The digital asset-based financial product market has experienced a significant shift at the start of the week. Crypto asset ETF flows for Ether in the United States recorded net inflows of $84.6 million on Monday. This movement, according to official SoSoValue data, managed to break a negative trend of seven days of consecutive capital outflows.
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Chloe Adams writes about the infrastructure layer of crypto: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Layer 1 networks, stablecoins, DeFi and the regulation shaping how these systems are used. At BlockchainJournal, she pays close attention to protocol upgrades, network activity and adoption claims, separating meaningful ecosystem progress from technical noise or premature conclusions.When relevant, she also tracks regulatory developments and market reactions tied to core blockchain systems.
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Metaplanet will begin trading a sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) on the U.S. over-the-counter market under the ticker MPJPY. The sponsored ADR replaces the prior unsponsored ADR that traded as MTPLF and is positioned to simplify access to Metaplanet’s Bitcoin-centric equity for U.S. retail and institutional OTC participants.
Ethereum has shown very clear recovery signals after rising 4% during the last trading session. In this way, the Ethereum price prediction for the coming days generates great optimism among investors today. Official analyst Alejandro Arrieche highlighted that the crypto market reacted favorably to a positive inflation report in the United States. Ethereum has shown clear recovery signals after rising today.
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Bitget has rolled out new markets that give crypto traders direct access to traditional assets, after a private beta and a subsequent move into public testing. Delivered under a TradFi module, the expansion adds gold, major and exotic forex pairs, commodities and stock CFDs to broaden trading options for its existing user base.
The Bitcoin ETF capital inflows reached the figure of 457 million dollars this Thursday, December 18, 2025. Funds managed by BlackRock and Fidelity led this flight-to-quality trend among institutional investors in a very strong way. According to data reported by the SoSoValue platform, this event represents the third-largest daily inflow volume recorded since October.
Cybercriminals linked to the Pyongyang regime marked a historic milestone in the digital asset industry this year. According to a Chainalysis report published on December 18, 2025, North Korean group attacks resulted in the theft of at least $2 billion.This figure represents a 51% increase compared to the previous year, raising their total historic haul to $6.75 billion.
