Around 31,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Dec. 19, and they have a notional value of roughly $2.7 billion. This expiry event is smaller than average, so it will not impact spot markets, which have been sliding lower all week. Various factors have contributed to the continued sell-off,...

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, December 18th, 2025] The dYdX Foundation recently hosted its Monthly Analyst Call for December, together with dYdX Labs, providing an overview of protocol activity, governance actions, ecosystem integrations, and incentive programs during a period of mixed market conditions. The call is part of the...

In a recent crypto crime report, blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has uncovered a troubling trend in crypto theft. As of now, over $3.4 billion worth of digital assets has been stolen, surpassing the total amount reported in the previous year. Notably, North Korean hackers have been implicated in the...

A long-awaited decision in Washington is now set to reshape leadership at the U.S. derivatives regulator. A leadership change at a key U.S. market regulator is now set. Michael Selig was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Dec. 18 and…...

Pi Network’s team has been quite active lately, introducing interesting initiatives for the community and rolling out important updates. However, the price of its native token hasn’t managed to stage a decisive breakout and remains in red territory on both the weekly and monthly timeframes. One key factor, though,...

Institutional interest in Ripple-linked assets remains strong, though overall market participation is limited....

Synthetix Network has returned to Ethereum mainnet, betting that scaling upgrades make layer-1 viable again for perps. Synthetix has brought its core trading product back to where it’s original home. In a blog post published on Dec. 19, the protocol…...

Senior researcher at on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has explained how the recent Bitcoin shark “accumulation” is not a sign of organic buying. Bitcoin Shark-Sized Entities Have Been Growing Recently In a new post on X, Glassnode senior researcher CryptoVizArt.₿ has talked about the recent growth in the supply attached...

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield briefly touched 2% for the first time since 2006 after the central bank lifted its benchmark rate....

The total crypto market cap fell to $2.93 trillion, its lowest since April, erasing yearly gains as analysts anticipated further declines....