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Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Dec 04, 2025
A new wave of self-custodial smart accounts aims to eliminate seed phrases, introduce card-based spending and remove the fear of losing access to crypto forever. Crypto’s longstanding user-experience hurdle, the dreaded seed phrase, is facing a serious challenge. As wallet providers experiment with programmable smart accounts and simplified recovery, the debate about self-custody is shifting from technical responsibility to everyday usability. In this week’s episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, host Nathaniel Whittemore, Cointelegraph’s Gareth Jenkinson, and Ready (formerly Argent) CEO Itamar Lesuisse address how privacy, self-custody, Bitcoin-backed borrowing and seed-phrase-free wallets are converging to reshape how people store and spend digital assets. One recurring concern among crypto newcomers and veterans alike is the fragility of seed-phrase security. As Jenkinson noted, users often underestimate how easy it is to lose access: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:00 Dec 04, 2025
US stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act are splitting global liquidity with Europe, creating regional markets and potentially leading to cross-border friction, a report says. The United States’ new approach to stablecoin regulation is reshaping global liquidity flows and driving a sharp structural split with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regime, effectively creating separate US and EU stablecoin liquidity pools, according to a new report from blockchain security auditor CertiK. The report finds that the US digital asset market entered a new phase of regulatory clarity in 2025, with federal legislation and administrative reforms now broadly aligned around how digital assets are issued, traded and custodied. At the center of that shift is the GENIUS Act, signed into law by US President Donald Trump in July, which establishes the first federal framework for payment stablecoins. The law imposes strict reserve requirements, bans yield-bearing stablecoins, and formally integrates stablecoin ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:49 Dec 04, 2025
Digital Asset said the roughly $50 million in funding from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq and S&P Global will help scale the Canton Network as institutions warm to onchain tokenization. Institutional blockchain infrastructure provider Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, has raised about $50 million in strategic investments from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq and S&P Global, according to a person familiar with the deal. According to an announcement on Thursday, the strategic funding will build on Digital Asset’s strong momentum to scale the Canton Network following recent funding milestones that raised $135 million. The participation of these four big names highlights the range of institutions supporting the Canton Network, as big banks, exchanges, data, and wealth infrastructure all lend their weight to the same underlying blockchain stack. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:31 Dec 04, 2025
Kraken and Deutsche Börse plan to connect foreign exchange, tokenized stocks and Eurex derivatives in a phased rollout targeting institutional clients. Deutsche Börse Group, a global exchange organization, has entered into a strategic partnership with the US crypto exchange Kraken with a mission of bridging traditional and digital markets. Kraken and Deutsche Börse are joining forces to create unified access across traditional and digital asset markets, according to a joint announcement on Thursday. The companies plan to improve institutional access to regulated crypto products, including spot trading, tokenized markets and derivatives, as well as enhanced liquidity for institutions across multiple jurisdictions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:51 Dec 04, 2025
The donation came as the UK government considered banning crypto contributions to political parties under a proposed Elections Bill. United Kingdom political party Reform UK has received a record 9 million British pounds (about $12 million) donation from early crypto investor Christopher Harborne. The sum is the largest single political gift ever made by a living person in Britain and comes months before local elections scheduled for May, the BBC reported on Thursday, citing newly published figures from the Electoral Commission. Harborne, a British national now based in Thailand, has a history of backing UK political campaigns. He previously donated to the Conservatives under Boris Johnson and to the Brexit Party, later rebranded as Reform UK, during the 2019–2020 cycle, per the report. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:45 Dec 04, 2025
MSTR could target $200 and extend toward $280 if supportive macro conditions and bullish technical momentum hold. Strategy’s stock MSTR printed one of the rarest bullish reversal signals in technical analysis, the “Abandoned Baby,” on its daily chart, hinting that a brutal downtrend may be running out of steam. Key takeaways MSTR’s rare reversal pattern suggests rising odds of a sharp rebound. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:00 Dec 04, 2025
