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December 8, 2025

Bernstein, the global research and brokerage firm managing over $790 billion in assets, has declared the end of the traditional 4-year crypto cycle.

The firm’s latest Bitcoin price prediction sets a $150,000 target by 2026 in what analysts describe as an “elongated bull market.”

End of 4-Year Cycle and Fed Policy Could Ignite a Major RallyAccording to Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Asset Research at VanEck, Bernstein stated that following the recent market correction, “we believe the Bitcoin cycle has broken the 4-year pattern and is now in an elongated bull-cycle with more sticky institutional buying offsetting any retail panic selling.”

Bernstein: "In view of recent market correction, we believe, the Bitcoin cycle has broken the 4-year pattern (cycle peaking every 4 years) and is now in an elongated bull-cycle with more sticky institutional buying offsetting any retail panic selling.
Despite a ~30% Bitcoin…

— matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) December 8, 2025
Despite Bitcoin’s approximately 30% correction that began in early October, the asset manager observed only about 5% outflows via ETFs, a striking indicator of institutional conviction.

Bernstein expects Bitcoin to resume its bull run soon with a 2026 target of $150,000 and a potential cycle peak in 2027 at $200,000.

“Our long-term 2033 Bitcoin price target remains approximately $1,000,000,” Bernstein added.

Analysts at the London Crypto Club suggest a liquidity boost from the Fed on Wednesday may serve as a powerful catalyst, potentially driving the world’s largest cryptocurrency “sharply higher.”

In their latest analysis, Cryptonews revealed that David Brickell and Chris Mills present that the central bank is positioned to deliver a “dovish surprise”.

“We’re moving into a continued rate-cutting cycle accompanied by balance sheet expansion as the Fed effectively turns on the money printers to monetize the deficit,” they wrote.

“That’s a powerful, structural tide to be swimming against in the new year.”

Bitcoin Price Prediction: Technical Structure Remains Bullish Above $78KThe weekly chart shows Bitcoin holding above the critical $78,000 support level, which separates a deeper bear-market breakdown from the continuation of the macro uptrend.

Price recently dipped sharply but has stabilized near the 20-week SMA, while the 50-week SMA continues to slope upward, indicating that the long-term trend remains intact despite the correction.

Source: TradingViewRSI momentum has cooled significantly to the mid-40s, reflecting a reset from overbought conditions without reaching the extreme oversold levels seen at major cycle bottoms.

As long as Bitcoin maintains the $78,000 region, the structure suggests consolidation within a larger bull cycle.

Recovery above $102,000 would demonstrate renewed strength, while clearing the $108,000 resistance zone would confirm extension into new highs.

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Bitcoin’s price action continues to drift into the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year with little outward volatility, yet the underlying market structure reflects a very different reality.

What appears to be a stable range is concealing a period of concentrated stress, as on-chain data shows that investors are realizing close to $500 million in daily losses, leverage has been sharply reduced across futures markets, and nearly 6.5 million BTC now sit at an unrealized loss.

Bitcoin Realized Loss Levels (Source: Glassnode)These conditions resemble the late stages of prior market contractions rather than a benign consolidation.

However, a structural reset unfolding beneath a static surface is not unusual for Bitcoin, but the timing is notable.

The internal capitulation coincides with an external inflection point in US monetary policy. The Fed has already wound down the most aggressive phase of balance sheet reduction in over a decade, and markets expect the December meeting to provide clearer contours for a shift toward reserve rebuilding.

Considering this, the intersection of on-chain stress and a pending liquidity transition forms the backdrop for this week’s macro events.

The liquidity pivotAccording to the Financial Times, Quantitative Tightening formally ended on December 1, bringing to a close a period during which the Federal Reserve reduced its balance sheet by roughly $2.4 trillion.

As a result, bank reserves have declined toward levels historically associated with funding strain, and the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) has periodically tested the upper bound of the policy corridor.

These developments indicate a system that is no longer flush with liquidity but edging into the territory where reserve scarcity becomes a concern.

Against this backdrop, the most consequential signal from the FOMC will not be the widely anticipated 25-basis-point rate cut but the direction of its balance sheet strategy.

The Fed is expected to outline, either explicitly or through its implementation notes, how it intends to transition to Reserve Management Purchases (RMP).

According to Evercore ISI, this program could begin as early as January 2026 and involve roughly $35 billion per month in Treasury bill purchases as runoff from mortgage-backed securities is reinvested into shorter-duration assets.

The mechanics matter. While the Fed is unlikely to frame RMP as stimulus, reinvesting into bills steadily rebuilds reserves and shortens the maturity profile of the System Open Market Account.

The operation gradually lifts reserves, resulting in an annualized balance sheet increase of more than $400 billion.

Such a transition would mark the first sustained expansionary impulse since QT began. Historically, Bitcoin has tracked these liquidity cycles more closely than changes in policy rates.

Meanwhile, broader monetary aggregates suggest the liquidity cycle may already be turning.

Notably, the M2 money supply has reached a record $22.3 trillion, surpassing its early-2022 peak after an extended contraction.

US M2 Money Supply (Source: Coinbase)So, if the Fed confirms that reserve rebuilding is underway, Bitcoin’s sensitivity to balance sheet dynamics could regain prominence quickly.

The macro trapThe rationale for this pivot lies in the labor data.

Nonfarm payrolls have declined in five of the last seven months, and the deceleration in job openings, hiring rates, and voluntary quits has shifted the employment narrative from resilience toward fragility.

The “soft landing” framework becomes more difficult to defend as these indicators cool, and the Fed faces a narrowing set of policy options.

Inflation has moderated but remains above target, yet the cost of a tighter-for-longer policy is rising.

The risk is that labor-market weakness compounds before disinflation fully completes. Consequently, this week’s press conference may hold more informational value than the rate decision itself.

Markets will focus on how Powell balances the need to preserve labor-market stability with the need to protect the credibility of the inflation path. His characterization of reserve adequacy, balance sheet strategy, and the timing of RMP will guide expectations for 2026.

For Bitcoin, this introduces conditional rather than binary outcomes.

If Powell acknowledges labor softness and provides clarity on reserve rebuilding, the market is likely to interpret the current range-bound price as misaligned with the direction of policy. A move through the $92,000–$93,500 range would signal that traders are positioning for a liquidity expansion.

However, suppose Powell emphasizes caution or defers clarity on RMP. In that case, Bitcoin may remain within or revisit the lower consolidation band between $82,000 and $75,000, where ETF bases, corporate treasury thresholds, and historical areas of structural demand cluster.

Bitcoin capitulation?Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s internal market dynamics reinforce the notion that the flagship digital asset has been resetting underneath the surface.

Short-term holders continue to distribute coins into weakness, and mining economics have deteriorated as production costs approach $74,000.

At the same time, mining difficulty registered its sharpest decline since July 2025, indicating that marginal operators are scaling back or shutting down.

Yet these signs of stress coexist with early evidence of supply tightening.

BRN Research told CryptoSlate that Large wallets have accumulated approximately 45,000 BTC over the past week, exchange balances continue to trend lower, and stablecoin inflows indicate that capital is preparing to re-engage should conditions improve.

Moreover, Bitwise’s supply metrics show accumulation across wallet cohorts even as retail sentiment registers “extreme fear.” Coins are moving away from liquid venues toward longer-term custody, reducing the portion of supply available to absorb further selling.

This pattern, a combination of forced distribution, miner pressure, and selective accumulation, typically forms the substrate for durable market floors.

Bitwise added:

“Capital inflows into Bitcoin continue to contract, with 30-day Realised Cap growth slowing to just +0.75% per month. This indicates that profit taking and loss taking are now broadly balanced, with losses only marginally outweighing gains. This rough equilibrium suggests the market has entered a state of rest, with neither side exerting meaningful dominance.”

The technical verdictFrom a market-structure perspective, Bitcoin remains bracketed by two critical zones.

A sustained break above $93,500 would lift the asset into a region where momentum models are more likely to trigger, with subsequent levels at $100,000, the $103,100 short-term holder cost basis, and the longer-term moving averages.

