Bitcoin miner Hut 8 lands $7B Google-backed AI data center lease
The 15-year agreement anchors Hut 8’s shift toward long-duration AI infrastructure revenue as hyperscalers seek power-first compute capacity. Bitcoin mining...
Day: 17 December 2025
Wall Street’s $4 quadrillion backbone to roll out tokenized US Treasurys
The SEC gave DTCC the green light to launch a tokenization service last week, and the company will be starting...
New Coinbase report points to ‘broken’ traditional finance system: Armstrong
A new Coinbase–Ipsos survey shows younger US investors are trading more often, taking more risk and putting a far larger...
Price predictions 12/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, LINK
Bitcoin and altcoin rallies are being capped by heavy selling near the intraday range highs, leading some analysts to revise...
Silvergate Bank lawsuit calls for FTX, Alameda clients to weigh in on $10M settlement
More than 46,000 claimants could potentially receive a payout from a court-approved settlement involving the FTX-tied Silvergate Bank, which shuttered...
Bitcoin tags $90K as crypto market spike liquidates $120M shorts
Bitcoin took out liquidity at the Wall Street open as a move above $90,000 was followed by a snap retracement,...
Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG shows how real-asset stablecoins are evolving in emerging markets
Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG blends a USD peg with a gold reserve claim. Here’s what it signals for emerging markets and what...
Did Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle break, and is the bull market really over?
Bitcoin ETFs, corporate treasuries, and macro tailwinds are challenging BTC’s traditional four-year cycle, which could result in new all-time highs...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Aim at President Trump’s Crypto Pardons and Ventures
California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new state-backed website highlighting individuals pardoned or protected by President Donald Trump, including the...
‘Cautious in the Short Term’— Options Markets Temper Bitcoin Optimism Despite Heavy Futures Exposure
Bitcoin hovered between $87,477 to $90,317 on Dec. 17, 2025, as derivatives data shows futures traders holding their nerve while...
Bitcoin Price Freezes in Place, Trapped Between Fatigue and Fear
Bitcoin price’s $87,106, anchoring a $1.73 trillion market with $42.92 billion in 24-hour trading volume and a tightly wound price...
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Outflows Deepen as Solana and XRP Stay Resilient
Bitcoin and ether ETFs extended their losing streak as large redemptions dominated another risk-off session. In contrast, solana and XRP...
How YouTube’s stablecoin payouts could change creator monetization
YouTube has added an opt-in option allowing eligible US creators to receive payouts in PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PYUSD.
Securitize announces ‘real’ tokenized stocks, touts DeFi integration
Securitize plans to launch compliant, natively tokenized stocks in early 2026, enabling real equity ownership to trade 24/7 fully onchain....
New protocol targets redemption delays in $20B tokenized market
Uniform Labs’ Multiliquid aims to bridge the gap between tokenized funds and stablecoins, targeting liquidity constraints that have slowed institutional...
