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A pro-America digital bank is racing toward Nasdaq with an ambitious plan to fuse traditional banking and crypto, promising faster blockchain access, new lending options, and a stablecoin-powered payments future through a high-profile SPAC merger.

In a move that could shape corporate Bitcoin adoption, index provider MSCI is set to decide whether to exclude companies holding significant Bitcoin reserves from its global benchmarks. The outcome, due January 15, may influence billions in forced selling and set precedents for how Wall Street views Bitcoin as a treasury asset.

The year 2025 has ended, and an unusual finding remains for the crypto market: Bitcoin ends the year with a loss of more than five percent.This means that 2025 marks a historic exception, as for the first time a year after a Bitcoin halving ended with a negative return.This development is particularly exciting given the last few weeks of the year.While global stock markets reached new highs and both gold and silver rose significantly, Bitcoin clearly lagged behind these asset classes.For many market participants, this raises the question of whether this is a temporary phase of weakness or a

This year, a new financial product appeared on the cryptocurrency market - a crypto ETF, which makes it easier for large investors to buy top coins through well-known investment funds. In the winter, the world began to invest in Bitcoin ETFs, in the summer - in Ethereum ETFs. There are also talks about the prospects of widespread adoption of Solana ETFs2024. This trend can be seen in the Bitcoin price, which has risen by about a third since the beginning of this year - from 42.2 thousand US dollars to 59.1 thousand US dollars.Therefore, our editors decided to find out whether the popularity

The 2024 US election was a historic victory for the cryptocurrency issue, as a record number of cryptocurrency and blockchain candidates were elected to the House of Representatives and Senate. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong writes about it

The continued growth of altcoins is directly related to buyer activity, capital reallocation from major coins, and other factors. This week's top performers included Hyperliquid (HYPE), Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), and Aave(AAVE).