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Report: Erebor Secures $350M as Investors Bet on Regulated Crypto Banking

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Digital bank Erebor Bank has quietly raised $350 million at a multibillion-dollar valuation, signaling renewed investor appetite for regulated institutions willing to bank crypto, artificial intelligence (AI), and defense-sector firms, according to reporting from Axios citing “multiple sources.” Erebor Raises $350M as It Prepares to Launch Digital-First Bank Erebor’s latest financing reportedly values the digital-first … Read more

Crypto Traders Cry Foul as Bitcoin Lags Behind a Red-Hot Gold, Silver and Stock Market

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As 2025 winds down, plenty of chatter is swirling around the idea that bitcoin and other crypto assets have gone their own way, drifting apart from precious metals (PMs) like gold and silver — and even U.S. equities — as stock indexes and PMs notch record highs while crypto prices sit idle, looking oddly pinned … Read more

Fiserv to Implement QR Crypto Payments in Argentina

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The Milwaukee-based company that offers payment solutions to millions of customers worldwide will implement QR payments in Argentina through its Clover platform. Fiserv becomes the first company of its kind to reach this milestone in Argentina, allowing customers to pay in crypto and merchants to receive pesos. Fiserv Pioneers Crypto Payments With Clover in Argentina … Read more

Libra Saga: Hayden Davis Signed NDA to Become Argentina’s Blockchain Advisor

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An undisclosed source revealed that in the weeks leading up to the launch of Libra, Hayden Davis signed an agreement to become Argentina’s blockchain advisor. The agreement had not been disclosed by President Milei, who has stated that his participation was merely incidental. Report: Milei Signed NDA With Hayden Davis Two Weeks Before Libra’s Launch … Read more

ETHzilla Shelves DAT Playbook, Dumps $74.5M in Ethereum to Pay Debt

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ETHzilla sold $74.5 million worth of ether in December to retire debt, marking its second major crypto liquidation since October and signaling a clear pivot away from the digital asset treasury (DAT) playbook. ETHzilla Liquidates $74.5M in ETH to Pay Convertible Note Obligations The Palm Beach, Florida-based company ETHzilla disclosed in a recent U.S. Securities … Read more

Blackrock’s 2025 Investment Themes Put Bitcoin and IBIT Front and Center

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Blackrock has placed bitcoin alongside Treasury bills and mega-cap U.S. equities as one of the defining investment themes of 2025, spotlighting its Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) directly on the firm’s website. IBIT’s Capital Haul Helps Bitcoin Crack Blackrock’s 2025 Theme List The feature signals a notable shift in tone from the world’s largest asset manager, … Read more

Bitcoin Santa Rally? ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini Set the Odds

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Bitcoin is drifting just below $90,000 heading into year-end, and three major AI models now put hard odds on whether a long-awaited Santa Rally can still show up in 2025—or stay stuck in the workshop. Bitcoin’s Santa Rally Odds—ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini Make Their Calls Bitcoin has bobbed between $87,836 and $90,353 per coin on … Read more

Amidst Sanctions and Tanker Seizures, 80% of the Venezuelan Oil Sales Revenue Is Collected Using USDT

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Asdrubal Oliveros, a local economist, claims that nearly 80% of all the crude sold by Venezuela is being paid for using stablecoins, specifically USDT. He stressed that cryptocurrency has become a main part of the Venezuelan oil policy, but that the nation is facing difficulties in liquidating these funds. Analyst: Most Venezuelan Oil Sales Are … Read more

Latam Insights: Brazil’s B3 to Issue Stablecoin, Libra’s Launch Detailed

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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Brazil’s B3 stock exchange announces its own stablecoin, a whistleblower details Libra’s launch, and Nubank studies buying a bank. Historic: Brazil’s B3 Stock Exchange to Issue a Stablecoin Next Year The largest … Read more

Bulls and Bears: The Two Sides of Fundstrat’s Predictions for Crypto Markets

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While Tom Lee, Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, keeps predicting a bullish 2026 for bitcoin tied to the end of quantitative tightening (QT) and a dovish Federal Reserve, other Fundstrat analysts point to a significant market drop in H1 2026. Fundstrat Divided? Bulls Face Bears in Crypto Market Predictions The Facts Fundstrat Global … Read more