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FINRA found the number of people invested in crypto was steady from 2021 to 2024, but fewer were considering either buying more or investing for the first time. US investors are not considering buying crypto as much as they used to, as risk-taking behavior has dropped, according to a study from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The percentage of crypto investors was unchanged between 2021 and 2024 at 27%, but the number of investors considering either purchasing more or buying for the first time dropped to 26% in 2024 from 33% in 2021, FINRA reported on Thursday. The industry regulator found that those with “high levels of investment risk” dropped four percentage points to 8% between 2021 and 2024. The biggest drop was among investors under 35, which shaved nine percentage points to 15%. Read more

The one-month chart shows BTC still locked inside a descending structure from early November’s highs, with the latest rebound producing another lower high.

Bitcoin’s downturn has barely anything to do with “anything crypto specific,” but it’s unlikely to surge early next year, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder. Current market conditions will make it difficult for Bitcoin to replicate its early 2025 price gains going into 2026, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder. “It’s unlikely that the factors driving the current volatility will fully resolve in the short term,” Snyder told Cointelegraph. “A repeat performance next January will depend heavily on broader market sentiment.” Read more

Santiment says social sentiment toward XRP has hit its lowest levels since October, entering the fear zone, but suggested that has preceded a rally in the past. Social sentiment toward XRP has tanked into the “fear zone,” but the intelligence platform Santiment says a similar drop has led the token rallying. Santiment said on Thursday that its social data is showing that XRP (XRP) is seeing “the most fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) since October.” “The last time we saw near this level of fear from the crowd was November 21, and XRP’s price immediately rallied 22% over the next three days,” it added.  Read more

The EU Commission’s probe excludes Italy, where the country's competition authority is already pursuing separate proceedings against Meta.

Markets are hedging a Fed misstep, driving gold and silver higher while Bitcoin lags as traders reassess risk.

A federal judge rejected OpenAI’s bid to limit discovery, directing the company to produce de-identified user logs central to the case.

Indian crypto holders now hold 5 tokens on average, Ripple secures regulatory approval in Singapore, and Japan’s crypto tax: Asia Express The average crypto holder on the popular Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX is starting to diversify their portfolio, according to recent survey results. The Indian crypto investor today holds an average of 5 tokens per portfolio, CoinDCX said in an annual report released on Thursday. Its survey indicates the average investor in India has almost doubled the range of crypto tokens they hold, up from around two to three tokens in 2022. CoinDCX said that investors are increasingly exploring the potential of other blockchain networks rather than focusing solely on Bitcoin. Read more

Meta is reportedly cooling on the metaverse with planned 30% cuts in its virtual reality research department, Reality Labs, which shareholders seemingly support. Social media giant Meta is reportedly planning to scale back its metaverse spending by up to 30% and redirect the funds into virtual reality glasses and artificial intelligence. No final decision has been made yet, but budget cuts and possible layoffs are on the table for Meta’s Reality Labs division, mainly aimed at its virtual reality unit, which eats up the bulk of metaverse-related spending, Bloomberg and The New York Times reported on Thursday. The budget cuts could come as early as January, but Meta plans to redirect resources to a Reality Labs unit developing augmented reality glasses. Read more

The developing team behind the Shibarium layer-2 chain for Shiba Inu has set a timeline for the deployment of a new privacy-focused upgrade. Can this favor a bullish Shiba Inu price prediction and reverse the token’s latest downtrend?According to the latest roadmap, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) for the Shibarium L2 should be implemented during the […] The post Shiba Inu Price Prediction: 2026 Privacy Upgrade Could Trigger the Next Big SHIB Price Explosion appeared first on Cryptonews.

Overlooked metrics and a fresh bull pattern have created a launchpad setup, now unfolding – Pepe price predictions now verge on the next bull run. The post Pepe Coin Price Prediction: Chart Signals Flash Green – But One Silent Metric Has Traders Whispering  appeared first on Cryptonews.

The year is 2075. The judge does not ask for a deed. She asks for a transaction ID. The landlord’s lawyer queues up a Bitcoin transaction from fifteen years earlier that moved a token representing the property. The tenant’s lawyer concedes the transaction exists, yet claims the signature was obtained under duress. Everyone in the […] The post Bitcoin is quietly becoming the ultimate expert witness, forcing judges to accept a new standard of truth appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The second-largest asset manager just unlocked access to its 50 million client base – Solana price predictions could have the fuel for a $1000 move. The post Solana Price Prediction: Trillion-Dollar Asset Manager Vanguard Just Backed SOL – Is the SOL Target Now $1,000? appeared first on Cryptonews.

A quantitative trading firm called Jane Street just took a stake in a company that claims to have strengthened the Ethereum blockchain. As institutional appetite for blockchain tech keeps rising, this favors a bullish Ethereum price prediction.Antithesis, a firm based in North Carolina, received $105 million during its Series A funding round, led by Jane […] The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Wall Street Giant Just Backed the Tech Behind ETH – What Do They Know That You Don’t? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto market cap has held at $3.24T ahead of the FOMC as traders weigh Fed rate cuts and new altcoin ETFs, while PEPENODE has been presented as the best new meme coin for virtual mining nodes and high staking yields into 2026. The post Best New Meme Coin to Buy Today – 4 December appeared first on Cryptonews.

Stablecoins have the potential to broaden individuals’ access to financial services, but that may come at the cost of central banks, per IMF.

The IMF has warned that fragmented global stablecoin rules and technical gaps have created roadblocks for oversight, raised financial stability risks, and slowed cross-border payments, urging harmonized standards, stronger reserve rules and coordinated supervision. The post IMF Warns: Fragmented Stablecoin Rules Create “Roadblocks” – New Guidelines Released appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin has staged a new rebound, lifting total crypto market value toward $3.27 trillion, while XRP, Pepe and Zcash have been identified as the best crypto to buy now, supported by ETF flows, privacy use cases and renewed meme coin interest into December, after a sharp autumn correction in pricing. The post Best Crypto to Buy Now 4 December – XRP, Pepe, Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

ChatGPT has issued data-driven forecasts for XRP, Bitcoin and Solana, describing wide December ranges from sub-dollar XRP and $75,000 BTC to potential rallies toward $15 XRP, $230,000 BTC and $1,200 SOL, while Maxi Doge has pursued growth through a staking presale. The post New ChatGPT AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Bitcoin, Solana by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Grayscale’s conversion of its legacy Chainlink trust into the GLNK exchange-traded product on Dec. 2 did more than simply add another ticker to the NYSE Arca board. With roughly $13 million in day-one trading volume, $41 million in immediate inflows, and assets climbing to approximately $64 million within the first 48 hours, GLNK entered the […] The post Chainlink’s $64M Grayscale ETF debut hides private banking loophole threatening to sever link between usage and price appeared first on CryptoSlate.