as part of a broader initiative to allow listed spot crypto trading, and agencies have since coordinated on guidance and public engagement. The CFTC’s Acting Chairman said this brings spot crypto trading into a regulated setting Americans can trust, and that exchanges with the right protections can now list these products. This development is part of a months-long policy push by the administration to create clearer rules for digital assets. Featured image from Barron’s, chart from TradingView
Italy's regulator reminded crypto firms and investors to pay close attention to the Dec. 30 deadline for complying with the EU's MiCA rules.
XRP ETFs are attracting unprecedented institutional attention, with cumulative inflows nearing $1 billion. This surge comes just weeks after the launch of spot XRP ETFs, highlighting growing confidence in Ripple and its regulated RLUSD stablecoin. The inflows have already outpaced Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, locking up more than 400 million XRP tokens. Spot XRP ETFs …
A 25% dip in Ethereum’s voting participation coincided with a bug in the Prysm consensus client shortly after the Fusaka upgrade, with the network just 9% away from losing finality.
Italy’s financial markets regulator, Consob, has issued a new warning to investors and crypto operators as the 30 December 2025 deadline for MiCAR compliance approaches. This date marks the end of the transition period for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) operating under Italy’s current, lighter rules. With Europe’s new MiCAR framework coming into effect, operators …
Zcash (ZEC) price is witnessing a sharp shift in sentiment as traders quickly flip bullish following a wave of short liquidations that hit the market over the past few hours. The sudden unwind of bearish positions has injected fresh upside momentum into ZEC, lifting expectations that the privacy token may be preparing for a short-term …