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The BTC transfers landed just before the Fed’s rate cut, adding tension to a market already shaken by volatility and macro uncertainty. SpaceX and BlackRock recently shifted more than $296 million in Bitcoin (BTC) to Coinbase Prime, according to on-chain trackers at Lookonchain. The large transfers landed just hours before the U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed a 25-basis-point rate cut, adding fresh tension to an already shaky market. The timing has drawn traders into a debate over whether these moves signal strategic custody changes or preparations to sell amid heightened volatility. Fresh Transfers Raise Questions as Fed Decision Hits Markets According…

NEW YORK — Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in a massive fraud that saw roughly $50 billion wiped from the crypto ecosystem over the course of just three days in May 2022.The sentence, handed down by District Judge Paul Engelmeyer of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is slightly more than the 12-year sentence requested by prosecutors and much greater than the five-year sentence suggested by Kwon’s lawyers. Kwon must serve at least half of this sentence before he can apply for a transfer to South Korea,…

Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week on 10 December 2025, Michael Saylor said that Bitcoin is indeed digital gold and that once everyone understands it for what it is, the global credit is will be built on it. According to Saylor, Strategy is currently acquiring nearly $500 million to $1 billion worth of Bitcoin per week and has managed $60 billion worth of equities in the past 14 months, becoming the fifth largest treasury in the S&P universe, well on its way to becoming the largest in about four to eight years, given the same pace of accumulation continues.…

Bitcoin BTC$90,112.65, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, is down following the overnight Fed rate cut. The reason likely lies in the Fed’s messaging, which has made traders less excited about future easing.The Fed on Wednesday cut the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% as expected and announced it will begin purchasing short-term Treasury bills to manage liquidity in the banking system.Yet, BTC traded below $90,000 at press time, representing a 2.4% decline since early Asian trading hours, according to CoinDesk data. Ether was down 4% at $3,190, with the CoinDesk 20 Index down over 4%.The risk-off…

Our chart of the week is LUNC.The crypto rebound continues this week, with Bitcoin consolidating above $92K after the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cut.With the holiday season fast approaching, there aren’t any major macro catalysts expected for the rest of December, and if a ‘Santa Rally’ materializes, it should push BTC back above $100K.“an industry must-read”The new and improved DeFi Alpha premium subscription is packed with degen-friendly features and alpha leaks.We’ve produced over 500 tutorials and articles on the most profitable opportunities in Crypto/DeFi, from airdrops to the latest high-yield opportunities; we’ve got the market covered!Level Up your Degen…

Crypto exchange Gemini, founded by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has scored a license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer prediction markets in the US.Gemini said on Wednesday that its affiliate, Gemini Titan, received a designated contract market license from the CFTC and “plans to enter into the prediction markets space.”The company said that “starting shortly,” its US users would be able to trade event contracts on its web platform. Gemini also said it would expand its US derivatives offerings to include crypto futures, options and perpetual contracts.Gemini joins a number of crypto companies that have begun…

Bhutan is extending its national blockchain strategy with a gold-backed digital token issued by Gelephu Mindfulness City and supported by the Kingdom’s sovereign framework.The TER token is designed to act as a new bridge between traditional value stores and blockchain-based finance, according to an emailed announcement on Thursday.Tokens are being issued on Solana, with distribution and custody handled by DK Bank, Bhutan’s first licensed digital bank. In the first phase, investors can acquire TER directly through DK Bank, combining the familiarity of traditional asset purchases with the transparency of on-chain ownership.TER is designed to offer international investors an accessible, tokenized…

State Street and Galaxy Asset Management plan to launch a tokenized liquidity fund in early 2026 that uses stablecoins for around-the-clock investor flows, expanding the use of public blockchains in institutional cash management, the companies announced Wednesday.The State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund, or SWEEP, will accept subscriptions and redemptions in PYUSD, a stablecoin issued by PayPal, so long as the fund has assets on hand to process requests. Only Qualified Purchasers who meet set thresholds can access the fund. Ondo Finance committed about $200 million to seed the product.The firms expect to issue SWEEP on Solana SOL$138.96 at…

This piece is featured in the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine, The Freedom Issue. We’re sharing it here as a sample of the ideas explored throughout the full issue. On November 3, 2025, the freedom for developers to build financial privacy software is on trial. Samourai Wallet was a Bitcoin privacy wallet developed by Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill. It included specialized privacy tools that mixed the coins of wallet users in ways that required no third-party custody. The service’s servers helped coordinate “mixing” — methods to conceal the origin of coins and offer users some degree of forward…

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 on a journey that would lead him to become one…