Bitcoin Miners More Important as Bitcoin Treasurys Ease Buys

Bitcoin miners, which can acquire the cryptocurrency at below-market costs, could be in the best position to shape corporate adoption as accumulation by crypto treasury companies slows, says BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies are projected to buy 40,000 BTC in the fourth quarter, the lowest since Q3 2024, BitcoinTreasuries.NET President Pete Rizzo said in a…

Rising ETH ETF Returns Raise Hope For 3X Ether Price Rally

Ether’s (ETH) price action cooled this week after a sharp rejection from the $3,650 to $3,350 supply zone, with the altcoin now hovering near $3,200. The rejection aligned with the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), reinforcing overhead resistance just as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) flows began showing early signs of recovery. Key takeaways: Spot Ether…

Terraform Co-Founder Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison after Guilty Plea

Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud. In a Thursday hearing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Paul Engelmayer ordered that Kwon serve 15 years in prison for his role…

Pakistan Minister Says Bitcoin Should Anchor New Financial Rail

Pakistan sees Bitcoin and digital assets as the backbone of a new financial rail for its 240 million citizens, a senior official said at the Bitcoin MENA Conference, signaling a shift toward formal regulation of crypto markets. Bilal Bin Saqib said on Tuesday that Pakistan can no longer rely on traditional economic models, but needs…

XRP Negative Funding Rate Fails To Lure Bullish Traders: Why?

Key takeaways: XRP derivatives are dominated by bears as the funding rate turns deeply negative and open interest remains stagnant. XRP ETF volumes and declining XRP Ledger TVL show fading interest in the XRP ecosystem, reducing the chances of a near-term price rebound. XRP (XRP) fell 9% over two days after being rejected at $2.18…

Rising ETH ETF Returns Raise Hope For 3X Ether Price Rally

Ether’s (ETH) price action cooled this week after a sharp rejection from the $3,650 to $3,350 supply zone, with the altcoin now hovering near $3,200. The rejection aligned with the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), reinforcing overhead resistance just as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) flows began showing early signs of recovery. Key takeaways: Spot Ether…

Bhutan Announces TER, a Sovereign Gold-Backed Crypto Token

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), a special administrative zone of Bhutan, announced on Wednesday that it is launching a sovereign gold-backed digital token called TER.  The physical gold deposits will be custodied by DK Bank, a digital asset bank regulated by the government of Bhutan, and issued on the Solana Blockchain network, according to GMC’s announcement….

Revolut Integration Lets Trust Wallet Users Buy Crypto Across Europe

Update (Dec. 11, 2025, 5:00 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add a statement by Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen. Trust Wallet, the self-custodial crypto wallet owned by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has partnered with European fintech unicorn and digital banking giant Revolut to introduce a new way to purchase crypto assets…

Vote on Trump’s CFTC Chair Pick Could Happen Today

Update (Dec. 11 at 7:35 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a Thursday policy announcement from Caroline Pham. The top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee said the full chamber could vote on US President Donald Trump’s pick to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission “maybe as soon as this afternoon.” In…

When Will CFTC Chair Mike Selig Be Confirmed by the Senate?

Both the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will have significant reach into supervising the U.S. crypto sector, and President Donald Trump’s nominees to be their chairman have been crawling through a Senate confirmation process that’s close to its end — though the Senate likely remains days away from actually…