XRP’s macro outlook remained bullish, with onchain data showing that a breakout was possible if key price support levels were reclaimed. XRP (XRP) price is up 12% since plunging below the $2 mark on Nov. 21, reclaiming some key support levels. Surging network activity and persistent institutional demand, coupled with reduced supply on exchanges, may lead to a sustained price recovery. Key takeaways: A surge in XRP ledger velocity and whale activity signals elevated network activity and demand. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:18 Dec 04, 2025
CoinDCX’s Sumit Gupta said crypto is becoming a natural extension of traditional investing as Indian traders mature. Indian crypto investors using CoinDCX appear to be taking a more deliberate, portfolio-based approach to digital asset investing, with early signs of longer-term allocation behavior emerging in 2025. On Thursday, the exchange released its annual report, which suggested that users are gradually shifting away from a “crypto equals Bitcoin” mindset toward more diversified holdings. CoinDCX data showed that the average customer now holds about five tokens, a notable increase from two to three tokens per investor in 2022. The report also noted that layer-1 assets accounted for 43.3% of portfolio volumes, while Bitcoin (BTC) held a significant share at 26.5%. Memecoins represented 11.8% of users’ portfolio allocations, according to the report. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:00 Dec 04, 2025
The YZi Labs-backed “Opinion” prediction market logged $1.5 billion in weekly volume just weeks after launch, outpacing Kalshi and Polymarket as prediction markets boom. YZi Labs, the venture capital company founded by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, is ramping up its bet on prediction markets as one of its portfolio platforms posted an unusual spike in trading volume. CZ took to X on Wednesday to welcome YZi-backed Predict.fun as a new prediction market launching on the BNB Chain. “When you make a prediction, you funds don’t sit idle, they generate yield,” CZ wrote, adding: “This tweet is not endorsement.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:49 Dec 04, 2025
Analysts called the Chainlink ETF’s debut a “solid” launch, but the development has yet to attract enough liquidity to reverse the LINK token’s 39% decline over the past year. Grayscale’s launch of the first US spot Chainlink exchange-traded fund (ETF) drew strong interest on its first day of trading, suggesting investors still have an appetite for regulated altcoin products despite a broader crypto market slump. Grayscale’s Chainlink (LINK) ETF debuted with $41 million in cumulative net inflows and $13 million worth of “solid” trading volume during the first day, said Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s senior ETF analyst, in a Wednesday X post. “$41m in first day flows. Another insta-hit from the crypto world, only dud so far was Doge, but it’s still early.” The debut adds to signs that institutional and professional investors are waiting on the sidelines for more regulated ways to gain exposure to altcoins that can be integrated into corporate or fund strategies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:50 Dec 03, 2025
How Ethereum's new PeerDAS feature slashes fees, boosts data capacity and paves the way for lightning-fast user experiences on the network. Ethereum’s second major upgrade of the year, Fusaka, has gone live, bringing forward supercharged data capacity, reduced transaction costs and enhanced usability. The upgrade officially went live on the Ethereum mainnet at 9:49 pm UTC on Wednesday at Epoch 411392, with the headline feature being peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS), which provides significant scaling capabilities to Ethereum and layer 2s. Earlier this week, the Ethereum Foundation posted a detailed thread via the Ethereum X account, breaking down what it means for users, developers, node operators, Layer-2s and rollups, and enterprises. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:20 Dec 03, 2025
Larry Fink spoke alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, describing how BlackRock's stance on crypto had evolved over the previous eight years. Larry Fink, chair and CEO of asset management company BlackRock, explained his “big shift” from associating cryptocurrencies with illicit activities to having the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Fink addressed questions related to his views on crypto and Bitcoin (BTC) from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin. The BlackRock CEO said his move from associating crypto primarily with money laundering to having exposure to billions of dollars in BTC was “a very glaring public example of a big shift in [his] opinions.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:14 Dec 03, 2025
Strategy's monthly BTC buys contracted significantly in the second half of 2025 amid a broad downturn in the crypto treasury market. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has slowed its rate of cryptocurrency accumulation in 2025, a move analysts at CryptoQuant interpret as preparation for a drawn-out bear market. “Strategy’s Bitcoin buying has collapsed through 2025,” CryptoQuant said in a Wednesday report, noting a dramatic monthly reduction in Bitcoin (BTC) purchases by Strategy since late 2024. According to CryptoQuant: Strategy purchased 8,178 BTC for approximately $835.5 million on Nov. 17 — its largest purchase since July — bringing its total holdings to 649,870 BTC, valued at approximately $58.7 billion at this writing. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:48 Dec 03, 2025
