What's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
The firm bought 3,015 BTC for $204.1M, raising its total holdings above 720,000 BTC and bringing the cumulative cost to roughly $54.8B. The average price of $67,700 per BTC was below its overall cost basis of $75,985.
Also developing:
Taurus, a FINMA‑regulated digital‑asset custodian, has partnered with Everstake to embed non‑custodial staking services into its custody platform. The integration lets banks and institutional investors delegate assets such as Solana, Near, Cardano and Tezos to Everstake’s validator infrastructure while keeping private keys within Taurus’ custody workflow. Everstake supports over 80 proof‑of‑stake networks and manages roughly $7 billion in staked assets, providing a broad yield‑generation layer for Taurus clients. The move expands Taurus’ offering from pure custody to a full‑stack staking solution.
Bitcoin briefly slipped below its Metcalfe‑derived fair value for the first time in nearly two years, triggering a 36% price correction to around $80,000 before rebounding above $90,000. The dip coincided with a rapid 50,000 BTC increase in long‑term holder (LTH)...
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin allocated a modest 256 ETH grant to two privacy‑focused messaging projects, Session and SimpleX Chat, without the typical fanfare. Both platforms prioritize metadata‑resistant communication, aiming to protect user metadata from surveillance. The grant underscores a strategic shift...
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Aave’s native token AAVE jumped 14% to $188, breaking the $175 resistance after the protocol announced integration with Bybit’s Mantle layer‑2 network. The partnership connects Aave’s lending markets to Bybit’s 70 million user base, offering low‑cost, high‑throughput access to decentralized finance....
On-chain data shows Solana’s circulating supply contracting sharply, while fresh liquidity inflows have kept SOL trading just above the $120 technical support level. The supply crunch is driven by heightened staking and token burns, reducing sell‑side pressure. Despite the price...
CME Group has launched a new suite of cryptocurrency benchmarks, highlighted by the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, which tracks the 30‑day implied volatility of Bitcoin and Micro‑Bitcoin futures options. The index functions as a crypto‑market analogue to the equity VIX,...

Jerome Powell addressed the Hoover Institution on Dec. 1 as bond traders priced an 87% probability of a December rate cut, while the Federal Open Market Committee appeared split on the path forward. The announcement coincided with a sharp $4.3 billion outflow...
This is what you'd want to see. $BTC coming back up again, after a weird move down on the 1st of this month. Now, again, breaking the $92K area is crucial. If that breaks, then I'm sure we'll start to see...
I really enjoyed my first interview with Jordi Visser. We touch on a lot of topics, including Bitcoin’s price, his viral btc “IPO moment” newsletter, AI shockwaves, capitalism’s breaking point and more. Let us know what you think! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Jordi...

The Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK) gives equity investors another way to access LINK.

Bitcoin’s 30‑day implied volatility index (BVIV) is diverging sharply from the S&P 500’s VIX, widening the BVIV‑VIX spread beyond its historic 20‑32 range. The breakout suggests that market participants expect crypto volatility to outpace equity‑market risk in the near term. Volmex...

Bank of America’s 2026 outlook credits a surge in artificial‑intelligence spending with accelerating growth in both the United States and China, forecasting U.S. GDP at 2.4% and Chinese GDP at 4.7% by the end of 2026. The report highlights a...

Bernstein has kept its bullish stance on Coinbase, maintaining an outperform rating and a $510 price target that implies roughly 90% upside from the current share price. The brokerage argues that the exchange is transitioning from a spot‑trading‑centric model to...

