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Cointelegraph.com - 19:58 Dec 14, 2025
Memecoins were never about memes, jokes, or financial nihilism; it is the underlying technology and its implications that are promising. Memecoins are not dead because the market is down and the narrative has faded, according to president of payment infrastructure company MoonPay, Keith A. Grossman, who said that memecoins will be back but in a different form. The real innovation of memecoins is that attention can be tokenized easily and at low costs through blockchain technology, democratizing access to the attention economy, Grossman said. He continued: However, that value did not flow back to participants and mostly remained trapped by large, centralized platforms, he added. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:14 Dec 14, 2025
Members of the Aave DAO clashed with Aave Labs, with some arguing that the company was not acting in the best interests of token holders. A dispute between the Aave decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), which governs the Aave decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, and Aave Labs, the main development company for Aave products, over fees from the recently announced integration with decentralized exchange aggregator CoW Swap, continues to flare up. The issue was raised by pseudonymous Aave DAO member EzR3aL, who said that the fees generated by crypto asset swaps using CoW Swap were going to a different onchain address, not the treasury of the Aave decentralized autonomous organization. Instead, the fees are going to a private address controlled by Aave Labs. EzR3aL raised several questions, including why the DAO was not consulted before the fees were routed, and argued that the fees belong to the DAO. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:45 Dec 14, 2025
From petrodollars to ETFs, oil-rich investors are entering Bitcoin via regulated rails, deepening liquidity while reshaping market structure. In 2025, oil-linked capital from the Gulf, including sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private banking networks, has emerged as a significant influence on Bitcoin’s liquidity dynamics. These investors are entering Bitcoin primarily through regulated channels, including spot ETFs. Abu Dhabi has become a focal point for this shift, supported by large pools of sovereign-linked capital and the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which serves as a regulated hub for global asset managers and crypto market intermediaries. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:20 Dec 14, 2025
Bitcoin traders braced for a major move “around the corner” after days of BTC price action sticking to a tight range around $90,000. Bitcoin (BTC) eroded $90,000 support into Sunday’s weekly close as predictions saw BTC price volatility next. Key points: Bitcoin is seen breaking its sideways trading range as volatility hits “extreme” lows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:05 Dec 14, 2025
HashKey’s IPO bid puts Hong Kong’s virtual asset regime on display, testing whether compliance-first crypto platforms can win investors. HashKey is aiming to become Hong Kong’s first fully crypto-native IPO by listing 240.57 million shares under the city’s virtual asset regulatory regime. The business extends beyond a spot exchange by combining trading, custody, institutional staking, asset management and tokenization into a single regulated platform. Revenue is growing, but the company is still incurring losses as it invests heavily in technology, compliance and market expansion. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:36 Dec 14, 2025
10x Research’s Markus Thielen says Bitcoin’s four-year cycle still exists but is now driven by politics, liquidity and elections rather than the halving. Bitcoin’s long-debated four-year cycle is still playing out, but the forces behind it have shifted away from the halving toward politics and liquidity, according to Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research. Speaking on The Wolf Of All Streets Podcast, Thielen argued that the idea of the four-year cycle being “broken” misses the point. In his view, the cycle remains intact, but it is no longer dictated by Bitcoin (BTC)’s programmed supply cuts. Instead, it is increasingly shaped by US election timelines, central bank policy and the flow of capital into risk assets. Thielen pointed to historical market peaks in 2013, 2017 and 2021, all of which occurred in the fourth quarter. Those peaks, he said, align more closely with presidential election cycles and broader political uncertainty than with the timing of Bitcoin halvings, which have shifted throughou... -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:29 Dec 14, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to increase its benchmark interest rates on Friday, a historically bearish signal for riskier assets like Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) could face a continued correction toward the $70,000 level if the Bank of Japan (BoJ) proceeds with an expected interest-rate hike on Dec. 19, according to multiple macro-focused analysts. Key takeaways: BoJ tightening could pressure Bitcoin by draining global liquidity. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:10 Dec 14, 2025
