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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs gave back nearly all of their 2025 gains after hitting a cycle high in early October, with total net assets sliding to $120.68 billion as of Dec. 4, down $48.86 billion from the Oct. 6 peak.The drawdown leaves the category essentially flat year-over-year, sitting just $30 million below the $120.71 billion recorded on Dec. 16, 2024, emphasizing a “wipeout” year in which big price-driven swings failed to translate into sustained net growth for the ETF complex.US spot Bitcoin ETF AUM peaked at $169.5B on Oct 6 and fell to $120.7B by Dec 4.The year-to-date flow picture…

In brief Cryptocurrency and stablecoins are increasingly replacing hawala networks in drug and gold smuggling operations, according to a new report by India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. The DRI uncovered a gold smuggling syndicate that laundered over $12.7 million through hawala and USDT to China. Experts say comprehensive crypto regulations are needed to close gaps exploited by criminal networks for money laundering. India’s top anti-smuggling agency has sounded the alarm on the rising use of crypto and stablecoins in drug and gold trafficking, enabling rapid, untraceable international fund transfers that bypass formal financial oversight.The warning comes from the Directorate of Revenue…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ Bitcoin’s settlement layer remains dominant, but slow throughput, high fees, and limited programmability leave a gap for scalable, low‑cost transactional use cases. ➡️ Users increasingly want $BTC to do more than sit in cold storage, demanding native access to DeFi, payments, and gaming without fully leaving Bitcoin’s security model. ➡️ Bitcoin Hyper introduces a Bitcoin Layer 2 with SVM integration, targeting Solana‑level performance and bringing fast smart contracts and low‑fee wrapped $BTC payments. ➡️ The $HYPER presale raised over $29M so far and targets…

Crypto majors traded slightly higher, with ETH leading gains post-Fusaka as BTC rose 1% to $93,000, ETH jumped 4% to $3,190, and BNB and SOL each added 1% to reach $909 and $143, respectively. Among top movers, ZEC (+10%), TAO (+8%), and DASH (+6%) outperformed. Large ETH holders resumed sizeable spot purchases following Monday’s liquidations, suggesting renewed institutional dip-buying. At the Dealbook Summit, Brian Armstrong noted that “top banks” are partnering with Coinbase on pilots for stablecoins, custody, and trading. BlackRock released its 2026 outlook with a risk-on tilt, maintaining an overweight position in U.S. equities and highlighting AI and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Il Regno Unito ha appena messo nero su bianco una nuova legge che classifica ufficialmente le criptovalute come proprietà ai sensi del diritto inglese. La misura è stata approvata e ha ricevuto l’Assenso Reale (Royal Assent) il 2 dicembre 2025, diventando effettiva a tutti gli effetti. Questa mossa trasforma un lungo periodo di incertezza legale in una regola chiara su “chi possiede cosa” quando si parla di Bitcoin, stablecoin e altri asset tokenizzati. Nasce una “Terza Categoria” di Proprietà Secondo il report, il disegno di legge —…

In an industry that thrives on noise and chaos, Cardano is betting its future on a “quiet” hard fork and improved coordination among its leading internal stakeholders.The blockchain network is preparing to execute a technical upgrade engineered to be virtually invisible to the market.Known as Protocol Version 11, the “no new era” hard fork is a deliberate departure from the spectacle-driven upgrades that have become the standard in the crypto sector. Instead of launching a new roadmap phase, developers are focusing on tightening the ledger and resolving operational risks.This technical “quiet reset” coincides with a sweeping organizational overhaul led by…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors dip 2-4% overnight; BTC at $91,300 Larry Fink says sovereign wealth funds are buying the BTC dip CFTC approves spot crypto trading in US, starting with Bitnomial Jack Maller’s Twenty One approved to list on NYSE, with $4B in BTC MetaMask integrates Polymarket in wallet; Kalshi partners with CNBC; Myriad introduces Pools ?️ The CFTC Just Approved U.S. Spot Crypto TradingBarriers keep falling down, and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After a brief moment of bullish performance in Bitcoin, the price experienced a sudden pullback due to a broader market shakedown, which caused BTC to revisit the $90,000 threshold. While this pullback has sparked a frenzy in the cryptocurrency community, on-chain data has revealed a shocking trend about the sudden pullback. True Capitulation, Not A Routine Bitcoin Pullback The market was rocked by a recent decline in the price of Bitcoin, but this pullback comes with an extra layer. Alphractal, an advanced investment and on-chain data analytics…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Strategy, the Michael Saylor-led corporate Bitcoin buyer long watched by investors, has sharply cut back purchases this year, according to CryptoQuant. Once a steady force of demand, its monthly buys have fallen dramatically, changing the way market watchers view institutional support for Bitcoin. Sharp Drop In Monthly Purchases Based on reports, Strategy’s monthly accumulation peaked around 134,000 BTC in late 2024. By November 2025 that figure had dropped to roughly 9,100 BTC. That move amounts to about a 93% decline from the high-water mark. Buying this month…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan is pushing back against one of the loudest bearish narratives around bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR, formerly MicroStrategy): that it could be forced into a liquidation of its roughly $60 billion bitcoin stack. In his latest CIO memo, Hougan writes bluntly that “Michael Saylor and Strategy selling bitcoin is not one of” the real risks in crypto. Will Strategy Sell Its Bitcoin? The immediate trigger for market anxiety is MSCI’s consultation on whether to remove so-called digital asset treasury companies (DATs)…