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Cointelegraph.com - 20:42 Dec 23, 2025
The project recently received approval to raise private, tax-deductible funding under Brazil’s cultural incentive laws, with a live performance planned in the federal capital. An experimental orchestral project in Brazil aims to convert Bitcoin price data into live music, after receiving approval to raise funds through one of the country’s tax-incentive programs for cultural initiatives. According to Brazil's Federal Register, the authorization allows the project to seek up to 1.09 million reais ($197,000) from private companies and individual donors for an instrumental concert that uses financial data to generate music, drawing on concepts from art, mathematics, economics and physics. The publication does not specify whether any blockchain or onchain infrastructure will be used in the performance. The performance will take place at the country's federal capital, Brasília. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:11 Dec 23, 2025
The hard fork on Monday followed a majority of Gnosis validators adopting a soft fork in response to a November Balancer exploit, in which about $116 million in crypto was stolen. Gnosis chain operators executed a hard fork to recover funds tied to a $116 million Balancer exploit in November. In a Tuesday X post following a notice for node operators, Gnosis said it executed a hard fork to recover some of the funds from a significant exploit of Balancer. The project said the funds were “out of the hacker's control,” signaling a partial or full recovery. The hard fork, executed on Monday, followed a majority of validators adopting a soft fork in November in response to the Balancer exploit affecting “Balancer‑managed contracts on Gnosis Chain.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:00 Dec 23, 2025
Charts suggest the bulls will try to defend the support levels in ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL and DOGE, but higher levels are likely to attract sellers. The cryptocurrency market witnessed pockets of outperformance from select altcoins in 2025, but a broad-based altcoin rally failed to materialize. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin (BTC) did not breach its yearly low dominance of 55.5% hit on Jan. 5, signaling that traders did not abandon BTC and rush into altcoins. Glassnode said in a recent post on X that nearly all crypto sectors had underperformed BTC over the past three months, signaling “a market environment where capital concentration favors BTC.” Could the major altcoins make a comeback in 2026? Let’s analyze the charts of the top five major altcoins to find out. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:10 Dec 23, 2025
The site acquisition gives Bitcoin miner Cipher a foothold in the largest US wholesale power market as miners broaden their infrastructure strategies. Cipher Mining has acquired a 200-megawatt power site in Ohio called “Ulysses,” marking its first expansion outside of Texas and entry into the PJM wholesale electricity market, the largest power market in the United States. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the 195-acre site has secured power capacity from AEP Ohio, with all required utility agreements in place, and is expected to be energized in the fourth quarter of 2027. Cipher said the facility is suitable for high-performance computing and data center use in addition to Bitcoin (BTC) mining. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:40 Dec 23, 2025
Crypto market maker DWF Labs settled its first physical gold trade, signaling a rare move into legacy commodities amid surging bullion prices. DWF Labs, a cryptocurrency-focused market maker, has expanded into physical commodities after settling its first physical gold transaction, a rare move for a crypto-native company as precious metal prices continue to break record highs. On Monday, managing partner Andrei Grachev said DWF Labs had “just settled our first gold trade,” describing it as a test tranche involving a single 25-kilogram gold bar. Grachev said the company plans to scale the operation, with ambitions to trade physical silver, platinum and cotton. Notably, the transaction was completed using conventional bullion custody and settlement infrastructure, rather than blockchain-based rails. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:00 Dec 23, 2025
With the Trump administration and many pro-crypto officials taking office, 2025 saw significant changes in US crypto policy, with ripples likely extending into 2026. Many crypto industry leaders and users anticipate significant changes in the US regulatory environment over the next 12 months, as various policy changes and legislation begin to take effect. Although the inauguration of US President Donald Trump in January 2025 did not mean an immediate end to all digital asset regulation, many of the administration’s policies, from dismissing enforcement cases of crypto companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission to signing a stablecoin bill into law, signal apparent differences to previous US presidents and their chosen regulators. “I expect an increasing number of jurisdictions to establish clear and transparent regulatory frameworks for the crypto industry, which should facilitate broader participation,” Ruslan Lienkha, YouHodler’s chief of markets, said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph. “Con... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:45 Dec 23, 2025