It's there! A big day going forward for everyone within the $VET community. Hayabusa goes live! From the 9th of December, you'll also be able to stake your tokens through StarGate 2.0 in any validator pool or delegator that you require. The big final...
A Brazilian federal court sentenced 14 individuals to between 8 and 21 years in prison for laundering roughly 508 million reais ($95 million) from drug trafficking using shell companies and cryptocurrency. The network, dubbed Terra Fértil, operated across multiple states, employing fake...
The Fed has officially ended QT But that's not all They also dropped the hint for QE by injecting $13.5 billion into the banking system overnight The 2nd overnight repo operation since COVID And overnight repo operations just doesn't happen without a reason It happens...
Forward’s liquid staking token is live!
The episode examines why November became Bitcoin's worst month since 2018, attributing the decline to thin liquidity, excessive leverage, and heightened macroeconomic tensions from Japan to the Federal Reserve. It explores whether this pain is purging speculative froth ahead of...
The fun begins above $145 for $SOL 📈 https://t.co/toLefGFCUj
JUST IN 🚨 CME LAUNCHES BITCOIN VOLATILITY INDEX & OTHER CRYPTO BENCHMARKS https://t.co/TlnxoOgwq4
Quantum computing is real concern for the crypto industry now
STRATEGY CEO TALKS USD RESERVE & THE SCENARIO OF SELLING BITCOIN 🚨 https://t.co/iAB9esT9fy
I don't think the 4-year cycle is valid anymore. It's a weird way of thinking that any form of mass adoption through technology is going to be exactly timed through a 4-year sequence that is only consisting of a supply...
$AAVE (per request) Looks decent here. If it can push through this resistance it's got a little room to the upside https://t.co/x4yEZgePMZ
$ASTER (per request) Not much interest here. Needs to reclaim $1.25 to have an upside chance https://t.co/htYILDTvbj
$PENGU (per request) Nice volume today. if it closes above the local high here then probably pushes back up to resistance; similar to what FARTCOIN did. https://t.co/UfhdRdxXyG
$ETH (per request) If it can reclaim this resistance then it can push to $3,300-3,400 area. https://t.co/BdVDZ9YesG
$ONDS (per request) Just at some local resistance but looks pretty solid with nice volume If it can clear the local high it can run again https://t.co/1GPSEkkazj
$CRV (Per request) Really just a dead chart unless it can reclaim $0.60 then maybe it would have some sort of a chance of doing something https://t.co/HgLk08lRYm
Nice move today for crypto, still need to get BTC back up above the 50 week EMA at 100k though ! Could Vangaurd and Bank of America be the bull catalysts with an insane macro backdrop to get us there...
Blackrock brought in 62 billion in BTC flows in under 2 years! If Vanguard brings even half of that then buckle up!!! It’s going to be a wild ride !
I couldn't be more excited about @davistrazza joining @lightspark as our first Chief Business Officer. Davi is in an incredible leader who was responsible for a big part of the growth at Adyen — a company I've long admired. Can't...
Gemini and Nano Banana - Amazing or over hyped?
“We are not Bitcoin traders — we’re Bitcoin investors.” — Phong Le, @Strategy CEO https://t.co/GQGahdseP4

JUST IN 🚨 PHANTOM LAUNCHES PERPS PAIRS FOR $COIN AND $HOOD IN-APP https://t.co/0dn0nCJrHh
EMERGENCY: BLACKROCK TO "TOKENIZE ALL ASSETS" CRYPTO SUPER CYCLE STARTS NOW? https://t.co/KMI0gGnnhW
Global financial conditions have reached their easiest levels since 2021 Yet the crypto market is underperforming every asset out there https://t.co/sT9HpcYi1E

STRATEGY ARE CONSIDERING LENDING BITCOIN IN THE FUTURE THE BITCOIN BANK 🏦 https://t.co/EvPYqWeGXI
Multicoin is hosting a party at Breakpoint next week! https://t.co/pMJZLpAMRE
JIM CRAMER LABELS SAYLOR THE "MALCOLM X OF BITCOIN" AND SAYS HE WILL DEFEAT THE SHORTS 🚨 https://t.co/a9JQdxZEHK

BITCOIN TO $102,000 AS RELIEF RALLY IF BULLS KEEP PUSHING!!!!!! (Yellow line) 🚀 (then likely bera continuation) https://t.co/JabhuJvZDd
Circle Contracts now shipping on @Arc Testnet
Good explainer thread on CCA auctions
"Families of victims from Oct. 7 are suing Binance, saying that the company helped fund terrorism that day, and that funding killed 'my family member'. This is a very personal claim, not another securities claim or an unregistered token, but...

#BTC Bitcoin has an entire month to perform 2% upside to end the month above the ~$93500 Four Year Cycle level and close the year as a green candle $BTC #Crypto #Bitcoin https://t.co/1K3upy2DCx
"Plaintiff's attorneys take a big bowl of spaghetti, and they throw it on the wall to see what sticks... And regulators are often more strategic when they bring lawsuits. They are not gonna bring a claim that can't be proven." -...
Title: Lawsuits, Crackdowns & a Market Outage: DEX in the City https://t.co/HnQzpOSb7C
REMINDER ⏰ ETHEREUM’S FUSAKA UPGRADE GOES LIVE TOMORROW https://t.co/MwYCt5L1Y9
Just use Aave.