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The SEC’s Crypto Task Force scheduled a four-hour roundtable on financial surveillance and privacy for Dec. 15, bringing together zero-knowledge proof developers, civil liberties advocates, and protocol executives to debate whether blockchain privacy tools can coexist with anti-money laundering enforcement. The timing is deliberate. Two months ago, the co-founders of Samourai Wallet received five- and […] The post Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Alchemy co-founder and president Joe Lau said stablecoin adoption is exploding as banks, fintechs and payment platforms push beyond the USDT/USDC exchange era.

It has been a few weeks since the first XRP ETF debuted in the US - here's how it's going.

The rally is driven by speculation that a final verdict could bring clarity to the project, as well as technical factors like token burns.

Prior to MiCA, euro-denominated stablecoins' market cap contracted by 48% in the year leading up to June 2024.

Western Union will roll out a “stable card” for high-inflation economies and issue its own coin as part of a multi-pillar stablecoin and digital asset strategy. Western Union has unveiled plans to introduce a new “stable card” to protect users in high-inflation economies as part of its stablecoin strategy. Speaking at the UBS Global Technology and AI conference, chief financial officer Matthew Cagwin said the initiative builds on the company’s investor-day reveal that it is moving beyond traditional cross-border payments and into a multi-pillar digital asset roadmap. Cagwin pointed to Argentina, where annual inflation recently hit 250–300%, noting that remittances can lose nearly half their value in a month. “Imagine a world where your family in the US is sending you $500 home, but by the time you spend it in the next month, it's only worth $300,” he said. Read more

Bitcoin trades below $90,000 but maintains year-end $100K prospects as Federal Reserve rate cuts begin, order-book liquidity concentrates near key levels, and technical charts show potential breakout above $95,000 resistance. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Year-End $100K Target Alive – Here Are the Three Drivers That Matter appeared first on Cryptonews.

The total crypto market cap is down by over $60 billion daily.

Base launched a bridge to Solana on Dec. 4, and within hours, Solana’s most vocal builders accused Jesse Pollak of running a vampire attack disguised as interoperability. The bridge uses Chainlink CCIP and Coinbase infrastructure to let users move assets between Base and Solana, with early integrations in Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch, and Relay. These […] The post Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

MetaMask is moving directly into the prediction market through an integration with Polymarket, giving users the ability to trade event outcomes. The post MetaMask Enters Prediction Markets With Polymarket Integration appeared first on Cryptonews.

New York brokerage Clear Street, a key underwriter of the crypto-treasury boom, is planning a $10–12 billion public listing. Clear Street, a New York brokerage that has become one of the most active underwriters in the crypto-treasury boom, is preparing to go public with an expected valuation of $10 billion to $12 billion. The IPO could come as early as next month, with Goldman Sachs lined up to lead the offering, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. One source reportedly told the FT that the deal is unlikely to price before January. Founded in 2018, Clear Street rose to prominence as dozens of public companies began adopting the “crypto treasury” playbook, raising capital through equity or debt markets and using the proceeds to buy large quantities of Bitcoin (BTC). The strategy was popularized by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, which has accumulated 650,000 BTC through multiple stock and convertible offerings underwritten in part by Clear Street. Read more

CoinShares head of research James Butterfill has rejected insolvency concerns surrounding Tether following warnings from BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes, pointing to over $181 billion in reserves against $174 billion liabilities with a $6.78 billion surplus. The post CoinShares Debunks Tether Collapse Fears After Hayes Warning appeared first on Cryptonews.

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 12-year prison term for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, whose algorithmic stablecoin fraud triggered a $40 billion market collapse that prosecutors say contributed to broader crypto contagion including FTX's failure. The post Do Kwon Sentencing: US Wants 12 Years for Terra’s $40 Billion Crash appeared first on Cryptonews.

Indiana lawmakers have introduced HB1042, a bill that would allow public pension plans to offer crypto ETF exposure and protect digital asset usage across the state. The post Indiana Bill Would Mandate Bitcoin in Pensions and Shield Self-Custody Rights appeared first on Cryptonews.

Strategy built a $1.44B cash reserve to ease investor fears about its ability to meet dividend and debt obligations. The post Strategy CEO Says $1.44B Cash Reserve Aims to Calm Bitcoin-Slump Fears appeared first on Cryptonews.

Strive is pushing back against MSCI’s plan to remove companies with significant digital-asset exposure from its global indexes. The post Strive Urges MSCI to Scrap Proposal Excluding Major BTC Holders appeared first on Cryptonews.

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 5th, 2025] Hotstuff Labs today announced the public testnet for Hotstuff L1, a DeFi Layer 1 blockchain powered by DracoBFT, a custom-built consensus protocol. Hotstuff L1 is a purpose-built chain that pairs a highly performant on-chain order book with a programmable finance routing layer where validators act as last-mile […]

The team said they incorporated AI to improve the KYC procedures.

Bitcoin treasury firms are entering a “Darwinian phase” as equity premiums collapse, leverage turns into downside and DAT stocks flip to discounts, Galaxy warns. Bitcoin treasury companies are entering a “Darwinian phase” as the core mechanics of their once-booming business model break down, according to a new analysis from Galaxy Research. The report said that the digital asset treasury (DAT) trade has reached its natural limit as equity prices fell below Bitcoin (BTC) net asset value (NAV), causing the issuance-driven growth loop to reverse and turning leverage into a liability. That breaking point arrived as Bitcoin dropped from its October peak near $126,000 to lows around $80,000, triggering a sharp contraction in risk appetite and draining liquidity across the market. The October 10 deleveraging event accelerated the shift, wiping out open interest across futures markets and weakening spot depth. Read more

What are XRP's chances to remain above $2.00 in the following week?