Author: Leah Starr Villalobos

Key NotesBONK.fun has redirected 51% of its fees toward BONK accumulation through the BNKK DAT.BNKK seeks to secure 5% of BONK’s circulating supply as a strategic reserve.A breakout above $0.00001100 could trigger bullish momentum for BONK. BONK.fun, a Solana meme coin generator, has announced major changes its fee structure. The protocol revealed that 51% of its fees will shift toward BONK BONK $0.000010 24h volatility: 4.0% Market cap: $810.36 M Vol. 24h: $121.83 M accumulation through the BNKK Decentralized Autonomous Treasury (DAT). Starting today, 51% of the BONKfun fees will be used for the BNKK DAT buying of BONK. The…

The prospect of a “Trump Fed takeover” is rapidly becoming a central macro theme for 2026, with some traders arguing that markets still underestimate how radical the shift could be for global liquidity – and by extension for crypto. Macro commentator plur daddy (@plur_daddy) describes it bluntly via X: “The Trump Fed takeover being underpriced is my primary theme going into 2026 (hence my gold bet). This is a momentous shift: the bigger and more convex the catalyst, the more difficult it is for markets to price it in properly.” Former Fed trader Joseph Wang known as “Fed Guy” echoes…

Share this article BARCELONA, Spain – December 9, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced that Revolut, the global fintech serving over 65 million customers, has selected TRON for a blockchain infrastructure integration.This collaboration enables the seamless protocol staking of TRX (the native utility token of TRON), with 0% platform fee*, from directly within the Revolut app, as well as quick stablecoin remittances, and 1:1 fiat-to-stablecoin conversion across Revolut’s expansive European financial network.The collaboration positions TRON as a cornerstone of Revolut’s ‘Crypto 2.0’…

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A 22-year-old California resident has pleaded guilty to his role in a multi-state social engineering scheme that stole roughly $263 million in crypto. Evan Tangeman of Newport Beach, California, admitted laundering $3.5 million in crypto for the criminal enterprise, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Tangeman pleaded guilty to participating in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy before U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.  Sentencing is scheduled for April 24, 2026. He is the ninth defendant to enter a guilty plea in this specific investigation. The court also unsealed the Second Superseding Indictment, adding three more defendants. Nicholas…

Key NotesDACM boosted its HYPE holdings past $1 million.The asset manager withdrew 15,000 tokens from FalconX on December 4.Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 custom markets crossed $5 billion in total trading volume. On Dec. 4, DigiAssetFund (DACM) withdrew 15,000 HYPE HYPE $28.15 24h volatility: 6.2% Market cap: $7.62 B Vol. 24h: $369.24 M , valued at roughly $525,000, from FalconX. According to blockchain analytics platform Nansen, the transfer raised their total Hyperliquid holdings in that wallet to more than $1 million. .@DigiAssetFund (DACM) just withdrew 15K $HYPE (~525K USD) from @FalconXGlobal They now hold more than 1M USD in $HYPE in this wallet.…

The XRP price is currently more than 45% below its all-time high and continues to decline amid broader market uncertainty. Despite the slow price action and weak momentum, a crypto analyst has projected that XRP could explode to $50 soon, providing reasons for his ambitious forecast. He boldly stated that the cryptocurrency will not experience a gradual climb to $5 or $10 first, but will instead jump straight to $50. XRP To Hit $50 With A Ripple Bank Charter  Crypto analyst Pumpius has outlined a compelling scenario that could dramatically transform XRP’s market outlook. The market expert claims that a…

Key Takeaways PNC Bank becomes the first major US bank to enable direct Bitcoin trading for private banking clients. The service is powered by Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service platform, integrating crypto trading and custody into PNC’s offerings. Share this article PNC Bank, a major US bank, today launched a service allowing eligible private banking clients to directly buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin through its platform, powered by Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure.The partnership makes PNC the first major US bank to offer direct Bitcoin access to private clients, marking a significant step in institutional crypto adoption within traditional banking.Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service platform enables financial institutions…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the New York-based tokenization platform Ondo Finance. The probe began in 2023 and ended without any charges.Separately, Ondo received Liechtenstein approval last month to offer tokenized stocks and ETFs across the European Union and wider European Economic Area. The approval followed Ondo Finance’s integration with cryptocurrency exchange Bitget and Bitget Wallet, allowing non-US users to access tokenized real-world assets, including stocks and ETFs.SEC Clears Ondo Multi-Year InvestigationOndo said that it received formal notice from the SEC that the “confidential, multi-year” investigation was closed. The review examined whether Ondo’s tokenization…

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said today that he has met with “every sovereign wealth fund in the Middle East,” as he continues to promote Bitcoin-backed financial structures to some of the world’s largest pools of capital. “I’ve been meeting with sovereign wealth funds, banks, fund managers, regulators—about 50 to 100 investors across every jurisdiction,” Saylor said.   Saylor said his message was simple: Bitcoin is digital capital, or digital gold, and digital credit builds on it by stripping out volatility to generate yield—offering cash flow now instead of waiting decades for capital to appreciate. Speaking at the Bitcoin MENA conference,…