Hong Kong plans to complete proposals to regulate virtual asset dealers and custodians and introduce the rules to the city’s Legislative Council in 2026, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said Wednesday. The proposals, developed after a two-month public consultation that drew more than 190 responses,…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) extended their year-end slide in December, with total market valuations falling to their lowest level in 2025. According to data from CoinGecko, the overall valuation of the NFT sector fell to $2.5 billion in December. This represented a 72% decline from a peak of $9.2 billion in January. The decline came as…
Bitcoin (BTC) institutional outflows continued into Christmas as the US gained the title of biggest BTC seller. Key points: Bitcoin ETF netflows stay negative for Christmas Eve as the institutional investment vehicles lose another $175 million. Tax obligations and the quarterly options expiry are blamed for the poor performance. Hope remains for a broad rebound…
XRP slipped to $1.86 as traders continued to sell into rallies, even as spot ETF demand stayed steady and total ETF-held assets climbed to $1.25 billion — a gap that suggests the market is still digesting supply at key technical levels. News background Institutional appetite for XRP exposure continued to build through exchange-traded funds, with…
Spot bitcoin and ether ETFs saw another round of outflows on Dec. 24 as traders moved into the Christmas break with reduced liquidity and a weaker appetite for risk. SoSoValue data showed bitcoin spot ETFs posted $175 million in net outflows on Wednesday, while ether spot ETFs showed $57 million in outflows. The biggest single-day…
Bitcoin briefly displayed $24,111 on Binance in a sharp wick on the BTC/USD1 trading pair late Tuesday before snapping back above $87,000 within seconds, according to exchange data. (Binance) The move did not show up on any other major BTC pairs and appeared isolated to USD1, a stablecoin launched by Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial….
Some Polymarket users reported that their accounts had been breached and drained, which the prediction market blamed on a third-party provider. Prediction markets platform Polymarket has pinned a series of reported user account breaches on a third-party login tool. In a post to the company’s Discord on Tuesday, Polymarket said that it had flagged and…
XRP slid through short-term support Wednesday as sellers again showed up near $1.90, keeping the token pinned in a tightening range and pushing attention toward the $1.85 area. News background The move comes as crypto markets remain choppy into the year-end window, when liquidity often thins and positioning tends to dominate price action. Traders have…
Prediction market Polymarket blamed an unidentified third-party login provider for recent account breaches reported by several users. The platform confirmed the security incident on its Discord channel after users reported missing funds and suspicious login attempts. Social media posts on Reddit and X show several users received unexpected login alerts and then discovered their balances…
Gold is at a critical juncture when measured against U.S. money supply (M2SL), testing a level it last reached in 2011 and not surpassed since the 1970s, when the price more than tripled to a then-record $700 an ounce over the course of several years. In contrast, bitcoin BTC$87,552.10, referred to by some supporters as…