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Max Gonzalez, Litquidity Capital & Gannon Breslin
December 15, 2025
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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Spanish authorities bust crypto kidnapping ring, YouTube lets creators take earnings in stablecoins, SEC publishes crypto custody guide, Citadel slammed for urging tighter tokenization, Market structure bill may slide to January, and so much more
Happy Monday - Let’s dive in.
Market Snapshot
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Crypto markets weaken as macro risks mount and Bitcoin slips below $90K
BTC dropped under $90K as fading risk appetite, Nasdaq weakness, and looming macro events pressured prices
SOL lagged as TVL slid and memecoin demand cooled, despite seven straight days of ETF inflows
ETH showed relative strength while most major altcoins underperformed
XRP sentiment improved as spot XRP ETFs logged 19 consecutive days of net inflows
Spot volumes fell 66%, signaling market “lulls” that often precede the next cycle leg
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Headline Roundup
The major headlines driving crypto markets
Interactive Brokers enables stablecoin deposits (CD)
Vanguard exec calls Bitcoin a 'digital labubu' (DC)
Solo Bitcoin miner wins $282K reward (DC)
YouTube lets creators take earnings in stablecoins (DC)
Bitcoin decouples from stocks in second half of 2025 (CT)
Tether considers tokenizing stock amid fundraise (DC)
Phantom crypto wallet adds Kalshi (DC)
Binance hints at stock perps (CT)
NFT project Pudgy Penguins takes over Vegas sphere (CD)
Standard Chartered and Coinbase expand prime services (CD)
Ark Invest picks up $15.4M Robinhood shares (TB)
Citadel slammed for urging tighter tokenization (TB)
Ripple Payments lands first European bank client in AMINA (CD)
Strategy hangs on to spot in Nasdaq 100 index (CD)
Moody’s proposes stablecoin ratings framework (TB)
Brazilian asset manager advises investors allocate 3% to Bitcoin (CD)
UAE’s largest fuel retailer accepts stablecoins (CD)
Pakistan and Binance sign MOU for tokenization (CD)
Aave Labs catches flak for undisclosed fee diversion (BL)
Elliptic flags global crypto pivot (DC)
Short-term Bitcoin traders profitable for 66% of 2025 (CT)
Standard Chartered and AirAsia test stablecoin in Malaysia (CT)
Stablecoins gain ground in gaming as studios tighten spending (DC)
Bitcoin miners turn to renewable energy amid squeeze (CT)
Sangha Renewables energizes mining facility in Texas (BM)
Figure Technology files ‘second IPO’ (CT)
Crypto industry and trade unions clash over retirement funds (CT)
Aave community probes CoW Swap integration (TB)
Fogo cancels $20M pre-sale (TB)
BTCC wins best centralized exchange (CD)
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Venture Capital
Real Finance, a blockchain RWA platform, raises $29M private funding round led by Nimbus Capital with participation from Magnus Capital and Frekaz Group (VB)
YO Labs, the team behind YO Protocol, raises $10M in a Series A round led by Foundation Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Launchpad Capital (CD)
Talus Network, an AI-driven Layer-1 blockchain, raises over $10M from Polychain Capital, Sui Foundation, Walrus Foundation, and Animoca Brands (TU)
AI-based blockchain security startup TestMachine raises $6.5M venture round led by Blockchange Ventures, Decasonic, Delphi Ventures, and New Form Capital (RT)
Privacy-preserving data protocol ORO AI raises $6M led by Andreessen Horowitz and Delphi Ventures, with participation from NEAR Protocol, and more (X)
DeAgentAI, an AI-and-blockchain startup, raises $6M seed round led by Web3.com and Vertex Capital (PX)
Web3 infrastructure startup PG Labs raises $2M seed round from Ethereum Foundation, Optimism Foundation, Polygon, and more (PRT)
Aptos-based yield optimizer Goblin Finance raises $1M strategic funding round led by OKX Ventures, with Gate Ventures, BlockBooster, Aptos, Hyperion, and others (PX)
AI-powered private-markets workflow startup TomNext closes an undisclosed investment round led by Panghea Capital Partners with participation from Consello, Blizzard Fund and Altea Partners (AI)
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M&A Announcements
Launches
Coinbase preps prediction market and tokenized equities launch (DC)
Jump Crypto's Firedancer hits Solana mainnet (TB)
Bitnomial gains approval to launch prediction markets (CT)
Backed and Chainlink unveil xBridge to move tokenized stocks (CD)
XRP Ledger upgrade lays groundwork for lending (CD)
Tools for Humanity expands app toward super-app model (CT)
Pyth launches token buyback program (TB)
deBridge launches new execution model (TB)
Bybit introduces BYUSDT (CD)
LBank launches futures earn (CD)
Whale.io launches NFT collection (CD)
Regulation
DTCC authorized to offer tokenization service for securities (TB)
Five crypto firms win banking charter approval (DC)
SEC publishes crypto custody guide (CT)
Market structure bill may slide to January (CD)
CFTC scraps crypto delivery guidance (CT)
Europe reconsiders crypto oversight (CT)
CFTC gives prediction markets leeway on data rules (CT)
Lawmakers say BoE stablecoin proposals limit adoption (DC)
Polish govt urges President to sign crypto bill (CD)
New York mandates AI ad disclosures (DC)
Cybersecurity
Hollywood director guilty of scamming $11M spends it on crypto (DC)
Florida seizes $1.5M in Dogecoin, Pepe and Solana tied to China (DC)
Spanish authorities bust crypto kidnapping ring (CD)
Ribbon DOV vaults exploited for $2.7M (TB)
'Bitcoin Rodney' has wire fraud added to charges (TB)
Upbit hack puts Binance’s freeze policy under scrutiny (CT)
Extra Reads
Ripple’s post-SEC rebound is drawing Wall Street backing, including a $40B valuation deal with downside protection, and some investors betting on XRP - Here's how Ripple quietly convinced Wall Street
Bitcoin treasury companies are redefining capital preservation by placing BTC at the center of their balance sheet, unlocking access to capital and absorbing Bitcoin's supply - What is a Bitcoin treasury company?
Chart of the Day
Crypto spot volumes are down 66%
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