Fin, founded by two former Citadel engineers, raised capital to launch a stablecoin app for cross-border payments as banks and fintechs expand into digital assets. Former Citadel engineers Ian Krotinsky and Aashiq Dheeraj have raised $17 million to launch Fin, a stablecoin-powered payments app designed for high-value cross-border transactions. According to Fortune on Wednesday, the startup, previously known as TipLink, closed the round with backing from Pantera Capital, Sequoia and Samsung Next. Fin plans to pilot the app within the next month, targeting import-export businesses that often move hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time. Built around stablecoin rails, Fin will enable users to send funds to other payment apps, bank accounts, and crypto wallets, aiming to reduce costs compared to traditional wire transfers. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:48 Dec 03, 2025
Cryptocurrencies show strength despite investors’ concerns about the AI industry and weak US labor and consumer data. Would an acceleration of money printing boost Bitcoin? Key takeaways: Low BTC and ETH leverage appetite contrasts with strong stock markets, highlighting fragile sentiment despite improving liquidity expectations. While economic uncertainty persists, anticipated monetary easing reduces downside risk for cryptocurrencies, favoring a potential bullish momentum. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:29 Dec 03, 2025
Crypto deals activity surged to record levels this year, even as the industry continued to face significant market turbulence and macroeconomic headwinds. Crypto merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025 reached $8.6 billion as of November, with companies closing a record 133 deals, marking an all-time high in both deal count and total value. The total dollar amount of business deals exceeded the combined total of the previous four years, according to Bloomberg, citing Pitchbook data. Coinbase led the M&A activity, with six acquisition deals completed in 2025, including the $2.9 billion purchase of Deribit, one of the largest crypto derivatives marketplaces. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:12 Dec 03, 2025
At the DealBook Summit, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink acknowledged Bitcoin’s utility, as Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong said the exchange is running pilots with major US banks. Major US banks are running early pilots involving stablecoins, crypto custody and digital-asset trading in partnership with Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong said onstage at The New York Times DealBook Summit. According to Bloomberg, Armstrong didn’t name specific institutions but warned that banks slow to adopt crypto “are going to get left behind.” His remarks were made during a joint appearance with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink on a panel at the event. Although Armstrong and Fink haven’t always aligned on crypto, the two struck a notably similar tone on Bitcoin. Armstrong dismissed the idea that Bitcoin could ever fall to zero, while Fink said he now sees a significant “use case” for the asset, though he did caution that Bitcoin is “still heavily influenced by leveraged players.” BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), launched in January 2024, is... -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:39 Dec 03, 2025
XRP shows renewed strength as traders crunch the charts to see if a rally into the $2.30 to $2.50 zone is possible. Does the bulk of the move depend on Bitcoin’s short-term performance? XRP (XRP) defended its $2 psychological floor this week, rebounding nearly 6% on Tuesday after a brief liquidity sweep on Monday. While the asset remained in a multimonth downtrend dating back to July, the $2.28–$2.30 resistance band now stands as the defining pivot for bullish continuation. Key takeaways: A bullish daily close above $2.30 would confirm a break of structure and possibly lead to a move to $2.58. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:17 Dec 03, 2025
Bitcoin posted its strongest daily gain since May as buy-side flows, a sharp adjustment in investor sentiment and a return of the Coinbase premium hint at a potential rally above $100,000. Bitcoin (BTC) gained 5.81% on Tuesday, its biggest daily return since May 8. As the rally unfolded, a bullish engulfing pattern formed, marking the first significant structural shift on the daily chart in the fourth quarter. Traders now wonder if there is an increased chance for a sustained recovery over the coming day. Key takeaways: Bitcoin printed a bullish engulfing candle with its strongest daily gain since May, signaling early trend expansion. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:53 Dec 03, 2025
Select users in the US will be among the first to access the predictions platform to bet on sports event contracts, following clearance from a financial regulator for a relaunch. Prediction platform Polymarket has begun rolling out its relaunch in the United States, announcing that waitlisted users would be the first to access its US app. In a Wednesday X post, Polymarket said that it would be making its US app available to waitlisted users, beginning with bets on sports event contracts, “followed by markets on everything.” The official launch came about three months after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a no-action letter to a crypto derivatives exchange and clearinghouse acquired by Polymarket, laying the groundwork for the launch of its US services. Read more
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