🔍 🔴😞 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

Global Markets Mixed Ahead of Central Bank Announcements

Global Markets Mixed Ahead of Central Bank Announcements

By Dow Jones Newswires StaffIn a busy day for central bank action, the Bank of England is expected to cut its key policy rate by 25 basis points while the European Central Bank is expected to hold, with investors' chief focus on its inflation and growth forecasts. The central banks of Norway and Swe…

Coinbase Enters Prediction Markets as the Amazonification of Financial Platforms Gathers Pace

Coinbase Enters Prediction Markets as the Amazonification of Financial Platforms Gathers Pace

Coinbase is entering the prediction markets business through a partnership with specialist exchange Kalshi. The move marks another step away from a crypto-only model toward a broader, multi-asset ecosystem, reflecting a wider industry shift toward all-in-one financial platforms.Platforms built aroun…

'New ADA' Breaks into Top 10 by Volume, Cardano Creator Reacts to 'Incredible Success'

'New ADA' Breaks into Top 10 by Volume, Cardano Creator Reacts to 'Incredible Success'

Midnight's NIGHT token launched just last week, but it has already produced numbers that are difficult to ignore. The native token of the Cardano-based privacy network pushed past $1 billion in market capitalization and maintained more than $1 billion in 24-hour trading volume, placing it among the …

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Is Still Not Fully “Trustless”

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Is Still Not Fully “Trustless”

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the network still falls short of being truly “trustless,” arguing that decentralization is not just about open-source code or distributed validators, but also about how many people can understand how the system works.According to Buterin, when only a small gr…

Bitcoin and XRP Struggle Again. Why Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy Stocks Are Rising. — Barrons.c

Bitcoin and XRP Struggle Again. Why Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy Stocks Are Rising. — Barrons.c

By Callum KeownBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remained stuck in a rut Thursday but crypto-exposed stocks were set for gains.Bitcoin was trading at $87,348, rising 0.7% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk. The world's largest cryptocurrency remains stuck below $90,000, having fallen mor…

Coinbase System Update 2025: What’s Next for Trading, Payments, and Crypto

Coinbase System Update 2025: What’s Next for Trading, Payments, and Crypto

Coinbase is making it clear that it no longer wants to be seen as just a crypto exchange.In its Coinbase System Update for 2025, the company laid out a broader plan to rebuild finance on crypto rails, arguing that the current system is slow, expensive, and limited by banking hours. Coinbase conveyed…

Ethereum Coinbase Premium Index Turns Negative, Raising Fears of Whale Panic Selling

Ethereum Coinbase Premium Index Turns Negative, Raising Fears of Whale Panic Selling

Ethereum is likely to end December in the red, marking a fourth consecutive monthly decline. This scenario could pressure large investors who accumulated ETH throughout the year.If ETH continues to fall, these holders must choose between exiting at breakeven or accepting losses.How Are Ethereum Wha…

Shiba Inu (SHIB): Nothing to Lose Now

Shiba Inu (SHIB): Nothing to Lose Now

The price has been declining for months, and as of right now, SHIB is below all significant daily moving averages. There are no trend breaks, lower highs, lower lows or relief rallies lasting longer than a few sessions. The structure is straightforward and brutal. Momentum has just deteriorated rath…

XRP’s ‘bearish’ setup may crash price below $1: Analyst

XRP’s ‘bearish’ setup may crash price below $1: Analyst

XRP has retraced nearly 50% from its multi-year high of $3.66 to trade below $2, a technical setup that may have “bearish implications” for its price, according to Veteran analyst Peter Brandt.Key takeaways:XRP appeared bearish below $2, with chart technicals pointing toward $1.A successful test of…

Tokenized stocks may be onchain, but the SEC still wants the keys

Tokenized stocks may be onchain, but the SEC still wants the keys

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Trading and Markets Division on Wednesday laid out how broker-dealers can custody tokenized stocks and bonds under existing customer protection rules, signaling that blockchain-based crypto asset securities will be slotted into traditional securities safeg…

HTX Research Releases New Report on How the Pre-Market Ecosystem Is Reshaping Token Launches

HTX Research Releases New Report on How the Pre-Market Ecosystem Is Reshaping Token Launches

PANAMA CITY, Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HTX Research, the dedicated research arm of leading global crypto exchange HTX, has released a new report titled The Pre-Market Asset Trading Ecosystem: Mechanism Evolution, Market Structure, and Future Trends Behind Its Multi-Billion Scale. The report prov…

Dash to Hold AMA on X on December 19th

Dash to Hold AMA on X on December 19th

Dash is scheduling an AMA on X with Zebec Cards on December 19th at 14:00 UTC to discuss the recently introduced Dash payment cards. Refer to the official tweet by DASH: Join us for an AMA with about the new Dash cards that were released this month! 💳Bring all your questions, concerns, suggestions…