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December 22, 2025
Thiel-Backed Crypto Hoarder ETHZilla Sells Tokens to Pay Debt — bloomberg.com
ETHZilla Corp., a cryptocurrency accumulator backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, appears to be shifting focus as investors abandon what was briefly one of the stock market’s hottest trades.
Bitcoin does cultural diplomacy in a dive bar — theverge.com
Bitcoin culture, by nature, is anarchical and chaotic. It has to be, given the nature of Bitcoin itself and the people who adopted it: free-market libertarians who've gone all in on turning computer code into a form of money divorced from central banks,
Coinbase shoots for crypto's 'AWS moment' — americanbanker.com
The cryptocurrency company has entered partnerships with big banks and payment giant Klarna in recent days. Coinbase exec Brett Tejpaul says the GENIUS Act is creating an opportunity to sell a broad range of digital asset technology.
Chaos, cheap money, and a collapse in crypto sends gold up 69% for the year, hitting a new record high — fortune.com
The price of gold rose to $4,462.10 per troy ounce on the Comex futures market today, setting a new record high for the precious metal. Gold has now risen 69% year-to-date, far outpacing the S&P 500 which is up 17%. It’s not a secret what’s driving gold:
Saylor’s Strategy Raises Cash Reserve, Pauses Bitcoin Purchases — bloomberg.com
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. bolstered its cash reserve to $2.19 billion and paused purchases of Bitcoin over the past week as the largest digital asset treasury company appears to be settling in for a long crypto winter.
JPMorgan Is Exploring Crypto Trading for Institutional Clients — bloomberg.com
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is considering offering cryptocurrency trading to its institutional clients, as large banks around the world deepen their involvement in the asset class.
Trump’s Disgraceful and Destructive Use of Presidential Pardons — theglobalist.com
Forget the really unpardonable fact that, on the very same day he reassumed office on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump pardoned over 1,500 insurgents who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021 —an unprecedented attack in American history that the President
Wall Street anticipates a new all-time high as Washington aims ‘cash bazooka’ at banks and consumers — fortune.com
S&P 500 futures were up a solid 0.35% this morning before the opening bell in New York, after the index added 0.88% in its Friday session. The Christmas week is—obviously—often a quiet one with thin trading and low volatility. Traders are focused more on
Trump’s favorite excuse in 2025: “I don’t know” — salon.com
Donald Trump is too slow to pick up on important information and too lazy to learn. No, this is not the assessment of some #Resistance holdover posting 20 times a day on Bluesky. As 2025 comes to a close, this is the message that the White House wants most
Ghana Passes Law to Legalize Widespread Use Of Cryptocurrency — bloomberg.com
Ghana’s parliament approved the legalization of cryptocurrency, a move to address central bank concerns about the widening and unregulated use of the alternative asset in the West African country.
Sacks, Witkoff could face ethics probe over UAE deals — semafor.com
The State Department’s independent watchdog is reviewing a request from two Democratic senators to investigate whether Trump officials broke ethics rules in connection with deals involving the United Arab Emirates, according to correspondence shared with
Assia: Bitcoin is Digital Gold — bloomberg.com
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Hong Kong Plans New Crypto, Infrastructure Rules for Insurers — bloomberg.com
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority is proposing a slate of new rules to channel insurance capital into assets including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure — an unprecedented move that would redirect funds to government‑prioritized sectors.
Hong Kong police arrest 15 over ‘meticulously planned’ 1 billion yen robbery — scmp.com
Hong Kong police have arrested 15 suspects in connection with a robbery outside a currency exchange, during which four suitcases containing 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million) were snatched within 30 seconds as part of a “meticulously planned” plot. The force
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