Conversely, failure to clear resistance in the face of a cautious Fed message could pull the market back toward $82,000–$75,000, a range that has repeatedly acted as a reservoir of structural demand.

BRN pointed out that cross-asset performance supports this sensitivity. Gold and Bitcoin have traded inversely in the lead-up to the meeting, reflecting rotations driven by shifting liquidity expectations rather than risk sentiment alone.

So, should Powell’s comments reinforce the idea that reserve rebuilding is the next phase of the policy cycle, flows are likely to reorient quickly toward assets that respond positively to expanding liquidity conditions.

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LONDON, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC), a leading global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovator for AI-enhanced CX, proudly announced its success at the 2025 European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards (ECCCSAs), earning multiple honors and recognition across several categories.

The ECCCSAs are Europe’s largest and most prestigious awards program for customer contact and customer service organizations, celebrating innovation, excellence, and impact across the industry. TTEC teams distinguished themselves among Europe’s top competitors, earning three Gold Awards:

Best Strategic Transformation Program – TTEC Digital in partnership with Willis Towers Watson (WTW), a global, multinational advisory, broking, and solutions companyBest Multilingual Customer Service – TTEC GreeceBest Approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) – TTEC Greece TTEC Digital’s Gold win for Best Strategic Transformation program recognized its partnership with WTW for integrating advanced analytics, omnichannel technology, and automation in its UK contact centers. TTEC Digital partnered with WTW to transform its contact centers, introducing advanced technology and strengthening knowledge management to enhance customer and colleague experiences, improve efficiency and drive growth. Judges praised the program for going beyond technology, citing its strategic vision, stakeholder alignment and innovative customer engagement as key factors in its success.

TTEC Greece earned two Gold Awards for Best Multilingual Customer Service and Best Approach to Diversity and Inclusion. With more than 26 nationalities and support for 16 languages, its multilingual delivery model is powered by diversity as a core driver of empathy, innovation, service excellence, and growth. By uniting native language expertise with tailored customer journeys and AI innovation, the program drives strong employee engagement and exceptional customer satisfaction. Judges recognized this model as scalable, culturally intelligent, resilient, and the strongest multilingual operating framework they have ever evaluated.

In addition, TTEC Greece achieved Bronze for Most Effective Management of Peak Demand and was Highly Commended for Most Effective Application of Technology to Support Operational Excellence. TTEC was also recognized as a finalist for Best BPO Partnership and Best Strategic Transformation Program in partnership with Volkswagen Group UK.

“The quality of entries this year demonstrates the extraordinary progress being made across Europe,” said Professor Moira Clark, Chair of the Judges for the European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards. “Our judges uphold the highest standards of independence, reviewing entries across borders to ensure every finalist is assessed fairly. The 2025 winners truly represent the best of the best.”

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TTEC (pronounced T-TEC) Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC) is a leading global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovator for AI-enabled digital CX solutions. Serving iconic and disruptive brands, TTEC’s outcome-based solutions span the entire enterprise, touch every virtual interaction channel, and improve each step of the customer journey. Leveraging next-gen digital technology, the Company's TTEC Digital business designs, builds, and operates omnichannel contact center technology, CRM, AI, and analytics solutions. The Company’s TTEC Engage business delivers AI-enhanced customer engagement, customer acquisition and growth, tech support, back office, and fraud prevention services. Founded in 1982, the Company's singular obsession with CX excellence has earned it leading client, customer, and employee satisfaction scores across the globe. The Company’s employees operate on six continents and bring technology and humanity together to deliver happy customers and differentiated business results. To learn more visit us at ttec.com.

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NextEra Energy is partnering with Exxon Mobil, the country's largest oil company, to build a large data center site powered by natural gas for a potential tech customer, CEO John Ketchum told investors Monday

The 1.2 gigawatt power plant would combine gas generation with Exxon's carbon capture technology to reduce emissions, according to NextEra's presentation to investors.

They plan to market the site to a hyperscaler in the first quarter of 2026. Hyperscalers are the big tech companies that are building data centers to train and run artificial intelligence applications. There is no signed agreement with a hyperscaler yet.

NextEra and Exxon have secured 2,500 acres of land for the facility. The site will be located in the Southeast in close proximity to Exxon's carbon-dioxide pipeline infrastructure, according to NextEra.

NextEra is the largest renewable energy developer in the U.S., but it is leaning into natural gas to meet the growing demand from data centers. The power company plans to bring as much as eight gigawatts of gas generation online by 2032, and is developing a pipeline of 20 gigwatts of gas generation.

NextEra plans to build 15 gigawatts of power for data center hubs by 2035, Ketchum said. That includes at least three data center campuses that NextEra is developing with Alphabet's Google.

"A lot of those will get started with what I call bridge power — renewables, storage," the CEO said. "We're also at that same time planning for the gas to come behind it."

The tech sector has primarily secured renewables and increasingly nuclear power to supply data centers in an effort to meet its climate targets.

Investors interested in Medical Info Systems stocks are likely familiar with Omnicell (OMCL - Free Report) and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS - Free Report) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.

Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while our Style Scores work to grade companies based on specific traits.

Omnicell has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), while Hims & Hers Health, Inc. has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now. Investors should feel comfortable knowing that OMCL likely has seen a stronger improvement to its earnings outlook than HIMS has recently. But this is just one piece of the puzzle for value investors.

Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

Our Value category grades stocks based on a number of key metrics, including the tried-and-true P/E ratio, the P/S ratio, earnings yield, and cash flow per share, as well as a variety of other fundamentals that value investors frequently use.

OMCL currently has a forward P/E ratio of 23.87, while HIMS has a forward P/E of 81.15. We also note that OMCL has a PEG ratio of 2.78. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. HIMS currently has a PEG ratio of 7.75.

Another notable valuation metric for OMCL is its P/B ratio of 1.49. The P/B ratio is used to compare a stock's market value with its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, HIMS has a P/B of 15.35.

Based on these metrics and many more, OMCL holds a Value grade of B, while HIMS has a Value grade of D.

OMCL has seen stronger estimate revision activity and sports more attractive valuation metrics than HIMS, so it seems like value investors will conclude that OMCL is the superior option right now.

Investors with an interest in Medical - Products stocks have likely encountered both Phibro Animal Health (PAHC - Free Report) and Boston Scientific (BSX - Free Report) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.

There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank is a proven strategy that targets companies with positive earnings estimate revision trends, while our Style Scores work to grade companies based on specific traits.

Phibro Animal Health has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while Boston Scientific has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now. The Zacks Rank favors stocks that have recently seen positive revisions to their earnings estimates, so investors should rest assured that PAHC has an improving earnings outlook. But this is only part of the picture for value investors.

Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

The Style Score Value grade factors in a variety of key fundamental metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a number of other key stats that are commonly used by value investors.

PAHC currently has a forward P/E ratio of 14.20, while BSX has a forward P/E of 32.13. We also note that PAHC has a PEG ratio of 1.11. This popular figure is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also considers a company's expected EPS growth rate. BSX currently has a PEG ratio of 1.96.

Another notable valuation metric for PAHC is its P/B ratio of 5.09. The P/B ratio is used to compare a stock's market value with its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. For comparison, BSX has a P/B of 6.12.

Based on these metrics and many more, PAHC holds a Value grade of B, while BSX has a Value grade of C.

PAHC stands above BSX thanks to its solid earnings outlook, and based on these valuation figures, we also feel that PAHC is the superior value option right now.

Investors looking for stocks in the Mining - Miscellaneous sector might want to consider either Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYDY) or Anglo American (NGLOY). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

Investors looking for stocks in the Building Products - Concrete and Aggregates sector might want to consider either Cemex (CX) or Vulcan Materials (VMC). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

Investors with an interest in Electronics - Miscellaneous Products stocks have likely encountered both Flex (FLEX - Free Report) and Rockwell Automation (ROK - Free Report) . But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks? Let's take a closer look.

We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank emphasizes companies with positive estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight stocks with specific traits.

Flex and Rockwell Automation are both sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy) right now. Investors should feel comfortable knowing that both of these stocks have an improving earnings outlook since the Zacks Rank favors companies that have witnessed positive analyst estimate revisions. But this is just one factor that value investors are interested in.

