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Solana failed to settle above $132 and nosedived. SOL price is now consolidating losses below $130 and might decline further below $120.

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Large Bitcoin investors on Bitfinex are once again commanding market attention. Analysts tracking leveraged positioning data show that margined Bitcoin long positions held by “whales” have surged sharply, approaching levels last seen in March 2024.

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Bitcoin's brief surge on Wednesday was quickly erased by spot selling, with on-chain data indicating dense supply caps and a lack of demand.

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) extended its losses on Wednesday, mirroring a broader decline across the cryptocurrency market. DOGE Sees Massive Liquidation Of Bullish Bets The world's largest memecoin by market capitalization fell over 4% in the last 24 hours, worse than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP).

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Traders are positioning for downside risks, with a significant build-up of put options indicating expectations of a dip below $85,000.

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Experts are split on the timeline for Bitcoin to become quantum-proof.

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Bitcoin's Structure Shift indicator has dropped to -0.5, and hence a firm transition begins.

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XRP price failed to gain pace above $1.950 and trimmed gains. The price is now struggling and faces resistance near the $1.90 level.

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The joint venture aims to source $300 million in Ripple Labs equity for institutional and qualified retail investors in South Korea.

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Follow up to the hour updates on what is happening in crypto today, December 18. Market movements, crypto news, and more!

 

Bitcoin is struggling to break away from the bearish market structure that has been in place since late October. Despite several short-lived relief rallies, price action continues to reflect weakness, with bulls failing to reclaim key resistance levels or generate sustained momentum.

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The idea that Bitcoin's halving operates on a fixed four-year timetable has become one of the most oversimplified narratives in the crypto markets. While the halving still reduces new supply, its influence is no longer confined to predictable timelines or uniform outcomes.

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Bitwise predicted Bitcoin's volatility will stay below Nvidia's in 2026, citing institutional adoption and ETFs as drivers of the asset's maturation.

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When expressed in terms of value, the promise indicates a commitment to support the long-term growth of GMC. In order to fulfill this promise that spans many years, Bhutan will conduct an assessment of a variety of appropriate measures that are in line with long-term stewardship.

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Bitcoin is approaching a critical inflection point as on-chain data from Glassnode highlights the True Market Mean near $81,300 as a decisive level separating mild, time-driven drawdowns from periods of more aggressive loss realization. In the post-October trading regime, this level has gained added significance as market structure, liquidity, and correlations have shifted.

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Renowned economist Peter Schiff predicted on Wednesday that Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) shares will halve to $80 from the current $160, while setting a $50,000 downside target for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Schiff Predicts Bloodbath For MSTR, Bitcoin In an X post, Schiff expressed his bearish outlook on the world's largest Bitcoin holding company.

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Cardano has moved to resolve a governance bottleneck by ratifying an on-chain vote to restore its Constitutional Committee (CC) to functional capacity, a procedural step that matters because the CC is required to evaluate constitutionality and ratify many categories of governance actions, including upgrades, budgets, and parameter changes.

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Cryptocurrency markets are facing heightened volatility as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) prepares to raise interest rates, a move that could have ripple effects on Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other digital assets globally. BOJ Prepares Historic Rate Increase Japan has maintained ultra-low interest rates for decades to stimulate economic growth through cheap borrowing.

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Bitcoin slipped toward $86,000 as Asian markets opened lower, extending a risk-off move from Wall Street's tech-led sell-off.

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Ethereum price failed to stay above $3,000 and declined further. ETH is now consolidating and might soon aim to start a recovery wave if it clears $2,880.

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Every crypto cycle has a phase that feels slow, boring, and almost forgettable. Prices move sideways, headlines repeat themselves, and many traders lose interest. Yet history shows that these quiet stretches are often when the strongest setups are built. Long before price explosions make headlines, positioning quietly takes place.

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Binance investors may be signaling a potential Bitcoin rally and trend reversal.

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TLDR A recent report by Santiment reveals that development activity in the Solana ecosystem is reaching unprecedented levels of technical maturity. Against all odds, Chainlink secured the top spot on the list, even surpassing the native network itself in terms of linked development events.

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The founder of Capriole Investments has warned about the Quantum risk to Bitcoin, saying there's a 34% chance it breaks BTC in the next three years. Bitcoin Could Trade At A Discount If No Quantum Fix Is Deployed As Quantum Computing continues to advance, many in the Bitcoin community have been raising concerns about what a breakthrough could mean for the cryptocurrency.

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Polygon PoS network faced failure affecting RPC nodes but maintained block production.