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Cantor slashes Strategy target by 60%, tells clients forced-sale fears are overblown

Cantor Fitzgerald slashed its Strategy price target, but remains bullish on the stock despite fears over potential exclusion by the MSCI Index and forced liquidation concerns, the FT said.

Ether vs. Bitcoin teases 170% gains as ETH price breaks 5-month downtrend

Ether price action staged a repeat of its 2021 bull market moves against Bitcoin, leading to predictions of fresh long-term highs against BTC.

AlphaTON eyes meme-sized $420.69M raise for TON, AI expansion after baby-shelf exit

AlphaTON exits baby-shelf limits and plans a meme-sized $420.69 million fundraising program despite being a nano-cap with a steep stock decline.

Italy sets hard MiCA deadline for crypto platforms to comply

Italy’s markets regulator sets firm MiCA deadlines, forcing VASPs to seek authorization or exit by Dec. 30, and urges investors to check providers’ compliance plans.

Ethereum sees 25% validation drop post-Fusaka as Prysm bug nears finality loss

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.

US investors consider crypto less as risk-taking drops: FINRA study

FINRA found the number of people invested in crypto was steady from 2021 to 2024, but fewer were considering either buying more or investing for the first time.

Bitcoin unlikely to replicate January’s surge to new high: 21Shares founder

Bitcoin’s downturn has barely anything to do with “anything crypto specific,” but it’s unlikely to surge early next year, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder.

XRP sentiment plummets, which could set token up for rally: Santiment

Santiment says social sentiment toward XRP has hit its lowest levels since October, entering the fear zone, but suggested that has preceded a rally in the past.

Ex-Signature Bank execs launch blockchain-powered bank N3XT

Signature Bank founder ​​Scott Shay has created N3XT, a bank aiming to provide instant 24-hour payments on a private blockchain.

Solana and Coinbase’s Base connect together using Chainlink

Base launched a Chainlink-secured bridge to Solana, enabling crosschain asset transfers between the Ethereum layer-2 and the Solana blockchain.

Strategy won’t be forced to sell Bitcoin if stock drops, Bitwise CIO says

Strategy has $1.4 billion in cash, no debt due until 2027, and Bitcoin's price is above the company’s cost basis, making a sale unlikely, argues Matt Hougan.

SOL price capped at $140 as altcoin ETF rivals reshape crypto demand

SOL struggles to extend its gains as declining activity, falling leverage demand and competition from newly launched spot altcoin ETFs challenge Solana’s price rebound.

Meta shares climb on report of possible 30% metaverse budget cut

Meta is reportedly cooling on the metaverse with planned 30% cuts in its virtual reality research department, Reality Labs, which shareholders seemingly support.

Hua Xia state-linked Chinese bank tokenizes $600M in yuan bonds

The bond was auctioned off to holders of the digital yuan, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) developed by the Chinese government.

Former Binance.US CEO launches stablecoin platform ahead of L1 network

After securing $20 million in seed funding for the project in January, Brian Shroder announced a step toward 1Money’s planned stablecoin network.

CNBC taps Kalshi to bring real-time prediction data into financial coverage

Kalshi will provide real-time prediction data across CNBC’s TV, digital and subscription platforms beginning in 2026 as part of a mult-year partnership.

Ether outpaces Bitcoin’s trend change: Is ETH on track for a 20% rally?

ETH outperformed Bitcoin in terms of spot ETF flows and short-term returns. Technical charts suggest traders are positioning for a 20% upmove.

In wake of crypto’s leverage wipeout, SEC approves ‘SUI-on-steroids’ ETF

The SEC approved a 2x leveraged ETF tied to SUI as regulators warn that excessive leverage continues to amplify volatility across crypto markets.

Peter Schiff fails to authenticate gold bar during onstage test with CZ

Gold advocate Peter Schiff faced Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao during an event panel in Dubai, arguing that tokenized gold is a better store-of-value asset than Bitcoin.

Bitcoin price action, investor sentiment point to bullish December

An emerging bullish Bitcoin trend challenges a decade-long bearish seasonal pattern. Will BTC hit new highs before the end of 2025?

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