Washington is looking at ways to crack down on abuses in the business with a stronger hand than they were planning on taking before FTX's demise, and the industry is under the microscope as a result.
Digital assets' busts, scandals, and FTX’s spectacular and sudden collapse were a boon to crypto skeptics, but they were devastating to the industry as a whole.
Regulators like Gary Gensler, who is the chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), have been pushing for a more aggressive, enforcement-driven approach to the asset class for a long time.
Short-term charts point to weakness and fading momentum, even as long-term forecasts split sharply between institutional-driven upside and warnings of a deep mean reversion.
With liquidity fading and demand still weak, Bitcoin’s repeated failure at $90,000 has traders bracing for continued range-bound action into the new year.
Regulator proposes 100% risk charge on crypto assets, lower charges for regulated stablecoins
Bank rolls out SGD and USD blockchain balances for 24/7 treasury management
The trade that once let equity investors proxy Bitcoin exposure is breaking down. With treasury firms underperforming their underlying assets, the model is shifting from accumulation to debt management—and many DATCOs may not make it through the next phase.
Institutional inflows are transforming crypto from a retail-led market into a derivatives-driven asset class, with options now central to risk, liquidity, and price formation.
Crypto markets are set to be shaped less by single data prints and more by deeper forces – central bank credibility, AI-driven risk cycles, tariff-led inflation pressures, and dollar liquidity – creating a year defined by volatility, not clean trends.
Short-term charts point to weakness and fading momentum, even as long-term forecasts split sharply between institutional-driven upside and warnings of a deep mean reversion.
