Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

The fear and greed index climbed to 20 on December 20, 2025, up from 16 the day before, according to Alternative data. The market remains in 'extreme fear' territory. The index uses volatility, trading volume, social sentiment, and other metrics to gauge sentiment. Traders are closely watching altco...

A South Korean MP has called for faster stablecoin legalization and adoption, pushing the government to work with traditional banks on the issue. He said delays risk falling behind in global payments and stressed stablecoins are already transforming the financial system. The MP said the focus now is...

Uphold’s AI model, Grok, predicts XRP could hit $9 and $13 in the current bull cycle. The analysis links Bitcoin price today to XRP’s potential, with a $33 target tied to Bitcoin’s four-year cycle. Grok also cites a $13 estimate via linear regression. Market sentiment, including the fear and greed i...

On-chain trading signals emerged as 183.66 BTC (around $16.03M) moved from an anonymous address (bc1qxg3...) to another (bc1q53q...) on December 20, 2025. A follow-up transfer of 2.126 BTC occurred to a third address (3HfStm...). Traders are evaluating the risk-to-reward ratio of potential follow-th...

XRP is among the altcoins to watch as it rose 3.1% in 24 hours to $1.9333 as of December 20 (UTC+8), according to MetaEra and CoinMarketCap data. The trading volume also saw a noticeable increase during the same period.

More than 125 cryptocurrency firms, including Ripple, Coinbase, and Stripe, have backed a letter opposing changes to the GENIUS Act’s stablecoin reward rules. The Blockchain Association and others argue the current law lets platforms offer legal incentives without hurting banks or causing deposit lo...

Bitcoin price today remains under pressure as miners pivot to AI infrastructure amid a 35% hash price drop since September. Bitfarms and Core Scientific are leading the shift, with Bitfarms securing $128 million in GPU contracts and Core Scientific signing a $6.7 billion deal with CoreWeave. AI infr...

Brooklyn prosecutors have indicted Ronald Spektor, a 23-year-old from Sheepshead Bay, in a phishing scheme that allegedly stole $16 million from Coinbase users. Authorities say Spektor impersonated a Coinbase rep, tricking victims into sending funds to wallets he controlled. The stolen crypto moved ...

Gemini has joined over 125 companies and organizations in a letter urging U.S. Congress to preserve the original wording of the GENIUS Act. The letter emphasizes that legal stablecoin rewards support liquidity and crypto markets, and that changes could hurt innovation. Tyler Winklevoss noted that cu...

Investors tracked a net outflow of $497.1 million from U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs this week, according to Farside Investors data. IBIT lost $240.3 million, BITB $115.1 million, ARKB $100.7 million, HODL $39.2 million, and GBTC $27.5 million. Only FBTC saw a net inflow of $33.1 million. What is notable i...

XRP market performance showed a $13.2 million net inflow into U.S. spot ETFs on December 19, 2025. 21Shares XRP ETF (TOXR) added $7.64 million, while Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) brought in $2.64 million. On-chain performance, however, remains weak. XRP’s stablecoin transaction volume hit $19.2 billion, bu...

K9 Finance has addressed the removal of Shiba Inu affiliation badges on X, clarifying that the long-term partnership remains intact. The badges, tied to @Shibtoken verification, were removed due to internal adjustments. Shiba Inu confirmed the move, emphasizing focus on $SHIB and the ShibArmy. K9 Fi...

The European Central Bank is building a blockchain-based settlement system for the euro area, aiming for a 2026 launch. The project supports the digital euro and involves key decisions on privacy still pending with lawmakers. What is the role of blockchain in this plan? It forms the foundation for t...

Investors tracked a net outflow of $49.71 million from U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs this week, according to Farside Investors data as of December 20, 2025. IBIT saw $24.03 million leave, BITB lost $11.51 million, and ARKB dropped $10.07 million. Only FBTC gained, with a $33.1 million inflow. What is notab...

BTC update: As of December 20, 2025, around 1,035,659.4 BTC remain to be mined, according to Odaily. This reflects the latest inflation data, showing the network’s supply is nearing its hard cap. Miners have less than a million coins left to issue, tightening Bitcoin’s scarcity profile.