Bitcoin tumbles below $89,000, triggering over $200 million in long liquidations in past hour
The significant liquidations highlight the volatility and risk in crypto markets, potentially deterring new investors and impacting market stability. The post Bitcoin tumbles below $89,000, triggering over $200 million in long liquidations in past hour appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
‘We refused to do an ICO’: The truth behind Canton’s tokenomics
As Tharimmune raises $540 million to build a Canton Coin treasury, the story behind the Canton Network shows that ICOs are not the only way to launch new blockchains.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange halts trading, sparking public outcry
Trading was halted for about 10 hours before being restored on Friday, sparking a public backlash from derivatives and commodities traders.
Cathie Wood still bullish on $1.5M Bitcoin price target: Finance Redefined
Bitcoin recovered after four consecutive weeks in the red, surpassing the key $89,600 flow-weighted cost basis of Bitcoin ETF holders, the most significant cohort driving BTC inflows.
Fire breaks out at Greenidge mining facility co-hosting NYDIG rigs
The fire forced the facility to go offline to maintain safety, but none of the company's mining hardware was damaged in the incident.
Polymarket puts December rate-cut odds at 87% as crypto stocks climb
Cleanspark, Riot, Cipher and Circle rose as the odds of a US rate cut in December reached the highest level of the month on the prediction market.
CoinShares withdraws its SEC filing for staked Solana ETF
Analysts expected more Solana ETFs to go live in 2025, as investors chase yield-bearing opportunities through staking and network validation.
UK widens crypto reporting rules to cover domestic transactions
The UK will require crypto platforms to report all activity from domestic users starting in 2026, as tax authorities worldwide tighten oversight of digital assets.
Bitcoin hasn’t seen such ‘asymmetric risk-reward’ since COVID: Analyst
Bitwise crypto researcher André Dragosch said, “We’re staring at a similar macro setup” for Bitcoin as during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Price predictions 11/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, BCH, LINK
Bitcoin and several altcoins continue to show strength, but charts suggest that each needs a strong close above a key exponential moving average to continue the uptrend.
Ethereum tripling its gas limit is the ‘floor, we can go higher’ — Sassano
Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano said Ethereum’s gas limit could climb beyond three times next year, with some developers pushing for a fivefold increase.
How a weakening US labor market is putting pressure on Bitcoin and crypto prices
Cooling US labor data is shifting growth expectations, rate paths and liquidity, creating new macro pressures for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.
Crypto sentiment moves up from ‘extreme fear’ after 18-day stretch
The crypto sentiment indicator has moved up from extreme fear, and other social media indicators suggest sentiment is moving more bullish toward Bitcoin.
Arthur Hayes warns Monad could crash 99%, calls it high-risk ‘VC coin’
Arthur Hayes says Monad’s token structure makes it vulnerable to a brutal selloff, while predicting money printing will fuel the next major crypto rally.
Why China’s Bitcoin mining activity is surging again after a 4-year crackdown
Bitcoin mining in China is rising again. From dominance to ban to resurgence, this makes an engaging story.
Bitcoin forms short-term bottom, $100K relief rally in sight: Analyst
Bitcoin may be forming a local bottom as RSI nears oversold and whales open longs, fueling a possible relief rally toward the $100,000–$110,000 zone.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs break four-week outflow streak with $70M in weekly inflows
Spot Bitcoin ETFs snap a four-week outflow run with $70 million in weekly inflows as Ether ETFs also turn positive and analysts flag a potential Bitcoin bottom.
DATs bring crypto’s insider trading problem to TradFi: Shane Molidor
Information asymmetry and front-running behaviors are migrating from token markets to institutional products like DATs, warns Shane Molidor of Forgd.
Crypto self-custody is a fundamental right, says SEC's Hester Peirce
Self-custody of assets and financial privacy are both fundamental rights consistent with the pro-freedom philosophy on which the US was founded.
1.75M Hyperliquid tokens unlocked today, but was the price impacted?
The Hyperliquid development team provided clarity on Saturday's token unlock in response to community fears of increased selling pressure.
BTC mining difficulty forecast to rise in Dec, as hashprice sits near record lows
Bitcoin miners caught a break on Thursday as difficulty dropped, but the relief may be short-lived if it rises in December, as forecast.
Nasdaq crypto chief pledges to ‘move as fast as we can’ on tokenized stocks
Nasdaq’s head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said the stock exchange is ready to answer any questions the SEC may have for its proposal for tokenized stocks.