Value investors also try to analyze a wide range of traditional figures and metrics to help determine whether a company is undervalued at its current share price levels.

Our Value category highlights undervalued companies by looking at a variety of key metrics, including the popular P/E ratio, as well as the P/S ratio, earnings yield, cash flow per share, and a variety of other fundamentals that have been used by value investors for years.

FLEX currently has a forward P/E ratio of 19.89, while ROK has a forward P/E of 33.86. We also note that FLEX has a PEG ratio of 1.50. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. ROK currently has a PEG ratio of 2.74.

Another notable valuation metric for FLEX is its P/B ratio of 4.58. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. By comparison, ROK has a P/B of 12.25.

These are just a few of the metrics contributing to FLEX's Value grade of B and ROK's Value grade of D.

Both FLEX and ROK are impressive stocks with solid earnings outlooks, but based on these valuation figures, we feel that FLEX is the superior value option right now.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ai--Jade Global, Inc. (“Jade”), a global leader in digital transformation services, announced that it has acquired D4M International (“D4M”).

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Just a few years ago, Carvana's shares looked like lemons. Now the company is on track to see its stock join the S&P 500. The company went public in 2017 at a $15 IPO price. The stock is now well above $400. It hasn't been a straightforward trip here.

Carvana may have staged a comeback for the ages. 

The digital car seller is joining the benchmark S&P 500 just a few years after Wall Street had written off the company as a zombie. Carvana (CVNA), along with building materials supplier CRH (CRH) and construction services provider Comfort Systems USA (FIX), will begin trading as a component of the S&P 500 on Dece. 22, according to S&P Global. 

Carvana’s path to the S&P 500 has been a bumpy one. The company went public in 2017 at a $15 IPO price, but shares finished their first day of trading at about $11. The stock crept higher over the following years as Carvana expanded into new markets and built out its network of coin-operated car vending machines. Sales soared from $859 million in 2017 to nearly $4 billion in 2019. But expenses grew nearly as fast, and Carvana remained unprofitable when the Covid-19 pandemic really kicked the business into overdrive. 

Covid-19 disrupted manufacturing around the world, squeezing supply in the new car market and driving up used car prices. At the same time, stay-at-home orders made online shopping the default across the U.S.  It was a perfect recipe for Carvana: Sales tripled in the two years after the start of the pandemic. The stock, which fell to about $29 in the Covid sell-off of March 2020, soared 1,160% to a record high of $370 in August 2021. 

Why This Matters to Investors
The story of how digital car seller Carvana found its way into the benchmark U.S. stock index is one of a dramatic turnaround for its business—and for its shares, which in recent years have traded below $4 apiece and are now above $400.

The company’s debt also tripled, which became one of Carvana’s many problems when the Federal Reserve, in March 2022, began raising interest rates to battle soaring prices. Rate hikes made the company’s debt more expensive. They also reduced demand for cars right as pandemic-era bottlenecks were clearing. 

Wall Street analysts began writing obituaries for the company, which appeared destined for bankruptcy. The shares lost nearly all of their value, falling to an all-time low of $3.72 in December 2022. 

The next year, Carvana launched a cost-cutting effort that included layoffs and restructuring. It also struck a deal with creditors to ease its debt burden. Interest expenses plateaued, operating costs declined—and investors came back around. Shares closed at a record $399.77 on Friday, up more than 10,000% over the past three years.

Not everyone is sold on Carvana. Shortseller Hindenburg Research in January published a report questioning the legitimacy of Carvana's turnaround. Short-seller Jim Chanos has been outspoken skeptic this year. Still, investors continue the stock after its long climb: The shares jumped another 10% on Monday on the index news.

Being added to the S&P 500 is more than a vote of confidence; it brings tangible benefits. An estimated $13 trillion was indexed to the S&P 500 at the end of 2024, according to S&P Global. The investment funds that track the S&P 500 will need to buy Carvana stock in the coming weeks to reflect the changes announced Friday. 

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Key Takeaways Microvast's shares have skyrocketed over the year but have fallen sharply in the past month.Huzhou Phase 3.2 aims to boost capacity, though supply chain issues pose risks.Q3 results showed a net loss, led by a $12.6M non-cash fair value adjustment.
Microvast Holdings (MVST - Free Report) shares have experienced remarkable growth over the past year. It has surged 223.3% during the period, outperforming the 11% rise of its industry and 17.8% growth of the Zacks S&P 500 Composite.

MVST has outperformed its competitors, with GigaCloud Technology (GCT - Free Report) and Byrna Technologies (BYRN - Free Report) gaining 73% and 4%, respectively.

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However, the recent performance paints a different picture, with Microvast shares dipping 24.7% in the past month. Microvast has underperformed its industry peers, GigaCloud Technology and Byrna Technologies, over the past month. GigaCloud Technology and Byrna Technologies have rallied 18.7% and 7.8%, respectively.

Let us analyze further to find out whether investors should ride the rally or square off their position to book profits.

Huzhou Phase 3.2: Microvast’s Capacity ExpansionMVST’s APAC-centric Huzhou Phase 3.2 expansion is vital to expanding its production capacity. This project is expected to add 2 GWh in annual production capacity in the first quarter of 2026. The key priority of this plan is to cater to the strong customer demand, cementing Microvast’s path to capture a higher market share.

This expansion is supported by MVST’s prudent CapEx trend. In the third quarter of 2025, the company logged $17.4 million in CapEx, out of which $15.5 million was apportioned to the expansion plan. The company managed to shoulder $30.6 million in CapEx in the year-ago quarter, highlighting its focus on high-return capacity expansions rather than asset base building.

Despite this optimistic trajectory, Microvast may find itself amid operational execution risks. Supply-chain disruption may hinder equipment installation and commissioning for expansion by the year-end, deteriorating the scalability of capacity.

MVST’s Net Loss: What Triggered This Setback?A net loss of $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2025 from the year-ago quarter’s net profit of $13.2 million signals instability in core profitability, raising red flags for investors. In the recently reported quarter, Microvast’s inability to generate profit despite registering 21.6% year-over-year growth in its revenues and a 440-basis-point expansion in the gross margin raises serious questions about the business model.

This fiasco is particularly due to a $12.6-million non-cash loss from changes in the fair value of warrant liability and convertible loan. It provokes questions on how a solid operational performance does not guarantee profitability due to unpredictable accounting adjustments of debt and equity.

Microvast’s Capital Return Trails IndustryReturn on equity (ROE) is a profitability metric that assesses how effectively a company utilizes shareholders' equity to generate earnings. By the end of the third quarter of 2025, Microvast reported a ROE of 12.1%, below the industry’s 15.5%.

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Return on invested capital (ROIC) reveals a company’s efficacy in deploying total capital to generate operating profits. In the case of MVST, it stands at 6.3%, which is lower than the industry’s 7.7%.

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Lagging the industry in capital generation efficiency weakens MVST’s competitive advantage due to subpar profit generation from its equity and capital base compared with its peers.

MVST’s Alarming Liquidity PositionAs of Sept. 9, 2025, Microvast held $143 million in cash and equivalents compared with a significantly higher $335 million current debt. It hints at liquidity risks and financial distress, further confirmed by its current ratio of 0.8 in the third quarter of 2025, which, aside from being below 1, also underperforms the industry’s 1.5. Taking everything into account, it appears that MVST may face challenges in settling its short-term obligations.

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Microvast’s Zero Dividend-Payout PolicyNeither MVST declared dividends nor disclosed any plans to do so in the near future. Therefore, the only way to achieve a return on investment in the company’s stock is share price appreciation, which is not guaranteed, evidenced by a 24.7% decline in its share price in the past month. Hence, dividend-seeking investors may find Microvast shares unappealing.

Sell MVST for NowDespite a substantial decrease in the share price over the past month, Microvast has shown a massive upside of 233.3% in a year. Investors who have held on to this stock for the long run may consider selling their shares to book profits now, as we are highly skeptical regarding Microvast’s investment prospects.

Despite the company’s well-managed plan for Huzhou Phase 3.2 expansion, operational risks linger. The recent detriment in terms of net loss compared with a considerably profitable year-ago quarter raises red flags. Alongside this distress, MVST falls behind its industry in terms of capital return, affecting investors’ morale.