The IMF says negotiations for the sale of El Salvador's wallet are ”well advanced,” but President Nayib Bukele claimed that his government wouldn't stop buying Bitcoin. Update (Dec. 23, 10:09 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from the IMF and clarify details on the Chivo sale. The International Monetary Fund’s mission chief for El Salvador issued a statement confirming that government authorities were proceeding with negotiations for the sale of the country’s Chivo Bitcoin wallet. In a Monday statement, the IMF said El Salvador’s government was continuing to discuss its Bitcoin (BTC) project with the fund’s officials, and “negotiations for the sale of the government e-wallet Chivo are well advanced.” A spokesperson said there were separate discussions regarding Bitcoin purchases. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:35 Dec 23, 2025
Crypto.com is hiring an internal market maker for its prediction markets, saying the move complies with regulations and aims to boost liquidity amid scrutiny. Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is building an internal market-making team as part of its expansion into prediction markets, a move the company says is fully aligned with federal regulations and intended to improve liquidity, even as market-making in outcome-based trading continues to draw scrutiny. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the exchange is recruiting for a new role on its market-making desk, citing a job posting for a “quant trader” who would help buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of sporting events on Crypto.com’s prediction platform. The report has drawn attention to the practice of exchanges facilitating trading against customer orders, a structure that can raise questions about conflicts of interest as prediction markets gain traction across both crypto and traditional finance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:44 Dec 23, 2025
Bhutan is quietly building a low-carbon Bitcoin economy using hydropower, sovereign capital and clear regulatory guardrails. Bhutan is using surplus, carbon-free hydropower to mine Bitcoin, converting excess electricity into a liquid digital export rather than curtailing generation. Mining and custody are handled by the sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), and confined to designated jurisdictions, limiting retail exposure. Officials describe mined Bitcoin as a foreign-currency liquidity buffer that has already supported government finances. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:30 Dec 23, 2025
Bitcoin printed bullish signals against gold and the dollar while staying below $90,000 as a whale opened multimillion-dollar crypto shorts. Bitcoin (BTC) stayed lower into Tuesday’s Wall Street open as traders saw further BTC price downside next. Key points: Bitcoin shorts pile in ahead of the Wall Street open as Bitcoin and precious metals continue to go separate ways. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:01 Dec 23, 2025
Concerns about code vulnerabilities are fading in the crypto space, but more sophisticated scam tactics are emerging as protocol security improves. Crypto hackers stole $3.3 billion in 2025, but the number of attacks fell sharply as losses became concentrated in fewer, more sophisticated supply-chain exploits, according to new data from blockchain security firm CertiK shared with Cointelegraph. While total losses remained elevated, the decline in incident counts and a drop in median theft sizes suggest that protocol-level security is improving, pushing attackers away from simple code vulnerabilities and toward phishing and infrastructure-level attacks. CertiK said supply-chain breaches emerged as the most damaging threat, accounting for $1.45 billion in losses across just two incidents, including the $1.4 billion Bybit hack in February. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:57 Dec 23, 2025
Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe has seen its market cap cut almost in half since the Oct. 10 crash, as investors retreat from leveraged and synthetic collateral models. Ethena’s synthetic dollar USDe has shed about $8.3 billion in net outflows since the major liquidation event on Oct. 10, as confidence in leveraged and synthetic collateral structures continues to weaken. According to a report from 10x Research, the October sell-off marked a turning point for the crypto market, flipping the bull phase into a period of deleveraging. The crash erased an estimated $1.3 trillion in crypto market value, nearly 30% of total capitalization at the time. Ethena USDe (USDe), which relies on synthetic collateral and hedging mechanisms rather than traditional fiat reserves, faced a “sharp loss of confidence” under these conditions, the analysts wrote. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:52 Dec 23, 2025
Russia’s central bank has submitted draft that would allow non-qualified investors to purchase crypto, but only under strict conditions. The Bank of Russia put forward a policy proposal that would allow non-qualified investors to buy certain cryptocurrencies. According to a Tuesday announcement, the central bank’s proposal would allow both qualified and non-qualified investors to buy most crypto, but with limitations. Non-qualified investors would be limited to a yet-to-be-defined set of liquid crypto after passing a knowledge test, capped at 300,000 rubles ($3,834) a year. Qualified investors would gain broad market access excluding privacy coins, also subject to a knowledge test. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:19 Dec 23, 2025
