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Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is building an internal market-making team as part of its expansion into prediction markets, a move the company says is fully aligned with federal regulations and intended to improve liquidity, even as market-making in outcome-based trading continues to draw scrutiny.Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the exchange is recruiting for a new role on its market-making desk, citing a job posting for a “quant trader” who would help buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of sporting events on Crypto.com’s prediction platform. Source: BloombergThe report has drawn attention to the practice of exchanges facilitating trading against customer orders,…

Key Highlights: US Q3 shows a GDP growth of 4.3%. Consumer spending up by 3.5%. Mixed reactions received from the crypto market. In the Q3 of this year, the US economy managed to grow very fast than it was originally expected. The data was released today, December 23, 2025 and it clearly shows that the GDP is rising at a very strong rate of 4.3% pace, which is way above forecasts and even better than the previous quarter. At the same time, inflation has managed to stay under control, with core prices coming in exactly as expected, though they were…

Upexi (UPXI), a Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury firm focused on solana SOL$123.87, filed to raise as much as $1 billion in a shelf registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), The move gives the company the flexibility to raise capital by selling common stock, preferred shares, debt instruments, warrants or units in one or more offerings over time.Based in Tampa, Florida, Upexi manages a number of consumer brands including Cure Mushrooms medicinal products and Lucky Tail pet care. It also manages the fourth-largest SOL treasury of any public company, with more than 2 million tokens ($248 million) on its…

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed lower into Tuesday’s Wall Street open as traders saw further BTC price downside next.Key points:Bitcoin shorts pile in ahead of the Wall Street open as Bitcoin and precious metals continue to go separate ways.Moving averages function as stiff resistance as $90,000 remains unbeaten.Bitcoin begins printing bullish divergences against both the US dollar and gold.BTC price action sees traders bet on buying the dipData from TradingView showed BTC/USD trading down around 1% on the day. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewAfter rejecting at $90,000 the day prior, expectations were uninspiring for the pair, which languished while gold and silver…

Iris Coleman Dec 23, 2025 15:55 Explore 2025’s key crypto regulatory changes, global trends, and regional developments. Discover the evolving policies shaping the future of digital assets worldwide. As 2025 draws to a close, the global landscape of cryptocurrency regulation has undergone significant transformations, according to Chainalysis. The year witnessed major strides in the development and implementation of comprehensive regulatory frameworks for digital assets, with varying degrees of progress and challenges across different regions.The Global Picture: Key TrendsOne of the most notable trends in 2025 has been the implementation of the Markets in…

Ethereum (ETH) broke its 2021 all-time high in August, brushing $4,945 and a $600 billion market cap, while exchange balances hit record lows.Corporate treasuries and spot ETFs now control nearly 11% of the circulating supply. By every structural metric, ETH should feel like it’s having a moment.It doesn’t. No Bored Apes are selling for seven figures. No TikTok explainers are going viral. The 2025 ETH rally is real, measurable, and entirely clinical. This is a quiet reallocation by institutions treating Ethereum less like a speculative trade and more like yield-bearing infrastructure.The cultural void raises a sharper question: is ETH transitioning…

To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The HeadlinesDIGITAL NARCISSISM. The Art Newspaper opines that this year’s edition of Art Basel Miami Beach exposed a problem in contemporary digital art: its entrenched culture of narcissism. Nowhere was this apparently clearer than in Zero 10, the fair’s new digital art initiative, which operated outside the usual safeguards of the art world. Curated by Eli Scheinman, formerly of Yuga Labs, the section bypassed selection committees and gallery representation, replacing critical mediation with visibility, scale, and online clout. Unlike traditional artists, many digital practitioners lack the corrective influence of committed gallerists who…

In brief Institutions flocked to Ethereum in 2025, with major banks and tech firms choosing its layer-2 ecosystem for tokenization and on-chain services. Regulatory clarity unlocked Wall Street demand, making Ethereum the default network for traditional finance. The Ethereum Foundation also shed its “ivory tower” image, ramping up enterprise outreach and launching major AI collaborations. In an industry well-accustomed to flash and self-promotion, Ethereum has long seemed an outlier. The network’s builders have historically focused on technical accomplishments and an ideal of decentralization so pure, critics say, that they can sometimes lose sight of the bigger economic and political picture.But…

Key takeawaysBhutan is using surplus, carbon-free hydropower to mine Bitcoin, converting excess electricity into a liquid digital export rather than curtailing generation.Mining and custody are handled by the sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), and confined to designated jurisdictions, limiting retail exposure.Officials describe mined Bitcoin as a foreign-currency liquidity buffer that has already supported government finances.The central bank permits crypto activity only under a phased, sandbox-style framework linked to Gelephu Mindfulness City, with an emphasis on risk control and transparency.Bhutan’s pitch to the crypto world is simple: If a country has abundant renewable power and limited domestic demand,…

If you are still viewing crypto casinos as places to simply “try your luck,” you are missing the biggest Web3 shift happening right now. 2025 is the year Play-to-Earn finds a solid footing inside token economies designed to reward ongoing participation, not just one-off wins. Nowhere is this clearer than in the GameFi–casino crossover, a segment that matured into one of the strongest expressions of engagement-driven utility. Fairspin casino shows how far the model has evolved: activity like betting, staking, or completing missions feeds directly into a real token economy built around Fairspin’s TFS token. The Rise of Engagement Economies…