Twenty One Capital’s NYSE listing showed how tightly markets now price Bitcoin-heavy firms, with investors refusing to pay much beyond the underlying BTC value. Twenty One Capital’s NYSE debut saw a nearly 20% drop, signaling cautious investor sentiment toward Bitcoin-heavy public listings. XXI traded close to its net asset value, suggesting the market did not assign a meaningful premium beyond the value of the firm’s Bitcoin holdings. The decline reflected broader market pressures, including Bitcoin volatility, fading enthusiasm for SPAC-backed listings and weakening mNAV premiums. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:45 Dec 14, 2025
Michael Saylor explains why governments should consider Bitcoin-backed digital banks. It is time to examine the potential benefits and risks of Bitcoin banks. Michael Saylor, executive chair of Strategy, has suggested that national governments consider developing a novel type of financial system: regulated digital banking platforms backed by Bitcoin reserves and tokenized credit tools. These comments, shared during Saylor’s keynote at the Bitcoin MENA conference in Abu Dhabi, align with his broader view that digital assets could be integrated into mainstream financial frameworks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:59 Dec 14, 2025
Standard Chartered and Coinbase are expanding their partnership to develop trading, custody and financing services aimed at institutional crypto clients. Standard Chartered and Coinbase have expanded their partnership to build crypto infrastructure for institutional clients. As part of the partnership, the duo will explore offerings across trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending, the British multinational bank announced on Friday. “We aim to explore how the two organisations can support secure, transparent and interoperable solutions that meet the highest standards of security and compliance,” Margaret Harwood-Jones, global head of financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:29 Dec 14, 2025
Spot XRP exchange-traded funds continued a streak of positive flows, with over $20.1 million recorded on Friday, marking 19 consecutive days of net inflows. Trader sentiment toward XRP has been shifting into bullish territory on social media this week, according to market intelligence platform Santiment, and at the same time, the streak of inflows into the token’s exchange-traded funds has continued. Retail traders are staying optimistic toward XRP (XRP) as it hovers around the $2 mark, with the week recording the seventh highest number of bullish comments for the year, Santiment said on Friday, citing data from its analytics platform Sanbase, which monitors social interest across cryptocurrency social channels, including Telegram, Discord, subreddits, and X. “XRP’s bulls and bears continue to battle, and the asset is hanging on to a $2.00 market value for now. Sentiment is showing bullishness across social media,” Santiment said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:39 Dec 14, 2025
The crypto ecosystem in Venezuela is a product of ongoing economic collapse and international sanctions pressure, according to the TRM Labs team. Venezuelans are already heavily reliant on blockchain technology for banking after suffering through a decade of economic pressures; however, usage is likely to keep growing if conditions worsen in the South American country, blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs says. As regional and geopolitical tensions continue to rise, driven in part by US-Venezuela tensions, causing macroeconomic instability and the bolívar’s continued devaluation, the TRM Labs team predicted in a report on Thursday that demand for stablecoins as both a store of value and a medium of exchange will rise. At the same time, regulatory ambiguity and continued uncertainty surrounding the country’s crypto regulator, SUNACRIP’s, authority and enforcement capacity, and eroding trust in traditional banking infrastructure could prolong the population’s dependence and drive more usage. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:14 Dec 13, 2025
Despite traditional ETF investors willing to pay premiums to go long, Bitcoin natives selling covered calls have put a damper on a price rally. Long-term Bitcoin (BTC) whales selling covered calls, a strategy of selling call options that give the buyer the right but not an obligation to purchase an asset in the future at a predetermined price in exchange for the seller collecting a premium, is suppressing spot BTC prices, according to market analyst Jeff Park. Large, long-term BTC holders, also known as “whales” or “OGs,” introduce a disproportionate amount of sell-side pressure through this covered call strategy, partly because market makers are on the other side, buying the covered calls, Park said. This means that the market makers must hedge their exposure to buy the calls by selling spot BTC, forcing market prices down, despite strong demand from traditional exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:54 Dec 13, 2025
The guide was a good-faith primer on crypto custody basics and best practices, including different forms of wallet storage and common risks. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a crypto wallet and custody guide investor bulletin on Friday, outlining best practices and common risks of different forms of crypto storage for the investing public. The SEC’s bulletin lists the benefits and risks of different methods of crypto custody, including self-custody versus allowing a third-party to hold digital assets on behalf of the investor. If investors choose third-party custody, they should understand the custodian's policies, including whether it “rehypothecates” the assets held in custody by lending them out or if the service provider is commingling client assets in a single pool instead of holding the crypto in segregated customer accounts. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:44 Dec 13, 2025
