Vanguard Reverses Crypto ETF Ban, Triggers $200 Billion Market Surge

Vanguard Reverses Crypto ETF Ban, Triggers $200 Billion Market Surge

// News Reading time: 2 min Published: Dec 05, 2025 at 15:43 The dramatic surge was attributed to the world’s second-largest asset manager, Vanguard Group, reversing its long-standing ban on trading crypto Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). The cryptocurrency market experienced a massive, unanticipated rally on December 3rd, with Bitcoin (BTC) smashing through the $93,000 level…

Clear Street Targets $10–12 Billion IPO Amid Crypto Treasury Strain

Clear Street Targets $10–12 Billion IPO Amid Crypto Treasury Strain

Clear Street, a New York brokerage that has become one of the most active underwriters in the crypto-treasury boom, is preparing to go public with an expected valuation of $10 billion to $12 billion. The IPO could come as early as next month, with Goldman Sachs lined up to lead the offering, the Financial Times…

Japan Puts BTC in the Crosshairs of a Yen Carry Unwind

Japan Puts BTC in the Crosshairs of a Yen Carry Unwind

The Bank of Japan is preparing to raise interest rates at its December policy meeting, a shift that would lift the country’s benchmark rate to its highest level since 1995 and potentially reverberate through global risk markets, including crypto. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that policymakers are leaning toward a 25-basis-point hike to…

Apple leadership crisis worsens as rivals launch recruitment raid

Apple leadership crisis worsens as rivals launch recruitment raid

A growing number of senior executives at Apple have been heading for the exit as competitors are ramping up efforts to challenge the tech firm’s dominance in the device market. The company revealed that its general counsel and head of policy plan are retiring next year, marking the latest in a string of senior departures…

Speculation Mounts Over Potential BRICS Gold-Backed ‘UNIT’ Currency

Speculation Mounts Over Potential BRICS Gold-Backed ‘UNIT’ Currency

A fresh wave of analyst speculation suggests that the BRICS could act on its gold-backed “UNIT” currency proposal. There has yet to be an official confirmation from the group of nations, but discussions continue about alternative trade settlement systems across these countries. Analysts have begun to reinforce rumors of a gold-backed “UNIT” currency being created…

Strive Urges MSCI To Rethink Bitcoin Company Exclusion

Strive Urges MSCI To Rethink Bitcoin Company Exclusion

Nasdaq-listed Strive, the 14th-largest publicly-listed Bitcoin treasury firm, has urged MSCI to reconsider its proposed exclusion of major Bitcoin holding companies from its indexes.  In a letter to MSCI’s chairman and CEO, Henry Fernandez, Strive argued that excluding companies whose digital asset holdings comprise more than 50% of total assets would reduce passive investors’ exposure…

Small Texas Lender Monet Joining Field of Crypto-Focused Banks

Small Texas Lender Monet Joining Field of Crypto-Focused Banks

Monet Bank, a small Texas community bank owned by a billionaire political supporter of President Donald Trump, has stepped into the field of crypto lenders, billing itself as an “infrastructure bank” with a focus on digital assets. “Monet is focused on being the premier digital asset financial institution, providing innovative and forward-facing solutions for the…