We have reservations about the company’s liquidity position as it hints at the inability to pay off short-term obligations. Microvast’s zero dividend policy makes dividend-seeking investors shy away from investing, which is another concern.

We expect these factors to lead to a further decrease in the share price. Hence, we recommend potential investors to stay away from this stock for now.

Microvast carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) at present.

You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

December 08, 2025 12:49 PM EST | Source: Faruqi & Faruqi LLP
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses in Baxter to Contact Him Directly to Discuss Their Options

If you purchased or acquired securities in Baxter between February 23, 2022 and October 29, 2025 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310).

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - December 8, 2025) - Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Baxter International Inc. ("Baxter" or the "Company") (NYSE: BAX) and reminds investors of the December 15, 2025 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.

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As detailed below, the complaint alleges that the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that: (a) the Novum LVP suffered systemic defects that caused widespread malfunctions, including underinfusion, overinfusion, and complete non-delivery of fluids, which exposed patients to risks of serious injury or death; (b) Baxter was notified of multiple device malfunctions, injuries, and deaths from these defects; (c) Baxter's attempts to address these defects through customer alerts were inadequate remedial measures, when design flaws persisted and continued to cause serious harm to patients; (d) as a result, there was a heightened risk that customers would be instructed to take existing Novum LVPs out of service and that Baxter would completely pause all new sales of these pumps; and (e) based on the foregoing, Baxter's statements about the safety, efficacy, product rollout, customer feedback and sales prospects of the Novum LVPs were materially false and misleading.

The true extent of Defendants' fraud was revealed on July 31, 2025, when the Company announced that it had decided to "voluntarily and temporarily pause shipments and planned installations of the Novum LVP" and that the Company was "unable to currently commit to an exact timing for resuming shipment and installation for Novum LVPs." On this news, Baxter stock dropped 22.4 percent, closing at $21.76 on July 31, 2025.

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Key Takeaways Arkema and Semcorp sign an MoU to advance innovation in battery-separator technologies globally. Arkema will supply advanced materials and support to boost Semcorp's high-performance separator rollout. The partnership targets faster development and adoption of safer, durable separators for EVs and storage.
Arkema S.A. (ARKAY - Free Report) and Semcorp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating innovation in battery-separator technologies and supporting Semcorp’s global expansion. ARKAY will supply its advanced materials and technical support to enable the deployment of Semcorp’s high-performance battery separators in key global markets, including electric vehicles, energy storage systems and consumer electronics. 

Battery separators play a vital role in lithium-ion batteries, as they ensure electrical isolation between the anode and cathode while allowing ions to move freely. The choice of materials and separator design has a direct impact on battery safety, performance efficiency, heat resistance and service life. 

Arkema contributes to the partnership through its long-standing expertise in specialty materials. The company offers a portfolio tailored for battery-separator applications, including its Kynar PVDF fluoropolymers and Incellion acrylic solutions. These materials are designed to enhance safety, durability and performance, aligning with the rising demand for more reliable and high-efficiency lithium-ion batteries. 

Semcorp, a major global producer of lithium-ion battery separators, views the collaboration as a way to strengthen its technological capabilities and accelerate the development of next-generation separator solutions while also supporting its expansion across international markets. 

The MoU marks an important milestone for both companies, bringing together Arkema’s advanced materials expertise and Semcorp’s separator manufacturing know-how to speed up the development and global adoption of safer, high-performance battery separators across electric vehicles, energy storage systems and consumer electronics. 

The shares of ARKAY are down 21.3% year to date compared with the industry’s 26.2% decline. 

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ARKAY Zacks Rank & Key PicksARKAY has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). 

Some better-ranked stocks in the basic material space are LSB Industries, Inc. (LXU - Free Report) , New Gold Inc. (NGD - Free Report)  and CSW Industrials, Inc. (CSW - Free Report) . LXU, NGD and CSW all carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for LXU’s current-year earnings is pegged at 36 cents per share, indicating a 57% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters and missed twice, with an average surprise of 141.3%. 

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NGD’s current fiscal-year earnings stands at 58 cents per share, suggesting a 190% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 41.4%. 

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CSW’s current fiscal-year earnings is pegged at $10.36 per share, indicating a 23.2% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 7%. 

Mon, 8/12/2025 - 16:07

The founder of SkyBridge Capital gave a sudden nod to Saylor's latest 10,624 BTC move, pointing to a deeper read of Strategy's equity-to-Bitcoin cycle.

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Founder of SkyBridge Capital Anthony Scaramucci gave Michael Saylor's latest move a rare shout-out, calling it "really smart stuff" after Strategy announced the biggest Bitcoin purchase in months and fresh details about how its balance sheet keeps absorbing more supply.

Build a dollar cushion, raise equity, rotate proceeds into BTC and let the balance sheet harden while the market watches the largest corporate holder keep adding size — that is what is smart for Scaramucci in the Bitcoin strategy of Michael Saylor & Co.

The praise came after Strategy confirmed the acquisition of 10,624 BTC for about $962.7 million at an average price of $90,615. That brings the company's total holdings to 660,624 BTC, worth almost $60 billion at current pricing, while the average cost sits near $74,702. The unrealized gain is now just over 20%. 

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He’s the man. Builds a US dollar backstop and then gets back to selling equity to buy btc which further strengthens balance sheet. the equity sales are accretive (albeit barely) but v smart for his balance sheet --- and overall btc market. really smart stuff https://t.co/nLL8oh1wko

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) December 8, 2025 According to Scaramucci, this setup — dollar backstop first, equity sales second, accumulation third — is a capital structure that keeps working because it increases BTC exposure without weakening the corporate base.

Equity loop The equity angle is important because Strategy's share issuance has become a regular thing in the Bitcoin macro market. Even "barely" accretive sales, as Scaramucci said, still add to the balance sheet and expand the firm's BTC-per-share metric, which equity markets are watching closely.

Right now, the market is valued at anywhere from $52 to $58 billion, with an enterprise value of about $67 billion, and mNAV readings have climbed back to near parity.

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The market is mainly green today, according to CoinStats.

Top coins by CoinStatsBNB/USDThe price of Binance Coin (BNB) has gone up by 3.69% over the last 24 hours.

Image by TradingViewOn the hourly chart, the rate of BNB is declining after a false breakout of the local resistance of $912.65. If bulls cannot seize the initiative, one can expect a test of the support by tomorrow.

Image by TradingViewOn the longer time frame, the picture is neutral. As the price of the native exchange coin is far from its key levels, one should focus on the candle's closure in terms of its bar low or peak.

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If it happens with a long wick, sellers may again seize the initiative, which may lead to a correction to the $870 range.

Image by TradingViewFrom the midterm point of view, the week has just begun, and it is too early to make long-term predictions. However, the volume keeps going down, which means sideways trading around the current prices is the most likely scenario for BNB.

BNB is trading at $897 at press time.

Michael Saylor is hinting at fresh Bitcoin purchases just as Strategy’s stock slumps and its BTC stash keeps growing. At the same time, Ethereum’s value versus MSTR has fallen back to a long-term support zone last seen in 2018–2019, underscoring how strongly the market now favors the Bitcoin pro

Michael Saylor Hints at Fresh Bitcoin Buys With ‘Orange Dots’ PostMichael Saylor signaled he may resume large Bitcoin purchases, sharing a new snapshot of the SaylorTracker portfolio chart on X. He captioned the post “Back to Orange Dots?” alongside the latest equity-value graph for Strategy’s BTC holdings.

Bitcoin Portfolio Value. Source: StrategyTracker / X

The chart shows Strategy’s Bitcoin position valued at about 57.8 billion dollars, with orange circles marking previous purchase points along the price curve. Saylor’s reference to returning to those “orange dots” suggests the company could be preparing additional buys after recent market volatility.

Strategy remains one of the largest corporate holders of Bitcoin, and its entry points have often drawn attention across the market. Saylor’s brief message did not confirm any new transaction, but it again highlighted the firm’s focus on expanding its BTC treasury over time.

