A record Boxing Day options expiry steers crypto’s near-term action as Brett Harrison raises for a non-crypto perp exchange, ETFs show Bitcoin dominance with Ethereum gaining, Shift4 enables stablecoin settlements, and gold trounces Bitcoin in 2025. Fast, data-driven hits with the key narratives to watch into year-end.
From potential U.S. crypto bailouts to the Marshall Islands’ on-chain UBI, we break down the policy and plumbing shifts reshaping digital assets. Plus, DTCC’s tokenization green light, the UK’s new property law, Bakkt’s token cuts, and a quick market check.
Abu Dhabi hands Binance sweeping ADGM authorization as Norway’s sovereign wealth fund nods to a Bitcoin treasury strategy in Japan. We break down Ethereum’s Fusaka PeerDAS upgrade, VeChain’s Hayabusa shift, and the weekend’s market and policy signals heading into year-end.
Europe advances a digital euro with online and offline functionality as Chainalysis details a record year for North Korea-linked crypto thefts. Plus, UniCredit tokenizes a structured note, Senator Lummis bows out, and Citi projects Bitcoin at $143,000 in 2026.
From SoFi’s bank issued stablecoin to the Fed’s policy shift, this week accelerated the build out of crypto’s core plumbing. We unpack ICE’s MoonPay talks, Coinbase’s prediction market lawsuits, and a new FDIC insured bank aiming to serve the on chain economy.
Coinbase moves into stocks and prediction markets and taps former UK chancellor George Osborne. The Senate punts crypto legislation to 2026 as Bitcoin cools, Aave closes its SEC chapter, and stablecoins eclipse Visa and PayPal on monthly volume.
Visa expands USDC settlement to U.S. banks, Binance offers a five million dollar bounty to expose fake listing agents, and a bipartisan bill proposes a federal crypto-fraud task force. Plus, K33 suggests long-term selling may be easing as funds and miners recalibrate after the autumn drawdown.
The FCA unveils its most detailed crypto proposals as markets slide into key U.S. data. Plus, Cathie Wood buys the dip, HashKey prices its IPO, and Hats Finance sets a front-end shutdown deadline.
JPMorgan takes money market yields on-chain as Cboe debuts U.S.-regulated perp-style futures, while the U.K. locks a 2027 crypto regime and the SEC confronts the privacy debate. Plus, Tether’s billion-euro bid for Juventus gets rebuffed — and what it means for partnerships ahead.
Bittensor’s first halving lands the same week Grayscale’s GTAO begins public trading, tightening supply and broadening access. Plus: Abu Dhabi’s sovereign funds court crypto, Visa’s stablecoin push accelerates, dYdX weighs BONK revenue sharing, and Frida Kahlo digital twins bring provenance to restricted art.
Federal regulators open the door to national trust banks while Strategy keeps its Nasdaq-100 seat. We also unpack the CFTC’s tokenized-collateral pilot, the real quantum threat timeline, and a Texas solar-powered bitcoin mine coming online.
DTCC gets an SEC nod to tokenize real assets, J.P. Morgan settles commercial paper on Solana with USDC, and XRP goes multi-chain via a regulated wrapper. Plus, Pakistan opens a licensing path as India pushes back on stablecoins, with Ethereum's latest upgrade lowering costs just as institutions lean in.
UK regulators fast-track stablecoin payments as a16z plants its first Asia office in Seoul and markets wobble on a hawkish cut and AI jitters. We break down Do Kwon’s looming sentence and why BitMine keeps buying ETH despite the chop.
A Tether-backed bitcoin treasury company debuts on the NYSE as U.S. banks get the green light to intermediate crypto. ETFs turn positive ahead of the Fed’s final 2025 decision, Standard Chartered cuts targets, and Coinbase lists Hyperlane.
From Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong, major crypto moves hit the tape: Circle’s new license, HashKey’s IPO, and Bitwise’s big growth call. We also break down Reuters’ year-end take on bitcoin and the UK’s landmark step recognizing crypto as property.
Asia takes center stage as Robinhood buys into Indonesia, Binance anchors under ADGM, Coinbase reopens in India, and GoTyme adds crypto in-app—while India’s U S D T premium snaps shut. We break down what changed, who benefits, and the regulatory milestones to watch next.
Europe takes center stage as Europol breaks a sprawling fraud ring, Italy probes retail risk, and ten banks build a euro-backed stablecoin—while Cboe brings perp-style futures onshore and Beldex advances privacy tech. Clear, fast insights on the rails crypto will ride into 2026.
Binance taps co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, Base and Solana connect via a Chainlink-secured bridge, Kraken moves on tokenized equities, Poland stalls MiCA, and Visa finds Gen Z wants crypto for the holidays. A fast, clear rundown to make sense of today’s biggest crypto shifts.
From Coinbase’s always-on altcoin futures to the CFTC’s landmark move bringing spot crypto onto registered futures exchanges, here’s what’s moving markets. We also cover Bank of America’s crypto ETP guidance, Circle’s Arc vision, a Cloudflare hiccup, and a quick price check.