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• Rising Bitcoin ‘liveliness’ indicator suggests bull market may continue: analysts

  07-12-2025 03:38 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin’s liveliness indicator reached new peaks, suggesting strong demand despite lower prices and signaling the bull market cycle may not be over yet.
  
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• US Bitcoin Session Leads December Returns After Weak November

  16-12-2025 10:00 via newsbtc.com
  Data shows Bitcoin has witnessed a notable amount of gains during the US trading session in December so far, a shift compared to the November trend.
  Bitcoin Has Performed The Best During US Trading Session This Month
  As explained by CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn in a new post on X, the American trading session has flipped for Bitcoin in December. Below is the chart shared by Maartunn, which compares the returns that BTC has achieved across the different trading sessions over the past mo
  
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• Bitcoin sharks stack at the fastest pace in 13 years, with BTC down 30%

  16-12-2025 09:13 via cointelegraph.com
  Past record spikes in Bitcoin accumulation preceded major rallies, including a 900% surge in 2012 and a 350% rise in 2011.
  
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• Bitcoin sharks stack at fastest pace in 13 years, with BTC down 30%

  16-12-2025 09:13 via cointelegraph.com
  Past record spikes in Bitcoin accumulation preceded major rallies, including a 900% surge in 2012 and a 350% rise in 2011.
  
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• Will Bitcoin Suffer A 20% Decline After Japan’s Rate Hike? Historical Patterns Suggest So

  16-12-2025 09:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a 4% drop, falling below the $86,000 mark on Monday, as market speculation grows regarding the cryptocurrency’s future following the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) interest rate decision. 
  In a recent poll conducted from December 2 to 9, an overwhelming 90% of economists—63 out of 70—predicted that the BOJ would increase short-term interest rates from 0.50% to 0.75% at this week’s planned meeting.
  Experts Warn Of Impact From BOJ Rate Hikes
  
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• TON Foundation Selects OpenPayd to Power its Global Fiat Infrastructure

  16-12-2025 09:00 via crypto-news.net
  London, United Kingdom, December 16th, 2025, Chainwire TON Foundation, a non-profit organisation supporting the development of TON Blockchain, has selected OpenPayd to provide the global fiat infrastructure underpinning its rapidly expanding ecosystem. OpenPayd’s universal financial infrastructure will serve as a core operational layer for TON Foundation, connecting international fiat rails through a single API. This... Read more
  
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• Bitcoin Hyper Secures $29.5M as Investors Back Bitcoin’s Next Major Leap Beyond the Base Layer

  16-12-2025 08:17 via newsbtc.com
  Monday, 15 December 2025 – Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) has reached $29.5 million in presale capital, driven by a strategy that addresses one of Bitcoin’s most persistent constraints without making any changes to Bitcoin itself.
  With BTC dipping below $90,000, it’s becoming clearer that Bitcoin’s valuation has long been powered more by conviction than by real transactional use. That limitation is increasingly difficult to ignore. Bitcoin Hyper aims to remove that barrier by crea
  
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• Ethereum Meets Wall Street: JPMorgan Rolls Out Tokenized Fund

  16-12-2025 08:00 via newsbtc.com
  JPMorgan Asset Management has introduced a tokenized money-market fund built on the Ethereum blockchain, according to company filings and industry reports.
  The fund, called My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY), issues shares as digital tokens that live on the public Ethereum network and are aimed at qualified investors through the bank’s Morgan Money platform.JPMorgan Issues Tokenized Fund On Ethereum
  Based on reports, MONY holds familiar, low-risk instruments such as US Treasury securities an
  
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• Most crypto sectors lagged Bitcoin over past 3 months: Glassnode

  16-12-2025 07:10 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin fell 26% in three months but outperformed most crypto sectors as Ether dropped 36%, AI tokens fell 48%, and memecoins dipped 56%.
  