ETH may reclaim $3.2K soon, based on low stablecoin yields: Santiment
Stablecoin yields not being overly high suggests the market hasn’t reached a “major top” and Ether may reach $3,200 in the near term, according to Santiment.
BlackRock exec says ‘perfectly normal’ as IBIT sees $2.3B outflows in Nov
BlackRock says $2.34 billion in November outflows from IBIT are normal as demand once pushed the ETF near $100 billion.
Strategy will sell Bitcoin as ‘last resort’ if mNAV drops, capital is unavailable: CEO
Strategy CEO Phong Le says Bitcoin would only be sold if the company’s stock falls below net asset value and funding options disappear, calling it a financial decision.
Bitcoin 2022 bear market correlation hits 98% as ETFs add $220M
New research showed BTC price action on course to copy the 2022 bear market while risk-asset inflows showed signs of a bullish turnaround.
Fed rate-cut bets surge: Can Bitcoin finally break $91K to go higher?
Bitcoin price stayed stuck near $91,000 due to weak ETF flows and cautious derivatives as stocks and gold rallied on rising rate-cut bets.
Most Ethereum valuation models indicate ETH is undervalued: Analyst
Although most models projected ETH prices above $4,000, one critical valuation model bucked the trend, signaling that ETH may be overvalued.
Tether CEO slams S&P ratings agency and influencers spreading USDt FUD
The comments followed S&P;'s downgrade of USDt's ability to maintain its peg, which cited Tether's Bitcoin and gold reserves as a concern.
Telegram's Pavel Durov: Cocoon decentralized AI network now live
The privacy-preserving decentralized AI platform is built on top of The Open Network, and users earn TON for renting out computing power.
Here’s what happened in crypto today
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.
Crypto Market Prediction: Shiba Inu (SHIB) Ends It Here, Bitcoin (BTC) Price Reaches Key $90,954 Moment, Will XRP Fall Under Mini-Death Cross?
The recovery march could be over across SHIB, BTC and even XRP despite the relatively positive on-chain performance.
Upbit sets December 1 restart date following $37 million hack
Upbit will resume digital asset deposits and withdrawals on December 1 at 1:00 PM KST following a $37 million hack that targeted Solana-based assets. The South Korean exchange announced that all existing deposit addresses have been deleted, and users must…
‘We refused to do an ICO’: The truth behind Canton’s tokenomics
As Tharimmune raises $540 million to build a Canton Coin treasury, the story behind the Canton Network shows that ICOs are not the only way to launch new blockchains.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange halts trading, sparking public outcry
Trading was halted for about 10 hours before being restored on Friday, sparking a public backlash from derivatives and commodities traders.
Cathie Wood still bullish on $1.5M Bitcoin price target: Finance Redefined
Bitcoin recovered after four consecutive weeks in the red, surpassing the key $89,600 flow-weighted cost basis of Bitcoin ETF holders, the most significant cohort driving BTC inflows.
Fire breaks out at Greenidge mining facility co-hosting NYDIG rigs
The fire forced the facility to go offline to maintain safety, but none of the company's mining hardware was damaged in the incident.
Polymarket puts December rate-cut odds at 87% as crypto stocks climb
Cleanspark, Riot, Cipher and Circle rose as the odds of a US rate cut in December reached the highest level of the month on the prediction market.
CoinShares withdraws its SEC filing for staked Solana ETF
Analysts expected more Solana ETFs to go live in 2025, as investors chase yield-bearing opportunities through staking and network validation.
UK widens crypto reporting rules to cover domestic transactions
The UK will require crypto platforms to report all activity from domestic users starting in 2026, as tax authorities worldwide tighten oversight of digital assets.
Bitcoin hasn’t seen such ‘asymmetric risk-reward’ since COVID: Analyst
Bitwise crypto researcher André Dragosch said, “We’re staring at a similar macro setup” for Bitcoin as during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Price predictions 11/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, BCH, LINK
Bitcoin and several altcoins continue to show strength, but charts suggest that each needs a strong close above a key exponential moving average to continue the uptrend.
Ethereum tripling its gas limit is the ‘floor, we can go higher’ — Sassano
Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano said Ethereum’s gas limit could climb beyond three times next year, with some developers pushing for a fivefold increase.
How a weakening US labor market is putting pressure on Bitcoin and crypto prices
Cooling US labor data is shifting growth expectations, rate paths and liquidity, creating new macro pressures for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.