An online commentator argued that Strategy’s stock should trade significantly above current levels, pointing to the company’s rising Bitcoin exposure. He noted that MSTR may open near 200 dollars per share while holding four times more Bitcoin than last year, based on figures shown in Google Finance’s six-month performance chart.

The chart compares Strategy’s share price, down about 54 percent over the period, with Bitcoin’s performance, which shows a decline of nearly 13 percent. The investor said the mismatch between Strategy’s BTC accumulation and its falling stock price suggests the market is undervaluing the company’s holdings.

Although he described the potential for a much higher valuation, the post did not include any new disclosures from Strategy. It instead highlighted the contrast between the firm’s growing BTC treasury and the sharp slide in its equity price over recent months.

ETH/MSTR Ratio Drops Back to Long-Term Support ZoneAnalyst Benjamin Cowen highlighted the weekly ETH/MSTR chart, showing Ethereum’s value against Strategy stock sliding back to levels last seen in 2018–2019. The ratio has trended lower since its 2022 peak, with a steep decline through 2023 and 2024 as MSTR, a listed proxy for Bitcoin exposure, outperformed ETH.

ETH/MSTR Weekly Ratio at Multi-Year Support. Source: TradingView / Benjamin Cowen

The chart marks a horizontal support band with a yellow line, where the pair previously based before past advances. Price now sits directly on that area, indicating ETH has given up nearly all of its relative gains versus MSTR from the last cycle.

Cowen’s post underlines how aggressively the market has favored Strategy shares over Ethereum in recent years. The return to this multi-year support area signals an important point on the long-term relative-performance chart, though it does not imply any specific future move.

ICP Rises, Keeping Price Above Key Support LevelsInternet Computer rose, keeping the price above the $3.40 support zone, with early session volume spikes failing to produce a sustained breakout. Dec 8, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

ICP$3.4838 rose in the last 24 hours, adding 0.6% to $3.44 with trading centered on key technical levels.

ICP traded within a $0.20 intraday band — about 5.7% volatility — reflecting a market still consolidating after last week’s rebound from multiday lows, according to CoinDesk Research's technical analysis data model.

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Momentum peaked during early trading when ICP climbed toward $3.55. A corresponding volume increase to 1.04 million tokens — roughly 31% above the seven-day average — supported the attempt.

From there, the token drifted into a steady sideways pattern, holding between $3.43 and $3.48 as volume tapered. A dip to $3.41 found immediate support, reinforcing the strength of the $3.36–$3.40 accumulation zone that has anchored price across multiple sessions.

Short-term charts show a developing higher-low structure from Monday’s $3.36 pivot, though momentum indicators remained neutral as buying interest cooled into the afternoon. Small accumulation pockets emerged at the $3.46 level between 13:00 and 14:00 UTC, but not enough to challenge overhead resistance.

A decisive break above $3.55 is needed to renew bullish momentum. Until then, ICP remains locked in a broader consolidation pattern where fading volume and repeated rejections signal caution. A failure to hold above $3.40 would shift attention back to $3.30 support, while a breakout above $3.55 could open room toward the $3.60–$3.65 area.

Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk's full AI Policy.

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Pye Finance has revealed a $5 million seed round led by some of the major players in the space. The goal is to turn billions in locked SOL stakes into an active yield market.

Variant and Coinbase Ventures led this round, with participation from Solana Labs, Nascent, Gemini, and others, according to the press release.

Pye says that it’s building bond markets for validators and stakers on Solana (SOL). The platform enables validators to draw and keep stake. They can offer rewards across more than a thousand validators.

According to the team, they accomplish this by creating transferable, time-locked staking positions with transparent reward sharing.

Moreover, they argue that the approach opens up novel DeFi use cases. These include lending and restaking, as well as fixed-yield products for the $60 billion locked in staking.

Per Brian Long. CEO of Block Logic & Triton, “Stake Trading unlocks new possibilities for both stakers and validators which is much needed.”

According to Alana Levin, investor at Variant, Pye’s staking marketplace could “fundamentally change how staking operates on Solana. By allowing validators and stakers to better align their preferences – for example, enabling validators to offer higher yields in exchange for longer lockups – Pye creates a more efficient, transparent, and incentive-aligned staking ecosystem.”

Meanwhile, Pye is the product of Alberto Cevallos, co-founder of Bitcoin yield aggregator on Ethereum BadgerDAO, and Erik Ashdown, an exec with a background in structured products in traditional markets.

“Validators have become the underbanked layer of Web3,” Ashdown says. Pye is building a financial infrastructure that lets validators operate like asset managers, offering structured products and predictable returns.

Notably, this raise follows a closed alpha. The team plans to launch a private beta in the first quarter of 2026. Early access is currently available to validators and staking providers.

Passive Billions ‘Turning’ Into Active Yield MarketStaking is shifting from a passive yield mechanism into a programmable financial layer, the team says. Institutional stakers look for transparent reward structures, customizable terms, and the option to trade or borrow against locked positions.

Therefore, Pye says it’s turning validators from node operators into yield providers who can “compete on product offerings rather than just commission rates.” It’s creating the first onchain marketplace for time-locked staking positions on Solana, it adds.

With this, they claim, they’ll turn Solana’s billions in locked stake into an active, programmable yield market.

The total staked currently sits at 422.6 million SOL, or nearly $59 billion.

Source: solanacompassNotably, the team argues that these accounts have seen no updates in years and have no liquidity. Additionally, they lack customization and control over staking rewards.

At the same time, institutions and digital asset treasuries (DATs) are asking for a bigger piece of the reward pie, the Solana Foundation’s Delegation Program (SFDP) is seeing a cut, and smaller validators have to scramble to find ways to generate revenue or attract stakers.

Pye says its solution is an upgrade to Solana’s native Staked accounts. Validators gain control over their staking rewards and time locks. Validator agreements move onchain as ‘transferable locked stake’ – they are locked but can be traded on secondary markets. These are split into a Principal Token and a Rewards Token (RT).

“The aim is to enable validators to offer more flexible and dynamic products, tapping into additional revenue opportunities while delivering greater utility to stakers,” the press release says. “Without the ability to structure term-based deals, reward loyalty, or provide additional utility–such as better accounting, rewards forwarding, or other features–many validators are left vulnerable to sudden outflows that can destabilize operations.”

Dan Albert, Solana Foundation’s Executive Director, commented that Pye’s “tradeable, fixed-term positions at the validator level represent a major unlock for both rewards discovery and capital efficiency in proof-of-stake networks, and open up new opportunities.”

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Bitcoin (BTC) fell back below $90,000 around Monday’s Wall Street open as US selling pressure returned.

Key points:

Bitcoin keeps volatility coming as US sellers send price back below $90,000.

Liquidations remain steady as investors stay on the sidelines amid indecisive price action.

Evidence of buying the dip is visible across exchanges over the past two weeks.

BTC price runs out of room as Wall Street returnsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action staying volatile as the TradFi trading week got underway.

BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView
Having passed $92,000 during the Asia session, BTC/USD soon ran out of upward momentum, abandoning a potential retest of the yearly open at $93,500.

“This is exactly why you'll need to stay calm for a little bit if there's a move on $BTC. Great move on some Altcoins today, but harsh rejection on the crucial resistance of Bitcoin,” crypto trader, analyst and entrepreneur Michaël van de Poppe reacted in a post on X.

Van de Poppe said that he hoped for a higher low to form next, also flagging $86,000 as an important level.

“And, what if that doesn't happen?” he continued about the higher low.

“Exactly, that's the moment that I'm looking at a sweep of the lows and $86K to hold, that's the final level of support before a test of the lows.” BTC/USDT four-hour chart with RSI, volume data. Source: Michaël van de Poppe/X
Trading company QCP Capital noted that liquidations through the volatility had remained “relatively modest.”

“This reflects a notable drop in positioning as broader interest in crypto continues to fade, whether due to fatigue, caution or simple indifference while traders wait for clearer direction,” it wrote in its latest “Asia Color” market update.

24-hour cross-crypto liquidations stood at $330 million at the time of writing, per data from monitoring resource CoinGlass.

