Historically, markets outperform after presidential elections and then stall once the President-elect takes office, data shows. The cryptocurrency market’s bullish momentum may slow after United States President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, according to data on historical market performance during US election years. In the US, stocks — and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin...Continue Reading

Preparation for the launch of the digital euro CBDC continues with an eye toward a potential October 2025 launch decision. The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its second progress report on the preparatory stage of digital euro issuance. Holding limits for the central bank digital currency (CBDC) and harmonization of laws were some of...Continue Reading

The integration requires no action from app developers and is currently live for all users. United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced the full integration of Apple Pay into its Onramp app services.  Starting from Dec. 2, users logging into apps built with the Coinbase Onramp services will see the option to log in and conduct...Continue Reading

Bitcoin derivatives reflect traders’ confidence in the market and suggest the current price action is just a consolidation phase. Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to rally above $98,000 from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, frustrating investors despite achieving a 38% monthly gain. Market participants worry that prolonged consolidation below the $100,000 psychological barrier could embolden bearish...Continue Reading

The research firm considers ETH an attractive investment opportunity, citing rising investor interest relative to Bitcoin. United States Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may soon feature staking yield, according to a Dec. 2 report by Bernstein Research. “We believe, under a new Trump 2.0 crypto-friendly [Securities and Exchange Commission], ETH staking yield will likely be approved,”...Continue Reading

This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Talus Network, Kernel, Astherus, Barter and Rarimo. In November, crypto startups engaged in 99 deals across venture capital funding as well as mergers and acquisitions transactions, with the total value exceeding $350 million, according to figures from RootData. Highlights for the month include Zero Gravity Labs’ $290 million...Continue Reading

XRP whales and retail investors have accumulated more than $1.6 billion in tokens over the past month, leading one analyst to predict a new all-time high above $6 in 2025. XRP (XRP) registered a 297% uptick in November 2024, its highest monthly return on investment (ROI) since December 2017. The monthly close of $1.95 is...Continue Reading

Ethereum’s scalability solution may create more problems than it solves. Here’s why we need to look beyond rollups. Opinion by: Adrian Brink, co-founder of Anoma Rollups have become the go-to solution to Ethereum’s scalability issues. As the ecosystem expands, however, the challenges created by rollups — including continued state and liquidity fragmentation and their inability...Continue Reading

DWF Labs is already a resident of Dubai’s Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. It wouldn’t be the first crypto firm to have a presence in both emirates, however. Web3 venture capitalist and crypto market maker DWF Labs is moving its headquarters to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), founder and CEO Andrei Grachev announced on X....Continue Reading

Investor sentiment has recently shifted away from Bitcoin and toward Ethereum, based on fund flow data from CoinShares. Ether (ETH) investment funds have seen record net inflows of $2.2 billion in 2024, finally surpassing the cryptocurrency’s 2021 net inflow record of roughly $2 billion, according to CoinShares. The record inflows reflect “a dramatic turnaround in...Continue Reading