The first SOL ETF was launched in July, followed by Bitwise’s SOL ETF in October, which recorded $57 million in first-day trading volume. Solana (SOL) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a seven-day inflow streak, despite SOL’s downward price performance and a broader downturn in the crypto market. Tuesday marked the highest day of inflows during the seven-day streak, with about $16.6 million in capital flowing into SOL ETFs, according to data from investment management company Farside Investors. This brings the total net inflow into SOL ETFs to $674 million at the time of this writing, data from Farside shows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:07 Dec 13, 2025
Strategy remains in the Nasdaq 100 as MSCI considers excluding firms whose crypto holdings exceed 50% of total assets. Strategy held on to its place in the Nasdaq 100 during this year’s rebalancing, securing its first successful test in the benchmark since joining the index in December last year. The company, previously known as MicroStrategy, has become the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (BTC). With its latest purchase of 10,624 Bitcoin for around $962.7 million last week, Strategy’s total holdings stand at 660,624 BTC, worth nearly $60 billion. The latest Nasdaq 100 adjustment saw Biogen, CDW, GlobalFoundries, Lululemon, On Semiconductor and Trade Desk removed from the tech-heavy gauge, while Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Ferrovial, Insmed, Monolithic Power Systems, Seagate and Western Digital entered the lineup, according to Reuters. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:05 Dec 13, 2025
Bitfinex said the recent 66% slide in spot trading volumes echoes lulls seen before next leg in the cycle. Bitfinex says crypto spot trading activity has fallen sharply this quarter, with volumes down 66% from January’s peak as traders step back amid softer ETF inflows and an uncertain macro backdrop. In a Sunday post on X, the exchange noted that the slowdown mirrors periods seen in earlier market cycles, where extended lulls often “precede the next leg in the cycle.” According to data from CoinMarketCap, 30-day crypto spot volumes have slipped from over $500 billion in early November to roughly $250 billion this week. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:30 Dec 13, 2025
Brazil’s largest private bank says Bitcoin can improve portfolio diversification and hedge currency risk despite a volatile year for the asset. Itaú Asset Management, the investment arm of Brazil's largest private bank, Itaú Unibanco, has recommended that investors hold 1% to 3% of their portfolios in Bitcoin next year. In a new research note, Itaú Asset’s Renato Eid said that the global backdrop of geopolitical tension, shifting monetary policy and persistent currency risks strengthens the case for adding Bitcoin (BTC) as a complementary asset. He called Bitcoin “an asset distinct from fixed income, traditional stocks, or domestic markets, with its own dynamics, return potential, and — due to its global and decentralized nature — a currency hedging function.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:37 Dec 13, 2025
The DeFi Education Fund has led a rebuttal to Citadel Securities’ call for the SEC to bring DeFi platforms under securities laws if dealing in tokenized stocks. A group of crypto organizations has pushed back on Citadel Securities’ request that the Securities and Exchange Commission tighten regulations on decentralized finance when it comes to tokenized stocks. Andreessen Horowitz, the Uniswap Foundation, along with crypto lobby groups the DeFi Education Fund and The Digital Chamber, among others, said they wanted “to correct several factual mischaracterizations and misleading statements” in a letter to the SEC on Friday. The group was responding to a letter from Citadel earlier this month, which urged the SEC not to give DeFi platforms “broad exemptive relief” for offering trading of tokenized US equities, arguing they could likely be defined as an “exchange” or “broker-dealer” regulated under securities laws. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:11 Dec 13, 2025
Tether says it will buy the controlling stake Exor has in Juventus, along with all remaining shares, an offer Exor has reportedly rebuffed. Crypto stablecoin issuer Tether says it has launched a bid to fully acquire the Italian professional soccer club, Juventus Football Club, which has reportedly already been shot down. Tether said on Friday that it submitted a binding all-cash proposal to Exor, the holding company of the Agnelli family, for its 65.4% controlling stake in Juventus that it has held for over 100 years. If Exor agrees, then Tether will make a “public offer for the remaining shares at the same price.” Juventus is a public company with a market capitalization of 944.49 million euros ($1.1 billion), having closed trading on Friday up 2.3% to 2.23 euros ($2.62). Read more
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