Day: December 16, 2025

Masters of Trivia ($MOT) Awarded HundrED Global Collection 2026 Selection After CoinMarketCap Listing

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Jackson, WY, United States, 16th December 2025, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Jackson, WY, United States, December 16th, 2025] Masters of Trivia, a token-powered education and quiz ecosystem, announced that its utility token $MOT has been listed on CoinMarketCap, expanding visibility for the project’s on-chain learning and competitive quiz platform. The announcement follows a separate milestone for the platform: Masters of Trivia has been selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2026, a curated set of education innovations recognized for impact and scalability. HundrED’s selection process included more than 800 submitted…

mETH Protocol Accelerates Fast, On-Demand ETH Redemptions and Yield Deployment via Buffer Pool Enhancement

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[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, December 15th, 2025] The institutional-grade liquidity solution enables accelerated ETH redemptions for competitive on-chain and institutional yields mETH Protocol, the top ten ETH liquid restaking provider with a peak total value locked (TVL) of $2.19 billion, today announced a major liquidity upgrade that utilises Aave’s ETH market to support more efficient redemption flows for mETH. Its key feature is a curated Buffer Pool mechanism designed to deliver an estimated 24-hour ETH redemptions, subject to buffer capacity availability and network conditions. This marks a drastic improvement…

Bitcoin Sharks Accumulate at Fastest Pace Since 2012 as BTC Slides

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Bitcoin (BTC) is down 30% from its $126,200 peak, trading just above the $85,000 support and fueling concerns of a deeper pullback toward the $70,000 region. Still, onchain data showed institutions and high-net-worth individuals are accumulating BTC. Key takeaways: Bitcoin sharks accumulated aggressively at 2012-level speeds, signaling a dip-buying trend. Heavy selling by long-term and OG whales continues to cap upside, keeping near-term downside risks elevated. BTC/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingView Mid-sized Bitcoin traders add 54,000 BTC in a week Bitcoin “sharks,” entities holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC, increased…

$4K Rally or $2K Crash? 4 AIs Speculate What Is More Likely for ETH by Christmas

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“By Christmas, Ethereum is more likely to challenge the upside than suffer a deep collapse,” ChatGPT stated. The past few months have been quite turbulent for Ethereum (ETH), whose price currently hovers at around $3,100. The big question now is whether the asset can make a final pump for the year and tap $4,000 by Christmas, or it might be headed toward a major retreat to $2,000. To gain additional insight, we turned to four of the most widely used AI-powered chatbots to give their two cents on the…

Crypto ATM operator to expand to Texas, citing friendly regulation

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Cryptocurrency ATM operator Bitcoin Bancorp, formerly known as Bullet Blockchain, said it would deploy up to 200 machines in Texas as part of its national expansion strategy. In a Monday notice, Bitcoin Bancorp said the move into Texas, expected for the first quarter of 2026, is part of a strategy to deploy ATMs nationwide. The company said Texas was “one of the most crypto-forward jurisdictions,” citing the state’s “business-friendly regulation,” “modernized money-transmitter laws” and “pro-innovation policy environment.” With a population of about 32 million people and the second most populous…

What Really Caused Crypto Markets to Dump by $140 Billion in Hours? 

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Cryptocurrency markets have tanked again in a pattern that is becoming tediously familiar in recent weeks.  Total market capitalization is in danger of dropping below $3 trillion following a $140 billion exodus from the digital asset space over the past several hours. The metric dropped to a three-week low of $3.02 trillion in late trading on Monday, with Bitcoin leading the decline in what was expected to be a volatile week. BTC has lost support at $90,000, shedding almost $5,000 in a couple of hours as it tanked to $85,200,…

Bitcoin Outperforms Altcoins Despite Market-Wide Decline

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Despite a decline from all-time highs, Bitcoin has still performed better than most other cryptocurrency sectors in recent months, indicating that capital and investment continue to favor Bitcoin, according to Glassnode. Over the past three months, “the average return across nearly all crypto sectors has underperformed Bitcoin,” reported onchain analytics platform Glassnode on Tuesday. “This persistent relative weakness highlights a market environment where capital concentration favours BTC.” The comments came in response to a post from institutional-grade reporting platform Bitcoin Vector stating that the first half of the year was…

Ripple Expands RLUSD to Ethereum Layer 2s with Wormhole

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Ripple Labs is expanding its US dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD to Ethereum layer-2 blockchains as part of a pilot while it awaits regulatory approval for a full rollout next year. In partnership with Wormhole, a crosschain interoperability protocol that allows assets to move between different blockchains, the pilot will test RLUSD on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, according to a statement from Ripple on Monday. Initially, RLUSD was issued on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum; however, Ripple said that the latest expansion is “essential for a scalable, efficient, and interoperable future.”…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Under Heavy Pressure—Is a Bottom in Sight?

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Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked…

Fed Policy and Midterms Could Drive Bitcoin to $600K in 2026

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End of Fed tightening, possible rate cuts, and rising liquidity could favor risk assets like Bitcoin in 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering near $90,000, with traders weighing near-term macro pressure against growing conviction that early 2026 could mark a defining phase for the crypto market. The focus is shifting from short-term volatility to whether easing U.S. monetary policy and political tailwinds could set the stage for an aggressive upside move that some analysts place as high as $600,000. Macro Forces and Market Structure Come into Focus In a post…