Author: Kryptonews

Key takeawaysLuke Gromen still believes governments will rely on inflation and weaker currencies to manage heavy debt.He is more cautious on Bitcoin in the short term and sees a possible move toward the $40,000 range in 2026.His main red flags are Bitcoin lagging gold, trend damage on key moving averages and “quantum risk” headlines weighing on sentiment.The takeaway is process-driven: Track the BTC-to-gold ratio, a simple trend filter and ETF flows instead of copying anyone’s trades.Who is Luke Gromen?Luke Gromen is a global macro analyst. He founded FFTT (Forest For The Trees) in early 2014 and publishes macro research for…

Key Highlights: GST bought a licensed Polish crypto firm known as Finferno. The announcement led to an uptick in GST stock prices by 13%. The move targets a growing crypto market using existing cash and keeping financial risks to the minimum. GSTechnologies Ltd (LSE: GST), a UK fintech company, has bought Polish digital asset firm Finferno Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością as reported by Investing.com today, December 29, 2025. The amount for which this acquisition was made has not been announced yet. This acquisition will let GST start a digital asset exchange and wealth management services in Poland on a trial…

BlackRock’s first tokenized money market fund has paid out $100 million in cumulative dividends since its launch, highlighting the growing real-world use of tokenized securities amid rising institutional adoption.The milestone for the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) was announced Monday by Securitize, which serves as the fund’s issuer and tokenization partner, overseeing onchain issuance and investor onboarding. Source: SecuritizeLaunched in March 2024, BUIDL was initially issued on the Ethereum blockchain. The fund invests in short-term, US dollar–denominated assets, including US Treasury bills, repurchase agreements and cash equivalents, offering institutional investors a blockchain-based vehicle to earn yield while maintaining…

Bitcoin BTC$87,636.62 could be heading into a prolonged downturn, according to Cantor Fitzgerald, but that is likely to be a prelude to the crypto industry entering a more stable, institutionally driven phase.Markets are probably in the early phase of a crypto winter, echoing bitcoin’s historical four-year cycle, according to a year-end report by analyst Brett Knoblauch. Bitcoin is roughly 85 days past its peak, and Knoblauch suggests prices could remain under pressure for months, possibly even testing Strategy’s (MSTR) average breakeven price near $75,000.Unlike past downturns, however, this one may not be defined by mass liquidations or structural failures. Institutional…

The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is facing criticism from Lord Ashcroft after the institution closed its long-running gallery of Victoria Cross medals and launched a new virtual tour focused on LGBTQ+ histories. The upper floor of the museum previously housed what was described as the world’s largest collection of Victoria Crosses—more than 200 medals owned by Ashcroft and loaned to the institution for 15 years. The gallery, opened in 2010 after a £5 million donation from the Tory peer, was permanently closed in June. The collection has since been returned to Ashcroft, who said he had not been informed in…

Joerg Hiller Dec 29, 2025 10:27 Despite persistent outflows, XRP and Solana ETFs show resilience, attracting significant inflows amid a challenging market climate, according to CoinShares. Digital asset investment products experienced significant outflows, with a total of $446 million exiting the market last week, according to CoinShares. This follows a broader trend of $3.2 billion in outflows since October 10th, suggesting that investor sentiment remains fragile despite year-to-date (YTD) flows being comparable to last year. The total assets under management (AuM) have increased by just 10% YTD, indicating limited positive outcomes for investors…

Real-world asset (RWA) protocols are one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi’s) winners in 2025, overtaking decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to become the fifth-largest category by total value locked (TVL), according to DefiLlama. RWAs now account for about $17 billion in TVL, up from $12 billion in Q4 2024, highlighting how quickly tokenized Treasurys, private credit and other real-world claims have moved from niche experiments to core DeFi plumbing. As DefiLlama noted, “At the start of this year, they weren’t even in the top 10 categories.” Vincent Liu, chief investment officer at Kronos Research, told Cointelegraph that RWA growth is being driven by “balance-sheet incentives…

In brief Many insiders now doubt a crypto market structure bill can clear the Senate before midterm-season gridlock. Some policy leaders say recent pro-crypto moves by the SEC and CFTC reduce the urgency for legislation. Others warn failing to pass the bill risks long-term instability for the crypto industry and lost public trust. This year proved to be a surreal, defining, and triumphant turning point for a crypto industry that looked to be on life support barely two years ago. But many of the battles waged by the industry in the last 12 months are not over.In fact, some are…

APT$1.7053 declined 1.7% to $1.70 over the last 24 hours underperforming wider crypto markets. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 index (CD20), was 0.7% lower at publication time.The declined occurred against a backdrop of notably subdued trading activity, with APT’s volume running 16% below its 30-day average, suggesting limited institutional conviction behind the price advance, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.The model showed that Aptos established a volatile trading range with a total fluctuation of $0.12, representing 6.7% of the token’s value.Technical analysis reveals significant resistance emerging near $1.78 during an early morning breakout attempt that failed on…

Incoming liquidity from the US Fed and bullish technical breakouts are aligning to support a $1,000 price outlook for Zcash.Zcash’s (ZEC) price could be gearing up for a push toward its “first stop” target of $1,000, according to Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.Key takeaways:ZEC has risen 40% since Arthur Hayes’ Dec. 19 liquidity call, with privacy narratives gaining momentum.Zcash charts still target $1,000 in the longer term, but a pullback toward $400 should not be ruled out. ZEC/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingViewZEC price pumps 40% after Hayes’ endorsementHayes’ bullish outlook for Zcash first appeared during…