Binance Coin (BNB) dropped beneath multiple technical support levels on renewed selling pressure as the total cryptocurrency market cap moved toward roughly $3.06 trillion.
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Olivia reports on regulation, compliance, and policy developments shaping the crypto industry. Her coverage examines how legal and regulatory decisions influence market structure, project development, and industry behavior. She also follows Web3 initiatives and altcoin markets when regulatory changes are a key factor.
Aave DAO pushed back amid reports that interface fees are shifting away from its treasury, raising immediate questions over protocol revenue and governance oversight.
Ripple has extended RLUSD to multiple Ethereum Layer 2 networks via Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard, enabling native issuance on Optimism, Base, Ink and Unichain.
The cryptocurrency market prepares to receive a massive liquidity injection through significant December token unlocks, led by key projects such as LayerZero, Arbitrum, and Sei. Kamina Bashir reports that, in total, assets valued at approximately $666.4 million will be released during the third week of the month, which could generate short-term volatility episodes as investors react to the sudden increase in circulating supply available across various trading platforms.
Major digital asset markets, led by Ethereum, Solana, and Cardano, are recording notable declines driven by widespread year-end profit-taking activity. Jeff Mei, Chief Operating Officer at BTSE, attributes this correction to investor hesitation regarding mixed macroeconomic signals, which has generated an environment of caution dragging down altcoins.
Tether is exploring tokenizing its equity while pursuing a private fundraising round of $15–$20 billion that would target a valuation near $500 billion.
Bitcoin fell below the $90.000 psychological level in late 2025, dropping to about $78.329,8 in a single session and erasing roughly 7% of its value after a sudden reassessment of AI-sector prospects rattled global risk appetite.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional national trust bank charters to five digital-asset firms, marking a step toward federal oversight of stablecoin issuers and crypto custody. The approvals affect Circle, Ripple, Paxos, Fidelity Digital Assets and BitGo and aim to replace a fragmented state licensing regime with a unified federal framework.
DECTA warned that the Markets in Crypto‑Assets regulation (MiCA) will determine whether euro‑pegged stablecoins survive or fail by 2026. The statement frames MiCA as the pivotal regulatory event for euro‑pegged issuers and market participants, with a clear deadline that shapes strategic and operational planning.
Ripple has announced an AMINA stablecoin payment partnership that expands its presence in Europe, signaling a strategic push into regional stablecoin-based payments. The move highlights Ripple’s focus on payment rails leveraging fiat-pegged digital tokens and immediately frames potential implications for cross-border liquidity and enterprise payments.