Business

December, 2025

• 19 December

  Hyperliquid Tumbles 10% Overnight: Is HYPE Headed for More Pain?

  

  Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE faced intense selling pressure in mid-December 2025, tumbling 9-10%+ in recent 24-hour sessions amid cascading liquidations and broader crypto caution. Trading around $24.40 as of December 19, the token has shed over 60% from its September all-time high near $59, underscoring fragile sentiment in the decentralized perpetuals sector. The sharp drops—evident on December 16-18—stemmed from heavy …
• 19 December

  Pump.fun MEV Scandal Explodes as Whistleblower Leaks 5,000+ Secret Chats

  

  A federal judge has greenlit an amended class-action lawsuit against Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun, allowing plaintiffs to introduce over 5,000 internal chat logs as evidence of alleged maximal extractable value (MEV) manipulation. On December 9, 2025, Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York approved the motion to refile, citing new material from a confidential informant who resurfaced …
• 19 December

  NYSE Owner ICE Eyes MoonPay Investment at Nearly $5B Valuation: Report

  

  Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent of the New York Stock Exchange, is negotiating a potential investment in crypto payments infrastructure provider MoonPay as part of a funding round eyeing a valuation near $5 billion, according to a Bloomberg report on December 18, 2025. Sources familiar with the matter said talks remain early-stage, with no agreement reached and outcomes uncertain. The round …
• 19 December

  Terraform Liquidators Claim Jump Trading Fueled Crypto’s Biggest Crash: Report

  

  The bankruptcy estate of Terraform Labs has filed a blockbuster $4 billion lawsuit against trading giant Jump Trading, accusing it of market manipulation that artificially prolonged the Terra ecosystem’s stability before its catastrophic 2022 collapse. Filed on December 18, 2025, by plan administrator Todd Snyder in U.S. District Court, the complaint alleges Jump entered secret agreements with founder Do Kwon …
• 19 December

  Claude AI Weighs In: XRP, Solana and Ethereum Price Outlook for End-2025

  

  Anthropic’s Claude AI has provided insights into the trajectories of major cryptocurrencies like XRP, Solana (SOL), and Ethereum (ETH) amid 2025’s volatile market close, reflecting trends in adoption, technology, and regulation rather than precise price forecasts. For **Ethereum (ETH)**, Claude highlights its foundational role in DeFi, NFTs, and real-world asset tokenization. Ongoing scalability upgrades, Layer-2 advancements, and institutional inflows via …
• 19 December

  ‘Severe Mistake’: Lawmakers Eye Stablecoin-Only De Minimis Tax Exemption

  

  US lawmakers are considering restricting a proposed de minimis tax exemption for cryptocurrency transactions to stablecoins only, sparking backlash from Bitcoin advocates who warn it would hinder everyday crypto use and innovation. The de minimis rule aims to exempt small personal transactions from capital gains taxes and reporting, similar to foreign currency treatment, to enable crypto as a practical payment …
• 19 December

  Asia Market Open: Bitcoin Slips as Asian Stocks Track Tech-Led Recovery

  

  Bitcoin traded range-bound in early Asian sessions on Monday, December 22, 2025, holding near $87,000–$88,000 as crypto markets adopted a defensive tone amid low holiday liquidity. The flagship cryptocurrency continued its December consolidation, reflecting profit-taking after earlier corrections and limited fresh catalysts, with traders monitoring key supports around $85,000. Major altcoins mirrored the quiet action, staying largely flat as institutional …
• 19 December

  Digital Euro Poised for Launch, Awaits Green Light from Lawmakers: ECB’s Lagarde

  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has finished its technical preparations for the digital euro, shifting the spotlight to European Union legislators for the final go-ahead. ECB President Christine Lagarde announced on December 18, 2025, that the central bank’s groundwork is complete, and the project now awaits political approval to advance. “We have done our work… but it’s now for the …
• 18 December

  Bitcoin at a Crossroads: Active Wallets Hit 2023 Lows — Can BTC Still Reclaim $100K?

  

  Bitcoin hovers around **$87,000-$88,000**, down from its October all-time high of **$126,000**, as on-chain metrics flash caution signals. Recent data shows active addresses dropping to one-year lows—around **660,000-680,000** on a 7-day moving average—marking the weakest network participation since late 2024 peaks driven by Ordinals and Runes speculation. This decline highlights a structural shift: while Bitcoin’s price has held resilient, grassroots …
• 18 December

  Pudgy Penguins Dive: PENGU Loses 20% — Can December Spark a Recovery?

  

  The Pudgy Penguins token (PENGU), tied to the popular NFT collection and brand, has faced renewed pressure, crashing approximately **20%** in the past week to trade near **$0.0097** following negative news. This extends a broader downtrend, with PENGU down over **85%** from its post-launch highs around $0.06-$0.07 in late 2024/early 2025. The sharp decline was triggered by reports of SEC …