Did BTC’s Santa rally start at $89K? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
A Santa rally for Bitcoin and risk assets remained in the cards as the markets prepared for the last Fed interest-rate decision of 2025.
US Treasurys lead tokenization wave as CoinShares predicts 2026 growth
CoinShares said tokenized RWAs jumped 229% in 2025, led by US Treasurys, and it expects dollar-yield demand to keep driving onchain growth into 2026.
Circle and Bybit deepen USDC partnership as stablecoin nears $80B
Bybit plans deeper USDC adoption for trading and payments, with the stablecoin “already embedded” across its ecosystem.
Ethereum ‘smart’ whales open $426M long bets as ETH price chart eyes $4K
ETH’s price rising to $3,000 drove whales to open 136,433 ETH long bets, as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally toward $4,000.
Coinbase mounts a cautious comeback in India, two years after exit
Coinbase has reopened India app registrations, with local fiat on-ramps planned for 2026 following a rocky exit more than two years ago.
Binance secures global ADGM licenses to operate international platform
Binance’s international operations and liquidity will now be supervised end-to-end by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in the financial free zone in Abu Dhabi.
Ethereum’s first ZK-rollup, ZKsync Lite, to be retired in 2026
ZKsync says the first Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup blockchain will have an “orderly sunset” next year, as it has served its purpose.
The future of secure messaging: Why decentralization matters more than ever
Decentralized messengers shift security beyond encryption by reducing metadata, limiting data requests and preparing for post-quantum threats.
Bitcoin bulls must defend key level to avoid $76K, say analysts
Bitcoin is holding a critical Fibonacci support level, but analysts warned that a break could trigger losses down to April lows of $76,000.
Philippines’ fastest growing digital bank rolls out crypto services
The digital bank now offers BTC, ETH, SOL, and more via a secure app integration with US fintech firm Alpaca.