Ethereum is increasingly powering tokenized money, faster settlement and regulated onchain infrastructure — even as institutions avoid naming it outright. Wall Street’s adoption of Ethereum is closely tied to its ability to automate settlement through smart contracts, reducing reliance on slow, manual reconciliation processes. Stablecoins and tokenized dollars now serve as a primary entry point for banks, allowing regulated US dollar transfers to move continuously on Ethereum-based rails. Financial institutions often avoid naming Ethereum directly, instead describing it as neutral blockchain infrastructure that supports compliant financial systems. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:10 Dec 23, 2025
South Korean payments giant BC Card has completed a pilot allowing foreign users to pay local merchants via stablecoins. South Korean payments processor BC Card has completed a pilot project that enabled foreign users to pay local merchants using stablecoins. BC Card’s pilot project was announced Tuesday and was conducted with blockchain company Wavebridge, wallet provider Aaron group and cross-border remittance provider Global Money Express. The companies had foreign users convert their stablecoins held in overseas wallets, which were partnered with BC Card, into digital prepaid cards. The company said this pilot was not a short-term project, but part of preparations to implement a stablecoin payment structure. The change is a response to the evolution of South Korean stablecoin regulations, it said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:55 Dec 23, 2025
Polymarket traders price an 86% chance of Lighter’s airdrop by the end of 2025 as the DEX opens wallet allocation forms and redistributes slashed points. Lighter, a perpetual decentralized exchange (perp DEX) and a major rival to Hyperliquid, is fueling airdrop speculation as Polymarket traders bet on a token launch before year’s end. Sebas, also known as Babastianj, a core contributor to the Lighter DEX, announced on the project’s Discord channel Monday that the platform is finalizing key processes ahead of the highly anticipated token generation event (TGE). “We’re in the final stretch of Season 2 and are running data science to remove Sybil, self-trading, and wash-trading points,” he said, adding that all slashed and removed points are planned to be redistributed to the community. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:15 Dec 23, 2025
Crypto traders and several metrics suggest that an altcoin season is nowhere to be seen as institutions help Bitcoin strengthen its grip on the market. Most altcoins are currently displaying bearish patterns that suggest “altcoin season” is not coming, according to numerous analysts, as Bitcoin dominance begins to rise again. Key takeaways: The Supertrend indicator flashes “sell,” which previously led to a 66% drop in the altcoin total market cap. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:00 Dec 23, 2025
The exchange cited licensing approvals in Europe and its US launch as key drivers behind the surge in activity on its compliant platforms. Crypto exchange OKX said volume in its licensed and regulated markets increased 53-fold in 2025, driven by its expansion into the United States and the European Economic Area. Citing internal data, the exchange said daily active wallets doubled over the past year, with an average of about 190,000 new wallets created each day, while decentralized exchange volume on its platform rose 262% globally and centralized trading increased 16% over the same period. The company attributed its market growth to an operating model focused on licensed access to regulated markets. OKX expanded across the European Economic Area in January after receiving a license under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework, or MiCA. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:42 Dec 23, 2025
ZOOZ’s minimum bid‑price notice makes it the latest Bitcoin treasury stock to brush up against Nasdaq’s listing rules. ZOOZ Strategy’s Bitcoin-backed stock has been put on a Nasdaq compliance clock after the exchange warned the company its shares no longer meet the $1 minimum bid-price requirement, raising the risk of delisting if the price fails to recover within six months. The dual‑listed firm, which trades on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, said in a Monday statement that it plans to monitor the situation, and it may consider a reverse share split if needed. A reverse share split is when a company reduces the number of its outstanding shares and raises the price per share proportionally, typically to lift the stock price without changing the firm’s overall market value. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:16 Dec 23, 2025
Altcoin ETF flows are diverging, with Ether stabilizing, XRP drawing steady demand and smaller funds seeing uneven traction. Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US recorded $84.6 million in net inflows on Monday, breaking a seven-day outflow streak in one of the biggest single-day reversals this month. The shift came after over $700 million exited spot Ether (ETH) products last week, highlighting a pause in selling pressure. According to SoSoValue data, the rebound lifted cumulative net inflows to about $12.5 billion. At the same time, XRP (XRP) ETFs extended their uninterrupted inflow streak, recording $43.9 million in net inflows on Monday, their strongest daily showing since early December. XRP ETFs have not experienced a single net outflow day since their launch, resulting in cumulative net inflows exceeding $1.1 billion. Read more
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