🪙 Strategy buys 1,229 more Bitcoin for ~$109M

🚫 Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) acquired 1,229 BTC last week for approximately $108.8–$109 million at an average price near $88,568 per coin, bringing its total holdings to around 672,497 BTC.

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💥 Widespread protests in Iran as currency plunges

💢 Widespread protests have erupted across Iran, particularly among bazaar merchants in Tehran, as the Iranian rial collapses to record lows and inflation soars, prompting calls for economic stability and currency control.

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☄️ Rep. Waters demands SEC oversight hearing on crypto approach

🔘 U.S. Representative Maxine Waters has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to hold an oversight hearing focused on the agency’s approach to cryptocurrency regulation, emphasizing the need for clarity and accountability in how digital assets are overseen.

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🕯 Silver’s volatility overtakes Bitcoin amid thin year-end trading

💢 In thin year-end markets, silver and other precious metals have shown heightened volatility and record price swings compared with Bitcoin, which has traded in a relatively tighter range around the high-$80,000s. Precious metals’ volatility reflects sharp price moves in low-liquidity conditions.

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💥 Whales pull BTC from Binance as market sentiment splits

💢 Large Bitcoin holders withdrew significant amounts of BTC from Binance, coinciding with mixed market signals.
💢 Crypto critic Peter Schiff reiterated risk management views while futures leverage increased, leaving immediate price direction unclear.

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☄️ Canadian scammer posing as Coinbase support steals over $2M in crypto

🔴 A Canadian threat actor reportedly stole over $2 million in cryptocurrencies by impersonating Coinbase support in an elaborate social engineering scam, according to security investigator ZachXBT.

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💥 Grayscale outlines macro demand and regulatory clarity as key drivers for 2026 crypto outlook

🚫 Grayscale’s 2026 Digital Asset Outlook highlights rising macro demand for alternative stores of value and clearer regulatory frameworks as foundational forces shaping crypto markets next year.
🚫 The report suggests these themes could attract institutional capital and support broader adoption, potentially decoupling crypto performance from past cyclical patterns.

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🪙 $11B Bitcoin whale makes significant short and long positions in BTC and ETH

🤔 An $11 billion Bitcoin whale has actively traded large positions in both Bitcoin and Ethereum markets, taking profits on some ETH longs and increasing spot ETH holdings after rotating substantial BTC.
🤔 These movements are drawing market attention to near-term volatility in major crypto assets.

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🔶 Binance suspends Visa and Mastercard withdrawal services in Ukraine

🔴 Binance has announced the suspension of Visa and Mastercard withdrawal services for users in Ukraine, including the crypto card program previously available to refugees.
🔴 This move reflects ongoing regulatory and operational challenges facing the exchange.

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⚖️ CARF tax reporting rules go live on January 1, 2026

🤔 From January 1, 2026, the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) will take effect in 48 jurisdictions, including the EU and UK, requiring crypto platforms to collect detailed user and transaction data and report it to tax authorities.
🤔 The move aims to enhance tax transparency and automatic information sharing across borders.

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☄️ Russia moves to criminalize illegal crypto mining with proposed penalties

🤔 Russia’s Ministry of Justice has drafted amendments that would impose criminal penalties for unauthorized cryptocurrency mining, including significant fines and possible prison terms of up to five years, as part of efforts to bring the sector under tighter legal control.

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🔷 Ethereum sets record with 8.7M smart contracts deployed in Q4 2025

🟢 Ethereum’s network saw a historic high in smart contract deployments in the fourth quarter of 2025, with over 8.7 million new contracts launched on its base layer.
🟢 Token Terminal data highlights significant ecosystem engagement from developers and infrastructure projects.

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🪙 Prenetics halts Bitcoin buying to focus fully on IM8 brand

🤔 Nasdaq-listed health company Prenetics has ended its Bitcoin acquisition strategy and will concentrate its capital allocation on the rapid growth of its consumer health brand IM8.
🤔 The company retains existing BTC holdings but will no longer pursue additional purchases.

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⚡️ Grayscale files for Bittensor Trust ETP registration with SEC

🟢 Grayscale has filed an initial S-1 registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to convert its Bittensor Trust into an exchange-traded product (ETP), potentially creating the first TAO-based ETP in the United States and broadening regulated access to decentralized AI tokens.

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🏦 Cypherpunk buys $29M in Zcash to expand its treasury holdings

🚫 Cypherpunk Technologies has acquired an additional $29 million worth of Zcash (about 56,418 ZEC), bringing its total holdings to around 290,062 tokens and representing roughly 1.76% of the circulating supply.
🚫 The company aims to build its position toward a 5% supply target.

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🕯 Fed rate cuts could be key catalyst for retail return to crypto in 2026

🚫 Analysts suggest that anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2026 may improve liquidity conditions and help attract retail investors back into risk assets like cryptocurrencies.
🚫 Ending quantitative tightening and multiple expected cuts are seen as structural supports for market participation.

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🪙 XRP | Exchange Supply Hits 7-Year Lows

💢 XRP balances on exchanges have dropped to around 1.6 billion tokens, the lowest level in seven years, down from roughly 3.76 billion in October.

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☄️ Bitcoin and crypto lag behind gold and stock market rallies

💢 Bitcoin and many altcoins have failed to reach new all-time highs alongside strong performances in gold, silver, and major stock indices in 2025.
💢 Analysts point to liquidity dynamics and historical market patterns as key contributors to this divergence, with some forecasting potential catch-up in 2026.

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🔷 BitMine buys $199M in Ether as smart money traders short ETH

🤔 BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, spent about $199 million acquiring ETH over a two-day period as some top traders bet on short-term price declines.
🤔 BitMine’s holdings now represent roughly 3.08% of the total supply.

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🇵🇰 Pakistan could become a global crypto leader by 2030, says CZ

🚫 Changpeng Zhao, Binance co-founder and adviser to Pakistan’s Crypto Council, said Pakistan’s rapid crypto adoption in 2025 positions the country to become a global leader in digital assets by 2030 if current trends continue.

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💥 Coinbase warns Senate stablecoin misstep could hand China a global edge

🚫 Coinbase’s chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad cautioned the U.S. Senate that altering parts of the GENIUS Act could weaken dollar-linked stablecoins’ competitiveness, potentially benefiting non-U.S. stablecoins and China’s digital yuan as Beijing moves to allow interest-bearing digital RMB wallets in 2026.

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