Crypto markets have started coughing again. No spectacular crash this time, but a slow loss of breath: crypto trading volumes are declining, prices are correcting, and even spot bitcoin ETFs are turning red. For JPMorgan, the picture is clear: the appetite for risk is fading, and the market stalls just as it was supposed to confirm its strong comeback.
Bitcoin could explode in 2026, according to traders. After the Fed rate cuts, bets focus on ambitious targets: $130,000, even $180,000. Why do experts ignore the "Santa rally" to bet on next year?
Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, has just been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a historic $40 billion fraud. Between ruined victims and relentless regulation, does this conviction mark the end of excesses in crypto?
The $100,000 threshold for bitcoin fascinates as much as it divides. A symbol of global adoption and a completed bull cycle, it remains, approaching the end of the year, a goal that is moving away. On predictive markets, conviction is eroding: bettors no longer believe in it. Between uncertain monetary policy and the exhaustion of bullish flows, the momentum seems suspended. The dominant scenario is no longer the explosion, but waiting. And in this in-between, bitcoin plays a more strategic than euphoric game.
While the entire crypto market is showing signs of stabilization at the end of the year, XRP sends an atypical and potentially worrying signal. Its funding rate on perpetual contracts plunged to -20%, a threshold rarely reached even during high volatility periods. This configuration reflects a marked imbalance: short positions dominate while bulls seem to be withdrawing from the game. In a market so sensitive to liquidity and sentiment signals, this anomaly deserves special attention.
JPMorgan, one of the largest American banks, has just completed a historic transaction: a 50 million dollar commercial paper fully managed on the Solana blockchain. Galaxy Digital, Coinbase, and Franklin Templeton participated in this pioneering operation settled in USDC.
Wall Street vibrates for a ghost! Satoshi Nakamoto appears at the NYSE… with a statue. From code to statues, bitcoin claims its place in the temple of capitalism.
The UK is moving quickly to strengthen its position in digital finance as part of its 2026 growth plan. Pound-pegged stablecoins are now the central play in a regulatory push to keep the country competitive as Europe develops new rules. Clear timelines, new testing routes, and pressure from nearby markets are pushing the region toward a more structured stablecoin system.
Wealthy investors across Asia are steadily increasing their crypto exposure, with most already invested and growing interest in ETFs and yield-driven products.
Bhutan is pushing its digital economy forward by placing portions of its traditional reserves on blockchain infrastructure. As tokenized real-world assets gain momentum, the country is securing an early foothold. The introduction of TER, a gold-backed token from Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), strengthens Bhutan’s ongoing blockchain plans.