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In brief Two Hyundai buildings in South Korea were evacuated due to a bomb threat on Friday. An anonymous caller demanded 13 Bitcoin as a ransom payment to stop the threatened attack. The buildings were searched by special forces and no explosives were found. Two Hyundai Group buildings in Seoul, South Korea were evacuated after a caller threatened to blow up the buildings if they didn’t get 13 Bitcoin, or about $1.1 million in ransom, according to a local media report from MBN.According to the report, a caller phoned the South Korean police on Friday morning detailing the plot and…

Discover the top three market-leading Bitcoin apps for European investors, with a clear look at self-custody, recurring purchases, and payment methods. Bitcoin apps have become a core entry point for European investors looking to buy and accumulate bitcoin without relying on traditional exchanges. While many platforms bundle bitcoin alongside stocks, ETFs and altcoins, a growing segment of users prefers apps that focus on simplicity, long-term savings and clear custody models.  This guide reviews three of the most relevant bitcoin apps available to European investors.  Quick Takeaway Bitcoin apps enable investors to seamlessly buy, trade, and save in bitcoin.  Relai stands…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 19th, 2025, Chainwire GrantiX, an AI-powered SocialFi platform bringing impact investing on-chain, today announced the launch of its $GRANT token following a Token Generation Event and multiple sold-out IDOs. The token is now live and listed on BitMart and BingX, expanding global access to the GrantiX ecosystem. $GRANT serves as the utility and governance token for GrantiX, which connects blockchain donors with verified social entrepreneurs through an audited platform. The TGE follows successful IDOs on Finceptor and Spores Network, alongside additional offerings on Red Kite and Huostarter. “$GRANT is not a speculative launch, it is…

Crypto losses accelerated Thursday afternoon as bitcoin BTC$85,463.11 broke below the key $85,000 support level, dipping to $84,500 — its weakest price in nearly three weeks — before rebounding slightly.The move erased BTC’s morning rally to $89,500 and dragged the broader crypto market lower. Ether ETH$2,826.64 fell under $2,800, down 1.1% in the past 24 hours, while Solana’s SOL dropped 4% to below $120, its lowest since April.Altcoins led the rout, with ADA$0.3516, DOGE$0.1221, and SUI plunging more than 5%, outpacing bitcoin’s 1.6% daily drop.The wild price swings across the board triggered $550 million in liquidations over the past 24…

Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners’ rapid pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI).Instead of acquiring mining firms, the Alphabet-owned company has provided at least $5 billion of disclosed credit support behind a handful of BTC miners’ AI projects.While markets often frame these announcements as technology partnerships, the underlying structure is closer to credit engineering.Google’s backing helps recast these previously unrated mining companies as counterparties that lenders can treat like infrastructure sponsors rather than pure commodity producers.The mechanism for these deals is pretty straightforward.BTC Miners contribute energized land, high-voltage interconnects, and shell buildings. Fluidstack, a…

US inflation delivered its biggest downside surprise in months. Yet instead of a sustained rally, both Bitcoin and US equities sold off sharply during US trading hours. The price action puzzled many traders, but the charts point to a familiar explanation rooted in market structure, positioning, and liquidity rather than macro fundamentals.What Happened After the US CPI ReleaseHeadline CPI slowed to 2.7% year over year in November, well below the 3.1% forecast. Core CPI also undershot expectations at 2.6%. Sponsored SponsoredOn paper, this was one of the most risk-positive inflation prints of 2025. Markets initially reacted as expected. Bitcoin jumped toward the…

Pepe Coin price has continued its freefall since May this year, and this trend may accelerate as whales begin to capitulate.  Summary Pepe Coin price continued its freefall this week. Whales and smart money investors have dumped their tokens. The supply of Pepe tokens in exchanges has continued rising. Pepe (PEPE) token fell to a low of $0.000003745, its lowest level since Oct. 10, and about 78% below its highest point in May this year.  On-chain data shows that whales have started capitulating in the past few days. Whales hold 4.51 trillion Pepe tokens, down from this month’s high of…

Jessie A Ellis Dec 18, 2025 11:12 AAVE price prediction shows potential bounce to $240 short-term, but critical $162 support must hold. Medium-term Aave forecast targets $215-225 range by January 2026. AAVE Price Prediction Summary • AAVE short-term target (1 week): $240 (+35%) if $162 support holds • Aave medium-term forecast (1 month): $215-225 range by January 2026 • Key level to break for bullish continuation: $207.16 immediate resistance • Critical support if bearish: $162.29 (break could trigger drop to $147) Recent Aave Price Predictions from Analysts The latest AAVE price prediction landscape reveals a divided analytical community with targets…

A new Federal Reserve discussion paper finds that the US dollar’s role in global bond markets has risen and fallen in cycles over the past six decades, with no clear long-term trend toward either greater dollar dominance or de-dollarization.Using the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) international debt securities database, the authors identify three distinct “dollarization waves” since the 1960s, showing that shifts in currency use have followed cyclical patterns rather than a steady structural change in global financing.“We find no monotonic dollarization or de-dollarization trend; instead, the dollar’s share exhibits a wavelike pattern,” the paper says.The most recent wave emerged…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The XRP price slid 4% over the past 24 hours to trade at $1.83 as of 2:42 a.m. EST on trading volume that surged 37% to $3.8 billion. The drop comes as veteran trader Peter Brandt warns of a potential bearish technical setup for XRP. In a post on X, Brandt told traders that the asset may be forming a double-top pattern on the weekly chart. I know in advance that all you Riplosts $XRP will forever remind me of this post — ask me if I…