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Bitcoin miners and other crypto-focused stocks plummeted on Thursday amid a wider downturn in crypto markets and other risk-on assets, fueled by the same macroeconomic uncertainties that have bedeviled markets for weeks. Miners Bitdeer Technologies Group and Bitfarms were down more than 20% and 17%, respectively, while Cipher Mining fell 13%. Share prices of other leaders in the sector, which has faced headwinds in recent weeks, were well into negative territory, including MARA Holdings, which holds the most Bitcoin among miners and was down over 10%. Those declines came as Bitcoin’s price dropped below $99,000 for the first time since…

Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Insights by Jared Lenow on the good, the bad and the ugly implications of the DOJ’s increased focus on crypto seizures on the broader industry Two observations, two predictions and reader favorite quotes from 2025 by Andy Baehr Top headlines institutions should read by Francisco Rodrigues Solana Long Tail Volume Share vs SOL/USD – Alexandra Levis Expert Insights What the DOJ’s Massive Crypto Seizures Mean for the Industry -By Jared Lenow, partner, Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP Over the past six months, the U.S. Department of Justice…

Pi OpenMainnet 2025 drives a loud message. According to the community, the definition of success is not speculative, but usable. The post contends that Pi will come to an actual breakthrough when users are able to sell Pi itself and get funds in their bank accounts using the Pi Wallet. This vision derives emphasis on price discourse to actual practice. According to the advocates, the availability of fiat access smoothly legitimizes Pi as an operational digital currency but not a lifeless token. PayofPi DApp Indicates the Functionality of an Existing Ecosystem The post provides PayofPi.click as a successful implementation of…

One of the most closely watched, high-stakes wallets on the market has just strengthened a massive Ethereum long. The trader BitcoinOG (1011short) increased his already enormous long exposure by 12,406 ETH, bringing his total ETH holdings to approximately 203,341 ETH, or roughly $577.5 million. Additionally, he continues to own 250,000 SOL ($30 million) and 1,000 BTC ($87 million), both of which are leveraged. Massive long opened This wallet has dropped more than $70 million as of now. A few weeks prior, it had over $120 million in unrealized profit. The aggressiveness of the positioning is evident just from that swing.…

The United Kingdom needs to regulate and encourage the development of British pound stablecoins to keep the country’s financial services sector globally competitive, according to Mark Fairless, the group CEO of bank infrastructure and fintech company ClearBank. “Stablecoins are a logical extension to reduce friction in international global payments,” Fairless told Cointelegraph in an interview at Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. He said that pound stablecoins will never equal the market capitalization of dollar or euro-denominated tokens because it isn’t a global reserve currency. Dollar-denominated stablecoins account for about $299.4 billion of the nearly $300 billion total stablecoin market…

Key Notes The Jito Foundation relocates from Cayman Islands citing improved regulatory environment and passage of GENIUS Act in July 2025. CEO Lucas Bruder states previous administration forced American crypto founders offshore through hostile banking policies. Jito joins Polygon Labs, Circle, Galaxy Digital, Coinbase and Binance in returning to US regulatory framework. The Jito Foundation recently announced it will return its core operations to the US as a result of the federal government’s shifting approach to digital asset regulation. Originally founded in 2021, Jito Labs launched the Jito Foundation, a body that manages the Jito DAO and governance token, in…

For crypto enthusiasts constantly hunting for the next big opportunity, a major platform just expanded its treasure map. Binance Alpha adds TTD to its exclusive roster, opening a new door for traders interested in early-stage digital assets. This move signals a significant step in making nascent crypto projects more accessible within a trusted ecosystem. What Does It Mean When Binance Alpha Adds TTD? Binance Alpha is not your typical exchange listing service. It’s a specialized, on-chain trading platform integrated directly within the Binance Wallet. Its core mission is to spotlight promising projects in their infancy. Therefore, when Binance Alpha adds…

While 2025 was set to be a record year for Bitcoin (BTC), the same was not true for Ethereum (ETH). Ethereum, albeit with difficulty, broke its 2021 all-time high in August, but has been on a downward trend ever since. However, the time for Ethereum to hit rock bottom may have arrived. According to an analysis by a CryptoQuant analyst, retail investor demand for Ethereum has weakened significantly recently. According to the analysis, a decrease in individual investor activity and a drop in the number of active sender addresses on Ethereum were observed. Historically, the exit of individual investors from…

Bitcoin (BTC)-backed lending company Lava recently claimed to have saved its users “millions in interest costs” by refinancing their loans to interest rates as low as “7% all-in for a full year.” To several critics who have questioned the company over the past few weeks, that claim was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Jack Mallers of Strike, a BTC-backed competitor of Lava, published a spreadsheet to debunk the claim. In response to a customer request to match Lava’s advertised 5% rate after Strike announced a 9.5% rate for BTC-backed loans, Mallers explained the difference between the two lenders.…

India’s Parliament heard an unusually crypto-native pitch on Tuesday, as a Member of Parliament urged the government to bring a “Tokenization Bill,” he says, that could turn office towers, highways, and intellectual property into investable slices for India’s middle class. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, MP Raghav Chadha pushed for a tokenization bill that would enable fractional ownership of real estate, infrastructure projects, and other traditionally expensive assets through digital tokens. Why does India need a 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹?I explained in Parliament today. pic.twitter.com/Ucw395cWpg — Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) December 16, 2025 “Just as UPI (Unified Payments Interface) made digital…