Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Bitcoin news broke Sunday as crypto markets dipped ahead of year-end. Bitcoin analysis shows BTC down 0.5% to $89,600, with ETH and SOL also sliding. Major tokens like XRP and ADA fell up to 2%. Traders are unwinding positions, with thin liquidity raising concerns. BTSE’s Jeff Mei and SignalPlus’ Au...

On-chain data shows 60,000 ETH, worth $200 million, moved to exchanges in 24 hours, per Santiment and Ali Martinez. Whale movement has pushed Ethereum’s whale cost line into focus, raising concerns over sell-side liquidity. The transfers highlight increased on-chain activity and potential pressure f...

Dogecoin dropped sharply as risk appetite weakened after the Fed’s rate decision, dragging DOGE below a key support level at $0.1407 on December 12. The selloff saw a 2.6% single-session decline, with volume spiking 348% amid forced liquidation. Price rebounded to $0.1376, forming a V-shaped reversa...

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has proposed a 17.45 million CRV token grant, valued at $6.6 million, to fund Swiss Stake AG’s 2026 protocol upgrades. The grant will support a 25-person team working on Llamalend v2, onchain FX swaps, and ecosystem growth. This follows a 2024 grant and aims to i...

Wang Yongli, former PBoC deputy governor, reiterated China’s dual approach to the digital asset market—cracking down on cryptocurrencies while advancing the digital yuan. He noted rising global regulatory activity, especially in the US and Hong Kong, has intensified discussions on RMB stablecoins. T...

Litecoin’s inclusion in the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF (BITW), part of ETF news trading, marks a key step for institutional exposure. Launched on NYSE Arca on December 9, 2025, LTC holds a 0.26% weight in the fund. Despite this, LTC’s spot volume fell 30% to $189 million. On-chain data shows rising...

A 2028 MarsBit report explores how AI could distort prediction markets like Kalshi during a Vance vs. Cuban U.S. election. Unexplained price predictions favoring Vance raise red flags. Fear and greed index swings may signal coordinated manipulation by foreign-backed actors. While no direct voter imp...

Xenea Wallet launched a daily quiz on December 15, 2025, offering users free $GEMS tokens for answering **blockchain**-related questions. The quiz, part of the wallet’s educational feature, rewards correct answers with tokens redeemable for $XENE. Users can participate by downloading the app, creati...

Base co-founder Jesse recently promoted and invested in RUG, a token launch by rapper Soulja Boy, drawing sharp criticism. ZachXBT accused Jesse of enabling scams, pointing to Soulja Boy’s history of 73 promotions and 16 NFT projects, many linked to fraud. Jesse’s earlier token, 'Base is for everyon...

A 2028 hypothetical scenario from PANews warns of AI-driven manipulation in prediction markets, citing a Vance vs. Mark Cuban event where sudden support for Vance raised concerns over foreign interference. Historical attempts in 1916 and 2012 show similar risks, with limited but destabilizing effect...

A whale with the address pension-usdt.eth closed a 1,000 BTC short position, earning $960,000 in profits. The move was part of a broader position trading strategy, with the whale immediately taking a long position of 358.86 BTC. The address has now realized total gains of $23.2M. Position sizing app...

YO Labs has secured $10 million in Series A funding led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Launchpad Capital. The project team will use the funding to upgrade the YO protocol’s infrastructure, expand services, and grow the team. The investment reflects strong instit...

Solana and XRP topped DeFi social activity in December 2025, with Solana logging 58.8K engaged posts and 14.7 million interactions in 24 hours. XRP followed with 16,050 engaged posts and 4.04 million interactions, fueled by Hex Trust’s wrapped XRP token launch. Zcash, Monad, and Chainlink also saw s...

DeSoc, built on the Biji Network, is a blockchain-based ecosystem aiming to replace ad-driven social media. It gives users ownership and value through a tokenized model. User identities and content are anchored on the blockchain to prevent arbitrary bans. Monetization is embedded at the protocol lev...

Whale 'pension-usdt.eth' closed a $88.8M BTC short position, booking a $950K profit. The whale then opened a 3x leveraged BTC long with $32.11M, using disciplined **position sizing**. This address regularly executes **position trading** strategies, netting $17.46M in 30 days and $8.54M since Decembe...