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Markets

Bank of Canada Unveils Key Criteria for Defining Effective Stablecoins

Canada’s central bank will approve only fiat-backed, high-quality stablecoins to ensure they are “good money” as part of the country’s plan to modernize its financial system.

2025-12-17T00:29:12ZJose Moringa
News

Spain's Regulatory Authority Unveils Transition Guidelines for Crypto Platforms under MiCA Framework

Spain’s securities regulator, CNMV, has spelled out how it plans to run MiCA in practice, using a Q&A to inform crypto companies what to expect.

2025-12-16T23:28:40ZMike Rose
Markets

Custodia Financial Seeks Rehearing at Tenth Circuit to Renew Bid for Federal Master Account

Custodia Bank is asking the full Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to review the US Fed’s decision denying it a master account, which would allow it to process payments directly.

2025-12-16T23:28:16ZJose Moringa
Bitcoin

Significant $358 Million Outflow from Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Are Investors Turning Away from BTC?

Bitcoin price held above $85,000, but weakening spot BTC ETF flows and a disappointing end-of-year performance cast doubt on a December rally to $100,000.

2025-12-16T23:27:54ZMike Rose
Markets

XRP ETFs Achieve Over $1 Billion in Cumulative Inflows Since Launch in November

US spot XRP ETFs' cumulative inflows reached $1 billion on Monday since the first such ETF began trading on Nov. 13.

2025-12-16T23:27:36ZJose Moringa
Technology

Solana Faces Massive DDoS Attack: Co-Founder Remains Optimistic About Future Prospects

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko claims the network is facing an industrial-scale 6 Tbps DDoS attack that has shown little visible impact.

2025-12-16T22:22:07ZMike Rose
Markets

Dramatic Decline in Onchain Metrics for Ronin and ZKsync in 2025

Some of last year’s hottest blockchains saw the steepest declines in onchain activity after viral moments failed to drive sustained growth.

2025-12-16T22:21:40ZJose Moringa
Markets

RedotPay Secures $107 Million in Series B Funding Led by Goodwater to Enhance Stablecoin Payment Solutions

The company said the funds will support acquisitions, licensing efforts and expanded hiring as it enters new markets.

2025-12-16T22:21:11ZJose Moringa
Altcoins

Political Tokens Were Central to the Rise and Fall of Memecoins According to CoinGecko Insights

Election-linked speculation and viral political tokens reshaped memecoins in 2024 before confidence unraveled in early 2025, CoinGecko data shows.

2025-12-16T21:20:29ZMike Rose
Markets

Visa Introduces USDC Settlement Option for US Banks Utilizing Solana Blockchain Technology

Visa launched USDC settlement for US financial institutions, starting with Cross River and Lead Bank on Solana, with a wider rollout planned for 2026.

2025-12-16T21:20:07ZJose Moringa
News

US Senator Raises Concerns About DeFi Landscape, Highlights PancakeSwap in Wake of Market Structure Delays

With the US Senate set to break for the holidays, Senator Elizabeth Warren asked Justice and Treasury Department officials to disclose any potential investigations into the DeFi platform.

2025-12-16T21:09:12ZMike Rose
Markets

Probable: A New Prediction Markets Platform Backed by PancakeSwap Set to Launch on BNB Chain

Following the success of Kalshi and Polymarket, major firms such as Coinbase and Gemini have moved to enter the prediction markets space.

2025-12-16T21:08:42ZJose Moringa