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Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov has shared a potential roadmap for how DeFi could reach 100% adoption in four years, noting that a big part of this hinges on regulation.

Texas has also allocated an additional $5 million for direct, self-custodied Bitcoin, signaling growing state-level adoption in the US.

The ability to freeze assets and unwind transactions was a key consideration when selecting the blockchain for the pilot, according to Mike Villano from US Bank.

Trading volume on the debut of Grayscale's first US spot Dogecoin ETF came in under an analyst’s expectation, with Bitwise soon to launch its own fund.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Multiple technical failures during MegaETH’s pre-deposit phase pushed the raise beyond its limitations and forced the team to halt the sale.

Bitcoin price stalled as traders considered the impact of Friday’s $14 billion options expiry, with data showing some bullish traders positioning for higher prices.

The US CFTC opened nominations for a CEO-led advisory group to help shape policy on crypto, prediction markets and other emerging products.

The bank cited increasing trading volume and the number of users at large exchanges, as well as gaps in South Africa’s regulatory framework on crypto.

Halving math, shielded growth and NU6.1 governance turned Zcash from a low-profile relic into November’s most-searched crypto.

The addition of Fordefi’s MPC wallet infrastructure broadens Paxos’ regulated capabilities for custody, tokenization and institutional onchain operations.

The approval came as the US Senate is expected to vote soon on prospective CFTC chair Michael Selig as a replacement for acting Chair Caroline Pham.

Negative Bitcoin funding rates and large short liquidity zones could be a sign that a short-squeeze to $90,000 and higher may be in the cards.

New SEC rules could reshape the crypto ETF landscape by speeding up approvals, reducing the shutdown backlog and giving issuers a clearer and faster path to market.

The EU-licensed digital bank became the first financial institution to issue a token on Stripe and Paradigm’s layer-1 blockchain Tempo.

One analyst found that 40% of Bitcoin is held at a loss, while ETH and SOL data currently stand at 40% and 75% respectively. Should investors be worried?

The regulatory approval followed the payments company obtaining a BitLicense from the NYDFS in June, making it one of a handful of crypto companies to have both.

Standard Chartered will provide digital asset custody for 21Shares, signaling deeper TradFi expansion into crypto and raising questions about Zodia Custody’s future role.

Regulators and the Bank of Korea remain at odds over bank dominance in issuing won-backed stablecoins, stalling a long-awaited framework expected this year.

A former lawyer for Coinbase, Khurram Dara, has thrown his hat in the race for New York attorney general. But incumbent Letitia James has a strong foothold, and a Republican hasn't won in 30 years.

Diversification has become the top driver for crypto investment in 2025, with rising ETF demand and lingering regulatory gaps shaping investor behavior.

Bitcoin saw one of its largest supply migrations ever as traders braced for the US Federal Reserve’s December rate decision and shifting expectations toward a rate cut.

The Bitcoin CME gaps appear when futures reopen after weekend moves. Understand why they form, how often they fill and what they mean for BTC’s price action.

DeFi Development Corp became the first Solana treasury to support SIMD-0411, a proposal to speed up emissions cuts as corporate holders face losses.

VanEck’s amended BNB ETF filing scraps all staking plans, unlike its Solana product, explicitly distancing itself from BNB staking amid regulatory risk.

Yesterday’s Amazon-driven risk rally is colliding with a sharp wobble in Nvidia, putting the AI-BTC-beta trade that lifted crypto back under scrutiny.

The effort is starting small, but Texas made an opening foray into a state-based crypto reserve — getting closer to the first government stockpile in the U.S.

Stellar breaks through critical $0.2460 level as institutional flows drive measured accumulation above seven-day averages.

Acting Chairman Caroline Pham said the group will help usher in a new era of market structure, including a focus on digital assets.

The strong price action occurred on below-average volume.

The nation's fifth-largest commercial bank explores how a bank can issue stablecoins on a public blockchain.

The token's price action points to fading buyer interest, with initial strong trading activity giving way to a sharp decline in participation.

Binance allegedly facilitated the transfer of over $1 billion to sanctioned entities including Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a lawsuit said.

Internet Computer climbed through the crucial $4.20 resistance level on elevated volume before late-session consolidation narrowed gains.

Increased trading volume carried BONK through a major resistance threshold before late pullbacks shaped a new support band.

Gains in AI-fueled stocks and heavy crypto leverage have widened the gap between bitcoin and equities.

Polymarket’s amended CFTC designation paves the way for the prediction-market platform to formally reopen in the U.S. with a fully regulated exchange structure.

The U.S. stablecoin law prohibits paying interest on stablecoins, but Anchorage aims to offer a template to distribute yield-like rewards to token holders to stay compliant.

