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Robinhood shares (NASDAQ: HOOD) climbed more than 10% yesterday (Wednesday) after the retail brokerage announced plans to launch its own futures and derivatives exchange, deepening a push into prediction markets that has become the company’s fastest-growing revenue source. Until now, the fintech had been expanding its offering through Kalshi, generating more than 50 percent of the platform’s trading volume. By launching its own exchange, Robinhood can list contracts directly instead of relying solely on distributing Kalshi’s products. The brokerage is partnering with Susquehanna International Group to acquire a 90% stake in MIAXdx, a derivatives platform previously known as LedgerX. Miami…

Key Takeaways Gary Gensler, former SEC Chair, stated that all crypto assets except Bitcoin are highly risky and speculative. Gensler argued that Bitcoin is distinct from other digital assets in the eyes of regulators, often viewed as a commodity. Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler has distinguished Bitcoin from other digital assets, stating that every crypto asset except Bitcoin is highly risky and speculative. “The American public and the worldwide public have been fascinated with cryptocurrencies. But it’s a highly speculative, volatile asset,” said Gensler on Bloomberg TV today. “And putting aside Bitcoin for a minute, all the thousands of other…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Bitcoin (BTC) mining has evolved from garage rigs and warehouse farms into an institutional-scale industry projected to generate over $20 billion in revenue in 2025. Yet, most investors still see mining through an old lens. They either buy ASICs and deal with the headaches or gamble on volatile mining stocks. Summary Bitcoin mining is shifting from hardware ownership to financial products, with tokenized hashrate and derivatives giving investors direct exposure to mining rewards without managing machines. Hashrate…

Ethereum has successfully activated the Fusaka upgrade on mainnet, marking its second major network enhancement in 2025. With PeerDAS now live, ETH has surged past the critical $3,200 resistance zone, and traders are watching whether the rally can sustain and even extend further. Fusaka Goes Live Ethereum confirmed the Fusaka mainnet activation on December 3 at 22:04 UTC. The upgrade introduces PeerDAS technology, which unlocks up to 8x data throughput for rollups, raises the gas limit from 45 million to 60 million units, and adds R1 curve support for improved user experience. Currently, Ethereum processes between 1.3 and 1.8 million…

Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are expected to reach $50-60 billion in 2026, according to a report by blockchain oracle platform RedStone. The market has already grown from $5 billion in late 2023 to over $35 billion today, and institutions are increasingly interested in on-chain private credit, tokenized Treasuries, and tokenized equities. Private credit is currently the largest category, at about $19 billion, and is expected to hold roughly 45-50% of the RWA market next year, the report says. However, tokenized equities are predicted to grow the fastest, with 200-300% growth once U.S. regulatory rules are clarified in mid-2026. Tokenized Treasuries,…

China was one of the countries that implemented the harshest policies shaping the crypto sector from 2013 to 2025, with regulations seen as directly targeting the global price movements identified with Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle. China Imposes Tough Regulation on Bitcoin Every Four Years Over the past 12 years, four major regulatory actions have repeatedly demarcated the legal status, usability, and relationship of crypto assets within the financial system. Here’s a chronological summary of China’s interventions in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025. In December 2013, five ministries, led by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), issued a joint statement, providing…

Strong accumulation from “shark wallets” holding 1,000 to 10,000 ETH has pushed the asset’s price up to $3,230, reported Santiment on Thursday. This is the highest that Ether has traded for since mid-November, almost three weeks ago. These wallets have been “key alpha” for the asset’s price throughout 2025, Santiment added. Additionally, network growth just hit 190,000 new wallets in one day. 🦈📈 Ethereum has climbed back to $3,215 on strong accumulation from shark wallets holding 1K-10K $ETH. These wallets have been key alpha for the #2 coin’s price throughout 2025. Additionally, ETH’s network growth just hit 190K new wallets…

The Russian population’s investments in domestic cryptocurrency derivatives are growing, but pose no risk for the country’s financial system, according to the Bank of Russia. Most individual investors maintain relatively small portfolios, and the bulk of the trading volume comes from fewer large participants in the nascent market, the regulator has found. Russian households invest 3.7 billion rubles in crypto derivatives since May Household investments in Russian crypto-based derivative instruments amount to around 3.7 billion rubles (almost $47.3 million), the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has estimated. The monetary authority has published the figures from the second and third quarters…

The UK has passed a bill into law that treats digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, as property, which advocates say will better protect crypto users. Lord Speaker John McFall announced in the House of Lords on Tuesday that the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill was given royal assent, meaning King Charles agreed to make the bill into an Act of Parliament and passed it into law. Freddie New, policy chief at advocacy group Bitcoin Policy UK, said on X that the bill “becoming law is a massive step forward for Bitcoin in the United Kingdom and for everyone…

The crypto market is on high alert today. Traders are watching Ethereum closely because a major price move may happen soon. If ETH climbs above $3,500, more than $3 billion in short positions could get wiped out. A move like this can shake the whole market. Why the $3,500 Level Is So Important A short position is a bet that the price will fall. Many traders are betting against Ethereum right now. They expect ETH to move down, not up. But if the price rises instead, these traders must close their positions. They do that by buying ETH. When thousands…