Author: Kryptonews

In a Nov. 29 interview with CNBC, the Strategy co founder argued that stablecoins and Bitcoin operate in completely different lanes. While both use blockchain technology, he said their economic roles are not the same. In Saylor’s view, the biggest winner in the global rise of stablecoins is not a crypto token, but the U.S. dollar itself. Stablecoins as Payment Rails Saylor described stablecoins as direct competitors to Visa, Mastercard, and the traditional banking system. Stablecoins are digital tokens designed to keep a steady price, often by being backed one to one by dollars or short term government debt. Their…

Key Highlights: MSCI may drop crypto-heavy firms from the index. It is being estimated that $10-$15 billion can be liquidated if crypto-heavy firms are removed from the index. Ripple effect could hit Bitcoin and crypto market as well. MSCI is one of the world’s most powerful index providers. Its indexes are followed by trillions of dollars from passive investors (think of ETFs and mutual funds that automatically buy or sell stocks based on what MSCI includes or removes). Now, MSCI is considering a rule change, where companies whose business is heavily tied to crypto, like crypto exchanges, mining firms, or…

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), the parent of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social, has agreed to merge with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at more than $6 billion.DJT shares are higher by 25% in early trading on Thursday, though still remaining sharply lower on a year-to-date basis.The deal will transform Trump Media from a social media operator into a clean energy and financial assets play, said the company in a press release.It builds on a crypto strategy the firm has been rolling out, having partnered with crypto exchange Crypto.com earlier this year to launch…

The rise of digital asset treasury (DAT) companies will go down as a meta-narrative of 2025, but the longevity of the movement will be decided by capital management and sound business strategies.According to Solmate CEO Marco Santori, all DATs have to contend with the value of the underlying token they hold on their balance sheets. This shouldn’t be a problem for revenue-generating businesses, but pure-play DATs will be in for a bumpy ride.The Solana DAT space might be the most competitive out there (besides Bitcoin 😏).But what differentiates them? The amount of $SOL they hold? mNAV? Yield on staking? Diversified…

Jessie A Ellis Dec 18, 2025 11:12 AAVE price prediction shows potential bounce to $240 short-term, but critical $162 support must hold. Medium-term Aave forecast targets $215-225 range by January 2026. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • AAVE short-term target (1 week): $240 (+35%) if $162 support holds • Aave medium-term forecast (1 month): $215-225 range by January 2026 • Key level to break for bullish continuation: $207.16 immediate resistance • Critical support if bearish: $162.29 (break could trigger drop to $147) Recent Aave Price Predictions from Analysts The latest AAVE price prediction landscape…

Crypto hackers focused on large crypto entities and personal crypto wallets this year, resulting in $3.4 billion in crypto losses in 2025 — the highest figure since 2022. Just three hacks in 2025, led by the $1.4 billion hack of crypto exchange Bybit, accounted for 69% of all losses from January through to early December, a Chainalysis report released on Thursday found, with the largest attacks a thousand times larger than the typical incident. Andrew Fierman, the head of national security intelligence at Chainalysis, told Cointelegraph that while massive attacks drove this year’s uptick in losses, it’s unclear if 2026 will…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors mixed with BTC leading at $87,400 Coinbase rolled out several new products including prediction markets, stocks, equity perps, DEX and more DTCC to issue tokenized securites on Canton Network Citadel and other banks plan to spend $100M to counter crypto spend in 2026 elections Uniswap submits final proposal to turn fee switch on, burn 100M UNI 🎯 Robinhood Pushes Deeper Into Prediction MarketsRobinhood isn’t treating…

A crypto attacker apparently took over a whale’s multisig wallet minutes after it was created 44 days ago, and has been draining and laundering funds in stages since.In a Thursday post on X, blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that a whale’s multisig wallet had been drained of roughly $27.3 million due to a private key compromise. PeckShield noted that the attacker has laundered about $12.6 million, or 4,100 Ether (ETH), through Tornado Cash and retained around $2 million in liquid assets, while also controlling a leveraged long position on Aave (AAVE).However, new findings from Yehor Rudytsia, head of forensic at…

SoFi (SOFI) has launched a U.S. dollar stablecoin, SoFiUSD, in a bid to bring faster, cheaper money movement to banks, fintechs and enterprise platforms.The coin is issued by SoFi Bank, a nationally chartered and FDIC-insured institution, making it the first U.S. national bank to offer open access to its stablecoin infrastructure. Last month, JPMorgan launched its deposit token, JPM Coin, on Base. SoFiUSD will be available for internal use for now with a broader rollout to SoFi members expected in the coming months.Unlike stablecoins issued by crypto-native firms, SoFiUSD is fully backed 1:1 by cash held at the Federal Reserve,…

The SEC has refreshed its crypto asset FAQs, clarifying how broker-dealers like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and others can satisfy custody and capital requirements for crypto asset securities, and addressing how the framework applies to Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF activity.The update appears on the Trading and Markets FAQ index as “Frequently Asked Questions Relating to Crypto Asset Activities and Distributed Ledger Technology (May 15, 2025) – UPDATED December 17, 2025.”It gives firms a current staff-posted reference as custody design becomes a gating item for tokenized securities distribution and ETP market-making.How the SEC’s updated custody guidance reshapes broker control of crypto…