The crypto payments firm joins an elite group with both a BitLicense and Trust Charter, gaining legal authority to custody assets and offer OTC trading under NYDFS oversight.

The move aims to position Paxos to serve growing institutional demand for on-chain asset issuance and stablecoin payments.

The altcoin carved out a $0.21 trading range, marking 9% intraday volatility as bearish forces gained control.

The country's largest crypto exchange said the Financial Intelligence Unit has been wrong in the past and had actions overturned in court.

Trading volumes reached nearly 2,000 lots traded on day one, representing about $35 million in notional value.

Digital bank Klarna's stablecoin, issued by Stripe’s Bridge on top of the upcoming Tempo blockchain, is set to debut next year.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fell 6.3% and Polkadot (DOT) dropped 5.8%, leading the index lower from Monday.

Bitwise's Dogecoin ETF, BWOW, was certified by NYSE Arca, signaling investors will soon be able to start trading the meme coin fund.

U.S. Bank joins the growing list of traditional banking institutions working on stablecoins, testing its own on the Stellar blockchain.

Crypto payments firm MoonPay has gained regulatory approval in New York to safeguard customers’ digital assets and facilitate OTC trades.

Kraken unveiled a Bitcoin rewards Mastercard debit card that links to its peer-to-peer payments app, Krak.

The popular prediction market says it now has permission to directly onboard U.S. customers, brokerages, and market intermediaries.

Bitcoin treasury Metaplanet has announced a new plan to buy more BTC: Use its holdings as collateral to take a $130 million loan.

Crypto majors rallied alongside a broad market surge, with BTC up 2% to $87,400, ETH up 4% to $2,920, BNB up 1% to $850, and SOL up 5% to $136, while KAS (+22%), ENA (+13%), and SUI (+11%) led the day’s top movers. The NASDAQ jumped 2.7% as stocks such as GOOG (+6%) and TSLA (+7%) posted strong gains. In policy and industry developments, the White House launched the “Genesis Mission,” described as a Manhattan Project–style initiative for AI, and Binance along with CZ faced new accusations of enabling crypto transactions for Hamas. Kraken hinted at a debit card debut

Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.5, completing its three-model lineup upgrade with benchmark-topping coding performance and a dramatic 67% price cut.

Crypto majors rallied alongside a broad market surge, with BTC up 2% to $87,400, ETH up 4% to $2,920, BNB up 1% to $850, and SOL up 5% to $136, while KAS (+22%), ENA (+13%), and SUI (+11%) led the day’s top movers. The NASDAQ jumped 2.7% as stocks such as GOOG (+6%) and TSLA (+7%) posted strong gains. In policy and industry developments, the White House launched the “Genesis Mission,” described as a Manhattan Project–style initiative for AI, and Binance along with CZ faced new accusations of enabling crypto transactions for Hamas. Kraken hinted at a debit card debut

Klarna, a Swedish fintech company that provides “buy now, pay later” services, is launching its own stablecoin on layer-1 network Tempo.

The amateurish robbery attempt at a crypto firm in Russia comes amid a global surge in violent crypto attacks.

It was a launch day that beat most expectations for the newest high-speed L1 blockchain.

Experts cite regulatory clarity and selective institutional reallocation as being behind recent capital inflows into XRP and Solana ETFs.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked OpenAI from using "Cameo" or confusingly similar marks for its Sora AI video generation products.

Japan is seeking to restore trust in crypto markets after a decade of security failures, from Mt. Gox to the recent DMM Bitcoin hack.

Bitcoin's weekend bounce is being supported by orderly derisking, a drop in bearish options hedging, and steady institutional conviction.

A court filing claims Binance’s structure and controls let users tied to U.S.-designated terrorist groups move funds through its exchange.

SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk, said Tesa’s fleet and X’s live data are providing him with training inputs that competitors lack.

Horrific details of a Bitcoin wrench attack in Canada were revealed, with victims held hostage, waterboarded, and sexually assaulted.

The SEC has granted no-action relief to Fuse’s rewards token, saying its value stems from consumer use rather than investment potential.

Trump's latest order aims to fuse federal data, supercomputing, and AI to speed discoveries across energy, biology, and national security.

The Bitcoin-buying firm has a habit of announcing purchases on Monday.

The Franklin XRP fund comes less than two weeks after the successful start of a Canary Capital XRP ETF.

The ECB reiterated its worries that the rapid growth of digital tokens could unsettle the wider financial system.

Ubisoft’s experimental Teammates game demo is built around player voice commands with improvised dialogue generated by AI.

Monad completed its long-awaited airdrop of MON tokens on Monday, giving recipients over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin crashed from $126K to $82K—Deutsche Bank explains the five factors behind the plunge and uncertain recovery ahead.

Shares of top miner and Bitcoin treasury MARA dropped last week—with other BTC miners. Analysts are divided over what's next for the firm's stock price.

