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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, enabled the trading of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other crypto-related products on its platform at the start of December. However, it appears that the firm’s overall view of crypto and the digital asset industry has not changed very much over time. Hence, the reversal of its longstanding position on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies seems to be a purely business decision rather than a change in belief. This revelation came from one of the trillion-dollar company’s top executives at a Bloomberg…

Bitcoin’s options market is large, liquid, and (at the moment) unusually concentrated. Total open interest stands near $55.76 billion, with Deribit carrying $46.24 billion of that stack, far ahead of CME at $4.50 billion, OKX at $3.17 billion, Bybit at $1.29 billion, and Binance at $558.42 million, while spot trades in the $92,479.90 area.The curve tilts toward a single settlement date, Dec. 26, 2025, and the strikes with the heaviest traffic form a shelf around $100,000, with call exposure stepping higher in neat increments above that round number.Max-pain readings sit in the low-$90,000 zone for near-dated maturities and drift toward…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Ripple a conditional approval to become a national trust bank. Crypto pundit Stern Drew highlighted what this means for the crypto firm and also XRP, which it uses for its payment services.  What The OCC Approval Means For Ripple And XRP In an X post, Stern Drew stated that Ripple just broke the system following the OCC’s grant of a conditional approval to the crypto firm. He further noted that Ripple now has federal and regulatory…

Bitcoin’s year is usually narrated through the dollar chart, a familiar frame that captured a chaotic fourth quarter where BTC whipsawed through a violent two-month range.Price climbed to roughly $124,700 in late October before breaking down toward the mid-$80,000s in November, a swing that erased more than $40,000 from peak to trough.The volatility was loud enough that traders spent much of the autumn debating whether the broader structure remained intact even as the market attempted to rebuild from that shock. But lift the dollar frame entirely and measure the same period in ounces of gold, and the picture shifts again.It…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Hyperliquid (HYPE), one of the largest decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in the industry, has announced the pre-alpha launch of a portfolio margin system on its testnet, marking a significant advance for traders by unifying spot and perpetual (perps) trading to enhance capital efficiency.  This system supports various trading strategies, such as carry trades, wherein spot balances can collateralize short perps. Additionally, idle assets will automatically earn yield, creating a more dynamic trading environment. Hyperliquid’s New Upgrade In this initial rollout, users can only borrow Circle’s USDC stablecoin, with…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As Tether (USDT), the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, prepares for a significant fundraising effort aimed at entering the US market, the company is actively seeking ways to bolster liquidity for its investors.  This initiative comes in the wake of Tether’s intervention to prevent some existing shareholders from offloading their stakes at a substantial discount. Tether In Talks With Major Firms According to Bloomberg, Tether is contemplating various strategies, including share buybacks and the tokenization of the company’s shares on a blockchain once the fundraising…

When Binance rolled out its new “Binance Junior” accounts this month, the announcement landed with the kind of split reaction usually reserved for children’s TikTok privacy updates.On paper, the product is tightly controlled, restricted to a savings lane, and anchored to a parent’s KYC identity: there are no trading buttons, no margin sliders, no instant swap prompts.Yet, as soon as a six-year-old gains access to an interface that resembles a crypto exchange, even if the mechanics are simplified, the focus shifts from whether they will own volatile digital assets to how early repeated exposure to trading-like designs might influence their…