Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Dec. 15.

Nasdaq and MOVE index patterns warrant caution for BTC bulls.

The deal achieved T+0 settlement on a permissioned distributed ledger rather than a public blockchain, reflecting a growing regional shift toward regulated digital bond infrastructure.

Twenty One Capital’s NYSE listing showed how tightly markets now price Bitcoin-heavy firms, with investors refusing to pay much beyond the underlying BTC value.

Michael Saylor explains why governments should consider Bitcoin-backed digital banks. It is time to examine the potential benefits and risks of Bitcoin banks.

Standard Chartered and Coinbase are expanding their partnership to develop trading, custody and financing services aimed at institutional crypto clients.

Spot XRP exchange-traded funds continued a streak of positive flows, with over $20.1 million recorded on Friday, marking 19 consecutive days of net inflows.

The crypto ecosystem in Venezuela is a product of ongoing economic collapse and international sanctions pressure, according to the TRM Labs team.

Brazil’s largest private bank says Bitcoin can improve portfolio diversification and hedge currency risk despite a volatile year for the asset.

The DeFi Education Fund has led a rebuttal to Citadel Securities’ call for the SEC to bring DeFi platforms under securities laws if dealing in tokenized stocks.

Tether says it will buy the controlling stake Exor has in Juventus, along with all remaining shares, an offer Exor has reportedly rebuffed.

Regulations must evolve for tokenized real-world assets to be better integrated with DeFi, so their immediate benefit won’t be significant, says NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro.

The investing giant had asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to treat DeFi players like regulated entities, and the DeFi crowd pushed back.

Bitcoin price targets included $76,000 and $50,000, thanks to growing bearish BTC price divergences and a lack of upward price momentum.

BTC continues to bore traders with its directionless price action. But some indicators are pointing to renewed bullishness.

Traders appeared more focused on preserving trend structure than chasing upside, with flows concentrated in large-cap assets.

The CFTC gave “no-action” letters to a group of prediction markets, including Polymarket US, exempting them from swap data reporting and record-keeping regulations.

The Blockchain Game Alliance reports industry confidence rose to 66% as developers pivoted from speculation to sustainable models following a funding collapse since 2021.

State Street Investment Management and Galaxy Asset Management are launching a tokenized private liquidity fund on Solana, with Ondo expected to invest $200 million.

Gemini said its affiliate Gemini Titan won CFTC approval to operate a Designated Contract Market, allowing the firm to offer regulated prediction markets in the U.S.

The pullback followed Tuesday’s brief spike above $94,500, a move that triggered a minor short squeeze but failed to break the resistance that has capped bitcoin for most of the past three weeks.

Binance, Hyperliquid, and Bybit were the most affected exchanges, comprising 72% of all forced unwinds.

There are five other Satoshi statues made by Valentina Picozzi located around the world, in Switzerland, El Salvador, Japan, Vietnam and Miami, in the US state of Florida.

The IMF warns that USD-pegged stablecoins could undermine local currencies in emerging markets by facilitating currency substitution and capital outflows.

Solv generates Bitcoin yield through lending markets, liquidity provisioning to automated market maker pools, and participation in structured staking programs.

A US judge has handed Kalshi a small win after putting a temporary stop to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s enforcement action against the company.

Despite briefly reaching $2.17, XRP failed to maintain momentum, suggesting large holders may be unwinding positions rather than accumulating.

Despite the breakout, DOGE faces significant structural resistance from major EMAs.

NFT sales fell to $320 million in November — their lowest this year — with early December off to a weak start as top collections slide across the board.

Bitcoin retail investors have been sending fewer BTC to Binance per day than at any time in history, despite the new highs of the 2025 bull market.

Wide crypto-tracking funds will become more popular as investors will seek exposure as the market becomes more complex, says Bitwise’s Matt Hougan.

ZEC zoomed 12% amid the fee discussion, beating gains across all major tokens.

The license allows Circle to expand USDC payment and settlement tools across the United Arab Emirates.

Coinbase has reopened India app registrations, with local fiat on-ramps planned for 2026 following a rocky exit more than two years ago.

The ruling transfers cash, gold bars, watches, and jewelry seized from a CIBC safety deposit box and bank account into government hands after Patryn did not defend the case.

The protocol still consists of casts, follows, reactions, identities and wallets, and third-party clients are free to emphasize whichever components they want.

Binance’s international operations and liquidity will now be supervised end-to-end by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in the financial free zone in Abu Dhabi.

Decentralized messengers shift security beyond encryption by reducing metadata, limiting data requests and preparing for post-quantum threats.

South Korea plans to hold crypto exchanges to the same no-fault compensation standards as banks after an Upbit hack exposed major gaps in consumer protection.

Ether exchange balances dropped to a decade low of 8.7% as more ETH moved into staking and custody, setting up a potential supply squeeze.

Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden JPY strength and mass carry unwind.

ETF expert Eric Balchunas argued Bitcoin’s 17-year track record and multiple recoveries make tulip mania comparisons obsolete despite recent criticism.

Bitcoin’s liveliness indicator reached new peaks, suggesting strong demand despite lower prices and signaling the bull market cycle may not be over yet.

Bitcoin treasury firms are entering a “Darwinian phase” as equity premiums collapse, leverage turns into downside and DAT stocks flip to discounts, Galaxy warns.

The physical Bitcoin collectibles were minted when Bitcoin was trading for just $3.88 and $11.69 each, marking a massive potential return.

A stronger yen typically coincides with de-risking across macro portfolios, and that dynamic could tighten liquidity conditions that recently helped bitcoin rebound from November’s lows.

Strive CEO Matt Cole has urged the MSCI to “let the market decide” whether they want to include Bitcoin-holding companies in their passive investments.

Strategy CEO Phong Le said his firm raised 21 months of dividend runway in just eight days to head off investor unease.

A 25% dip in Ethereum’s voting participation coincided with a bug in the Prysm consensus client shortly after the Fusaka upgrade, with the network just 9% away from losing finality.

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