Bitcoin (BTC) has a new $76,000 target as the daily chart continues to print a bear flag pattern. Key points: Bitcoin gets new $76,000 and $50,000 price targets for the next phase of its major correction. The bull market is “over,” a trader says, noting multiple bearish divergences. Bitcoin’s bull market support band offers short-term … Read more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued “no-action” letters to a group of prediction markets, exempting them from requirements related to swap data reporting and record-keeping regulations. The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and the Division of Clearing and Risk won’t initiate enforcement action against several prediction market platforms for shirking certain recordkeeping demands, provided … Read more
The blockchain gaming sector is shifting to more sustainable economics and has improved sentiment and market maturity as it recalibrates its outlook, reported the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA). The Web3 gaming advocacy group said in its annual state of the industry report released on Wednesday that the sector is “moving beyond its speculative origins toward … Read more
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline Pham has scrapped “outdated guidance” on the delivery of crypto, which has been applauded for offering exchanges more flexibility. “Eliminating outdated and overly complex guidance that penalizes the crypto industry and stifles innovation is exactly what the Administration has set out to do this year,” Pham said … Read more
Video-sharing giant YouTube has reportedly enabled US-based creators to accept payouts in PayPal’s stablecoin, PYUSD. Fortune reported on Thursday that PayPal’s head of crypto, May Zabaneh, said the feature is live, but only for users in the US. The firm integrated the ability for recipients to accept payments in PYUSD earlier this year, with YouTube … Read more
Crypto markets saw a slight pickup after the US Federal Reserve’s widely expected rate cut on Wednesday, and a larger bounce could be next, say analysts. The central bank has executed three consecutive interest rate cuts totaling 0.75% over a three-month period from September to December. Despite being fundamentally bullish for crypto in the long … Read more
The world’s largest crypto exchange has expanded its listings to include more trading pairs tied to the Trump family’s stablecoin. Binance announced on Thursday that it has expanded support for World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin by adding fee-free trading pairs for major tokens, including Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and BNB (BNB) in addition to its … Read more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has given a subsidiary of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) a highly coveted “no-action” letter, allowing it to offer a new securities market tokenization service. The DTCC said on Thursday that its subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company (DTC), was given the go-ahead to launch “a new service … Read more
Bitcoin miners, which can acquire the cryptocurrency at below-market costs, could be in the best position to shape corporate adoption as accumulation by crypto treasury companies slows, says BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies are projected to buy 40,000 BTC in the fourth quarter, the lowest since Q3 2024, BitcoinTreasuries.NET President Pete Rizzo said in a … Read more
The US Congress is closer than ever to defining federal rules for digital assets, yet the question of whether stablecoins can provide yield has slowed the process more than agency turf battles or token classification. Notably, the House has already advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, outlining a path for certain tokens to move … Read more