Day: December 20, 2025

Adam Back Slams Bitcoiner VC Over ‘Uniformed’ Quantum Risk

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Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin. “You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or something. You’re not helping,” Back said in an X post on Friday, after Carter explained in an X post why Castle Island Ventures invested in Project Eleven, a startup focused on protecting Bitcoin and other crypto assets from the threat of quantum computing. Back said the Bitcoin community is not in denial about the need to research…

Fidelity’s director predicts Bitcoin will enter bear market in 2026, bottoming near $65K

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Key Takeaways Fidelity’s director predicts Bitcoin may enter a bear market in 2026 with support between $65,000 and $70,000. Bitcoin’s recent cycle peak at $125,000 aligns with previous four-year cycles in price and timing. Share this article Bitcoin may have wrapped up its halving-cycle bull run and could enter a cooling period in 2026, predicted Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity Investments. The macro strategist suggested that Bitcoin could revisit the $65,000 to $70,000 range following the recent cycle peak, which saw the price reach $126,000. He still…

Bitcoin Failure At $90K Driven By Reduced Fed Rate Cut Odds

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Key takeaways: Strong demand for US Treasurys and lower odds of a Fed rate cut indicate that investors are shifting toward safer assets, reducing interest in Bitcoin. Economic weakness in Japan and softer US job data add pressure to Bitcoin, limiting its use as a hedge in the near term. Bitcoin (BTC) has repeatedly failed to hold above the $92,000 level over the past month, prompting market participants to develop multiple explanations for the price weakness. While some traders point to outright market manipulation, others attribute the decline to rising…

Arthur Hayes Says There Is “Always An Altcoin Season”

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While many crypto traders are still waiting for the next altcoin season to begin, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said it’s been underway all along. “There is always an altcoin season happening… and [if you’re] always saying altcoin season isn’t there, [it’s] because you didn’t own what went up,” Hayes said during a podcast interview published to YouTube on Thursday. Hayes said many traders are still expecting altcoin season to play out the same way it did in previous years, assuming the same cryptocurrencies and narratives will repeat. “You wanted it…

WhiteBIT Reports on Expansion and Platform Development in 2025

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[PRESS RELEASE – Vilnius, Lithuania, December 18th, 2025] In 2025, WhiteBIT expanded its international presence, entered new markets, and developed its product and institutional offering. The year focused on geographic expansion, partnerships, and operational development across retail and institutional segments, alongside ongoing compliance and security efforts. Building a Global Crypto Platform In 2025, WhiteBIT announced the launch of W Group, a fintech global ecosystem combining multiple blockchain and digital finance products. The W Group ecosystem serves 35 million users worldwide. Within this structure, WhiteBIT serves more than 8 million users…

Senator Lummis to retire from Senate in 2027, focuses on crypto legislation as final legacy

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Key Takeaways Senator Cynthia Lummis will not be seeking re-election next year; she will retire when her term ends in 2027. Her final focus in Congress is advancing crypto market structure legislation. Share this article Senator Cynthia Lummis, who made history as the first chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, said she will retire from public service at the end of her term on January 3, 2027, making crypto market structure legislation her final legacy in Congress. Lummis announced her decision Friday and explained that it was…

Peter Brandt Highlights Bearish XRP Price Chart, ‘You Need To Deal With It’

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Veteran chartist Peter Brandt has once again turned his focus to the XRP community after sharing a technical breakdown that points to a bearish market structure on the weekly timeframe for the cryptocurrency.  Brandt’s technical analysis focused squarely on chart behavior rather than sentiment, warning that the current setup carries downside implications that traders cannot ignore and must deal with. Peter Brandt Calls Out A Potential Double Top Taking to the social media platform X, Brandt highlighted what he described as a potential double top forming on XRP’s weekly chart.…

dYdX Shares Key Highlights from December Analyst Call

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[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, December 18th, 2025] The dYdX Foundation recently hosted its Monthly Analyst Call for December, together with dYdX Labs, providing an overview of protocol activity, governance actions, ecosystem integrations, and incentive programs during a period of mixed market conditions. The call is part of the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to transparency and structured communication with analysts, token holders, and ecosystem participants. Despite softer trading activity across the broader crypto derivatives market in November, dYdX demonstrated continued momentum. Over the most recent 30-day period, the protocol recorded $16.1…