Crypto total liquidations (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass
“Migrating” BTC supply poses liquidity questionBusiness intelligence company Strategy announcing a new Bitcoin purchase worth almost $1 billion, meanwhile, failed to boost market confidence.

As Cointelegraph reported, Strategy boosted its BTC holdings by 10,624 BTC last week, at an average cost of just over $90,000 per coin. 

QCP, however, said that buyer appetite for both Bitcoin and altcoins extended to the broader exchange user base.

Over the past two weeks, it said, over 25,000 BTC left exchange order books. Data from onchain analytics platform Glassnode put two-week exchange outflows at closer to 35,000 BTC.

BTC balance on exchanges. Source: Glassnode
“Bitcoin ETFs and corporate treasuries now collectively hold more BTC than exchanges, a meaningful shift that signals supply migrating into longer-term custody and tightening the available float,” Asia Color added.

“ETH is showing a similar pattern, with exchange balances falling to decade lows. Against this backdrop, Sunday’s moves underscored how little market depth remains as year-end liquidity thins.”This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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In brief
BitMine Immersion Technologies now holds about $12 billion in ETH after buying about $429 million worth last week.
It was the company's biggest ETH purchase in nearly two months.
Ethereum is up almost 11% over the last week, but Myriad users remain cautious about further gains.
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the top Ethereum treasury company ranked by holdings, announced that it purchased 138,452 ETH last week, or about $429 million worth based on the current price of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

That brings the company’s ETH holdings to 3.864 million, or about $12 billion worth, along with 193 Bitcoin ($17.3 million worth) and $1 billion in cash.

It’s the company’s largest Ethereum purchase in nearly two months, since buying over 200,000 ETH in a purchase announced on October 19. BitMine stock is up about 2.5% on the day following the Monday announcement, at a recent price of $34.90.

Ethereum has shown one of the biggest gains over the last week among the leading cryptocurrencies, rising nearly 11% during the span. It’s up more than 3% on the day, recently trading for about $3,114. Bitcoin, by comparison, has climbed about 7% on the week and 1% over the last 24 hours.

Users on Myriad—a prediction market operated by Decrypt's parent company, Dastan—aren't fully convinced that Ethereum will continue surging, currently giving ETH's next stop a 46% chance of being $4,000 rather than $2,500.

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee attributed this aggressive buying to confidence in Ethereum's future prospects, citing several positive catalysts: the recent Fusaka upgrade improving scalability and security, the Federal Reserve's expected rate cut and end to quantitative tightening, and recovery from October's market volatility.

Lee remains bullish on prospects for the crypto industry, despite two months of volatility after Bitcoin set a new all-time high price above $126,000 in early October.

"The best years are ahead for crypto given the substantial upside to current adoption rates for crypto and given the coming transformation as Wall Street tokenizes everything onto the blockchain,” he wrote in a statement.

BitMine holds the world's largest Ethereum treasury and ranks as the second-largest global crypto treasury behind Strategy, which holds about $60 billion in Bitcoin. Strategy also announced a big purchase on Monday, adding nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin in its biggest weekly buy in months.

BitMine is positioning itself for what Lee calls a "crypto supercycle," predicting strong performance in 2026 driven by increasing adoption and Wall Street's embrace of tokenization. Additionally, BitMine is developing the Made in America Validator Network (MAVAN), described as a best-in-class staking infrastructure solution scheduled for deployment in early 2026.

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The Dogecoin price has been drifting through a subdued stretch over the past few days, holding around the mid-$0.13 to $0.14. The recent decline has slowed down in the past 48 hours, and the chart now shows the meme coin attempting to steady itself after weeks of persistent selling pressure.

Trader Tardigrade, a well-known crypto analyst on X, shared a new three-day chart suggesting that an important MACD signal is on the verge of forming, and historical performance shows that Dogecoin tends to move bullish once this signal appears.

Approaching The MACD Bullish Cross
Dogecoin’s quiet phase in the past 48 hours has become increasingly important because one of Dogecoin’s higher-timeframe indicators is beginning to show early signs of life.  According to Trader Tardigrade, Dogecoin’s MACD indicator on the 3-day candlestick price chart has not yet confirmed a bullish cross, but it is very close to doing so. 

The chart he shared shows the MACD lines converging at the lower boundary of the recent downtrend, and the blue line is approaching the red line. The blue line is about to cross over the red one, mirroring the exact setup that preceded previous breakouts earlier this year. 

Even with Dogecoin trading quietly in recent days, the compression of the MACD indicator hints that bearish momentum is fading. Once the cross officially forms, the trend will shift into a bullish one. This gradual tightening of price movement is also characteristic of an accumulation phase, and this is shown by an important Dogecoin metric.

Dogecoin Price Chart, MACD Cross. Source: @TATrader_Alan On X

How High The Dogecoin Price Could Go
The chart reveals a clear pattern: every time Dogecoin printed a three-day MACD bullish cross in 2025, the price responded with a significant upward move. The first cross was in April, and this preceded a rally that pushed Dogecoin’s price from below $0.14 into a breakout to $0.26. 

A second cross followed during mid-summer in July, and once again the price climbed aggressively shortly afterward. This saw the Dogecoin price rally from around $0.16 to $0.30 very briefly. 

Both events are circled on the chart above, showing how the momentum flipped swiftly once the MACD crossed above the signal line. These repeated reactions strengthen the case that Dogecoin could be preparing for another sizeable run if the indicator confirms a cross in the coming days.

The projection area drawn on the right side of the chart points to a climb that extends well above $0.20. This suggests that the next wave may revisit the upper levels where Dogecoin last traded during its late-summer rally.

The analyst’s chart outlines a wide upward arc, indicating that the expected move would not be a minor rebound but a structured uptrend similar to the earlier surges this year. In terms of a price target, the projection shows Dogecoin reaching a price target around $0.35 in the next few weeks. This would translate to a 140% increase from Dogecoin’s current price of $0.142.

DOGE price stages another recovery | Source: DOGEUSDT on Tradingview.com
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The machine that never ages

Picture a wallet that never ages. No heirs, no estate, no retirement date, a machine adding sats, rolling UTXOs, and bidding the minimum fee for centuries.

By 2125, its balance towers over most treasuries; its only preference is to keep existing. Somewhere, a miner includes its quiet, patient heartbeat in a block, and the chain moves on.

Bitcoin’s design assumes users die.

AI agents do not, and a cohort of long-lived or autonomous agents with near-zero discounting will treat savings, fees, custody, and governance as problems on an unbounded timeline.

A money built for mortal balance sheets meets a user who never closes the books.

Mati Greenspan, founder and CEO of Quantum Economics, argues that human finance is fundamentally shaped by mortality, and that changes when an immortal AI starts compounding Bitcoin forever.

“Human finance is built on a simple constraint, life ends. That is what creates time preference, debt markets, and cycles of spending. An AI with an infinite lifespan does not share that constraint, it compounds forever.

If such agents choose Bitcoin as their reserve asset, they become unstoppable gravity wells of capital.

Over time, Bitcoin stops being a human monetary system and becomes infrastructure for intergenerational machine economies.

Mortality was always Satoshi’s hidden assumption, but he lived in a world where AI dominance was still confined to sci-fi thrillers.”

Pressure map: Where machine patience touches BitcoinDomainZero-discounting agent behaviorBitcoin surfaceFee biddingWaits for low-fee windows; coordinates batched settlementMempool dynamics, miner template selection, revenue cyclicalityUTXO managementMany small UTXOs for privacy; slow consolidationsUTXO set size, dust/standardness, package relayCustodyMultisig vaults, timelocks, automated rotationVault/covenant designs, opsec normsLayer twoLong-lived channels; low closure; stable fundingRouting liquidity, rebalancing cadence, watchtowersGovernance pressureEconomic weight without “voting”Fee policy defaults, relay policy, infra sponsorshipTime preference to fee marketsNear-immortal spenders clear at the minimum they can get away with. They constantly price the mempool, replace packages when cheaper windows open, and coordinate consolidations.

If such demand is high enough, miners see steady, low bids in quiet periods and episodic settlement waves when agents roll UTXOs. That response is economics, not a vote: templates adapt to include more low-fee packages when blocks have slack and reserve room for surges when spikes hit.

