Cryptocurrency News

December, 2025

• 8 December

  Vitalik Buterin Proposes On-Chain Gas Futures Market to Stabilize Fees

  

  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reignited discussions on network economics with a fresh proposal for a trustless, on-chain gas futures market—framed as a prediction market on the Base Fee—to deliver long-term predictability amid scaling uncertainties. Shared in an X post on December 6, 2025, the idea counters persistent user skepticism: With current fees at multi-year lows (0.47 gwei, ~$0.01 for …
• 8 December

  Crypto Moves Into Mainstream: Argentina May Allow Banks to Trade Digital Assets

  

  Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) is drafting rules to repeal its May 2022 prohibition, potentially allowing traditional banks to offer cryptocurrency trading and custody services under a stringent new framework. This shift, reported December 8, 2025, aligns with President Javier Milei’s pro-crypto stance and aims to formalize the $93.9 billion in crypto volume (July 2022–June 2025), second-highest in Latin America per …
• 8 December

  Harvard Goes All-In on Bitcoin: $443M Stake Outpaces Gold 2-to-1

  

  Harvard University’s endowment, managed by the Harvard Management Company (HMC), has aggressively ramped up its cryptocurrency exposure, disclosing a $443 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF as of Q3 2025—its largest publicly reported position. This marks a 257% surge from $117 million in Q2, representing 6.8 million shares and about 0.75–1% of the $57 billion endowment. Notably, …
• 8 December

  Bitcoin Hits Key Fibonacci Support; Analysts Warn of Possible Drop to $76K

  

  Bitcoin (BTC) is teetering on the edge today, December 8, 2025, trading around $88,000 after a volatile weekend flush below $88K liquidated $171 million in longs, only for a $3,500 rebound to $91.2K that crushed $75 million in shorts. Now, BTC hovers at the pivotal 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level—from the 2022 lows to October’s $126K peak—acting as a make-or-break support …
• 8 December

  British Columbia Seizes $1M in Cash and Gold Tied to QuadrigaCX Co-Founder

  

  In a pivotal chapter of the QuadrigaCX scandal, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a default forfeiture judgment, transferring over $1 million in cash, gold, and luxury items to the provincial government. The assets, seized from co-founder Michael Patryn (aka Omar Dhanani or “Sifu”), stem from an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) tied to the 2019 collapse of Canada’s …
• 8 December

  Crypto Surge Today: What’s Driving the Market on Dec 8, 2025?

  

  The cryptocurrency market is rebounding sharply today, December 8, 2025, with Bitcoin (BTC) climbing above $91,000—a 2.4% gain in 24 hours—while Ethereum (ETH) surges 3.3% to $3,133. Altcoins like Solana (SOL) rise 2.8% to $135, pushing total market cap to $3.04 trillion, up 1.1% daily amid easing “extreme fear” sentiment (Fear & Greed Index at 24). This follows a volatile …
• 8 December

  Digital Asset ETPs See Record $716M Weekly Inflows, AuM Hits $180B – CoinShares

  

  Digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) have hit a milestone, attracting a robust $716 million in weekly inflows, according to CoinShares’ latest report. This surge, the second straight week of net positive flows following $1.07 billion the prior week, has propelled total assets under management (AuM) to $180 billion—a 7.9% rebound from November lows, though still shy of the $264 billion …
• 7 December

  Chainlink Eyes Rebound: LINK ETF Nears $50M as Whales Buy Big

  

  Chainlink (LINK) is showing signs of a potential rebound as its Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) approaches a significant milestone of **$50 million in assets under management (AUM)**. The renewed interest from large investors, popularly known as “whales,” is fueling optimism in the crypto market and could signal a bullish trend for LINK in the near term. LINK ETF Nearing $50M: What …
• 6 December

  Pepe Price Prediction: Official PEPE Website Hacked – Malware Outbreak Sparks Panic

  

  The meme coin frenzy took a sinister turn on December 4, 2025, when cybersecurity firm Blockaid exposed a front-end hack on the official Pepe (PEPE) website, injecting Inferno Drainer malware to siphon user wallets. As crypto’s frog mascot faces phishing peril, investors grapple with FUD amid a battered memecoin sector—yet PEPE’s price has bucked the trend, surging 4% to $0.0000049 …
• 6 December

  Ripple CEO Predicts Bitcoin Surge by 2026 – How High Could XRP Climb?

  

  Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse ignited crypto optimism at Binance Blockchain Week 2025, forecasting Bitcoin (BTC) to hit $180,000 by December 31, 2026—nearly double its current $93,000 perch amid post-November recovery. Dismissing bearish vibes as “temporary,” Garlinghouse cited surging institutional inflows, regulatory tailwinds like the stalled CLARITY Act, and macro factors—lower rates, inflation hedges, and real-world apps—as rocket fuel for 2026’s …