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Hyperliquid Labs set for first HYPE token payout as 1.2 million tokens unstake

Hyperliquid Labs set for first HYPE token payout as 1.2 million tokens unstake

Hyperliquid Labs, the organization that launched the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange, is set to receive its first major allocation of HYPE tokens early next month. According to a Discord post on Sunday, some 1.2 million HYPE tokens, worth about $31.2 million, were “unstaked to be distributed to t…

Bitcoin tops $90,000 amid thin liquidity, remains range-bound in December, analysts say

Bitcoin tops $90,000 amid thin liquidity, remains range-bound in December, analysts say

Bitcoin climbed above $90,000 at one stage late Sunday night ahead of the New Year, though the world's largest cryptocurrency remained range-bound through December.Bitcoin rose 2.8% in the past 24 hours to $90,200 late Sunday night ET, according to The Block's price page, before paring gains. The cr…

Bitcoin drives record spike in SEC filings in 2025 as regulatory clarity pulls institutions onchain

Bitcoin drives record spike in SEC filings in 2025 as regulatory clarity pulls institutions onchain

The volume of blockchain-related mentions in SEC filings surged throughout 2025, reaching approximately 8,000 mentions by August and maintaining elevated levels through November.Bitcoin-related mentions have dominated the increase, accounting for the largest share of filing activity. This concentrat…

Crypto.com hiring quant trader for sports event prediction market making in the US

Crypto.com hiring quant trader for sports event prediction market making in the US

Crypto.com is hiring a quant trader focused on sports event market-making as it pushes deeper into prediction markets amid growing regulatory scrutiny.The role centers on pricing and providing liquidity for sports event contracts, which allow users to trade yes-or-no outcomes tied to real-world spor…

Strategy is positioned for a ‘prolonged crypto winter’ after boosting cash reserve, TD Cowen says

Strategy is positioned for a ‘prolonged crypto winter’ after boosting cash reserve, TD Cowen says

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (ticker MSTR) said Monday that it has increased its U.S. dollar reserve to $2.19 billion after raising about $748 million through the sale of common shares. The expanded cash reserve is sufficient to cover the company’s interest and dividend obligations for roughly …

Ethereum (ETH) - BPO Hard Fork - 07 January 2026

Ethereum (ETH) - BPO Hard Fork - 07 January 2026

The BPO hard fork on Ethereum is planned to raise the block gas limit from 60 million to 80 million, increasing the amount of computation and transactions that can fit into each block, according to Ethereum developer discussions summarized by Binance in this post. Mechanically, higher throughput can…

Coinbase’s new product rollout strengthens bull case with upside not fully reflected, analysts say

Coinbase’s new product rollout strengthens bull case with upside not fully reflected, analysts say

JPMorgan and Benchmark see Coinbase's sweeping product expansion as sharpening the bull case for shares of the crypto exchange, arguing that the breadth of new offerings unveiled on Wednesday could expand the company’s addressable market and drive engagement in ways that are not yet fully reflected …

Deutsche Bank initiates coverage of Coinbase with Buy rating, sees 40% upside to $340

Deutsche Bank initiates coverage of Coinbase with Buy rating, sees 40% upside to $340

Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Coinbase (ticker COIN) with a buy rating and a $340 price target, implying roughly 40% upside from current levels as the crypto exchange pushes further into what it has described as an “everything exchange.”Coinbase executives began outlining the vision earlier th…

HashKey shares slide 3% in Hong Kong debut after $206 million IPO

HashKey shares slide 3% in Hong Kong debut after $206 million IPO

HashKey shares fell 3% by midday Wednesday in Hong Kong, marking a lukewarm debut following the company's $206 million initial public offering. HashKey Holdings, which operates Hong Kong's largest cryptocurrency exchange, raised HK$1.6 billion ($206 million) after pricing its IPO at HK$6.68 per shar…

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest picks up $15.4 million in Robinhood shares and more of its own Bitcoin ETF

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest picks up $15.4 million in Robinhood shares and more of its own Bitcoin ETF

Ark Invest bought 124,427 Robinhood shares, worth approximately $15.4 million across two of its exchange-traded funds on Thursday as the crypto and equity trading firm's stock dropped 9.1%, according to The Block's HOOD price page.Of the total acquisition, the Cathie Wood-led investment firm bought …

UK financial authority to prioritize stablecoin payments in 2026

UK financial authority to prioritize stablecoin payments in 2026

The Financial Conduct Authority, the UK's primary financial regulator, announced Wednesday that enabling local firms to experiment with stablecoin payments will be a top priority for 2026.In a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, FCA Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi outlined the regulator's digital in…

Bitcoin and ETH whipsaw after Fed’s quarter-point cut and caution on further easing

Bitcoin and ETH whipsaw after Fed’s quarter-point cut and caution on further easing

Bitcoin and ether swung back and forth on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve delivered a quarter-point rate cut but paired it with language signaling a higher bar for additional easing.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the federal funds rate to 3.5%–3.75% in a 9–3 split vote, with tw…