Bitcoin BTC$87,350.49 and silver are sending sharply different signals to markets as the year closes, with volatility data showing traders actively repricing one asset while leaving the other stuck in neutral. Over the past month, bitcoin’s annualized 30-day realized volatility has steadily compressed into the mid-40s, reflecting a market that remains range-bound and short on…
BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund BUIDL has distributed about $100 million in dividends since launching in March 2024, according to tokenization firm Securitize, which serves as the product’s transfer agent and administrator. The fund, which invests in short-dated U.S. Treasuries, repurchase agreements and cash equivalents, has grown past $2 billion in value, making it one…
Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly, says 2026 is shaping up to be a year when crypto’s long-running trends assert themselves rather than reset, even if markets deliver sharp moves in both directions. In a Dec. 29 post on X, Qureshi outlined a wide-ranging outlook that reflects a broader investor reassessment…
Bitcoin BTC$89,558.82 whales, or holders with at least 1,000 BTC, have been the dominant buyers since the price of the largest cryptocurrency bottomed near $80,000 at the end of November, according to Glassnode data. They remain the strongest accumulators as bitcoin trades just below $90,000. According to Glassnode data, the 1,000-10,000 BTC cohort is the…
Mirae Asset, a Seoul-based financial group, is considering buying South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit, the Korea Times reported on Monday. The company is in talks to acquire 92% oof Korbit for as much as 140 billion won ($97 million), according to the report, which cited industry officials. Mirae Asset, which offers asset management, wealth management,…
With Democrats favored at 75% to win the U.S. House of Representatives majority in 2026 on prediction market Kalshi, Representative Maxine Waters’ new criticism of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins’ crypto policies could gain more energy. Though Congress remains on its winter break, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee called…
DOT$1.8353 fell 2% to $1.84 over the last 24 hours. Trading volumes were 7.8% above the seven-day moving average at 7.76 million tokens, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that the move in DOT occurred without clear fundamental catalysts as technical factors dominated price action. The token underperformed the broader crypto…
The layer-1 network, Flow, scrapped plans to roll back its blockchain following a $3.9 million exploit, reversing course after pushback from ecosystem partners who warned that rewriting chain history would undermine decentralization and create operational risks. Instead, the network released a statement on Dec. 29 saying it will restart from the last sealed block before…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) said its combined crypto, cash and higher-risk “moonshot” investments have reached $13.2 billion, driven by an ether ETH$3,017.33 position that now totals more than 4.1 million tokens. The firm in a Monday press release said the holdings make it the world’s largest publicly owned ether treasury and place it second globally…
APT$1.7053 declined 1.7% to $1.70 over the last 24 hours underperforming wider crypto markets. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index (CD20), was 0.7% lower at publication time. The declined occurred against a backdrop of notably subdued trading activity, with APT’s volume running 16% below its 30-day average, suggesting limited institutional conviction behind the…