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• XRP Price Forecast: Key Factors That Could Propel It To $3 In Early 2026

  16-12-2025 07:00 via newsbtc.com
  As the week began, the XRP price experienced a 4% decline, bringing it nearly 50% below its all-time highs. However, analysts forecast significant gains for one of the market’s leading altcoins in January 2026, citing three major catalysts that could reshape its market outlook.
  A Major Step Towards Broader Access
  In a recent analysis, Sam Daodu, a market expert from 24/7 Wall St., emphasized the importance of Vanguard’s decision to approve trading of XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
  
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• Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin goes multichain in new pilot

  16-12-2025 06:53 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple is testing RLUSD on layer 2s Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, after the token initially launched on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum in 2024.
  
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• Ripple pilots RLUSD on Ethereum L2s in multichain push

  16-12-2025 06:53 via cointelegraph.com
  Ripple is testing RLUSD on layer 2s Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, after the token initially launched on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum in 2024.
  
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• Dogecoin (DOGE) Under Heavy Pressure—Is a Bottom in Sight?

  16-12-2025 06:48 via newsbtc.com
  Dogecoin started a fresh decline below the $0.1320 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now consolidating losses and might face hurdles near $0.1350.DOGE price started a fresh decline below the $0.1320 level.
  The price is trading below the $0.1300 level and the 100-hourly simple moving average.
  There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.1340 on the hourly chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  The price could extend losses if it stays below $0.1340 and $0.1350.
  
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• Solana Leads As Most Popular Blockchain Ecosystem For Second Consecutive Year – Report

  16-12-2025 06:00 via newsbtc.com
  Solana (SOL) has emerged as the most popular blockchain ecosystem of 2025, securing its crown for the second consecutive year despite a significant decrease in chain-specific global interest compared to the previous year.Solana Takes The Popularity Crown
  On Monday, Solana was named the leading blockchain ecosystem by popularity in 2025 by crypto data aggregator CoinGecko. The study examined interest in blockchain ecosystems based on CoinGecko’s non-botted global web traffic from January 1
  
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• XRP Price Suffers Sharp 5% Drop—Is More Pain Ahead?

  16-12-2025 05:48 via newsbtc.com
  XRP price started a fresh decline below $1.950. The price is now struggling and faces resistance near the $1.920 resistance level.XRP price started a fresh decline below the $1.950 zone.
  The price is now trading below $1.90 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
  There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1.980 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
  The pair could continue to move down if it settles below $1.850.XRP Price Dips Again
  XRP price attempte
  
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• MetaMask adds Bitcoin support after teasing it 10 months ago

  16-12-2025 05:47 via cointelegraph.com
  Users can now buy, swap, send, and receive Bitcoin directly within the popular Ethereum-focused wallet, expanding its multichain reach.
  
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• Over 1 in 20 emails are malicious, warns internet giant Cloudflare

  16-12-2025 05:43 via cointelegraph.com
  Cloudflare found over 5% of global emails were malicious in 2025, peaking at nearly 10% in November, with more than half of them containing deceptive links.
  
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• Crypto urges SEC to see the good in blockchain privacy tools

  16-12-2025 05:10 via cointelegraph.com
  SEC chair Paul Atkins says the agency must find how to allow people to use blockchain privacy tools “without immediately falling under suspicion.”
  
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• Cardano Targets $10.40 As ‘2020 Blastoff’ Pattern Returns, Analyst Says

  16-12-2025 05:00 via newsbtc.com
  Cardano (ADA) is getting the “2020 blastoff” treatment again — at least if you ask Quantum Ascend, a technical analyst on X who says the chart is starting to rhyme with the setup that preceded ADA’s last major run.
  In a Dec. 13 video shared on X, Quantum Ascend (@quantum_ascend) told followers he’s been working through a longer-term weekly count and thinks the market may be grinding toward the end of a drawn-out corrective structure. The punchline: a “conserva
  
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• Ethereum Price Sinks Under $3K—Is Volatility About to Explode?

