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If you open your brokerage this year and a “Markets” tab seems to be sprouting unfamiliar yes/no questions (“Will the Fed cut rates in March?”, “Will a major ETF get approved this quarter?”), you wouldn’t necessarily be hallucinating. The recent regulatory green-light for Polymarket via a cleared path under its newest acquisition of an exchange […] The post Prediction markets are coming to your brokerage appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP is falling hard alongside Bitcoin on Monday, but Ripple just got good news regarding its payments service in Singapore.

Central-bank guidance and rising yields have pressured crypto markets, with Bitcoin having dropped from about $125,000 to near $85,000, fear indices staying near extreme levels, and long liquidations and weak altcoin breadth having shaped December trading. The post Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan Indicators Hit Crypto, Market Losses Deepen appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ether futures overtake Bitcoin on CME as ETH volatility spikes, fueling debate over a potential Ether super-cycle amid a broader crypto market pullback. Trading activity in Ether futures has surpassed that of Bitcoin on the Chicago-based CME Group, marking a notable shift in the digital asset derivatives market and fueling speculation that Ether may be entering a long-anticipated “super-cycle” — a sustained, multi-year period of accelerated growth driven by rising adoption. In a recent CME video, Priyanka Jain, the exchange’s director of equity and crypto products, said Ether (ETH) options are currently exhibiting higher volatility than Bitcoin (BTC) options. Rather than deterring participation, she said, the increased volatility has attracted traders and helped drive growth in Ether futures activity. “This heightened volatility has served as a powerful magnet for traders, directly accelerating participation in CME Group’s Ether futures,” Jain said. “Is this Ether’s long-awaited super-cycle, or merely a catch...

Zcash (ZEC) plunges 32% in a week as RSI breaks down and key support levels fail. Analysts warn of further downside toward $300.

Coinbase has reported a record 12,716 government and law enforcement data requests between October 2024 and September 2025, with France and the U.S. leading demand, as the exchange has managed European compliance fines, a large cyber breach and a shift in SEC policy. The post Coinbase Hit With Record 12,716 Government Requests in 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin’s negative open to December shows bears’ plan to pull BTC to the $80,000 support. Analysts are now calling for a bull market to end with a drop to $70,000 and below. Key points: Bitcoin is facing significant selling at the start of the new week, with some analysts expecting a drop as low as $50,000.  Several altcoins turned down from their overhead resistance and are threatening to dip below their support levels. Read more

A retest of historical support may be Pepe's final shot at another bull run – PEPE price predictions hinging on a potential 500% rebound. The post Pepe Price Prediction: If This Critical Support Level Holds, a 500% Rally Could Happen Fast  appeared first on Cryptonews.

The acquisition expands Goldman’s defined-outcome ETF business and brings the bank deeper into crypto-linked investment products. Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Innovator Capital Management for roughly $2 billion, bringing the issuer of defined-outcome exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including a Bitcoin structured fund, under its asset management umbrella. The transaction, slated to close in the second quarter of 2026, will bring about $28 billion in additional assets under supervision to Goldman Sachs’ Asset Management, which reported $3.45 trillion AUS at the end of the third quarter. Goldman said the purchase will broaden its plans for active and defined-outcome ETFs, a fund that uses options to limit losses and set how much of an asset’s gains investors can capture over a fixed period. Read more

Yorkville has filed a confidential S-4 as its MCGA SPAC has advanced a Trump Media and Crypto.com business combination to build a publicly traded CRO treasury, naming Steve Gutterman and Sim Salzman to lead the Cronos-focused strategy. The post Yorkville SPAC Files S-4, Taps New CEO/CFO for Trump Media Group CRO Strategy appeared first on Cryptonews.

South Korea has intensified work on stablecoin regulation, setting a deadline for a draft bill as parties debate bank-led or fintech-led issuance, new AML and travel rule obligations, and how delays may affect its position against US and EU frameworks. The post South Korea’s Stablecoin Bill Faces Dec. 10 Deadline – or Lawmakers Act Alone appeared first on Cryptonews.

The first thing many Ukrainians check in the morning is not Instagram or email, it is a war map. DeepStateMap.Live, a volunteer-built OSINT project, shows which villages are under occupation, where Ukrainian advances hold, and where the front looks fragile. It’s a survival tool as much as a news product, funded by donations and backed […] The post Polymarket war bets collide with the maps civilians use to survive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Retail traders bought 6,870 BTC in one day above $91,400, even as LTHs dumped into strength and prices quickly reversed.

The move marks the first time spot crypto assets can trade on a federally regulated commodities venue, signaling the CFTC’s accelerating push to oversee retail digital-asset markets.

A committee endorsement has reignited long-running questions about whether Zcash should preserve its off-chain governance structure.

Republican leaders released a final staff report going over claims of debanking by federal regulators in what some have called "Operation Choke Point 2.0." Republican lawmakers on the US House Financial Services Committee and House Oversight Subcommittee have released a final report on what they called “debanking of digital assets,” claiming that the previous administration was responsible for cutting off access to financial services for some crypto companies and individuals. In a Monday notice, House Financial Services Chair French Hill and Oversight Subcommittee Chair Dan Meuser claimed that regulators under the administration of former US President Joe Biden “used vague rules, excessive discretion, informal guidance, and aggressive enforcement actions to pressure banks away from serving digital asset clients” — actions many Republicans have referred to as “Operation Choke Point 2.0.” The report concluded that legislative action, among other measures, was necessary to provide clarity for the cryptocurrency ...

The firm's stock dropped Monday as crypto prices plummeted, but it remains up 301% year-to-date.

XRP holds key support near $2.00 after a sharp drop. Analysts point to a Wyckoff setup, ETF flows, and macro support for potential recovery.

Crypto prices are falling again Monday, but Bitcoin, XRP, and Ethereum funds are coming off a strong week for flows following recent losses.

For now, Jack Mallers decided to not comment any further and JPMorgan declined to explain why it debanked the CEO of a company very similar to newly launched JPM Coin.