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An Ethereum price collapse could break the blockchain’s ability to settle transactions and freeze over $800 billion in assets, a Bank of Italy research paper warns.The paper, authored by Claudia Biancotti of the central bank’s Directorate General for Information Technology, outlined a contagion scenario where ETH’s price collapse degrades the blockchain’s security infrastructure to the point of failure.Such a breakdown, the report argues, would trap and compromise tokenized stocks, bonds, and stablecoins that major financial institutions are increasingly placing on public ledgers.Essentially, the paper challenges the assumption that regulated assets issued on public blockchains are insulated from the volatility of…

On Sunday night, a lot of people in markets did the same thing at the same time: they opened a video and listened to a central banker sound like he was reading from a crisis manual.Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve had received grand jury subpoenas and that the Trump administration had threatened a criminal indictment over testimony tied to a renovation project.Powell called it a political pretext aimed at pressuring the Fed to cut rates.The Associated Press framed it as an unprecedented escalation and a direct hit to the idea that the Fed makes decisions without political pressure.That phrase,…

H100 Group signs preliminary deal to acquire Future Holdings AG. Bitcoin tops $92K as mining difficulty dips to 146.4 trillion. Adam Back supports the expansion of corporate BTC treasury operations. Sweden-listed H100 Group has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire Swiss Bitcoin treasury company Future Holdings AG. The deal, backed by Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back, aims to expand H100 Group’s presence into Switzerland’s institutional crypto market. Future Holdings AG, co-founded and funded by Adam Back, specialises in managing Bitcoin treasuries for corporate clients. The transaction is currently a non-binding letter of intent, with formal documentation and regulatory approvals needed before…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is making a case that the most valuable upgrade for the world’s second-largest blockchain may be learning how to stop upgrading.Last November, Buterin reportedly argued that locking down parts of the base layer can reduce bugs and lower the odds of “surprises” for a network that secures hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of value.This month, he sharpened the same message with a new framing: Ethereum, he argued, should be able to keep running safely and usefully even if the people who maintain it disappear.That standard, which he has described as a “walkaway test,” is meant…

Litecoin traded to lows of $75 as top altcoins slipped in early US trading. Bitcoin and Ethereum also slid before picking up slight gains. US Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe against Jerome Powell. Litecoin price slipped more than 5% as the cryptocurrency markets experienced a synchronised downturn on Monday, with stocks also down amid concerns over the independence of the US Federal Reserve. The price of Litecoin reached $75 but with BTC eyeing gains, could LTC jump towards $100? Litecoin to mirror top coins? Downside action across the crypto market followed a fresh dump for Bitcoin. Bitcoin…

Whale wallets and new accounts are accumulating large amounts of Chainlink (LINK). Chainlink’s reserve surpasses 1.5M LINK to support network growth. White House mention and high social activity boost adoption signals. Chainlink (LINK) has been attracting attention due to recent whale activity and growing institutional support. According to Onchain Lens, newly created wallets have accumulated significant amounts of LINK. Wallet 0x10D withdrew 202,607 LINK worth $2.7 million, while wallet 0xb59 withdrew 207,328 LINK worth $2.78 million. This coordinated accumulation suggests that a single entity or institutional player may be building a substantial position in LINK. These large purchases occurred after…

On paper, South Korea has been one of the world’s loudest crypto markets for years. In practice, it has been a strangely narrow one.If you were a regular person, you could trade on the big won exchanges. If you were a company with cash on the balance sheet, you mostly sat on your hands.That is finally starting to change.This week, Seoul Economic Daily reported that the Financial Services Commission shared a draft set of “listed company virtual asset trading guidelines” with an industry-government task force on Jan. 6. Regulators are aiming to publish a final version in January or February.The…

Key takeaways ETH is trading above $3,100, up by less than 1% in the last 24 hours. The coin could rally towards the $3,500 psychological level if the bullish trend resumes. ETH continues to range above $3k The cryptocurrency market has had a positive start to the year, with Bitcoin reclaiming the $90k level. Ether is also trading above $3k once again, while XRP has reclaimed its position as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. However, the three leading cryptocurrencies have been ranging over the past few hours, with altcoins recording mixed performances. Bitcoin and Ethereum extend gains for the…

Key takeaways Monero has hit a new all-time high of $596 after outperforming the other major cryptocurrencies. XMR is currently the 12th-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. XMR hits a new all-time high of $596 XMR, the native coin of the Monero blockchain, is the best performer among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap. It is up 15% in the last 24 hours and is currently trading at $573 per coin. The privacy coin hit an all-time high of $596 during the early hours of Monday, but has slightly retraced due to the poor performance by Bitcoin and other leading…

NFT Paris was supposed to be the kind of week people plan their year around.You book the ticket, you text the group chat, you lock in the flights before prices jump, you tell yourself the hotel bill is “work”, you start quietly hoping the market gives you a reason to feel optimistic again.Then, with about a month to go, the organisers pulled the plug.On the official site, NFT Paris and RWA Paris 2026 are now marked as cancelled. The statement is blunt, almost tired. “The market collapse hit us hard,” the team wrote, adding that after “drastic cost cuts” and…