  16-12-2025 04:18 via newsbtc.com
  Ethereum price started a fresh decline below $3,000. ETH is now consolidating and might soon aim to start a recovery wave above $2,980.Ethereum started a fresh decline from the $3,175 zone.
  The price is trading below $3,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average.
  There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $3,120 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).
  The pair could continue to move down if it settles below the $2,920 zone.Ethereum Price Dips 5%
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• US crypto market structure legislation to advance in early 2026

  16-12-2025 04:01 via cointelegraph.com
  The Senate Banking Committee delayed crypto market structure hearings until 2026 amid ongoing bipartisan negotiations.
  
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• US crypto market structure legislation delayed until early 2026

  16-12-2025 04:01 via cointelegraph.com
  The Senate Banking Committee delayed crypto market structure hearings until 2026 amid ongoing bipartisan negotiations.
  
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• Shiba Inu Remains A Familiar Crypto Name As Losses Pile Up

  16-12-2025 04:00 via newsbtc.com
  Shiba Inu has kept a spot in crypto talk even as its price has slid sharply. According to reports, the network had a market cap of $5 billion as of Dec. 6, and it still draws attention because people know the name. That visibility, however, does not settle the debate over whether the token belongs in a long-term portfolio.Shiba Inu’s Price And Market Size
  Based on reports, Shiba Inu has seen massive moves over several years. Roughly five years ago it traded near $0.0000000001684; at the ti
  
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• Bitcoin to hit new all-time high within 6 months: Grayscale

  16-12-2025 03:57 via cointelegraph.com
  Grayscale’s 2026 outlook cites institutional demand and clearer US regulation as key catalysts for Bitcoin’s surge in the first half of 2026. 
  
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• Bitcoin Price Drops 5%—Is the Downtrend Back in Control?

  16-12-2025 03:44 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin price corrected gains and traded below the $88,000 support zone. BTC is now consolidating and might struggle to clear the $88,500 zone.Bitcoin started a fresh decline from the $90,500 zone.
  The price is trading below $88,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average.
  There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $89,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).
  The pair might continue to move up if it settles above the $85,000 zone.Bitcoin Price Dips Furt
  
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• Trump to ‘look into’ recently convicted Samurai Wallet co-founder

  16-12-2025 03:21 via cointelegraph.com
  Trump has already pardoned two crypto heavyweights, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in January.
  
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• Trump to ‘look into’ recently convicted Samourai Wallet co-founder

  16-12-2025 03:21 via cointelegraph.com
  Trump has already pardoned two crypto heavyweights, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in January.
  
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• Cardano SuperTrend Turns Bearish—Last Signal Preceded 80% ADA Drop

  16-12-2025 03:00 via newsbtc.com
  A cryptocurrency analyst has pointed out how Cardano has formed a technical analysis (TA) signal on its weekly chart that last led into a major price drawdown.
  Cardano SuperTrend Has Flipped Bearish
  In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about a signal that has appeared in the SuperTrend of Cardano. The “SuperTrend” refers to a TA indicator that’s generally used for determining whether a given asset is following a bearish or bullish trend. It’s built using th
  
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• Bitcoin Could Drop To $70K As Bank Of Japan Rate Move Approaches—Analysts

  16-12-2025 02:00 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin risks a further drop toward the $70,000 area if the Bank of Japan follows through with an expected interest-rate rise on Dec. 19, analysts focused on macro forces warned.According to multiple macro-focused voices, the move could sap global liquidity and put fresh downward pressure on risk assets, with some traders already bracing for a sharp pullback.
  Japan’s policy shift matters because higher rates tend to strengthen the yen and raise the cost of borrowing. When that happens, tra
  
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• Bitcoin, altcoins sell-off as Fed chair switch-up, AI bubble fears spook markets

  16-12-2025 01:17 via cointelegraph.com
  The crypto market corrected as a shake-up in the Trump administration’s Fed chair pick spooked traders, and growing US macroeconomic challenges led investors to risk-off.
  
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