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Key points:The failure of the bulls to maintain Bitcoin above $94,050 has renewed selling, opening the doors for a fall to $87,700 and then to $84,000.Most major altcoins remain under pressure and are threatening to challenge their recent lows. Bitcoin (BTC) is stuck inside a narrow range between $94,588 and $89,260, indicating indecision between the bulls and the bears. The prediction markets do not expect the bulls to take charge in the near term, giving only a 30% chance of BTC hitting $100,000 before Jan. 1.According to crypto analyst Darkfost, BTC is struggling to recover due to a lack of incoming…

Interactive Brokers will now allow retail investors to fund individual brokerage accounts with stablecoins, a step aimed at keeping pace with the increasingly competitive retail trading market, Bloomberg reported Friday.The Greenwich, Connecticut-based brokerage firm competes with rivals including Robinhood Markets Inc. and Charles Schwab Corp. and earlier this year expanded its cryptocurrency trading capabilities alongside its offerings of stocks, options and futures.The development highlights how traditional brokerages are increasingly incorporating crypto-linked features to hold on to retail clients as digital assets gain a firmer foothold in mainstream finance. Allowing stablecoins to be used for account funding places Interactive Brokers among…

The Depository Trust Company, the U.S. financial market infrastructure provider that clears and settles securities trades, said the SEC has given it informal approval to move ahead with a tokenization service for some assets it already holds in custody, without facing enforcement action.The letter sets conditions for a time-limited rollout and ongoing reporting while keeping the underlying securities on DTC’s existing custody rails.It would allow DTC to offer DTCC Tokenization Services in a controlled production environment under federal securities laws and regulations. DTC anticipates a rollout in the second half of 2026.SEC grants conditional green light for DTC’s tokenization pilotAccording…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As the market volatility heats up again, the price of Bitcoin witnessed a pullback, bringing it closer to the $90,000 threshold. While BTC’s price faces a pullback, key on-chain metrics are beginning to follow suit, reaching levels that could shape or determine the next trajectory of the market. A Crucial Breakdown In Bitcoin Realized Loss Given the bearish state of the market, on-chain indicators for Bitcoin are flashing a slight but crucial signal in its dynamics. BTC On-Chain Trader Realized Price and Profit/Loss Margin, one of the…

PANews reported on December 12 that, according to OKX market data, BTC has just broken through $91,000 and is currently trading at $91,052.10 per coin, a daily increase of 1.31%.

In brief A Trump-backed stablecoin became more accessible on Binance this week. Customers can now trade USD1 against BNB, Solana, and Ethereum. The expansion follows Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s pardon in October. World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin is now a part of Binance’s core infrastructure, the crypto project backed by U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Thursday press release.Following the stablecoin’s debut on Ethereum and the Binance-backed BNB Chain in September, the decentralized finance project said that USD1 is now being traded on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange against BNB, Ethereum, and Solana.The move represents the latest sign of…

In-app payments have become a defining feature of modern mobile commerce. As consumers increasingly rely on apps for entertainment, shopping, gaming, streaming, and everyday services, they expect purchases to be fast, seamless, and completed without being redirected to external browsers.  Research shows that minimizing friction in mobile checkout has a direct impact on user behavior as smoother in-app payment flows reduce cart abandonment and significantly increase conversion rates. Businesses that optimize this experience therefore tend to see stronger engagement and better long-term retention, as users are more likely to complete transactions when the entire flow remains within the app. At…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action remained underwhelming this week after another failed attempt to reclaim the monthly volume-weighted average price (VWAP), with BTC consolidating near $90,000 following the Federal Reserve’s 0.25% interest rate cut. The market continued to reject any meaningful push above $93,000, thereby limiting bullish momentum.Key takeaways:One Bitcoin analyst said that liquidity contraction is suppressing Bitcoin’s upside, reducing demand relative to sell pressure.$94,000 to $98,000 remained the critical liquidity pocket, but BTC must avoid forming a bearish break of structure below $88,000. Bitcoin one-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewLiquidity compression dictates Bitcoin’s market behaviorAccording to crypto analyst Darkfost, Bitcoin’s struggle has…

Update (Dec. 11 at 7:35 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a Thursday policy announcement from Caroline Pham.The top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee said the full chamber could vote on US President Donald Trump’s pick to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission “maybe as soon as this afternoon.”In a prepared statement for a Thursday hearing on CFTC reauthorization, Committee Chair Glenn Thompson said the Senate could vote on Michael Selig’s nomination to chair the agency on Thursday. The potential vote would come just a few weeks after the Agriculture Committee advanced Selig’s nomination to the…

Both the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will have significant reach into supervising the U.S. crypto sector, and President Donald Trump’s nominees to be their chairman have been crawling through a Senate confirmation process that’s close to its end — though the Senate likely remains days away from actually holding the final vote.After a Thursday approval 52-47 of the resolution that sets up the final vote, Mike Selig is one step away from taking over the CFTC, and Travis Hill’s ascent to chairman at the FDIC will also soon be decided. A spokeswoman for…