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In a piece of bad news for crypto bulls, analysts at Dutch bank ING highlighted the breakout potential in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, currently 4.09%, consistent with CoinDesk’s outlook. The yield has shown resilience, holding above 4% despite several soft economic readings, including Wednesday’s negative ADP employment report for November, which marked the third contraction in five months. A higher yield could tighten financial conditions, disincentivize risk-taking and weigh on riskier assets including cryptocurrencies. “Treasuries love that 4% to 4.1% trading range. Temporary break below more likely. But break above has more legs,” the bank said in an analyst…

Crypto lawyer Bill Morgan has punctured the arguments of critics who troll Ripple on X by calling XRP a “shitcoin.” In a concise-yet-direct rebuttal, Morgan emphasized that labeling XRP or Ripple as a scam overlooks the substantial evidence that is readily visible to all in the sector. Bill Morgan says XRP scam claims ignore regulatory reality Notably, Morgan’s contribution adds emphasis to the stance of another community member with the username @589CTO, who has detailed some regulatory-compliant moves by Ripple over the past couple of years. Morgan argues that real scammers do not beg regulators to inspect them; rather, they…

Vietnam launches a strict pilot licensing regime for crypto exchanges as banks, brokers, and Tether move to build regulated digital asset platforms. Summary Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and State Securities Commission have introduced a pilot licensing regime for crypto trading platforms under Resolution 05/2025/NQ-CP. Securities firms and banks, including SSI, VIX, MBBank, Techcombank, and VPBank, plan licensed exchanges as crypto volumes place Vietnam among Asia-Pacific’s top three markets. Tether is partnering with local firms and advising officials as the Law on Digital Technology Industry, effective Jan. 1, 2026, brings digital assets under formal oversight. Vietnam has initiated a pilot licensing…

White House advisor David Sacks says banks, stablecoins and crypto will merge into one digital asset industry as U.S. rules evolve and stablecoin yields go mainstream. Summary David Sacks predicts crypto, stablecoins and banks will converge into a single digital asset industry once comprehensive U.S. market structure laws are passed.​ He warns banks that resisting yield-bearing stablecoins could backfire, as legal frameworks like the GENIUS Act already embed yield mechanisms for issuers.​ Sacks links pro-innovation policy under Trump to faster growth in crypto and AI, and notes rising U.S.–China tech rivalry driven by chips and self-sufficiency.​ David Sacks, a White…

The team behind VerifiedX, a layer-1 blockchain and Bitcoin sidechain, released Butterfly, a payment app that aims to be as easy to use as utilities like Venmo or Cash App, the firm said on Wednesday. The crypto payment system says it removes the complexity of many popular crypto wallets and payments offerings without the relatively high fees found with some exchanges. It goes live in partnership with Crypto.com, Moonpay and Blockdaemon. Butterfly joins a number of firms looking to offer easier crypto transaction or peer-to-peer personal payments. Cash App and Venmo themselves offer limited crypto features alongside traditional transfers. For…

The team behind VerifiedX, a layer-1 blockchain and Bitcoin sidechain, released Butterfly, a payment app that aims to be as easy to use as utilities like Venmo or Cash App, the firm said on Wednesday. The crypto payment system says it removes the complexity of many popular crypto wallets and payments offerings without the relatively high fees found with some exchanges. It goes live in partnership with Crypto.com, Moonpay and Blockdaemon. Butterfly joins a number of firms looking to offer easier crypto transaction or peer-to-peer personal payments. Cash App and Venmo themselves offer limited crypto features alongside traditional transfers. For…

Kevin Hassett’s rise as the leading contender to replace Jerome Powell in 2026 has triggered an unusual divide across financial markets: crypto traders are cheering, while bond investors are warning of destabilizing rate cuts. The split is sharpening as new reports detail private concerns raised to the US Treasury. Bond Markets Warn of Aggressive Cuts Bond investors have privately told the Treasury Department that they are concerned Hassett would push for rapid, politically aligned rate cuts, according to the Financial Times. The discussions, held in November with Wall Street banks, major asset managers, and members of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory…

The Russian judiciary has confiscated the cryptocurrency of a father of two who failed to pay well over a million rubles in child support to his former spouse. News of the case, which is a first of its kind, comes after Russia’s constitutional court reaffirmed the property status of digital assets under current law. Russian father loses his coins to overdue child support payments The Bailiff Service in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has settled a child support dispute by selling the cryptocurrency holdings of the debtor, Russian media revealed. A resident of the western region’s Belorechensky District owed around 1.7 million…

Category Labs, the development team behind the Monad (MON) ecosystem, announced that they are considering a buyback of MON tokens from the open market in the first half of 2026. The announcement, made via the X platform, stated that subject to adherence to current regulations, the total amount of the buybacks could reach up to $30 million. Category Labs stated that the buyback process is entirely at the company’s discretion and may be initiated, suspended, or terminated depending on market conditions. The statement clarified that this announcement does not constitute a commitment to purchase a specific amount of tokens, but…

Delphi Digital is calling it early. In their latest outlook, the research firm says the Federal Reserve is on track to turn from a drag on crypto to a mild tailwind by 2026. As rate cuts and fading quantitative tightening (QT) combine into the first clearly positive liquidity backdrop since early 2022. Could rate cuts be a key tailwind for crypto in 2026?The Fed’s rate path heading into next year is the clearest it’s been in years. December 2025 delivers another 25bp cut, taking fed funds to roughly 3.5-3.75%. The forward curve prices at least 3 more cuts through 2026,……