Crypto markets fell on Sunday as a broader pullback in risk assets extended into the final full trading week of the year, with investors remaining cautious amid concerns over tech valuations, fading momentum in U.S. stocks and mixed signals from the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin fell around 0.5% to trade near $89,600, sitting just above last […]
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Kevin Hassett, a leading nominee for Fed chairman by President Donald Trump, said Trump’s voice would have no weight in the central bank’s interest rate decisions under his presidency. “[He] has very strong, well-founded opinions about what we should be doing,” Hassett, Trump’s top White House economic adviser, said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation.
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XRP continues to struggle at the psychological $2.00 level, with high volume signaling aggressive selling in force, even as broader institutional narratives remain supportive. News context XRP price action remains disconnected from improving macro and structural signals in crypto markets. The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, lowering its target range to between
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Hello, Asia. Here’s what’s making news on the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of the top news stories during U.S. business hours and insight into market movements and analysis. For a detailed overview of US markets, see Crypto Daybook Americas from CoinDesk. Bitcoin traded near $89,000 as Hong Kong entered another
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Walk into a gas station, grocery store, or convenience store today and you might see a little orange kiosk glowing in the corner. What started as a curiosity has gradually become one of the most familiar in-person touchpoints in the digital economy: the crypto ATM. With nearly 40,000 crypto ATMs operational worldwide, this technology has
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YO Labs, the development team behind YO Protocol, has raised $10 million in a Series A round to expand its crypto yield optimization platform. Venture capital firm Foundation Capital led the round, joined by Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures and Launchpad Capital. The San Francisco-based company plans to use the funding to expand its yield optimization
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Barclays expects a more tepid year for crypto in 2026, with trading volumes trending downward and investor enthusiasm waning. In a wide-ranging year-end report released Friday, the bank flagged a challenging backdrop for digital asset exchanges like Coinbase (COIN), citing unclear catalysts for renewed activity and a slow start to token adoption efforts. Retail exchanges,
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Bitcoin BTC$89,026.47 drifted below $90,000 on Sunday in a quiet session as investors showed limited risk appetite ahead of a busy week of economic data and central bank events. The largest cryptocurrency was trading around $89,600 as of early afternoon UTC, down about 0.9% in 24 hours, slightly higher on the week and still down
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In just over a month between October and November 2025, the price of Bitcoin fell by more than 25%. In the very recent past, a major decline in such a short period of time would have caused investors and institutions – large and small – to flee. But even though Bitcoin’s most recent decline has
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Spanish police arrested five people and charged four others in Denmark on Thursday over the kidnapping and murder of a man targeted for his cryptocurrency. The police operation dismantled what authorities described as a criminal group operating across borders to steal cryptocurrencies. The investigation began in April when a woman came to Malaga police station
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