Perpetuals-focused Ethereum-based Layer 2 decentralized exchange (DEX) Lighter has announced the debut of its native cryptocurrency, the Lighter Infrastructure Token (LIT), to align traders, builders and backers as it looks to blend traditional markets with DeFi. The LIT token supply is split equally: 50% to the ecosystem, 50% to the team and investors. An instant […]
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BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund BUIDL has distributed about $100 million in dividends since launching in March 2024, according to tokenization firm Securitize, which acts as the product’s transfer agent and administrator. The fund, which invests in short-dated US Treasuries, repurchase agreements and cash, has grown to over $2 billion in value, making it one
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Asian stocks fell after a seven-day winning streak, while global shares fell for the first time in eight sessions.
XRP fell to $1.85 after breaking the $1.87 support zone, with heavier currency inflows pointing to renewed distribution, as bitcoin’s rebound lost momentum and broader risk appetite remained cautious. News background Institutional interest in XRP remains structurally supportive through ETFs, but short-term flows tell a different story. On-chain data shows a sharp increase in XRP
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Dogecoin fell 3% to $0.1226 as year-end selling pressure pushed the token through a key support zone, keeping the meme coin stuck at the lower end of December’s downtrend. DOGE broke below $0.1248 during the heaviest trading window of the session, with volume running about 157% above average – a sign that the move was
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Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly, says 2026 is shaping up to be a year where crypto’s long-term trends assert themselves rather than reset, even as markets deliver sharp moves in both directions. In a Dec. 29 post on X, Qureshi outlined a wide-ranging perspective that reflects a broader investor reassessment
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With Democrats favored by 75% to win the US House majority in 2026 on prediction market Kalshi, Representative Maxine Waters’ new criticism of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins’ crypto policies could gain more steam. Although Congress remains on winter break, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee asked Atkins on Monday
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Layer-1 network Flow scrapped plans to roll back its blockchain after a $3.9 million exploit, reversing course after pushback from ecosystem partners who warned that rewriting chain history would undermine decentralization and create operational risks. Instead, the network released a statement on Dec. 29 saying it will restart from the last sealed block before transactions
APT$1.7053 down 1.7% to $1.70 over the past 24 hours, underperforming broader crypto markets. The broader market gauge, the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), was 0.7% lower at press time. The drop came amid notably muted trading activity, with APT’s volume running 16% below its 30-day average, suggesting limited institutional conviction behind the price advance, according
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Bitcoin BTC$87,587.62 could be heading into a longer downturn, according to Cantor Fitzgerald, but it will likely be a prelude to the crypto industry entering a more stable, institutionally driven phase. Markets are likely in the early stages of a crypto winter, echoing bitcoin’s historic four-year cycle, according to a year-end report from analyst Brett
