by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:29 am | Crypto News
Interactive Brokers Group Inc (NASDAQ:IBKR) is introducing a new feature that allows retail investors to fund their brokerage accounts using stablecoins, a move that further blurs the line between traditional finance and crypto. What Happened: The rollout begins with...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:28 am | Crypto News
As Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) dropped almost 5% on Friday, a new research suggests the network’s long-term valuation may potentially grow into the trillions. Markets Price Ethereum Like A Company, Not Infrastructure The research, highlighted by longtime pseudonymous...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:26 am | Crypto News
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ:VVPR) shares traded higher on Friday after the company unveiled a major digital-asset joint venture tied to Ripple Labs. The announcement highlighted a new investment structure designed to access private Ripple equity without...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:26 am | Crypto News
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) long valued for its liquidity and utility, expanded its multichain reach as Hex Trust brings XRP to Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and other networks via a new wrapped asset, wXRP. What Happened: Hex Trust is launching wXRP, a regulated, 1:1-backed wrapped XRP...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:25 am | Crypto News
The final session of the week saw red dominate Wall Street screens, as stocks slid broadly following a renewed tech-led sell-off. • Rivian Automotive stock is approaching key resistance levels. What’s behind RIVN new highs? Shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), one...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:24 am | Crypto News
Jiuzi Holdings (NASDAQ:JZXN) has secured institutional commitments that could boost its private placement financing to $1 billion, marking a major step as the company rapidly pivots to crypto asset services. The new commitments greatly expand the private placement...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:24 am | Crypto News
Tether Holdings SA is weighing share tokenization and buybacks to control investor liquidity as it pursues a stock sale valuing the firm near $500 billion. Tether Steps In To Block Discounted Share Sales Bloomberg reported on Friday that Tether (CRYPTO: USDT)...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:23 am | Crypto News
Florida prosecutors seized about $1.5M worth of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Pepe (CRYPTO: PEPE), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and other cryptocurrencies after tracing funds from an investment fraud case to a wallet allegedly controlled by a Chinese national. Florida Targets...
by Benzinga | December 13, 2025 2:21 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) months-long range-bound trading, and a 12% pullback that’s keeping it from reclaiming $100,000, has traders digging into what’s driving the weakness. What Happened: Pseudonymous macro researcher Capital Flows elaborated in a...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 8:16 pm | Crypto News
YouTube, owned by Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), will now allow U.S. creators to receive their payouts in stablecoins. What Happened: Creators can opt to receive earnings in PayPal’s (CRYPTO: PYUSD) stablecoin, PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) head of crypto May...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 7:24 pm | Crypto News
For years, Total Value Locked (TVL) has been the canary in DeFi’s coalmine. When it was up, the sector was ‘thriving’. When it was down, DeFi was ‘in decline’. During 2025, that narrative began to crumble. TVL still moves, but it no longer reveals...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 7:23 pm | Crypto News
Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) is reportedly planning to unveil prediction markets and tokenized equities next week, while its stock continues to trade inside a broader downtrend. Coinbase Plans Prediction Markets And Tokenized Equities Launch Bloomberg on Friday...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 6:26 pm | Crypto News
Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) achieved what seemed impossible just years ago. In the first nine months of 2025, Solana Inc. added 11,534 new developers while Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) brought on 16,181, according to Electric Capital’s developer tracker. While Ethereum still leads...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 6:25 pm | Crypto News
Bitcoin has reclaimed $92,000 as Congress approached the SEC for approving the inclusion of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in 401(k) retirement plans. Bitcoin ETFs saw $77.3 million in net outflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $42.4 million in net...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 5:15 pm | Crypto News
As 2026 approaches, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) shows a divergence between what the network delivers and how the market prices it. The network has never been more secure, with hashrate at record levels, but the economics of mining remain fragile. Miner rewards are smaller...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 3:21 pm | Crypto News
Senate Banking Committee Chair Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said that efforts to pass the cryptocurrency market structure legislation are making “real progress,” according to a report published Thursday. Scott Meets Top Banking Execs The senior lawmaker met with the CEOs...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 10:28 am | Crypto News
Cryptocurrency fraudster Do Kwon was handed a 15-year prison sentence Thursday for abetting the infamous Terra (CRYPTO: LUNA) collapse that triggered one of the market’s worst crashes. ‘A Generational Fraud’ U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who pronounced the...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 9:44 am | Crypto News
SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated Thursday that JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s (NYSE:JPM) move to issue debt securities using Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) supports his firm’s investment thesis. Scaramucci Cheers JPMorgan’s Tokenization Push Scaramucci...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 9:43 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin rose, and stocks closed at record highs on Thursday, as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:25 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.40% $92,081.10 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -0.52%...
by Benzinga | December 12, 2025 9:41 am | Crypto News
Bitcoin has rebounded above $91,000, one day after the Federal Reserve delivered the expected 25 basis points cut. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $91,110 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,207.67 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $134.99 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.01 Dogecoin...
