by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:39 am | Crypto News
Crypto industry executives and lobbyists met with key U.S. senators on Wednesday for late-stage talks on a stalled market structure bill, as fresh scrutiny from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raises the political stakes. Industry Makes Final Push Before January Reset...
by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:36 am | Crypto News
Crypto isn’t dying as a technology or market, it’s fading as a self-contained, identity-driven industry — and the future looks less like “crypto natives” and more like crypto quietly embedded into everyday systems, a thought leader argues, What...
by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:35 am | Crypto News
Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) is reassessing its U.S. strategy as co-founder Changpeng Zhao re-enters the public spotlight following a presidential pardon, signaling renewed interest in an American market the exchange once dominated. Zhao Signals Renewed Focus On U.S. Crypto...
by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:35 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hasn’t evolved in a straight line from experiment to asset class as a recap of its history shows. What Happened: In a detailed post on X dubbed “love letter to Bitcoin”, analytics firm Santiment traced Bitcoin’s origins to 2009, when...
by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:34 am | Crypto News
U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill on Monday aimed at tightening federal coordination against cryptocurrency-related scams as lawmakers frame digital asset fraud as a growing national threat. Bipartisan Bill Seeks Unified Federal Response U.S. Senator Elissa...
by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:34 am | Crypto News
Up until October, the cryptocurrency market appeared simply unstoppable, commanding a total capitalization of approximately $4.28 trillion. Much of the positive sentiment originated from abundant liquidity and elevated risk appetite. However, the capital markets are...
by Benzinga | December 18, 2025 10:33 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has flashed another death cross, but historical data suggests the signal has more often appeared near market lows than the start of prolonged declines. Why This Death Cross Is Triggering Anxiety The latest signal comes from Bitcoin’s 50-day...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:36 am | Crypto News
Anthony Scaramucci, CEO of investment firm SkyBridge Capital, said at a recent event that Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-powered asset tokenization has the potential to reduce transaction verification costs by up to 75% annually. Scaramucci Builds Case For Solana-Enabled...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:35 am | Crypto News
Leading cryptocurrencies bounced back, while stocks fell on Tuesday, as the U.S. unemployment rate hit levels not seen since September 2021. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:20 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.71% $87,615.03 Ethereum (CRYPTO:...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:35 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin is up 1% on Tuesday after weaker U.S. unemployment data revived expectations of the Federal Reserve delivering another rate cut in January. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $87,435.51 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,931.90 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:34 am | Crypto News
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday escalated pressure on DeFi tied to President Donald Trump, demanding a national security probe just as Senate negotiations over a crypto market structure bill slipped into January. Warren Seeks Probe Into Trump-Linked...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:34 am | Crypto News
Grayscale expects 2026 to mark a major structural turning point for crypto, driven by rising macro demand for alternative stores of value and long-awaited regulatory clarity. What Happened: In its 2026 Digital Asset Outlook, Grayscale said these forces could...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:33 am | Crypto News
As investors chase AI headlines, Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) Foundation Chief Technological Officer Giorgio Zinetti says DeFi is entering the kind of quiet phase where long-term winners are usually built. Everyone’s Talking About AI, Nobody’s Talking About DeFi...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:33 am | Crypto News
New York City, NY, , Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dec. 16 – All iGaming, a digital gaming analytics firm, has identified reliable and secure crypto gambling sites that address long-standing player concerns with fiat-based platforms. Players have frequently...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:32 am | Crypto News
According to Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) looks fundamentally undervalued—yet price action tells a more complicated story. What Happened: Bitcoin is being pulled in two opposite directions. Institutional and corporate demand,...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:32 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) finally cracked its much predicted $100,000 mark before falling back down to Earth in late 2025. Many of the big cryptocurrencies lost value over the last 12 months despite 2025 being a banner year for the digital assets story. Next year, the...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:31 am | Crypto News
Binance’s ecosystem is moving into prediction markets as a PancakeSwap (CRYPTO: CAKE)-backed platform prepares to launch on BNB Chain (CRYPTO: BNB), challenging Polymarket and Kalshi. PancakeSwap Unveils Probable On BNB Chain PancakeSwap on Tuesday unveiled...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:31 am | Crypto News
Even though U.S. spot XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) ETFs surpassed $1 billion in cumulative inflows on Monday, XRP has lost over 13% since their launch on Nov. 13. ETF Inflows Surge While Spot XRP Drains The funds added $10.89 million in net inflows on Monday, led by products...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:29 am | Crypto News
Wall Street lacked clear direction on Tuesday, as mixed labor market data failed to ignite a fresh wave of risk-on sentiment. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, topping expectations of 50,000. However, the unemployment rate climbed to 4.6%, the highest level...
by Benzinga | December 17, 2025 10:29 am | Crypto News
Real World Assets (RWA) have been floating around the crypto universe since around 2015, with mostly conceptual, early experiments. Only now are investors getting excited about them. Fast forward to 2024 and Wall Street moves on the market with BlackRock launching...