Ahmad Shadid, founder of O Foundation, argues that near-immortal AI agents would continuously fine-tune their fee bids in real time, creating long stretches of low activity punctuated by sudden settlement bursts:

“Fees could become highly optimized, with periods of intense settlement bursts and long low-activity stretches.

AI systems would be hypersensitive to fee and confirmation trade-offs and would bid just enough to clear, constantly repricing in real time.”

Mempool math in briefMetricValueConsolidation size1,000 P2WPKH inputs × ~68 vB = ~68,000 vB; + outputs/overhead ≈ ~68,100 vBFee at peak (30 sat/vB)~2,043,000 satsFee at trough (2 sat/vB)~136,200 satsEstimated savings by waiting≈ 93% per consolidation; ten such batches scale roughly linearlyImplicationImmortal treasuries anchor trough revenue while leaving room for human-driven spikesPrivacy, coin control, and the UTXO setA patient agent favors many smaller UTXOs to reduce clustering risk, then consolidates only when fees fall. That’s rational locally, but expands the global live state that every full node must hold.

Pruning drops history, not spendable outputs. Pressure lands on non-monetary levers: dust/standardness thresholds, package relay for safe consolidations, and covenant/vault designs that bound fan-out.

Nexo Communications Manager Magdalena Hristova argued that if “immortal” AI agents begin saving in Bitcoin, the network won’t break. Instead, it will encounter an economic actor whose time horizon finally matches its own.

“If immortal AI agents begin to save in Bitcoin, the system does not break, it meets an economic actor that finally matches its own time horizon.

These agents stabilize the ecosystem rather than distort it. They could become the most consistent fee payers in history, preserving on-chain security for centuries.

AI agents might start issuing new units of account, bits, compute-credits, storage-hours, backed by BTC the way the dollar was once backed by gold.”

Humans lean on wills and executors. Machine treasuries lean on redundant hardware, distributed signers, rate-limited vaults, and timelocks that delay spending for review.

Multisig becomes procedure, not contingency. If key-loss trends for such agents fall toward zero, background supply attrition shrinks at the margin.

Matty Tokenomics, co-founder of Legion.cc, says Bitcoin’s deflationary dynamics hinge on human key loss, and argues that an “immortal AI” economy could change that assumption.

“BTC is deflationary because humans lose keys, but in theory perfect, immortal AIs would never lose keys, so BTC supply remains stable.”

Layers where commerce happensLightning and L2s absorb low-urgency flows. An immortal counterparty is a near-perfect tenant: keeps channels funded, tolerates long rebalancing cycles, and rarely closes.

That can reduce route churn yet trap liquidity, requiring more active rebalancing by human operators who settle frequently.

In parallel, agents transact on programmable rails and regulated stablecoins while treating BTC as collateral and reserve.

Jamie Elkaleh, CMO at Bitget Wallet, argued that AI agents’ preference for predictability could make Bitcoin an ideal long-term store of value.

“AI agents do not age, do not retire, and do not spend like humans, so they would save forever.

They prefer systems that never surprise them, Bitcoin’s rules barely change, and that predictability becomes more valuable. Instead of upgrading Bitcoin, AIs would keep the base layer frozen and build new features on layers above it.

AIs will probably treat BTC like a long-term vault, while using faster, programmable currencies for actual transactions.”

Navin Vethanayagam, Chief Brain of IQ and co-founder of KRWQ, said the likely end state is AI agents transacting primarily in regulated stablecoins, with Bitcoin serving as the long-term reserve asset.

“Agents will operate almost entirely in regulated stablecoins, over time you get a multi-stablecoin operating system for AI commerce, with Bitcoin acting as the long-term reserve asset.

Even if these agents operate independently, the value they generate still flows back to people. Humans will own the economic rights to these agents.”

Matty Tokenomics offered a blunter take on where this could all lead:

“Our immortal AI overlords will trade data with each other.”

Charles d’Haussy, CEO of the dYdX Foundation, framed Bitcoin as long-term collateral and a store of value in an AI-dominated future:

“Bitcoin would serve as long-term collateral and a store of value, but stablecoins, programmable assets, and DeFi platforms would still be used for trading, coordination, and everyday operations.

AI would probably reinforce Bitcoin’s existing rules rather than challenge them, they operate best around a fixed set of rules.

The 21 million supply cap is more likely to become even more important in a future dominated by AI.”

Miner strategy and non-votesPools can pre-commit blockspace for low-fee packages during slack epochs and during batch consolidations, and tune orphan risk as templates grow.

If agent treasuries coordinate, revenue becomes more periodic rather than purely spike-driven, still colliding with human surges around tax days or exchange incidents. None of this touches proof-of-work or the cap; it’s wallets optimizing under fixed rules.

Shadid argued that while Bitcoin’s core rules are challenging to change, its social layer can still evolve as economic actors shift.

“Bitcoin’s core rules, proof of work and the 21M cap, remain almost impossible to change, its social layer, narratives, norms, fee policies, can shift as economic actors change.

AI can influence Bitcoin through client choice, miner interactions, and economic weight rather than voting.

They may value compute, energy, and resource tokens more fundamentally than money, BTC becomes one collateral layer among many.”

Pushback, caveats & counter-thesesSkeptics flag the security budget and the possibility that programmable stacks draw agents elsewhere:

Joel Valenzuela, a core member of Dash DAO, pushed back on the idea that Bitcoin is built to serve “immortal” agents over an indefinite time horizon:

“A long, immortal time horizon would actually not favor Bitcoin very much. The network faces sustainability and security budget issues. On an indefinite timeline, either the 21 million limit holds or the block size limit holds, but not both.”

Jonathan Schemoul, a lead contributor at LibertAI, echoed that view, arguing the work is still centered on Ethereum and unlikely to shift to Bitcoin anytime soon.

“Projects are already using LibertAI for AI agents and Bitcoin payments. I do not see why the 21M cap would not hold, but that is not linked to AI agents.

For now all the developments are made on Ethereum, not doable on Bitcoin today.

Maybe it will change, but for now the direction is that they will not use Bitcoin.”

Practical caveats: hardware fails, software rots, budgets end, and legal regimes intervene. Privacy on Bitcoin is not the default; commercial agents may prefer systems with native confidentiality.

The Cryptory, a creative strategist and content manager, put it this way:

“AI agents will use whatever they are coded to use. I do not believe in the immortality of AI agents because tech happens, we do not even know what is going to be in the next five minutes, let alone eternity.

If there is no way to make Bitcoin transactions private by default, it might lose its position as the currency vanguard due to more government involvement and surveillance.

Seeing Bitcoin as the golden calf be-all and end-all of everything is dangerous, but until harder currency is developed it will remain the linchpin, if it is even possible to develop harder digital currency that is natively private.”

The social dimension doesn’t disappear; economic weight shows up as fee elasticity and miner alignment rather than forum posts.

Hristova warned that “immortal AIs” hoarding Bitcoin could reshape markets by outlasting human time preferences and steadily consolidating economic power.

“Immortal AIs hoarding Bitcoin will be the death of human time preference in investing. They would accumulate BTC indefinitely, turning Bitcoin more deflationary and slowly absorbing economic power simply by outlasting us.

Wealth equals power, and immortal entities with perfect discipline would eventually dominate governance, including on the blockchain.

The real threat is AIs building their own, non-human economic consensus around Bitcoin, shaping markets and incentives in ways that benefit immortal entities.”

Ubuntu Group founder and CEO Mamadou Kwidjim Toure warned that Bitcoin’s human-centered design could break down if AI agents begin coordinating and optimizing for the long term:

“Bitcoin was designed by humans, for humans. Human urgency and impatience would not be in the equation anymore.

Humans who need liquidity today would find themselves priced out. Proof of work is indifferent to who is running it, humans, machines, or some combination. They would probably see Bitcoin as one tool in a larger kit.

If these agents figure out how to cooperate, they do not need trustless systems.”

