Household and company deposits with banks went up by 5.6% in November 2025 against the same month of 2024, reaching a total amount of almost RON650 billion as lei deposits rose by 1.4% and foreign currency ones, expressed in lei, advanced by 16%, in line with central bank data.
Bitcoin failed to flip $90,000 to support at the start of the last week of 2025, but Bitfinex whale long positions built on their highest levels in nearly two years. Bitcoin (BTC) heads into year-end 2025 stuck around $90,000 as stocks and precious metals roar higher. Bitcoin sees only a modest uptick after its last weekly close of the year, as liquidity analysis warns of a fresh dip. Traders’ cost bases form the backbone of support reclaim targets heading into 2026. Read more
The annual growth pace of Romania private lending slowed down to 6.8% in November to a total amount of RON446.7 billion, after RON-denominated loans rose by 4.6% and foreign currency ones by 12.2%, in line with central bank data.
Romania managers for the December 2025-February 2026 period forecast a moderate decrease in economic activity, rising prices in retail and constructions and a headcount decline in the processing industry and constructions, in line with data published by the country’s statistics board INS.
Trend Research founder Jack Yi pledged to continue buying Ether, claiming more financial and regulatory tailwinds will drive crypto valuations in 2026. Update Dec. 29, 1:40 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include the latest $48 million Ether buy from Trend Research. Hong Kong-based investment firm Trend Research has continued accumulating Ether even as one of the biggest corporate ETH holders expects a sharp drawdown during the first quarter of 2026. Trend Research acquired $35 million in Ether (ETH), pushing its holdings above 601,000 ETH worth about $1.83 billion, according to blockchain data platform Lookonchain. Read more