Hex Trust & LayerZero Deploy wXRP on Solana; $100M Seed Liquidity Live
Hex Trust and LayerZero launch custodial wXRP on Solana with $100M initial TVL, bridging XRP Ledger liquidity to Solana DeFi...
Small-Cap Index Hits Four-Year Low; ‘Alt Season’ Thesis Capitulates
The MarketVector Small-Cap Index collapsed to November 2020 levels this week, confirming a structural decoupling between Bitcoin and the broader...
Arkham Claims 53% Zcash De-Anonymization; Zooko Fires Back as ZEC Slips to $342
Arkham Intelligence tags $420B in ZEC volume, sparking a 10% sell-off despite Zooko Wilcox dismissing the findings as "opt-in" transparency...
Exor Rejects Tether’s €1.1B Takeover Bid for Juventus; JUV Token Surges 46%
Exor turns down Tether's €2.66/share offer to control Juventus, halting the stablecoin issuer's aggressive push into European sports assets.
SEC Reportedly Freezes ‘Regulation by Enforcement’ Strategy as Administration Shifts
New York Times reporting indicates the SEC has halted new crypto enforcement actions following the administration change, signaling a de...
Spain Breaks Up Alleged Crypto Kidnapping Cell After Dutch Investor Murder
Spanish National Police say they have broken up a crew that allegedly kidnapped and killed a Dutch crypto investor near...
Brazil’s Largest Asset Manager Tells Clients to Put 1–3% in Bitcoin as FX Shock Hedge
Brazil’s biggest privately owned asset manager, Itaú Asset Management, is telling clients to ring‑fence 1%–3% of portfolios for bitcoin, framing...
US Unveils ‘Pax Silica’ AI-Chip Bloc, Tightens Grip on Compute Supply
The US has formally launched the Pax Silica initiative, a new security bloc spanning critical minerals, semiconductor fabs and AI...
SEC Crypto Custody Shift: Retail Wallet Guide Lands as State Trust Banks Win No‑Action Relief
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday published a new investor bulletin on cryptocurrency wallets and custody, even as...
Brazil’s ‘Operation Kryptolaundry’ Hits R$2.7B Crypto Laundering Ring Linked to High‑Yield Schemes
Brazil’s Federal Police moved on 9 December against an alleged crypto‑laundering syndicate in the Distrito Federal, launching “Operação Kryptolaundry” and...
YouTube Switches On PYUSD Payouts for U.S. Creators via PayPal
YouTube has started letting eligible U.S. creators route their monthly earnings into PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin, plugging crypto rails into a...
Cboe Approves 21Shares Spot XRP ETF (TOXR); Ripple Seeds $226M
Cboe BZX Exchange approved the listing of the 21Shares Core XRP Trust Wednesday, clearing the final exchange-level hurdle for the fifth U.S....