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President Donald Trump said he’ll review the case of Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, as questions mount over the federal conviction of the Bitcoin privacy software developer.  When asked about Rodriguez’s upcoming prison sentence, Trump said, “I’ve heard about it. I’ll look at it.” “I don’t know anything about it,” President Trump said. “But we’ll take a look.”  Rodriguez publicly acknowledged Trump’s sentiment, tweeting “Your continued noise is working. Thank you to everyone pushing @realDonaldTrump to pardon Bill and me. Let’s get this over the line. #pardonsamourai” Rodriguez, along with co-founder William “Bill” Hill, was convicted of conspiracy to…

Bitcoin is trading near $86,000 as losses build across ETFs, treasury companies, and miners.According to Checkonchain’s Dec. 15 “System Stress” note, investors are carrying about $100 billion in unrealized losses.Bitcoin system stress (Source: Checkonchain)Miners are pulling back hashrate, many treasury-company stocks are trading below their Bitcoin book value, and about 60% of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are underwater.Checkonchain’s chart of ETF average inflow cost basis and ETF market value to realized value (MVRV) places the ETF cost basis and the True Market Mean in the same area, around $80,000–$82,000.That puts a large share of institutional positioning near breakeven.Those anchors matter…

The UK Treasury has set October 2027 as the date its full cryptoasset regime comes into force.For the first time, exchanges, custodians and other crypto intermediaries serving UK clients know they will need FCA authorisation under FSMA-style rules to keep doing business, rather than just a money-laundering registration and a risk warning.The reaction to this move has been split across the industry.Freddie New, chief policy officer at Bitcoin Policy UK, called the timeline “nothing short of farcical,” arguing that the UK “hasn’t just been left in the dust; it is barely even in the same race” compared with the EU’s…

Key Takeaways Spot XRP ETFs have recorded 30 consecutive days of net inflows, setting a new industry record. The streak comes despite outflows from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs during the same period. Cumulative XRP ETF inflows are nearing $1 billion, with assets under management topping $1.18 billion. While much of the crypto ETF market struggled through November, one corner of the market quietly moved in the opposite direction. Spot XRP exchange-traded funds have logged 30 straight trading days of net inflows, a run that now stands as the longest uninterrupted inflow streak among major crypto ETFs. The milestone arrives at…

Key Takeaways The amount of Bitcoin needed to retire varies widely by location. The independent researcher provided a bullish outlook for Bitcoin. Market outlook remains divided. JPMorgan Chase’s latest move into blockchain-based finance is adding fresh institutional weight to Ethereum, as it launches its first tokenized money fund. The development comes as Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says Ethereum could be poised for a major price move early next year, driven by growing adoption of tokenized assets. Try Our Recommended Crypto Exchanges Sponsored Disclosure We sometimes use affiliate links in our content, when clicking on those we might receive a commission at…

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market is heading into 2026 with more questions than clear answers. A new outlook from Fidelity urges caution for investors chasing short-term gains, while arguing that long-term holders may still have room to enter the market.  The message reflects a broader shift: crypto is no longer just a high-beta trade for speculators. It is being treated as a strategic asset by governments, corporations, and institutional investors. That shift accelerated this year. This year, more governments and companies added digital assets to their treasuries, creating a new source of demand that didn’t exist in prior cycles. …

Kevin Hassett, a top contender for President Donald Trump’s Fed chair pick, stated that Trump’s voice would carry no weight in the central bank’s interest rate decisions under his chairmanship.”[He] has very strong and well-founded views about what we ought to do,” Hassett, Trump’s top economic adviser at the White House, said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation.”But in the end, the job of the Fed is to be independent and to work with the group of people that are on the Board of Governors, the FOMC, to drive a group consensus on where interest rates should be,” he added.Hassett’s remarks…

After three years of development, Firedancer went live on Solana mainnet in December 2024, having already produced 50,000 blocks across 100 days of testing on a handful of validators.The milestone, announced Dec. 12 by Solana’s official account, marks more than a performance upgrade. It represents the network’s first real attempt to eliminate the architectural bottleneck that has underpinned its most damaging outages: near-total reliance on a single validator client.Solana has spent years marketing sub-second finality and four-figure transaction-per-second throughput, but speed means little when 70% to 90% of the network’s consensus power runs the same software.A critical bug in that…

Retail traders can now fund their IBKR accounts with stablecoin transfers.Interactive Brokers (IBKR), one of the world’s largest brokerage services, now allows users to deposit stablecoins in their brokerage accounts.According to a Bloomberg report, the feature will have a staggered rollout beginning in the United States, allowing eligible accounts to fund their brokerage accounts with stablecoins.The move presents a much-needed alternative for those who made their wealth in crypto, as before, users were required to offramp via a centralized exchange, transfer funds to their bank account, and then transfer money from a bank account to a licensed brokerage, while paying…

Memecoins are not dead because the market is down and the narrative has faded, according to president of payment infrastructure company MoonPay, Keith A. Grossman, who said that memecoins will be back but in a different form.The real innovation of memecoins is that attention can be tokenized easily and at low costs through blockchain technology, democratizing access to the attention economy, Grossman said. He continued:“Before crypto, attention could only be monetized by platforms, brands and a small group of influencers. Everyone else generated value and gave it away for free. Likes, trends, inside jokes and communities created massive economic value.”…