Day: December 15, 2025

Crypto Correlations Hit Record Highs as BTC-SOL Reaches 0.99

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Ethereum emerged as the most connected asset, showing strong alignment with Cardano, Solana, and Dogecoin. Analytics platform DefiLlama has reported an elevated degree of price synchronization among leading cryptocurrencies. Over the past week, several major trading pairs showed correlation coefficients above 0.9, with Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) moving almost perfectly in sync at 0.99, suggesting a market in unison, with broad sentiment overriding individual asset stories. Correlation Spike Highlights Bitcoin’s Grip on the Market DefiLlama described the correlations between the largest tokens as being “unusually high” over the…

Crypto Analyst Predicts How Low The XRP Price Will Go Before Bouncing

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XRP’s price action in recent days has led to speculations among crypto traders over whether it could fall below the $2 support zone and how deep any pullback might go before a bottom is established.  Popular XRP analyst Zach Rector addressed this concern shared by many market participants during an interview on the Paul Barron Podcast as to how low XRP could realistically fall before buyers step in and whether a return to the $1 level is still possible under current conditions. Zach Rector Says $1 XRP Is Virtually Impossible…

SEAL Warns of Daily Fake Zoom Attacks as DPRK Hackers Weaponize Familiar Faces

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A fake Zoom “update” is all it takes for hackers to seize crypto funds, cloud credentials, and entire Telegram accounts. Cybersecurity firm, Security Alliance (SEAL), said it is tracking multiple daily attempts by North Korean-linked threat actors using so-called “fake Zoom” or “fake Teams” meetings to distribute malware and expand access to new victims. The non-profit reshared a detailed warning from security researcher Taylor Monahan outlining how the attacks unfold and the scale of losses involved. Fake Zoom Calls, Real Losses Monahan said the campaign begins with a message…

XRP Dominates Institutional Inflows, But Why Is Price Still Low?

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XRP is at the center of the institutional flows, leading the crypto market in streaks of capital inflows even as its price is locked around $2. Recent data shows that money is still entering into Spot XRP ETF products, but despite this steady demand and a clear shift toward bullish sentiment across social platforms, XRP’s spot price has struggled to break higher, and this raises questions as to why inflows and price action appear out of sync. Spot XRP ETFs Are Seeing Relentless Institutional Demand Institutional appetite for XRP has…

Crypto is ‘Helping to Nudge Reassessment’ on Privacy

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Regulators at the US Securities and Exchange Commission met with cryptocurrency industry leaders on Monday to discuss financial surveillance and user privacy, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to shape digital asset oversight. In opening remarks at the roundtable, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who also heads the agency’s crypto task force, joined Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda in outlining how regulators could balance investor protection with privacy considerations as blockchain-based financial activity expands. Atkins said crypto had the potential to become “the most powerful financial surveillance architecture…

Paradex rolls out Privacy Perps with enhanced end-to-end data privacy

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Key Takeaways Paradex launched Privacy Perps, enhancing account and position privacy through encryption and authenticated RPCs. Decryption keys are managed by the Paradex Privacy Council, allowing secure state recovery if needed. Share this article Paradex has launched privacy-preserving perpetuals on mainnet, marking a major shift toward CEX-style privacy in a self-custodial model. The new system ensures that only account holders and Paradex can view orders, positions, and balances, with privacy enforced across all layers, from Paradex Cloud to its L2 chain and Ethereum mainnet. On L2, access to private trading…

Circle Signs Deal to Acquire Interop Labs team and IP

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Stablecoin issuer Circle has signed an agreement to acquire the Interop Labs team and its proprietary technology, bringing a core contributor to the Axelar Network into its infrastructure business. The deal, expected to close in early 2026, covers Interop Labs’ personnel and proprietary intellectual property, while the Axelar Network, its foundation and the AXL token will remain independent and governed by the community. Interop Labs is the initial developer of the Axelar Network, a decentralized interoperability network that supports crosschain messaging and asset transfers between blockchains. Circle said the team’s…

SEC ‘Eased up on’ 60% of Crypto Enforcement Cases under Trump: NYT

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed cryptocurrency cases under the Trump administration at a significantly higher rate than those involving other aspects of securities laws.  According to a Sunday report from The New York Times, since US President Donald Trump took office in January, the SEC has paused, dropped investigations related to or dismissed about 60% of cases involving companies and projects in the cryptocurrency industry. The report cited high-profile cases, including the SEC’s lawsuits against Ripple Labs and Binance, adding that the financial regulator was “no longer…

Aster Launches Shield Mode, a Protected High-Performance Trading Mode for On-Chain Traders

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[PRESS RELEASE – George Town, British Virgin Islands, December 15th, 2025] Aster, an on-chain trading platform focused on performance and privacy and supported by YZi Labs, has announced the launch of Shield Mode. This new feature, integrated into Aster Perpetual, introduces a protected trading option designed to offer high-leverage trading—up to 1001x—within a more secure and flexible on-chain environment. Shield Mode represents a key milestone in Aster’s mission to build the next generation of on-chain trading platforms, designed to serve advanced traders while addressing the challenges of trading in fully…

Bitcoin Dips Below $86K As Whales Dump $2.78B

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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below $86,000 on Monday, continuing to expand on a liquidity imbalance as smaller participants continued to buy dips. However, large holders are using the demand to exit positions, keeping downside pressure firmly in place. Key takeaways: Retail and mid-sized Bitcoin wallets purchased $474 million in cumulative buy-side volume, while whales sold $2.78 billion during the same period. Short-term BTC holders continued to sell at a loss, a sign of capitulation, but a reversal has not been confirmed. Bitcoin could re-test quarterly lows at $80,600 after invalidating its…