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Rebeca Moen Dec 10, 2025 16:30 The Avalanche Foundation establishes a DLT Foundation in Abu Dhabi Global Market to strengthen Web3 growth and partnerships across the MENA region, leveraging ADGM’s advanced regulatory framework. The Avalanche Foundation has announced the establishment of a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Foundation within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), marking a significant step in its strategy to expand Web3 adoption and enterprise collaboration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to avax.network. Strategic Importance of ADGM ADGM is recognized as one of the most advanced…

The tokenization of stocks won’t immediately be of immense benefit to the crypto market, but the benefits could increase if such assets are allowed to better integrate on blockchains, says NYDIG.“The benefits to networks these assets reside on, such as Ethereum, are light at first, but increase as their access and interoperability and composability increase,” NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro said in a note on Friday.The initial benefits will be the transaction fees charged for using tokenized assets, and the blockchain hosting them will “enjoy increasing network effects” for storing them, Cipolaro added.Tokenizing real-world assets, or RWAs, such…

The continuously developing DEX ecosystem has provided yet another solid month, with new data showing a significant increase in the number of fees generated monthly on the major platforms. Phoenix Group report of December 12, 2025 confirms that Hyperliquid is at an unbeatable lead, having registered an amazing thirty days volume amount of $89.5M.  TOP PERPETUAL DEXES BY MONTHLY GENERATED FEES#Hyperliquid #edgeX #Jupiter #Aster #Lighter #ApeX #GMX #Extended #Drift #Avantis #DipCoin #Paradex #Ostium #dYdX #Gains pic.twitter.com/uQK5Pfo3yb— PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) December 12, 2025 Hyperliquid Maintains First Place With Record Fee Generation The dominance of Hyperliquid is supported…

Bitcoin is a purely speculative asset and is akin to a collectible toy, according to John Ameriks, the global head of quantitative equity at asset management company Vanguard.“It’s difficult for me to think about Bitcoin as anything more than a digital Labubu,” Ameriks said at Bloomberg’s ETFs in Depth conference in New York City.Labulus are collectible plush toys featuring animals with anthropomorphic features. Despite Ameriks’ criticism, he said that Bitcoin (BTC) may have value beyond financial speculation in the future under certain circumstances.The cryptocurrency could find real-world use cases beyond market speculation in scenarios of high fiat currency inflation or…

In brief A Vanguard executive compared Bitcoin to a collectible toy, despite the firm recently opening trading for crypto ETFs. Vanguard recently allowed clients to trade funds holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana. The firm said it would not provide investment advice related to crypto assets. A senior Vanguard executive this week likened Bitcoin to a speculative toy, even as the asset manager moved to allow clients to trade crypto-linked exchange-traded funds—underscoring continued skepticism toward digital assets despite recent national policy shifts.According to a report by Bloomberg, John Ameriks, Vanguard’s global head of quantitative equity, said Bitcoin lacked the cash…

Key takeaways:SOL funding rates signal low bullish conviction after a 46% price drop, despite Firedancer’s launch and rising Solana network transactions.Solana DApp revenues and DEX activity have weakened sharply, suggesting broader market fatigue even as Solana’s ecosystem grows.Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), has failed to sustain prices above $145 for the past four weeks. A decline in network activity amid reduced demand for decentralized applications has negatively impacted SOL’s outlook. With Solana’s TVL now down more than $10 billion from its September peak, onchain metrics are flashing signs that user participation is cooling faster than expected. Solana TVL (left) vs. 7-day…

YouTube has added PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin as a payout option for U.S. creators. The choice routes through PayPal’s payout infrastructure rather than requiring YouTube to custody or transfer crypto directly.According to Fortune, PayPal crypto chief May Zabaneh confirmed the arrangement. Google and YouTube also confirmed PYUSD was added as a payout option for eligible creators.The change lands inside one of the largest recurring creator pay streams in media. YouTube has paid out more than $100 billion to creators over the past four years.That implies roughly $25 billion per year flowing through the platform’s monetization stack. The immediate impact is not…

Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC received approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to clear fully collateralized swaps, enabling its parent company, Bitnomial, to launch prediction markets and offer clearing services to other platforms.According to Friday’s announcement, Bitnomial’s prediction market will cover crypto and economic events, alongside its existing Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto derivatives products. The contracts are designed to allow traders to take positions on outcomes, such as token price levels and macroeconomic data.The approval expands the umbrella of the trading products offered by Bitnomial. Based in Chicago, the company’s exchange and clearing arms offer perpetuals, futures, options contracts…

“Toward the Light: Artists for the Ali Forney Center,” an exhibition at David Zwirner gallery in New York, was only on view at the gallery for four days, but during that short time, it raised $950,000 for the Ali Forney Center, a nonprofit that runs a 24-hour drop-in center for queer youth and offers assistance with housing, education, job training, and medical care. Its curator, art adviser Stephen Truax, initially had the goal of raising $350,000, slightly more than was raised at last year’s benefit exhibition. He more than doubled that amount. Related Articles The previous two iterations of this…

Key NotesAnalyst Bull Theory identifies recurring ’10am manipulation’ pattern with BTC consistently dropping after US market opens at 10:00 a.m.EST.Jane Street, a major high-frequency trading firm holding $2.5B in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, emerges as the primary suspect behind moves.Bitcoin fell from $92,473 to $89,510, losing 3.2% in value before beginning gradual recovery following the established pattern. Bitcoin BTC $90 115 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $1.80 T Vol. 24h: $69.66 B lost $2,000 in its price as the US market opened on Friday, Dec. 12, causing over $132 million in long position liquidations, according to an analyst. This is a…