YouTube rival Rumble saw its share price spike after Tether disclosed it bought another 1 million shares of RUM last week.

A major security breach impacting U.S. banks has renewed debate on privacy as interest in crypto privacy tools and protocols grows.

Revolut’s share sale attracted investors like Fidelity and Franklin Templeton as the neobank continues expanding its crypto offerings.

The company was valued at a discount to its Ethereum holdings.

New XRP and DOGE ETFs from digital asset focused investment firm Grayscale are now live for trading on NYSE Arca.

Crypto majors slipped slightly after the weekend rally cooled, with BTC down 1% at $86,000, ETH down 1% at $2,800, BNB down 1% at $840, and SOL down 1% at $129. Among top movers, CC (+12%), XDC (+3%), and AAVE (+3%) led gains. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has remained in Extreme Fear for 12 consecutive days. Coinbase acquired Tensor’s Vector dot Fun team, transferring the TNSR token to the foundation. Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated BTC fortune fell by roughly $41 billion during Friday’s selloff. Zcash developers outlined preparations for future quantum threats, claiming ZEC’s protocol design and upgrade paths

Black Friday saw Bitcoin go as low as $81,000 before a weekend rebound brought relief.

Btc: 81.6k (-11%) | btc.D: 58.8% (-0.5%). Eth: 2665 (-12%) | bnb: 800 (-11%) | sol: 123 (-13%). Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw significant outflows, with broader crypto markets falling sharply as strong jobs data reduced expectations for interest-rate cuts. Bitcoin’s technicals weakened, with RSI hitting a three-year low and the price hovering only slightly above a major strategy’s average entry level. Major holders were reported to be selling, including a long-term wallet unloading $1.4 billion in BTC and another entity selling 10,000 ETH to support a share buyback. Institutions faced pressure as well, with concerns that certain digital-asset-related companies

Lynq CEO Jerald David unpacks the convergence of traditional finance and digital assets, while highlighting how Lynq is building trusted infrastructure for institutions moving into the crypto space that seeks to mitigate risk.

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Crypto majors are slightly green and rebounding after a strong NVDA earnings beat lifted broader markets, with BTC up 1% to $91,800, ETH down 2% to $3,020, BNB down 2% to $900, and SOL up 2% to $142. Among top movers, ATOM and Pi each gained 10%, while FET rose 8% and ZEC added 7%. Despite short-term strength, Bitcoin and Ethereum charts have printed death crosses—patterns that often signal extended weakness but can also coincide with local bottoms. U.S. interest rate-cut odds have fallen to just 33% after delayed economic data and FOMC minutes dampened expectations for a December cut.

Crypto majors were slightly green ahead of tonight’s major NVDA earnings call, with BTC hovering around $91,300, ETH up 2% at $3,090, BNB up 1% at $922, and SOL also up 1% at $139. Among top movers, MYX (+38%), STRK (+30%), and ZEC (+10%) led the pack. Bitcoin’s latest 30% drawdown unfolded far more rapidly—over 42 days—compared with the previous two drawdowns in Summer 2024 (147 days) and April 2025 (77 days). Kraken raised $800M at a $20B valuation in a round led by Jane Street, DRW, Oppenheimer, and a $200M stake from Citadel. The Ethereum Foundation outlined new goals

Crypto majors are very red as btc briefly fell below $90k; btc -4% at $91,300; eth -5% at $3,050, bnb -2% at $915, sol -3% at $137. Icp (+9%), aster (+7%) and hype (+5%) led top movers. Crypto fear & greed remained in extreme fear at 11, now in that range for 6 straight days. Bitcoin wiped out its 2025 gains after falling below $92k (briefly sub-$90k), now down 2% on the ytd. The cboe unveiled “continuous” bitcoin and ethereum futures with 10-year terms as a perps-like alternative. The white house is considering to allow the irs to track and

Crypto majors are very red as btc briefly fell below $90k; btc -4% at $91,300; eth -5% at $3,050, bnb -2% at $915, sol -3% at $137. Icp (+9%), aster (+7%) and hype (+5%) led top movers. Crypto fear & greed remained in extreme fear at 11, now in that range for 6 straight days. Bitcoin wiped out its 2025 gains after falling below $92k (briefly sub-$90k), now down 2% on the ytd. The cboe unveiled “continuous” bitcoin and ethereum futures with 10-year terms as a perps-like alternative. The white house is considering to allow the irs to track and

Kisten Smith, President of Solana Policy Institute, explains how regulatory tailwinds are shaping the industry, from crypto treasury firms to industry confabs.

Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Head of Research Tom Lee, who is chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies, shares his perspective on Ethereum. He explains how the asset is being leveraged by crypto treasury firms, as well as a growing number of financial institutions.