🔍 🟡😐 Market Analysis: 16-12-03

Crypto markets are waking to a cautious Monday as Asian stocks slip and Bitcoin drifts near $89,000, caught in the crosscurrents of macroeconomic anticipation and thinning volumes. With the Bank of Japan poised for its first interest rate hike in decades and U.S. inflation data looming, traders a... ... Read full 🟡😐 Market Analysis: 16-12-03

What is fusion energy, the quest coveted by Trump Media?

What is fusion energy, the quest coveted by Trump Media?

By Timothy Gardner Scientists and companies have been trying for decades to harness fusion energy, the process that fires the sun, to generate electricity on Earth. A $6 billion deal announced on Thursday to merge U.S. President Donald Trump's social media firm Trump Media and Technology Group w…

Ripple Goes Institutional: What The Doppler Finance And SBI Partnership Means For XRP

Ripple Goes Institutional: What The Doppler Finance And SBI Partnership Means For XRP

Ripple’s push to advance XRP’s institutional relevance took a concrete step forward following a post published by Doppler Finance confirming its partnership with SBI Ripple Asia. The announcement marks a strategic shift from retail-driven narratives to regulated, institution-ready financial infrastr…

Crypto exchange HashKey prices Hong Kong IPO at HK$6.68 per share

Crypto exchange HashKey prices Hong Kong IPO at HK$6.68 per share

HashKey Group , Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, has set its initial public offering price at HK6.68 per share, near the upper end of the marketed range, raising HK$1.61 billion ($206.96 million), according to an exchange filing on Tuesday.($1 = 7.7794 Hong Kong dollars)

India central bank deputy warns of stablecoin risks, dismisses claims of utility

India central bank deputy warns of stablecoin risks, dismisses claims of utility

By Ashwin ManikandanIndia needs to be cautious towards stablecoins, as they pose significant macroeconomic risk while serving no purpose that fiat money cannot, the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor, T. Rabi Sankar, said on Friday. Stablecoins gained global prominence after the U.S. passed a …

Singapore's MetaComp Raises US$22 Million Pre-A to Scale a Web2.5 Fiat/Stablecoin Hybrid Payment Network for Cross-Border Payments

Singapore's MetaComp Raises US$22 Million Pre-A to Scale a Web2.5 Fiat/Stablecoin Hybrid Payment Network for Cross-Border Payments

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaComp Pte. Ltd. ("MetaComp"), Singapore's leading licensed stablecoin cross-border payments and treasury management service provider, today announced it has raised US$22 million in its Pre-A funding round. This is one of the largest Pre-A raises this year f…

Crypto Exchange HashKey Eyes US$2.47 Billion Market Cap in Hong Kong IPO

Crypto Exchange HashKey Eyes US$2.47 Billion Market Cap in Hong Kong IPO

By Jason ChauCrypto exchange HashKey Holdings is seeking to list in Hong Kong via an initial public offering that could give it a market valuation of US$2.47 billion.Hong Kong-based HashKey, which says it is the largest digital asset manager in Asia in by asset size, plans to raise a maximum of abou…

HashKey launches Hong Kong IPO seeking up to $214.7 million

HashKey launches Hong Kong IPO seeking up to $214.7 million

HashKey Group (3887.HK), Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is aiming to raise up to HK$1.67 billion ($214.66 million) in its initial public offering in the city, according to a prospectus lodged on Tuesday.The company is offering 240.6 million shares at a price range of HK$5.95 to HK…

Robinhood Markets Coming to Indonesia as It Seeks to Expand in Southeast Asia

Robinhood Markets Coming to Indonesia as It Seeks to Expand in Southeast Asia

By Fabiana Negrin OchoaRobinhood Markets is preparing to enter Indonesia's fast-growing trading market by acquiring two local entities as it seeks to expand its footprint to Southeast Asia.The U.S.-listed retail brokerage, which shot to fame during the meme-stock craze of 2021, said it has inked agr…

Why Bitcoin Holds the Key to a December Stock Market Rally — Barrons.com

Why Bitcoin Holds the Key to a December Stock Market Rally — Barrons.com

By Martin BaccardaxU.S. stocks looked set to nudge higher in early Tuesday trading, but investors won't get an all-clear until Bitcoin can end its losing ways.Bitcoin might be make believe, but it's also the center of speculative activity in financial markets. Its late autumn slump, which has lopped…

Bitcoin Stabilizes, But Headwinds Lurk Underneath — Market Talk

Bitcoin Stabilizes, But Headwinds Lurk Underneath — Market Talk

Bitcoin is stabilizing above $86,000 but a deeper fragility lurks beneath, says Samer Hasn at XS.com. In the market analyst's view, there are no convincing signs that the rout is over. Structural factors continue to weigh, with so-called whales--investors with big holdings--continuing to sell. Such …

Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Sharp Falls — Market Talk

Bitcoin Recovers Slightly After Sharp Falls — Market Talk

Bitcoin recovers slightly after Monday's sharp losses as risky assets stabilize. Still, gains are limited and analysts say the cryptocurrency's recovery could be shallow. Bitcoin registered its biggest one-day decline since March on Monday as hints about another interest-rate rise from Bank of Japan…

European Indexes Open Mixed — Market Talk

European Indexes Open Mixed — Market Talk

European indexes open mixed as investors digest big movements in cryptocurrencies and Japanese government bonds overnight. The Spanish IBEX 35 is the biggest mover out of the blocks, with the index jumping 0.3% at open. Germany's DAX and Italy's FTSE MIB are also up, with both rising 0.15%. However,…