Tajikistan has enacted a law imposing hefty fines and prison terms for Bitcoin miners using stolen electricity, responding to severe winter energy shortages. The legislation penalizes unauthorized mining, linking it to nationwide power issues and financial crimes.

Ethereum prices rebounded as large holders (whales and sharks) accumulated 934,240 ETH, while retail traders sold 1,041 ETH. This divergence suggests strategic positioning by major holders, hinting at potential price recovery.

Solana price is pushing back toward $140 as rising volume and improving indicators show there may be a potential major move ahead.
Summary
SOL traded at $138 on Dec. 10 with a strong rebound in daily trading volume.
Liquidity metrics show a deep-cycle reset that often comes before fast upside mo

Digital asset treasury strategies, or DATS, broke crypto wide open for retail investors. Now they’re about to break themselves if they don’t evolve fast. The party’s over for DATS 1.0.
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DATS 1.0 has collapsed: Pure treasury companies now trade at or below NAV as the market treats passive c

Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest has remained below 310K BTC since October's liquidation, indicating reduced leverage and weaker speculative activity. This decline, alongside lower funding rates, has led to a quieter derivatives market, potentially stabilizing price volatility.

Solana's price currently hovers around $133, facing selling pressure against strong ETF inflows and upcoming upgrades. While it shows some bullish potential, notably with significant ETF demand, caution persists due to unlocks and macro risks.

MegaETH is set to launch its Frontier mainnet beta for developers next week, focusing on stability and app testing for a month. After addressing recent bridge issues, the full mainnet is projected for early 2026.

Harvard hiked its Bitcoin ETF stake 257% in Q3 2024, making iShares Bitcoin Trust its top disclosed holding, even as BTC slid and critics questioned the move.
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Harvard lifted its Bitcoin ETF position 257% in Q3, with IBIT now about 0.75% of the endowment and held at roughly twice the

Former QuadrigaCX co-founder Michael Patryn loses $1M in seized gold, cash, and luxury goods after British Columbia invokes unexplained wealth order powers.
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BC seizes 45 gold bars, luxury watches, cash from a Vancouver safety deposit box tied to Patryn under its unexplained wealth order r

EMJ Capital’s Eric Jackson sees Bitcoin evolving from digital gold to neutral global collateral, implying a radical $50M per coin valuation by 2041.
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EMJ Capital’s Eric Jackson projects Bitcoin could reach $50M per coin by 2041.
His thesis: Bitcoin shifts from “digital gold” to neutral gl

zkSync plans to deprecate its original ZK-rollup, zkSync Lite, in 2026, transitioning users to zkSync Era. A migration guide will be provided next year, ensuring funds remain safe. The network focuses on advancing infrastructure and multi-chain capabilities.

There’s a certain confidence with which Big Tech moves today — a confidence that doesn’t belong to private companies but to sovereign powers. Google decides what the world knows. Meta decides how the world communicates. Amazon decides what the world buys. These are not platforms anymore; they are

Chainlink's price is stabilizing around $14 after a market rally. A bullish falling wedge pattern and increased ETF inflows signal a potential rise to $20. Supply on exchanges is decreasing, while whale accumulation supports demand for LINK tokens.

After writing about the regulation and taxation of digital assets since 2017, I did not think I was ever going to get to write this article during my lifetime, especially together with my editor, Max Yakubowski, still by my side. So here we go… 2025 was a breakout year for tokenization of the U.S. f

The altcoin season is hindered by a declining Altcoin Season Index and a fear-driven Crypto Fear and Greed Index. Despite recent market challenges, potential rate cuts and seasonal rallies may provide recovery opportunities.