Crypto sentiment moves up from ‘extreme fear’ after 18-day stretch
The crypto sentiment indicator has moved up from extreme fear, and other social media indicators suggest sentiment is moving more bullish toward Bitcoin.
Arthur Hayes warns Monad could crash 99%, calls it high-risk ‘VC coin’
Arthur Hayes says Monad’s token structure makes it vulnerable to a brutal selloff, while predicting money printing will fuel the next major crypto rally.
Why China’s Bitcoin mining activity is surging again after a 4-year crackdown
Bitcoin mining in China is rising again. From dominance to ban to resurgence, this makes an engaging story.
Bitcoin forms short-term bottom, $100K relief rally in sight: Analyst
Bitcoin may be forming a local bottom as RSI nears oversold and whales open longs, fueling a possible relief rally toward the $100,000–$110,000 zone.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs break four-week outflow streak with $70M in weekly inflows
Spot Bitcoin ETFs snap a four-week outflow run with $70 million in weekly inflows as Ether ETFs also turn positive and analysts flag a potential Bitcoin bottom.
DATs bring crypto’s insider trading problem to TradFi: Shane Molidor
Information asymmetry and front-running behaviors are migrating from token markets to institutional products like DATs, warns Shane Molidor of Forgd.
Crypto self-custody is a fundamental right, says SEC's Hester Peirce
Self-custody of assets and financial privacy are both fundamental rights consistent with the pro-freedom philosophy on which the US was founded.
1.75M Hyperliquid tokens unlocked today, but was the price impacted?
The Hyperliquid development team provided clarity on Saturday's token unlock in response to community fears of increased selling pressure.
BTC mining difficulty forecast to rise in Dec, as hashprice sits near record lows
Bitcoin miners caught a break on Thursday as difficulty dropped, but the relief may be short-lived if it rises in December, as forecast.
Nasdaq crypto chief pledges to ‘move as fast as we can’ on tokenized stocks
Nasdaq’s head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said the stock exchange is ready to answer any questions the SEC may have for its proposal for tokenized stocks.
ETH may reclaim $3.2K soon, based on low stablecoin yields: Santiment
Stablecoin yields not being overly high suggests the market hasn’t reached a “major top” and Ether may reach $3,200 in the near term, according to Santiment.
BlackRock exec says ‘perfectly normal’ as IBIT sees $2.3B outflows in Nov
BlackRock says $2.34 billion in November outflows from IBIT are normal as demand once pushed the ETF near $100 billion.
Strategy will sell Bitcoin as ‘last resort’ if mNAV drops, capital is unavailable: CEO
Strategy CEO Phong Le says Bitcoin would only be sold if the company’s stock falls below net asset value and funding options disappear, calling it a financial decision.
Bitcoin 2022 bear market correlation hits 98% as ETFs add $220M
New research showed BTC price action on course to copy the 2022 bear market while risk-asset inflows showed signs of a bullish turnaround.
Fed rate-cut bets surge: Can Bitcoin finally break $91K to go higher?
Bitcoin price stayed stuck near $91,000 due to weak ETF flows and cautious derivatives as stocks and gold rallied on rising rate-cut bets.
Most Ethereum valuation models indicate ETH is undervalued: Analyst
Although most models projected ETH prices above $4,000, one critical valuation model bucked the trend, signaling that ETH may be overvalued.
Tether CEO slams S&P ratings agency and influencers spreading USDt FUD
The comments followed S&P;'s downgrade of USDt's ability to maintain its peg, which cited Tether's Bitcoin and gold reserves as a concern.
Telegram's Pavel Durov: Cocoon decentralized AI network now live
The privacy-preserving decentralized AI platform is built on top of The Open Network, and users earn TON for renting out computing power.
Here’s what happened in crypto today
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.
Ethereum’s Fusaka Hard Fork Goes Live December 3, The Biggest Throughput Upgrade Since The Merge
Ethereum is gearing up for its most consequential scalability leap in years. The Fusaka hard fork, the second major network upgrade of 2025 and the most ambitious since The Merge, activates on December 3rd at slot 13,164,544 (21:49 UTC). After Pectra earlier this year, Fusaka pushes Ethereum further into high-throughput, low-latency territory. It ships a stack of core EIPs designed to improve user experience, strengthen Layer-2 performance, and prepare the chain for long-term decentralization. #Ethereum’s Fusaka Hard Fork Goes Live on December 3rd Fusaka, the most ambitious scalability upgrade since The Merge and @ethereum’s second major network upgrade of 2025, The post Ethereum’s Fusaka Hard Fork Goes Live December 3, The Biggest Throughput Upgrade Since The Merge appeared first on The Merkle News.
