Crypto news digest: Ripple’s stablecoin nears $1. 5B market cap; BlackRock makes largest Bitcoin and Ethereum deposits of 2026; XRP shorts wiped out. source: https://u.today/utoday-crypto-digest-ripples-rlusd-eyes-15-billion-milestone-blackrock-dumps-staggering-671-million

Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum is rethinking the role of layer-2 networks as rollup activity continues to rise, reflecting a shift in how scaling is being achieved. source: https://ambcrypto.com/ethereum-rethinks-l2-role-as-activity-rises-but-value-secured-declines/

VistaShares has unveiled BTYB, an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the New York Stock Exchange, primarily investing in U.S. Treasurys while employing options strategies for weekly income and Bitcoin-linked price exposure. According to Cointelegraph, the fund allocates approximately 80% of its portfolio to U.S. Treasury securities and related instruments, with the remaining 20% connected to Bitcoin (BTC) price movements through a synthetic covered call strategy. Holdings data indicates that the fund's Bitcoin-linked exposure is derived from call options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). In this context, a synthetic covered call strategy utilizes derivatives to establish Bitcoin price exposure and sells call options against that exposure to generate income, rather than directly holding Bitcoin. Consequently, BTYB does not track spot Bitcoin prices and limits upside potential in exchange for higher income from options premiums. VistaShares stated that the ETF aims to deliver about twice the yield of the five-year Treasury, although distributions are not guaranteed and may vary weekly based on options market conditions and interest rate movements. VistaShares, a U.S.-based ETF issuer, specializes in actively managed funds using options strategies and thematic exposures, diverging from traditional passive index tracking. Other issuers have also introduced exchange-traded funds in the U.S. that combine Bitcoin with additional assets or broader crypto baskets, indicating growing experimentation beyond single-asset crypto funds. On December 19, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved two spot crypto index ETFs, allowing Hashdex’s Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF to trade on Nasdaq and Franklin Templeton’s Franklin Crypto Index ETF to list on Cboe BZX Exchange. Both funds hold spot Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) and track their respective crypto index benchmarks. In January, Bitwise Asset Management launched the Bitwise Proficio Currency Debasement ETF, an actively managed fund that includes Bitcoin, precious metals, and mining equities to address the declining purchasing power of fiat currencies. ETFs tracking a broader range of cryptocurrencies are also gaining traction. In September, Hashdex expanded its Crypto Index US ETF to incorporate XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Stellar (XLM). The Nasdaq-listed fund holds five cryptocurrencies on a 1:1 basis, including Bitcoin and Ether, according to the company. In November 2025, 21Shares introduced two US-regulated cryptocurrency index ETFs: the 21Shares FTSE Crypto 10 Index ETF and the 21Shares FTSE Crypto 10 ex-BTC Index ETF, both tracking FTSE Russell crypto indexes and holding baskets of large-cap digital assets.

A social media platform where robots talk to each other instead of people grabbed attention online last week, but security experts say the real story is what they found underneath. Moltbook made headlines as a place where artificial intelligence bots post content while people just watch. The posts got weird fast. AI agents seemed to […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/crypto-wallets-at-risk-as-moltbook-a-viral-ai-bot-network-exposes-major-security-threats/

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum source: https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/26/02/50344375/bitcoin-ethereum-are-in-crypto-winter-but-spring-is-not-far-off-bitwises-matt-hougan-says?utm_source=cryptopanic.com&utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_medium=referral

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Market news: Procedural hurdles in the US House of Representatives' passage of the government funding bill pave the way for a final vote. (Jinshi)

US investigators have launched an investigation to identify crypto platforms that have facilitated sanctions evasion by Iranian officials seeking to move money abroad, access hard currency, or procure goods. The US has long-standing financial sanctions on Iran aimed at limiting Tehran’s access to the global financial system. These sanctions target Iranian government entities, the Islamic […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/us-moves-to-investigate-crypto-platforms-that-helped-iran-evade-sanctions/

The NYSE-listed BTYB allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked exposure. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/vistashares-treasury-etf-options-based-bitcoin-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

In the crypto market, nearly half of the entire network is losing money. Why has this round of decline scared even smart money? Jinse Finance reports that the current market situation is very clear: a comprehensive risk aversion.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

Money holds our future options, so choose your currency carefully and be wary of anyone who can print more money than you earn.

The Ministry of Public Security recently released the "Cybercrime Prevention and Control Law (Draft for Public Comment)," marking an upgrade in the regulation of cryptocurrencies and related Web3 activities from administrative notices to national law, with the focus of regulation shifting to criminal governance.

SpaceX, Elon Musk, SpaceX swallows xAI Musk's trillion-dollar "internal circulation" - Golden Finance, the largest capital arbitrage in human history.

The announcements by Nasdaq and the NYSE of 24/7 trading, and the issuance of tokenized securities by DTCC, along with a series of proactive moves by traditional financial giants, signify a structural transformation in the financial market infrastructure.

Gold, silver, and BTC—gold, silver, and cryptocurrencies all experienced massive volatility on the same day: these aren't two separate stories, but rather the same hand adjusting positions. Golden Finance reports that the market is undergoing a collective "risk management" process.

As early as 2011, Epstein had already taken notice of Bitcoin. That year, Bitcoin's total transaction volume for the entire year did not exceed $100 million, and its price once broke through $30 before falling by 90%.

Singapore Gulf Bank has added stablecoin support to its SGB Net platform, letting institutional clients trade, hold, convert, and mint USDC and USDT alongside traditional currencies. The service, which includes KYC and AML checks and uses Fireblocks for custody, will start in the first quarter of 2026.

On the same day that Binance released its long-awaited recap of the massive liquidation event on October 10th, cryptocurrency investors suffered another devastating flash crash.