Iran’s crypto economy reached ~$7.8B in 2025.
During protests and internet controls, BTC withdrawals surged as a hedge.
With 40–50% inflation, crypto is used to bypass financial pressure and sanctions.
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Polygon cut ~30% of staff as post-acquisition integration.
After acquiring Coinme and Sequence, focus shifts
from DeFi scaling to a stablecoin-led "open money stack."
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a16z GP Ali Yahya says privacy may become crypto’s strongest moat.
Because sensitive data is hard to migrate, privacy features can create powerful lock-in effects.
For real-world use cases where privacy matters, a small number of privacy-focused chains could capture a large share of the ecosystem.
Eaglex continues tracking core narratives shaping long-term crypto infrastructure.

VanEck notes recent Bitcoin miner capitulation may signal a market bottom.
BTC hashrate fell 4% over the past month (as of Dec 15). Historically, prolonged hashrate compression has been a bullish contrarian indicator, with higher odds of positive returns in the following months.
Eaglex continues tracking on-chain signals shaping market cycles.

Bloomberg reports that JPMorgan is considering offering crypto trading services to institutional clients, potentially including spot and derivatives.
As major banks deepen their involvement, institutional access to digital assets continues to expand.
Eaglex keeps tracking how traditional finance is moving into crypto markets.

A Bitcoin OG wallet reactivates after 13 years.
909.38 BTC (~$84.6M) moved to a new address.
Acquired under $7 per BTC, now up ~13,900×.
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Bermuda plans to become the world’s first fully on-chain national economy.
Backed by Circle and Coinbase, the initiative brings digital asset infrastructure, education, and lower-cost global access.
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Bhutan’s sovereign fund Druk Holdings-linked wallets appear to be leveraging long ETH.
42k ETH and $54M USDT moved from Binance, USDT swapped to ETH, collateralized on Aave to borrow $275M for more ETH.
Holdings near 117k ETH ($459M).
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Whale 0xD83…Fd7 turned $3M into $18.5M in 6 days via rolling short trades.
Now holding $304M in shorts, with take-profit orders set around BTC $83K–$85K and ETH $2.2K–$2.9K.
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BitMine chairman Tom Lee warns 2026 may bring a painful drawdown amid geopolitical risks.
He sees a 15–20% equity pullback, but expects a strong rebound by year-end and new BTC highs.
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Crypto Fear & Greed Index drops to 24 today,
down from 32 yesterday.
Market sentiment shifts from Fear
to Extreme Fear.
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An address that previously realized $98M in swing profits
received 10,000 ETH from Wintermute near local lows,
likely via OTC.
Total accumulation: 30,000 ETH at ~$2,946 average.
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ARK Invest’s Big Ideas 2026 sees Bitcoin reaching a $16T market cap by 2030,
implying ~$762K per BTC.
ARK says BTC is maturing into an institutional store of value,
driving long-term market dominance.
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Hashed released a light paper proposing Maroo,
a compliance-oriented Layer 1 for Korea’s digital economy.
Maroo blends public-chain openness with regulatory design,
aimed at powering Korea’s upcoming stablecoin ecosystem.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty adjusted lower by 3.28%
to 141.67T at block 933,408, per CloverPool.
This marks the largest downward adjustment
in over six months.
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Machibig Brother Huang Licheng added $250K USDC
to HyperLiquid and increased a 25× leveraged
ETH long position.
The position totals $12.11M, holding 4,100 ETH.
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OnchainLens reports whale 0xfb7
bought 20,013 ETH from FalconX (~$59M).
Total ETH holdings rose to 80,115 ETH,
valued at ~$236.6M.
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Vitalik Buterin revisits his 2017 stance on self-verification.
He says the remark targeted proposals to drop state tracking,
which would force users to rely on a single data source.
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Japan’s FSA plans to lift the ban on spot crypto ETFs by 2028.
Rules may be revised to allow crypto as investable trust assets.
SBI and Nomura are already preparing products.
Retail access via TSE could mirror stock and gold ETFs.
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Winter storm “Fern” hit Foundry USA.
Hashrate fell ~60% (~200 EH/s) since Friday.
Foundry still controls ~198 EH/s, ~23% of global share.
BTC block times slowed to ~12 minutes.
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