Hyperliquid Marks One Year Since Genesis as Weekly Unlocks Begin
Today marks exactly one year since the Hyperliquid genesis event and the launch of its native token $HYPE on November 29, 2024. The project is celebrating its first anniversary just as its long-awaited weekly unlocks officially begin, a moment the community has been anticipating for months. This anniversary isn’t just symbolic. It marks the start of a new distribution era, one that will test the ecosystem’s maturity while adding clarity to how the Hyperliquid team manages supply, incentives, and trust. The first unlock is already live. And the numbers give a clear picture of how Hyperliquid intends to move forward. The post Hyperliquid Marks One Year Since Genesis as Weekly Unlocks Begin appeared first on The Merkle News.
Blackrock Credits Bitcoin ETFs With Leading Its Global Revenue
Blackrock says its spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have become its most profitable product line, with allocations nearing $100 billion, according to comments from its Brazil director. Blackrock Executive: Spot Bitcoin ETFs Near $100B in Allocations Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with more than $13.4 trillion in assets under management (AUM), says its spot bitcoin […]
Sahara AI’s Token Plunges, What Went Wrong?
At exactly 23:24 UTC+8, the price of SAHARA, the token behind Sahara AI, took a sharp dive. It bottomed out at an intraday low of $0.0346. Ever since, it slowly clawed back to $0.04426. That value still marks a nearly 45.6% drop from the 24-hour high of $0.08141. What happened in the minutes before the plunge remains unclear. The team behind Sahara AI has remained silent. No statements, no explanations, no commentary. The silence speaks as loudly as a tweet: the project seems unprepared for this collapse. SAHARA’s streak hasn’t always looked so bleak. Not long ago, the token soared, The post Sahara AI’s Token Plunges, What Went Wrong? appeared first on The Merkle News.
North Korea weaponizes banned Nvidia GPUs in push to steal more crypto
North Korea has spent nearly 30 years developing artificial intelligence capabilities that could accelerate crypto theft operations, according to a report from South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy. Researchers discovered Pyongyang is using banned NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2700 graphics…
Tether CEO dismisses insolvency claims, says critics ignore $30B in group equity
Tether's robust equity buffer may enhance market confidence, but ongoing scrutiny of its reserves could impact stablecoin trust and adoption. The post Tether CEO dismisses insolvency claims, says critics ignore $30B in group equity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Telegram-backed Cocoon goes live, now letting GPU owners earn crypto for AI compute
Cocoon's launch could decentralize AI processing, enhancing data privacy and creating new crypto-earning opportunities for GPU owners. The post Telegram-backed Cocoon goes live, now letting GPU owners earn crypto for AI compute appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Crypto Firms Commit HK$57M in Immediate Aid After Hong Kong’s Deadliest Fire
Binance, HashKey, KuCoin, Bitget, and TRON together committed millions to assist victims and rebuild communities
Telegram's Pavel Durov: Cocoon decentralized AI network now live
The privacy-preserving decentralized AI platform is built on top of The Open Network, and users earn TON for renting out computing power.
Why quantum security is rising on layer-1 roadmaps and which networks are preparing first
Quantum security is moving from theory to practice as layer-1 blockchains prepare long-term plans to adopt post-quantum cryptography.
‘We refused to do an ICO’: The truth behind Canton’s tokenomics
As Tharimmune raises $540 million to build a Canton Coin treasury, the story behind the Canton Network shows that ICOs are not the only way to launch new blockchains.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange halts trading, sparking public outcry
Trading was halted for about 10 hours before being restored on Friday, sparking a public backlash from derivatives and commodities traders.
Cathie Wood still bullish on $1.5M Bitcoin price target: Finance Redefined
Bitcoin recovered after four consecutive weeks in the red, surpassing the key $89,600 flow-weighted cost basis of Bitcoin ETF holders, the most significant cohort driving BTC inflows.
Fire breaks out at Greenidge mining facility co-hosting NYDIG rigs
The fire forced the facility to go offline to maintain safety, but none of the company's mining hardware was damaged in the incident.
