🔍 🔴😞 Market Analysis: 18-12-09

The crypto landscape is gripped by anxiety as Bitcoin tumbles below the $86,000 mark, dragging the broader market into turbulent territory. Technical weakness and wavering risk appetite have triggered swift liquidations, with over $500 million in bullish bets swept away as traders rush to cut exp ... Read full 🔴😞 Market Analysis: 18-12-09

Kalshi backs away from college athlete transfer markets after NCAA president blasts possibility

Kalshi backs away from college athlete transfer markets after NCAA president blasts possibility

Prediction market Kalshi said it has no plans to allow its users to wager on whether or not top college athletes will enter the transfer portal, even though the company sought permission from regulators."We have no immediate plans to list these contracts," a Kashi spokesperson told The Block. "There

 ETH nears $3K after cool CPI print but $553M Ether ETF outflow raises alarm

ETH nears $3K after cool CPI print but $553M Ether ETF outflow raises alarm

Key takeaways:US-listed Ether ETFs saw heavy outflows, signaling fading institutional interest as network fees, staking and leverage demand declined.ETH futures premiums and open interest declined, indicating cautious positioning and limited confidence, without a clear shift to outright bearishness.

MEV trading returns to court in Pump.fun class-action lawsuit

MEV trading returns to court in Pump.fun class-action lawsuit

A US court is once again being asked to weigh in on maximal extractable value practices after a judge allowed new evidence to be added to a class-action lawsuit tied to a memecoin platform.The judge granted a motion to amend and refile to include new evidence a class-action lawsuit against memecoin

Bitwise joins race to launch SUI ETF with latest SEC filing

Bitwise joins race to launch SUI ETF with latest SEC filing

Crypto index fund manager Bitwise is seeking to launch an exchange-traded fund tracking SUI tokens.On Thursday, the firm filed a registration statement for the Bitwise SUI ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "The Trust’s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the value o

Crypto losses near $3.4B as hackers went ‘big game hunting’

Crypto losses near $3.4B as hackers went ‘big game hunting’

Crypto hackers focused on large crypto entities and personal crypto wallets this year, resulting in $3.4 billion in crypto losses in 2025 — the highest figure since 2022. Just three hacks in 2025, led by the $1.4 billion hack of crypto exchange Bybit, accounted for 69% of all losses from January thr

Crypto hacks hit $3.4 billion in 2025, attacks on individual wallets rise: Chainalysis

Crypto hacks hit $3.4 billion in 2025, attacks on individual wallets rise: Chainalysis

Cryptocurrency theft totaled over $3.41 billion from January through early December, blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis said. The figure marks an increase from last year's $3.38 billion.A single incident — $1.5 billion hack of Bybit exchange — accounted for around 44% of the annual total. The

Attacker takes over multisig minutes after creation, drains up to $40M slowly

Attacker takes over multisig minutes after creation, drains up to $40M slowly

A crypto attacker apparently took over a whale’s multisig wallet minutes after it was created 44 days ago, and has been draining and laundering funds in stages since.In a Thursday post on X, blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that a whale’s multisig wallet had been drained of roughly $27.3

Ethereum Whale Hacked for $27 Million Due to Private Key: Which Tokens Were Lost?

Ethereum Whale Hacked for $27 Million Due to Private Key: Which Tokens Were Lost?

According to PeckShieldAlert, an Ethereum whale’s multisig was drained for about $27.3 million after a private key compromise, and the attacker has already funneled about $12.6 million, around 4,100 ETH, through Tornado Cash, while keeping about $2 million in liquid assets on hand.Etherscan-linked t

Bitcoin Washout Points To $180,000 In 90 Days, GMI Says

Bitcoin Washout Points To $180,000 In 90 Days, GMI Says

Global Macro Investor (GMI) head of macro research Julien Bittel posted a bitcoin “oversold RSI” roadmap on X, arguing the market has tracked it closely and tying the setup to a broader view that the cycle could run into 2026—an outlook he says would render the traditional “four-year cycle” framewor

Ethereum down 42% from all-time high: Where will ETH price bottom?

Ethereum down 42% from all-time high: Where will ETH price bottom?

Ether  has retraced 42% from its all-time high of $4,950 with traders wondering where the altcoin was likely to bottom out next.Key takeaways:Ethereum traders see ETH price dropping to $2,100 if support at $2,800 fails.Persistent Ether ETF outlaws and less treasury buying introduce more risks for bu

SEC charges bitcoin mining firm VBit CEO involving $48.5 million misappropriated in bogus investment deals

SEC charges bitcoin mining firm VBit CEO involving $48.5 million misappropriated in bogus investment deals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of a bitcoin mining business called VBit, and said he misappropriated $48.5 million, spending some of those funds on gambling and gifts for his family.The SEC said Vo, 37, and VBit Technologies Corp. raised over $95.6 mi