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Hong Kong's FSTB and SFC will legislate new licensing rules for virtual asset dealers and custodians.
The new rules are part of the SFC's broader "ASPIRe" roadmap to establish Hong Kong as a global digital asset hub.
A new consultation is underway to regulate virtual asset advisory an

The cryptocurrency market cap grew 0.9% to $2.96 trillion, driven by smaller altcoins, while Ethereum saw significant outflows from exchanges. Investment products for BTC and ETH also experienced consecutive outflows, indicating mixed market sentiments.

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Polymarket users were victims of a security breach, as noted on social media.
The prediction market company thinks that a third-party authentication provider is responsible for this incident.
Polymarket received an Amended Order of

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VanEck thinks cycle dynamics point to consolidation rather than melt-up or crash.
Best risk-reward in miners shifts to AI/HPC, with cheap power and credible economics.
Stablecoin B2B settlement offers upside: VanEck favors a disciplined 1–3% BTC allocation.
VanEck expects

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BC Card successfully processed stablecoin-based payments for foreign users using existing card infrastructure.
The pilot involved Wavebridge, Aaron Group, and Global Money Express, requiring no changes for merchants.
Regulatory progress stalled as the Bank of Korea and FSC disagree

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XRP ETFs have consistently recorded net inflows, a sign of sustained adoption.
The ETF products recorded about $43.9 million in net inflows on December 22.
XRP price is still lagging, a proof of divergent ecosystem metrics for the altcoin.
Spot XRP ETF products have taken the

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Bitcoin is down roughly 30% from its October peak and is on track for its worst Q4 in seven years.
The crypto market has shed over $700 billion in market cap since October.
Some suggest market

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MSTR stock recovery in sight as Strategy’s $2.19 billion cash reserve provides nearly three years of runway.
The expanded cash position helps ease pressure from outstanding convertible bonds and supports dividend coverage.
A New Jersey public pension fund disclosed a $16 million

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4.89 million TRUMP tokens, worth roughly $24.84 million, are scheduled to unlock this week.
The unlock places TRUMP among the largest linear releases this week.
The price might grow if TRUMP holds above the current support and reclaims the $6.30.
One after another, the conviction

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Poland's Sejm passed a crypto regulation bill and sent it to the Senate for further consideration.
The legislation aims to harmonize Poland’s rules with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.
If approved and any presidential objections are resolved, the Polish financial w

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On December 19, Shibburn data shows that the SHIB burn rate spiked by 3,915,071.74%.
This led to the removal of 21,611,748 SHIB from the ecosystem.
SHIB price is 1.5% down, failing to complement the mild supply shock.
In an unexpected twist, Shiba Inu

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Kraken-backed xStocks is now on the TON blockchain.
Telegram users no longer need to go outside the messaging app to participate in stock trading.
Kraken recently expanded xStocks use to the European Union.
Kraken exchange announced that xStocks, the gold standard for tokenized

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MSTR Stock faces mounting pressure from roughly $720 million in annual preferred dividend obligations.
All eyes are on whether MSTR can remain in the MSIC Index, amid talks of removing digital assets treasury (DAT) firms.
Despite the sell-off and Schiff’s criticism, Michael Saylor rem

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HYPE tokens held in the Hyperliquid protocol’s Assistance Fund system address may soon be made permanently inaccessible.
This is dependent on the result of the proposed validator vote by Hyper Foundation.
Currently, the protocol contains roughly $1 billion in HYPE tokens.
Hyperliquid

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The top LINK whales have accumulated over $263 million worth of the asset.
Bybit users withdrew over 101,000 LINK while Binance saw inflows.
TMF analyst says “No catalyst is good enough in this market”.
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Chainlink

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