Polymarket puts December rate-cut odds at 87% as crypto stocks climb
Cleanspark, Riot, Cipher and Circle rose as the odds of a US rate cut in December reached the highest level of the month on the prediction market.
CoinShares withdraws its SEC filing for staked Solana ETF
Analysts expected more Solana ETFs to go live in 2025, as investors chase yield-bearing opportunities through staking and network validation.
UK widens crypto reporting rules to cover domestic transactions
The UK will require crypto platforms to report all activity from domestic users starting in 2026, as tax authorities worldwide tighten oversight of digital assets.
Bitcoin hasn’t seen such ‘asymmetric risk-reward’ since COVID: Analyst
Bitwise crypto researcher André Dragosch said, “We’re staring at a similar macro setup” for Bitcoin as during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Price predictions 11/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, BCH, LINK
Bitcoin and several altcoins continue to show strength, but charts suggest that each needs a strong close above a key exponential moving average to continue the uptrend.
Ethereum tripling its gas limit is the ‘floor, we can go higher’ — Sassano
Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano said Ethereum’s gas limit could climb beyond three times next year, with some developers pushing for a fivefold increase.
How a weakening US labor market is putting pressure on Bitcoin and crypto prices
Cooling US labor data is shifting growth expectations, rate paths and liquidity, creating new macro pressures for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market.
Crypto sentiment moves up from ‘extreme fear’ after 18-day stretch
The crypto sentiment indicator has moved up from extreme fear, and other social media indicators suggest sentiment is moving more bullish toward Bitcoin.
Arthur Hayes warns Monad could crash 99%, calls it high-risk ‘VC coin’
Arthur Hayes says Monad’s token structure makes it vulnerable to a brutal selloff, while predicting money printing will fuel the next major crypto rally.
Why China’s Bitcoin mining activity is surging again after a 4-year crackdown
Bitcoin mining in China is rising again. From dominance to ban to resurgence, this makes an engaging story.
Bitcoin forms short-term bottom, $100K relief rally in sight: Analyst
Bitcoin may be forming a local bottom as RSI nears oversold and whales open longs, fueling a possible relief rally toward the $100,000–$110,000 zone.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs break four-week outflow streak with $70M in weekly inflows
Spot Bitcoin ETFs snap a four-week outflow run with $70 million in weekly inflows as Ether ETFs also turn positive and analysts flag a potential Bitcoin bottom.
DATs bring crypto’s insider trading problem to TradFi: Shane Molidor
Information asymmetry and front-running behaviors are migrating from token markets to institutional products like DATs, warns Shane Molidor of Forgd.
Crypto self-custody is a fundamental right, says SEC's Hester Peirce
Self-custody of assets and financial privacy are both fundamental rights consistent with the pro-freedom philosophy on which the US was founded.
1.75M Hyperliquid tokens unlocked today, but was the price impacted?
The Hyperliquid development team provided clarity on Saturday's token unlock in response to community fears of increased selling pressure.
BTC mining difficulty forecast to rise in Dec, as hashprice sits near record lows
Bitcoin miners caught a break on Thursday as difficulty dropped, but the relief may be short-lived if it rises in December, as forecast.
Nasdaq crypto chief pledges to ‘move as fast as we can’ on tokenized stocks
Nasdaq’s head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said the stock exchange is ready to answer any questions the SEC may have for its proposal for tokenized stocks.
ETH may reclaim $3.2K soon, based on low stablecoin yields: Santiment
Stablecoin yields not being overly high suggests the market hasn’t reached a “major top” and Ether may reach $3,200 in the near term, according to Santiment.
BlackRock exec says ‘perfectly normal’ as IBIT sees $2.3B outflows in Nov
BlackRock says $2.34 billion in November outflows from IBIT are normal as demand once pushed the ETF near $100 billion.
Strategy will sell Bitcoin as ‘last resort’ if mNAV drops, capital is unavailable: CEO
Strategy CEO Phong Le says Bitcoin would only be sold if the company’s stock falls below net asset value and funding options disappear, calling it a financial decision.
Bitcoin 2022 bear market correlation hits 98% as ETFs add $220M
New research showed BTC price action on course to copy the 2022 bear market while risk-asset inflows showed signs of a bullish turnaround.
Fed rate-cut bets surge: Can Bitcoin finally break $91K to go higher?
Bitcoin price stayed stuck near $91,000 due to weak ETF flows and cautious derivatives as stocks and gold rallied on rising rate-cut bets.
Here’s what happened in crypto today
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.