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In brief Senator Elizabeth Warren is speaking out about the potential security risks associated with decentralized exchanges, naming PancakeSwap in a letter this week. The Massachusetts senator wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pamela Bondi, expressing concerns. Warren demanded answers by January 12 about the potential risks and any ongoing actions from the agency. Senator Elizabeth Warren is raising an alarm on the potential national security risks of decentralized exchanges (DEXs), singling out PancakeSwap given its reported connection to the trading of Trump-linked stablecoin USD1 and funds stolen by North Korean hackers. In a letter this week addressed…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Except for Ethereum’s fluctuating price action in the past few weeks following a broader market volatility, another key area is drawing notable attention in the sector. ETH’s price has been exhibiting bearish performance, and at the same time, its supply dynamics have been demonstrating a negative trend. Net Negative Ethereum Supply Persists Even with the current bearish state of the market, the supply dynamics of Ethereum are hinting at a quiet but powerful signal to the market. In a post on the social media platform X, Leon…

JP Morgan Chase & Co. has formally entered the contest for on-chain cash, and the prize is not just a new product line. It is the billions of dollars in institutional capital that now sit in zero-yield stablecoins and early tokenized funds.On Dec. 15, the $4 trillion banking giant launched the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY) on the Ethereum blockchain, in its attempt to pull back liquidity into a structure it controls and regulators recognize.MONY wraps a traditional money-market fund in a token that can live on public rails, pairing the speed of crypto with the one feature payment…

2026 Crypto Predictions, 2025 Crypto Awards, Trump as Crypto person of the YearCrypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares. The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for…

Asset manager Bitwise released a new report that argues that bitcoin is poised to break from its historical four-year market cycle, setting new all-time highs in 2026 while becoming less volatile and less correlated with equities. Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougen outlined three forecasts he says matter most for crypto investors: the end of the four-year cycle, continued volatility compression, and declining correlation between BTC and traditional stock markets. The four-year cycle is ‘significantly weaker’ Bitcoin has historically followed a four-year pattern tied to the halving cycle, typically marked by three years of gains followed by a sharp pullback.…

In brief Tether co-led an $8 million investment in Speed, a Lightning Network payments firm processing $1.5 billion annually. The investment advances Tether’s strategy to expand USDT on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network for mainstream payments. Tether has made multiple recent investments, and made an offer to acquire Italian soccer club Juventus. Prominent stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a strategic investment in Speed, a payments infrastructure firm utilizing the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins for instant global settlements. Tether said Tuesday that it co-led Speed’s $8 million funding round alongside Ego Death Capital.Via products like Speed Wallet and Speed Merchant, Tether said…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A crypto analyst has shared his latest forecast for the Bitcoin price, highlighting a potential downturn. His analysis breaks down technical indicators and macroeconomic data to predict key movements in the coming months and years. The report has outlined several bearish targets for Bitcoin, cautioning traders to forego excessive bullish expectations, especially as the market shows signs of entering a bearish phase.  Bitcoin Price Set To Decline Below $55,000 A crypto analyst who calls himself ‘Mr. Wall Street’ on X has released a full technical breakdown of…

In brief Aave said Tuesday that the SEC has closed its investigation into the lending protocol after four years. It comes a year after the President Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial flirted with building on top of Aave, and bought $1 million worth of the AAVE token. This is just the latest in a long line of crypto cases being dropped by the SEC under Trump’s administration. Aave announced Tuesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into the decentralized finance (or DeFi) protocol, with no intention to recommend an enforcement action. It comes four years…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced a new framework that outlines how banks can apply to issue payment stablecoins through subsidiaries as part of the implementation of the country’s stablecoin bill, the GENIUS Act.  FDIC’s First Move On GENIUS Act In a statement, Acting Chair Travis Hill emphasized that the proposed process is tailored to allow the FDIC to thoroughly evaluate the safety and soundness of applications from banks seeking to enter the stablecoin market.  According to a summary from FDIC staff, banks wishing to…

Over the past years, the institutional knock against Solana was simple: the network broke under pressure.This week, the network quietly absorbed a distributed denial-of-service attack peaking at about 6 terabits per second, according to data from delivery network Pipe. This was corroborated by Solana co-founders, including Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal.If those figures are accurate, the assault ranks among the largest in internet history, behind only record incidents reported by Google Cloud and Cloudflare.Scale of Solana DDoS Attack (Source: Pipe Network)Meanwhile, the more important detail, though, is not the size of the attack but the lack of visible impact. Unlike…

A widely followed crypto analyst and trader says that gold is currently overvalued against digital gold, Bitcoin (BTC). Crypto analyst Michaël Van De Poppe tells his 816,200 X followers that the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a momentum indicator that shows whether a crypto asset is overbought or oversold by measuring the speed and magnitude of recent price changes, indicates BTC is worth more against AU than prices currently reflect. “For the fourth time in the history of #Bitcoin, the RSI against Gold is hitting The previous three times this occurred:– Bottom in 2015 bear market.– Bottom in 2018 bear market.–…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following the sudden pullback observed across the cryptocurrency market, the price of XRP has fallen sharply, causing it to revisit the $1.8 threshold. With XRP’s price facing heightened bearish pressure, traders appear to be stepping back, raising questions about the current price action. Leverage Unwinds Across XRP Markets XRP’s waning price action is starting to trigger a crucial shift in investors’ action and sentiment toward the leading altcoin. A widely monitored derivatives metric outlined by Arab Chain, an author at CryptoQuant, is still trending lower, suggesting that…

In brief The JPEX fraud case in Hong Kong has been adjourned until March 16, 2026. Prosecutors say more time is needed to organise extensive case files from a two-year investigation. The JPEX collapse left more than 2,700 victims with losses exceeding $206 million, with influencers accused of promoting the platform facing fraud and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors in the JPEX fraud case in Hong Kong received permission to adjourn the case until next year so that they can organise the case files at a hearing on Monday at the city’s Eastern Magistrate’s Court, according to local media reports.The next hearing…