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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says a “ETF Palooza” is coming as the U.S. reopens and legislation moves forward. Index-based crypto ETPs are set to dominate as new investors prefer broad market exposure over single assets. Bitwise and Fundstrat expect strong ETF inflows. A major shift may be coming to the crypto investment world and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes it’s about to hit fast. With the U.S. government now reopened and key legislation moving again, Hougan says the industry should brace for what he calls an “ETF Palooza in Cryptoland.” And this prediction lands at a tense moment, with Bitcoin…

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says a “ETF Palooza” is coming as the U.S. reopens and legislation moves forward. Index-based crypto ETPs are set to dominate as new investors prefer broad market exposure over single assets. Bitwise and Fundstrat expect strong ETF inflows. A major shift may be coming to the crypto investment world and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes it’s about to hit fast. With the U.S. government now reopened and key legislation moving again, Hougan says the industry should brace for what he calls an “ETF Palooza in Cryptoland.” And this prediction lands at a tense moment, with Bitcoin…

Russian regulators are launching a “rehabilitation mechanism” for cryptocurrency traders mistakenly taken for ordinary criminals due to the nature of their transactions. Authorities in Moscow have been trying to curb widespread fraud with new measures that have been affecting crypto users as well. The system admittedly needs fine-tuning. Russia moves to unblock bank accounts used for crypto exchange Working closely with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has started implementing procedures to unfreeze the assets of people dealing with cryptocurrencies. Regular bank customers have been complaining that their accounts are being blocked based on…

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX TR announced that the HumidiFi project’s native token, WET, will be listed on the spot trading market. OKX TR Announces Listing of WET (HumidiFi) Token on Spot Trading Market The exchange shared the calendar for the listing process with users and announced that deposits, transactions and withdrawals will be activated gradually. According to OKX TR’s statement, WET deposits will open at 10:30 a.m. on December 9, 2025. Following this, a call auction for WET, or a pre-processing period to determine the opening price, will be held between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the same day. Following…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted formal approval for NYSE Arca to list and trade the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF. The approval, issued on November 18, 2025, concludes a multistep review process that included multiple comment periods, procedural extensions, and a final amendment submitted by the exchange in July. SEC confirms compliance after De Novo review The Commission’s order sets aside the earlier decision issued on July 22, 2025, and completes a de novo evaluation of NYSE Arca’s filing under Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC has officially approved NYSE Arca to list…

A UK lawyer faces disciplinary action for allegedly threatening a Onecoin victim as regulators probe her role. Allegations of Improper Litigation Threat According to Bloomberg, a lawyer who once represented Ruja Ignatova, the fugitive founder of the Onecoin, a multibillion‑dollar crypto scam, faces disciplinary proceedings for allegedly threatening a victim of the scam. Claire Gill, a solicitor at Carter‑Ruck, is accused of pressuring Jennifer McAdam by sending a 2017 legal letter demanding she remove Youtube videos linking the scheme to criminal activity. According to the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Gill issued the threat despite knowing there was a “strong…

SGX’s bitcoin BTC$90,213.01 and ether ETH$3,109.46 perpetual futures have become increasingly popular since their debut two weeks ago, and that growth represents new liquidity rather than cash redirected from elsewhere, said Michael Syn, president of the Singapore exchange holding company. The products, cryptocurrency derivatives that allow institutional traders to speculate on the price of an asset without an expiration date, saw nearly 2,000 lots traded on Nov. 24, representing about $32 million in notional value. That’s crept up to $250 million in cumulative trading so far. Key for the exchange is the volume seems to be new money flowing into…

Community-driven football management and trading game Soccerverse has signed an agreement with FIFPRO, the international body representing professional footballers, a first authentic move for blockchain-based football titles. According to a press statement shared with Cryptopolitan on Wednesday, the deal grants the project access to the names and images of more than 65,000 players, which gives the blockchain game a richer in-game ecosystem with real-world athletes from dozens of national unions. The license spans players from more than 70 member associations from football nations including England, France, Italy, Argentina, Portugal, Belgium, Scotland, Norway, and Sweden. With the Fédération Internationale des Associations…

US President Donald Trump has become the center of attention by harshening his criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his latest statements. Trump stated that he wanted to fire Powell, saying, “It’s grossly incompetent. They’re spending $4 billion building buildings. My new White House banquet hall project will be much larger and much cheaper. Interest rates are unnecessarily high; we should sue Powell for the Fed’s construction costs.” Trump also said the composition of jobs under Biden is “unhealthy.” He noted that one in four new jobs has been created in the federal government, adding, “This shows that government…

There were potentially millions of victims of the $40 billion collapse of Terra’s UST and LUNA, a U.S. judge said during Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon’s sentencing on Thursday. And 315 of those victims submitted letters that detailed suicide, bankruptcy, and health crises that all circle back to Do Kwon’s actions that led to the 2022 downfall of the prominent crypto ecosystem. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer said he read all 315 letters, according to reporting from Inner City Press, even staying up late and canceling plans to do so—calling the statements “impactful.” The judge asked Kwon if he’d “read…