Day: December 22, 2025

EU Council Endorses Online and Offline Digital Euro

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The Council of the European Union (EU) the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro design, A Friday document outlined the council’s position on the digital euro, including alignment with the ECB on launching online and offline variants simultaneously ECB President Christine Lagarde that t rest with EU lawmakers “It’s now for the European Council and certainly later on for the European Parliament to identify whether the Commission proposal is satisfactory, how it can be transformed into a piece of legislation or amended.” The offline digital euro’s limitations Documents reveal that…

Bitcoin Suffers Worst Q4 Since 2018 Crash with Near-22% Plunge

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Bitcoin is heading to its worst Q4 since 2018, down nearly 22% as macro pressure and fading demand weigh on prices. Bitcoin (BTC) is set to close the fourth quarter of 2025 with a loss of nearly 22%, marking its weakest Q4 performance since the 2018 market collapse. The sharp decline has unsettled traders and analysts alike, as on-chain signals, macro pressure, and fading speculative activity point to a fragile phase for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Posts Its Weakest Q4 in Seven Years The latest quarterly returns data…

TradFi Ruled Crypto In 2025, Will Fed Rate Cuts Trigger New Highs In 2026?

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2025 was a blockbuster year for Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider crypto market as crypto-friendly legislators platformed growth-focused regulation and Wall Street finally accepted Bitcoin, Ether (ETH), and numerous altcoins as a valid asset class worthy of inclusion in an investment portfolio.  The global bid on Bitcoin, Ether and Solana’s SOL (SOL) token was near immeasurable, with total net flows into the spot Bitcoin ETFs reaching $57 billion and the total net assets across the ETFs reaching $114.8 billion.  Spot Bitcoin ETF netflows in 2025. Source: SoSoValue.com Going into 2026,…

Palmer Luckey’s Erebor valued at $4.35B after OCC, FDIC approvals

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Erebor, the digital bank co-founded by tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey and backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, has secured a $4.35 billion post-money valuation after raising $350 million in a funding round led by Lux Capital, according to Axios sources. The valuation milestone, which underscores growing institutional appetite for banking models tailored to crypto, AI and stablecoin-friendly customers, comes as Justice Department regulators take swift steps toward chartering the company.  Erebor recently received preliminary conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a key regulatory hurdle…

Quantum Panic Over Bitcoin (BTC) Is Premature, but the Clock Is Still Ticking

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Bitcoin won’t be broken by quantum computers soon, but preparing the network for risks could take five to ten years. Quantum computing is back in Bitcoin conversations, and it has sparked fresh concerns about its long-term impact on blockchain security. The co-founder and Chief Security Officer of self-custody solution Casa, Jameson Lopp, said Bitcoin is safe from quantum computers, for now. Quantum Panic? In the latest tweet, Lopp said that quantum computers are not a near-term threat to Bitcoin, in an attempt to address the growing concerns around such…

ETHZilla Sells $74.5M in Ether to Repay Debt, Discloses in SEC Filing

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Crypto treasury company ETHZilla said in a filing with US regulators that it sold part of its Ether holdings to repay outstanding convertible notes amid a broader market downturn. The company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission the sale of 24,291 Ether (ETH) for $74.5 million at an average price of $3,068.69 per token, leaving about 69,800 ETH on its balance sheet as of Friday. The company said it expects to use all or a significant portion of the proceeds to redeem its outstanding senior secured…

Arizona Lawmaker Proposes Barring Taxes on Crypto and Blockchain

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Arizona state Senator Wendy Rogers has proposed two bills and a resolution in an effort to change the state’s laws on taxing digital assets. In legislation prefiled with the Arizona Senate on Friday, Rogers proposed amending state statues to exempt virtual currency from taxation (SB 1044), barring counties, cities and towns from taxing or fining entities running blockchain nodes (SB 1045), and amending the state constitution’s definition of property taxes to clarify rules on digital assets (SCR 1003). The blockchain node bill may move through the state legislature, but the…

Important Binance Announcement Concerning Cardano (ADA) and Aster (ASTER) Traders: Details

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New trading pairs will become available on Binance Spot on December 24. Binance regularly reviews all services offered on its platform and expands the range of options to keep pace with current market trends and provide the best user experience. Just recently, it disclosed that five new trading pairs are about to become available for clients. The Upcoming Addition The exchange revealed that it will open trading for ADA/USD1, ASTER/USD1, LUNA/USDC, LUNC/USDC, and ZEC/USD1 on Binance Spot on December 24. The platform will also enable Trading Bots services for…

Strategy Adds $748M to Cash Reserves, Skips Bitcoin Buys

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Strategy added $747.8 million in net proceeds from the sale of common stock last week to its cash reserves and paused its Bitcoin purchases, as the company rebalances its assets amid the crypto downturn. According to a post by Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor, the company’s cash reserves now stand at $2.19 billion, while its crypto stash is at 671,268 Bitcoin (BTC). Source: Michael Saylor A filing with regulators shows Strategy sold 4.535 million shares of its Class A common stock (MSTR) during the Dec. 15-21 period, generating $747.8 million in…

Bitcoin Munari Final $0.015 Presale Supports Smooth Transition to Public Trading

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Bitcoin Munari is entering the final window of its presale. With this, the focus of investors has shifted from access mechanics to the integrity of the transition. Pricing, supply distribution, as well as post-presale participation conditions are currently fixed, which places the project into a phase of execution ahead of the official public trading. The $0.015 presale is closing on December 23rd, while the $6 launch benchmark is scheduled for a few days later – on December 28th. Some analysis centers on how distribution, liquidity, as well as participation of…