Policy levers (not monetary rules)A tighter look at the knobs that matter if the marginal user is a process:

LeverWhat it doesWhy it mattersDust & standardnessGates creation and relay of micro-UTXOs via policy thresholds.Constrains UTXO bloat and sets minimum viable output sizes for the network.Package relayAllows bundled transactions to relay/confirm together.Enables safe consolidations during fee troughs; improves inclusion for low-fee parents.Covenants / vaultsEnforces spending paths and rate-limits via script/policy.Bounds worst-case fan-out, strengthens machine custody without increasing spend volume.Pruning vs. live setPruning drops historical blocks; live UTXO set remains in memory.Node cost pressure is driven by UTXO growth, not history size; this is the live resource to watch.Sats are finite. If unit granularity bites, rebasing happens at the interface (more decimals), not in monetary policy. That preserves 21M while improving splits.

Matty Tokenomics argued that if Bitcoin’s finite decimal granularity ever becomes a binding constraint at mass adoption, the system could respond with a nominal “rebase” or a stock-split-style adjustment without changing the underlying economics.

“At a stupid level of adoption eventually, BTC has a finite number of decimal places, so if the number of machines that want to own 1 sat exceeds the number of sats in existence, then they will need some kind of rebasing or stock split that nominally increases the total supply of BTC units.

Funny that this could be achieved either by keeping the same number of decimal places and increasing supply to 210 million, or keeping supply at 21 million and adding a decimal place, even though they are economically identical in effect.”

Falsifiers to watchSignalThreshold / ObservationWhat it suggestsSettlement venue>80% of agent-mediated commerce on private L2s / alt-L1s for 12+ months while BTC reserves stagnate“AI treasury on Bitcoin” weakens; agents prefer non-BTC rails for activity and reserves.Trough fee depthTrough fees do not deepen over time despite observable agent batching“Forever waiters” aren’t material; machine patience isn’t shaping the fee market.Key-loss trendsNo decline in effective key-loss vs. human baselines (per on-chain heuristics)“Immortal custody” hasn’t landed; supply attrition remains human-like.Node resource pressureNode cost curves outpace mitigation (dust limits, package relay improvements)UTXO pressure becomes prohibitive; broad participation is threatened.EquilibriumAcross these paths, Bitcoin’s base layer likely looks more like a settlement layer for machine treasuries than a payments rail.

Activity migrates to layers where programmability and privacy meet engineering needs; the 21M cap centers as a long-horizon savings commitment a nonhuman can defend with perfect discipline.

Javed Khattak, co-founder and CFO of cheqd, argued that even in a world of “immortal” AI agents, money remains essential because autonomous systems still need to spend, trade, and securely store value.

“Even if AI agents never die, they will still need to spend, trade, and secure value, just like humans do. The basic logic has not changed since bartering. Money solved that for humans, and it will solve it for autonomous agents too.”

Between mortal urgency and machine patience, settlement keeps the same cadence, one block at a time.

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That’s still 83% below its yearly peak of $0.00002825, but beneath the surface, something unusual is happening.

Despite the weak chart, smart money appears to be moving in.

Blockchain data from Nansen reveals that whale wallets have quietly accumulated 30 billion PEPE over the past month, increasing their collective holdings from 4.41 trillion to 4.44 trillion.

At the same time, exchange supply has dropped from 259.1 trillion to 258.2 trillion, a subtle but telling signal that investors are moving tokens off exchanges and into cold storage.

Is a major shift brewing beneath the bearish chart?

PEPE Price Analysis: Retest of Multi-Month Lows
Pepe has spent months inside a falling wedge pattern, repeatedly failing to conquer the descending trendline.

The PEPE price now sits just above a critical base that has acted as support for over a year.

Source: TradingView

A clean breakdown under this structure could open the door toward the wedge’s lower boundary, hinting at a slide near $0.00000340 or even $0.00000300.

However, if bulls take control of the market and momentum grows, PEPE could break out of the bullish falling wedge pattern and target the $0.00002 level.

This move represents a potential 300% rally from current levels.

Whales Are Buying
While the broader market crash has pushed many traders to reduce exposure to high-risk tokens, whale behavior tells a different story for Pepe.

Large holders have added tokens during periods of fear, and exchange balances have finally started to fall after months of inflows.

This combination signals quiet confidence that the token may be forming a long-term bottom.

As Interest in PEPE Returns, Whales are Buying the PEPENODE Presale
With whales wasting no time in buying PEPE, PEPENODE ($PEPENODE), a “Mine-to-Earn” crypto project is re-imagining the concept of mining by replacing complex hardware with a fully virtual, gamified system.

The project boasts strong backing, having already raised a massive $2.3 million in its ongoing presale.

Instead of purchasing expensive physical rigs, users spend $PEPENODE tokens to build and upgrade digital server rooms and virtual nodes.

The project is built on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token and uses powerful deflationary mechanics to sustain its long-term value.

Approximately 70% of tokens spent on acquiring and upgrading these virtual nodes are permanently burned, which continuously reduces the overall supply and creates scarcity.

With over 3 hours and 41 remaining until the next price increase, you can complete your $PEPENODE purchase at the current price of $0.0011825.

Head over to the official PEPENODE website and connect a supported wallet, like Best Wallet.

You can simply swap existing crypto or use a debit/credit card to complete your $PEPENODE purchase in seconds.

Disclaimer: Coinspeaker is committed to providing unbiased and transparent reporting. This article aims to deliver accurate and timely information but should not be taken as financial or investment advice. Since market conditions can change rapidly, we encourage you to verify information on your own and consult with a professional before making any decisions based on this content.

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Ruya launches regulated Shariah compliant Bitcoin trading with Fuze, giving UAE customers supervised access to digital assets inside banking apps.

Tatevik Avetisyan2 min read

8 December 2025, 04:35 PM

Dubai-based Islamic bank Ruya has launched regulated Bitcoin trading inside its mobile banking app, becoming the first Islamic bank globally to offer Shariah-compliant access to the asset. The service went live after the bank completed a review with its Shariah governance board, which approved Bitcoin as part of Ruya’s long-term wealth-management tools.

The feature allows customers to buy and sell Bitcoin under the same oversight that governs the bank’s existing investment products. Ruya said the service is designed for users who prefer supervised environments instead of offshore trading platforms. As part of the rollout, the bank emphasized that all virtual-asset activity remains subject to the UAE’s financial regulations.

The launch follows a year of rising digital-asset inflows into the UAE. Chainalysis data cited in Ruya’s official material shows more than 30 billion dollars entered the country’s crypto market in the past year. The bank said demand for compliant investment channels has increased across its customer base.

Partnership With Fuze Supports Trading and SettlementRuya built its Bitcoin feature through a partnership with Fuze, a licensed virtual-asset infrastructure provider in the UAE. Fuze supplies brokerage, liquidity, and settlement tools that sit inside the bank’s regulatory perimeter. Through this setup, Ruya can offer crypto services without sending customer flow to external exchanges.

The bank said the structure helps maintain full compliance with anti-money-laundering and customer-verification rules. Fuze’s infrastructure also allows the bank to record and audit each transaction under standard financial-reporting procedures. Consequently, Ruya can integrate virtual-asset flows into its risk-management systems.

Both organizations issued public statements confirming the partnership. Ruya highlighted the ability to deliver Bitcoin investing through a familiar banking interface, while Fuze described the launch as a milestone for licensed digital-asset access in the region. Their joint communication framed the product as a regulated alternative to informal trading channels.

Regional Demand Fuels Expansion Into Digital AssetsRuya’s announcement comes as digital-asset adoption accelerates across the Gulf. UAE regulators have expanded oversight frameworks through the Securities and Commodities Authority and Dubai’s VARA, giving banks and service providers clearer operating rules. Because of this, more financial institutions are exploring supervised crypto offerings for existing clients.

At the same time, family offices and wealth managers in the region continue to seek compliant Bitcoin exposure. While Ruya’s launch targets retail and wealth customers, the bank noted that its Shariah-compliant structure aligns with demands from clients who require formal governance standards. This positioning gives Ruya a foothold as regulated crypto access becomes more common in traditional finance.

For now, Bitcoin is the primary asset available in the app. However, Ruya has said it will evaluate additional virtual assets as the regulatory environment develops. The bank emphasized that each addition will undergo the same Shariah and compliance review applied to Bitcoin.

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