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Tether Holdings announced on Friday that it submitted a binding all-cash proposal to Exor, a Dutch-based global investment holding company controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family, to acquire its entire stake in Juventus Football Club.
The proposal covers Exor’s 65.4% shareholding in Juventus, and Tether has offered a €1 billion ($1.17 billion) investment if the acquisition is completed.
Juventus A ‘Part Of My Life’: Tether CEO
El Salvador-based Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), best known for its USDT stablecoin, plans to fund the transaction with its own capital.
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said, “For me, Juventus has always been part of my life. I grew up with this team. As a boy, I learned…
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New York City, Dec. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dec.12, 2025, IOTA recently launched a new mobile application designed to make it easy for users to participate in cloud computing power using cryptocurrencies. As a UK-based cloud computing power platform, IOTA supports several mainstream cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Ethereum (ETH). All users can participate in computing power for free without any hardware or technical background.
Now, you can simply pick up your phone to check your computing power progress, manage contracts, and adjust settings anytime, anywhere. It can even run in the background during your commute or lunch break, requiring no…
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Bitcoin has fallen back down to $90,000 as sideways price action continues on Friday.
Notable Statistics:
Coinglass data shows 119,115 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $415.96 million.
In the past 24 hours, top gainers include Mantle, Hyperliquid and Bitcoin Cash.
Notable Developments:
Trader Notes: Ted Pillows flagged two major Bitcoin liquidity zones at $88,000–$89,000 and $93,000–$94,000, suggesting price may dip to sweep the lower band before reversing higher.
Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez noted Bitcoin whales have offloaded ~170,500 BTC over the past year — a significant reduction in large-holder supply.
Daan Crypto Trades said Bitcoin is stuck…
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Coinbase is reportedly preparing to launch its own prediction markets, powered by U.S.-based operator Kalshi, in a move that could expand the types of assets available on the exchange amid cooling investor interest in cryptocurrencies, according to reporting from Bloomberg and CNBC.
The announcement is expected to come next week, coinciding with Coinbase’s “Coinbase System Update” showcase on Dec. 17. While the exchange declined to confirm specifics, it encouraged users to tune into the livestream for updates.
Rumors of the new prediction markets have been circulating for nearly a month. In mid-November, tech researcher Jane Manchun Wong shared a screenshot of what appeared to be…
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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) returned to the center of Wall Street’s credibility debate after a senior Vanguard executive dismissed the asset as a speculative “digital toy.”
Vanguard Executive Doubles Down On Bitcoin Skepticism
Vanguard Group Global Head of Quantitative Equity John Ameriks said Bitcoin lacks the income, compounding, and cash-flow characteristics the firm seeks in long-term investments.
Speaking at Bloomberg’s ETFs in Depth conference in New York on Thursday, Ameriks compared Bitcoin to a viral plush toy collectible, calling it a “digital Labubu.”
Absent evidence that the technology delivers durable economic value, Ameriks said it is difficult to view Bitcoin as anything beyond…
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The bitcoin price was trading in the $92,000 range earlier today but has now dropped back toward $90,000, reflecting continued volatility despite the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 25-basis-point rate cut.
After briefly spiking above $93,000 yesterday, the crypto fell below $90,000 and stabilized around $90,600 at the time of writing.
The pullback comes amid mixed signals from the Fed. While the rate cut to 3.50%–3.75% was widely anticipated, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s cautious remarks and a 9–3 split among FOMC members — one favoring a deeper 50-basis-point cut and two opposing any reduction — tempered enthusiasm for risk assets, including BTC.
Analysts described the decline as a…
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The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approvals for five digital asset firms — Ripple, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets, BitGo, and Paxos — to become federally chartered national trust banks, marking a major milestone in the integration of cryptocurrency into traditional finance.
The approvals, announced Friday, allow the firms to convert from state-level trust charters to federal status, subject to meeting the OCC’s conditions.
Once finalized, these institutions will join roughly 60 other national trust banks regulated by the OCC, gaining the ability to offer fiduciary and custody services nationwide.
Unlike larger national…
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On December 18th, days before Christmas, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the Bitcoin Samourai Wallet, will have to surrender to prison. His crime? Creating a software tool that gave Bitcoin users comparable privacy to that which banks are expected to provide. Samourai Wallet, the brand and technology stack built by Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, was shut down by the U.S. Government in April 2024 on a variety of charges, including money laundering, but only one charge stuck after a high-profile trial, the weakest charge of all, “unlicensed money transmission”.
What does it mean to transmit money? According to prosecutors, custodial control over user funds is no longer a…
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Sangha Renewables announced the energization of its 19.9-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in Ector County, West Texas today, in partnership with Links Genco and TotalEnergies.
The project operates behind-the-meter on a 150-megawatt solar farm, combining renewable energy generation with digital infrastructure to explore new revenue streams for the energy sector.
The facility, developed with support from Links Genco, uses bitcoin mining to provide dispatchable industrial demand that aligns with variable renewable output.
Links Genco provided energy structuring and grid compliance services, helping Sangha configure a load profile that complements solar generation while mitigating…
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