Category: Bitcoin News

Tokenized Treasuries expected to drive 2026 RWA growth: CoinShares

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Digital asset investment company CoinShares predicts that the surge in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in 2025 will continue into 2026, driven by increasing global demand for dollar yield. In its 2026 Digital Asset Outlook report, CoinShares said tokenized RWAs saw strong growth in 2025, led by tokenized US Treasurys. According to the report, onchain Treasurys more than doubled this year, climbing from $3.91 billion to $8.68 billion. Private credit nearly doubled as well, rising from $9.85 billion to $18.58 billion over the same period. “Tokenisation has materially moved beyond the…

Ethereum Whales Open 136K ETH Long Bets Amid 28% Price Rise Potential

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Ethereum whales have opened massive long positions on Ether (ETH), totalling $425.98 million, in what looks like a bold bet that the downside is over. Key takeaways: Ethereum whales opened leveraged long positions totaling $426 million. Ether’s ascending triangle targets $4,030 ETH price. Top traders open new ETH long positions Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed the ETH/USD pair trading at $3,140, 20% above the $2,621 low reached on Nov. 21.  Holding above $3,000, Ether offered some cause for optimism ahead of key volatility triggers. Related: Vitalik Buterin…

Binance Secures Three Licenses for Regulated Crypto Services

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Crypto giant Binance has been granted three separate licenses from Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator, providing a green light to operate its exchange, clearing house and broker-dealer services under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority’s (FSRA) regulatory framework.  The FSRA, an independent financial regulator of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a financial free zone in Abu Dhabi, has approved licenses for Binance’s Nest Exchange Limited, Nest Clearing and Custody Limited, and Nest Trading Limited, according to a news release and announcement from Binance on Monday.  Richard Teng, the co-CEO of Binance,…

Bitcoin Holds Key Support As Fed Rate Decision Looms

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Bitcoin is currently hovering at a critical technical level that needs to be defended to prevent major losses, according to crypto analyst Daan Crypto Trades. He was referring to the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement zone, which serves as a key area of support and resistance during market cycles.   “I think this is a key area for the bulls to defend,” he said, observing that a break below it could result in a Bitcoin (BTC) fall to April lows around $76,000.  “It’s also pretty much the last major support before testing the…

Ethereum ZK-Rollup, ZKsync Lite, to Be Deprecated in 2026

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ZKsync Lite, the first-ever zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup network to launch on Ethereum, will be deprecated next year, its team says, as it has fulfilled its purpose. “In 2026, we plan to deprecate ZKsync Lite (aka ZKsync 1.0), the original ZK-rollup we launched on Ethereum,” ZKsync wrote to X on Sunday. “This is a planned, orderly sunset for a system that has served its purpose and does not affect any other ZKsync systems.” It added that ZKsync Lite “was a groundbreaking proof-of-concept and validated critical ideas related to building production ZK…

Robinhood Acquires Indonesian Firms For Crypto Expansion

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Crypto and stock trading platform Robinhood is set to tap into Indonesia’s burgeoning cryptocurrency trading market after an agreement to acquire two local fintech companies. In an announcement on Sunday, Robinhood said it has entered into agreements to acquire Buana Capital, an Indonesian brokerage, and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto, a licensed Indonesian digital financial asset trader, “marking our entry into one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing markets.” It said that Indonesia has more than 19 million capital market investors and 17 million crypto investors, making it a “compelling market for equities…

Ethereum’s Co-Founder Proposes Idea For Onchain Gas Futures

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has floated the idea for an onchain futures market for gas, which could give users certainty over transaction fees as the network becomes more widely adopted. In a post on X on Saturday, Buterin argued that the market needs a “good trustless onchain gas futures market,” as people have been questioning him over the certainty of low gas fees via current price reduction methods in Ethereum’s roadmap. Buterin outlined that one way to address the uncertainty would be to enable users to essentially lock in prices…

WisdomTree Launches Tokenized Options-Income Fund EPXC Onchain

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Global asset manager WisdomTree has launched a new digital asset fund that brings a traditional options strategy onchain, a development that underscores the growing convergence between legacy asset management and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Digital Fund, trading under the token ticker EPXC and the fund ticker WTPIX, is designed to track the price and yield performance of the Volos US Large Cap Target 2.5% PutWrite Index.  The benchmark models a systematic “put-writing” strategy, in which the index sells cash-secured put options to generate income. Rather than…

France’s BPCE to Launch In-App Trading for BTC, ETH, SOL and USDC

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French banking heavyweight BPCE is preparing to introduce crypto trading to millions of its retail customers, making it one of the first major traditional European banks to offer digital assets. According to a report from The Big Whale, the group will allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and USDC (USDC) directly inside its Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne mobile apps starting Monday. The initial rollout will cover clients of four regional banks, including Banque Populaire Île-de-France and Caisse d’Épargne Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, reaching roughly 2…

Bitmine Buys $199M ETH as Smart Money Traders Short ETH

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BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, continues buying the dip, despite the industry’s most successful traders betting on Ethereum’s price fall. BitMine acquired $199 million worth of Ether (ETH) during the past two days, through a $68 million ETH acquisition on Saturday and another $130.7 million buy on Friday, according to blockchain data platform Lookonchain. With the latest investments, BitMine now holds $11.3 billion, or 3.08%, of the total Ether supply, closing in on its 5% accumulation target, according to data from the StrategicEthReserve. BitMine’s continued accumulations are…