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• Crypto Market Structure Bill Stalled: Senate Banking Committee Pushes Markup To Early 2026
  The anticipated US crypto market structure bill, seen as a landmark piece of legislation following the GENIUS Act, is unlikely to pass this year as Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott announced the postponement of a committee vote. Instead, discussions regarding the bill are expected to resume in early 2026. Pushing Crypto Bill Discussions To Next […]
• Terra Founder Do Kwon Could Face 30-Year Sentence In Potential South Korean Trial
  After receiving a 15-year sentence last week, Terraform Labs’ co-founder and former CEO, Do Kwon, could face another major sentence in a potential second trial if extradited to his home country, South Korea. Related Reading: Ex-Terra Insider Calls Do Kwon Case ‘Backwards’ In Explosive X Thread Terra’s Do Kwon May Face Second Trial On Monday, […]
• Ripple Announces RLUSD Growth Strategy: L2 Expansion On Ethereum Planned For 2026
  Ripple, the issuer of the fast-growing RLUSD stablecoin, has recently announced an ambitious multichain strategy aimed at enhancing its presence in the crypto space.  This initiative will see RLUSD integrated into Layer-2 (L2) solutions on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, facilitated by a partnership with Wormhole, one of the largest protocols for cross-chain interoperability. Ripple Targets […]
• Bitcoin Hyper Secures $29.5M as Investors Back Bitcoin’s Next Upgrade Beyond the Base Layer
  Monday, 15 December 2025 – Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) has raised a total of $29.5 million in presale funding, positioning itself by addressing one of Bitcoin’s most persistent constraints without making any changes to the Bitcoin network itself. With BTC recently dropping back below $90,000, questions are resurfacing about what truly drives Bitcoin’s price. Historically, its […]
• Crypto Firms Face Daily ‘Fake Zoom’ Attacks Linked To North Korea, Experts Say
  North Korean-linked hackers are using fake Zoom calls to drain crypto wallets in what security researchers say has become a near-daily threat to the cryptocurrency community. According to multiple security reports, the campaign has already netted roughly $300 million in stolen funds and shows few signs of slowing. Related Reading: Venezuela’s Currency Troubles Drive Stablecoin […]
• Strategy Buys Nearly $1 Billion In Bitcoin For Second Straight Week
  Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has announced its latest purchase, taking its total investment in BTC beyond the $50 billion milestone. Strategy Has Added 10,645 BTC With The Latest Acquisition As announced by Strategy co-founder and chairman Michael Saylor in a new X post, the company has completed another big Bitcoin acquisition. With this new purchase, […]
• UK To Bring Crypto Under Financial Services Laws By 2027
  According to reports, the UK Treasury will extend existing finance laws to cover cryptoasset firms, with the new rules set to take effect in October 2027. Related Reading: Crypto’s Back-End Gets A Boost As Coinbase And Standard Chartered Join Forces This means exchanges, wallet providers and other crypto service companies will move beyond current anti-money-laundering […]