What's happening: Bitcoin ETF Custody Concentrates Power, Raising Systemic Risk
Spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds now hold over $54 billion, roughly 1.5 million BTC. The ETF structure places the underlying coins in a trust controlled by a handful of custodians, with Coinbase identified as the dominant custodian, creating a single point of operational failure.
Also developing:
Truther, a crypto payments platform, is introducing a non‑custodial USDT Visa card in El Salvador. The card lets users spend stablecoin directly without pre‑loading fiat or using custodial wallets. A 2% fee applies to currency conversions, while Brazilian cardholders avoid the IOF tax on foreign transactions. The launch positions Truther at the forefront of crypto‑enabled payment solutions in emerging markets.
$ZEC is done in the short term. Lower timeframes indicate that we're in a downtrend since the recent peak. Hype is also slightly over its hill. What to look for in terms of trend changes? - Clear break of the 20-Daily...
Essentially, $LINK is on an interesting area. Pretty much a high beta play compared to $ETH. If $ETH moves up, then I would assume that $LINK goes up even more. What are they building? The best tech in the space, probably....

A Nevada federal judge ruled that Kalshi's sports‑outcome contracts are not swaps, removing them from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's exclusive jurisdiction. The decision allows Nevada's gaming regulators to oversee the platform’s sports prediction markets, overturning a preliminary injunction the...
A senior executive at a Brazil‑based cryptocurrency firm warned that expanding regulation and state surveillance threaten individual liberty, framing privacy as the "immune system of freedom." The remarks ignited a heated debate in São Paulo, where lawmakers are considering stricter...
The business cycle is defined by the valuation of Copper vs. Gold. Gold has gone up massively, which is basically the reasoning behind the entire risk-off thesis. However, Gold has peaked, or atleast, overextended to the upside in the short-term, which opens...
A House Judiciary Committee staff report authored by Ranking Member Jamie Raskin accuses President Donald Trump of exploiting his office to grow a personal cryptocurrency empire. The document, titled “Trump, Crypto, and a New Age of Corruption,” alleges that policy...
From a big time blogger to a software engineer to a viral content creator and businessman. Nick has worn many hats. In this Thanksgiving/Black Friday episode of Unchained, he joins to discuss: 💡 How he stumbled into internet fame 😶🌫️...
First crucial resistance zone for $BTC. It's the 20-Daily MA and it's a horizontal resistance zone. It will probably be used for people to take profits from, and therefore requires some time before the markets are going to go up...
Gold has outperformed Bitcoin since the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, rising 58% while Bitcoin fell about 12% over the same period. Central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and major asset allocators continue to favor gold for reserve holdings and trade,...
Shane Molidor, CEO of blockchain advisory firm Forgd, warns that insider‑style trading is moving from token launches to digital asset treasuries (DATs). As DATs chase smaller, less liquid cryptocurrencies for higher upside, early knowledge of purchases enables front‑running and price...
Bitwise research flags Bitcoin’s current pricing as the most bearish global growth outlook since the COVID‑19 pandemic and the FTX collapse. The cryptocurrency is trading at historically low sentiment levels, with prices sliding amid fears of an imminent recession. Despite...
Arthur Hayes, former BitMEX CEO, warned that Monad, a newly launched layer‑1 blockchain, could lose up to 99% of its value due to a token structure with a high fully diluted valuation and low circulating supply. He labeled the project...
XRP is poised at a technical crossroads, with $2.22 acting as the key resistance that could confirm a bullish Wave‑5 breakout, while $2.17 serves as immediate support. A close above $2.22 would validate the upward trend, whereas failure to hold...
The Coinbase premium, which measures the price spread between Coinbase and the broader crypto market, has shifted back into positive territory after several weeks of decline. This reversal signals that U.S. investors are once again willing to pay a higher...
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index climbed to 28 on Saturday, breaking an 18‑day streak of extreme fear that lasted through most of November. Bitcoin’s price hovered near $92,000, prompting Santiment’s social‑media metrics to turn bullish, while the Altcoin Season...
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Recent U.S. labor market data show a slowdown in job creation and a rise in unemployment claims, prompting analysts to revise growth and inflation forecasts. The weaker employment picture is expected to shift the Federal Reserve’s rate trajectory, potentially leading...
Decentralization matters in the long term.
BREAKING🚨 #BITCOIN BULL ADAM BACK STATES, "$100K IS WAY TOO CHEAP. BITCOIN GOES BETWEEN $500K AND $1M THIS CYCLE." https://t.co/iguNXpuUEH
Analyst André Dragosch of Bitwise notes that Bitcoin’s current risk‑reward profile mirrors the extreme asymmetry seen during the COVID‑19 pandemic. He points to a macro backdrop of expansive monetary policy, low‑interest rates, and heightened inflation concerns that echo early‑2020 conditions....
stUSDS discount market on Curve has now been successfully bootstrapped! 🥳 The stUSDS discount is right now fluctuating between 4-6% - make sure to buy directly from the curve pool instead of depositing on the website if you want stUSDS https://t.co/1rlxSNUtm9...
UPDATE 🚨 OPENSEA HAS DENIED IT IS RAISING $150M ON COINBASE FOR ITS TOKEN SALE - REAFFIRMS IT WILL COME IN 2026 https://t.co/8GPW5Z7bC1
You must first become a consistent trader to become a profitable trader. Luckily, consistency doesn't mean you make money daily. It simply means you show up, follow your plan, and always iterate. The profits will take care of themselves.
@TheCryptoLark Crypto is so insanely undervalued and manipulated, just remember that the manipulation will flip to the other side soon enough

MICHAEL SAYLOR HAS ISSUED HIS 21 RULES OF #BITCOIN 👇 https://t.co/Yq3aDssmNV

Amazon wasn’t a 22-year science experiment — it was profitable in 1998 and profitable in 22 of the last 28 years. If we’re going to use Amazon as the analogy for crypto, we should at least use the real company, not...
Curve sUSDS/stUSDS pool is live with 500k in incentives over the next 3 month https://t.co/RD4cWDUQNE Earn high yield on the incentives while also earning swap fees from stUSDS users that exit at a discount stUSDS is a risk capital token; this is...
If $USDT Dominance trends down again, another market pump will come📈 https://t.co/JTvfk85PnB
21 Rules of Bitcoin https://t.co/OiHy0N04Ig
REMINDER 🚨2.59% OF THE $HYPE SUPPLY UNLOCKS IN DECEMBER WORTH A MASSIVE $350.95M https://t.co/EDnjxFY3LB
China's central bank just reaffirmed its stance on crypto. According to them, Bitcoin and crypto are not legal tender and using crypto is considered ILLEGAL https://t.co/0lErEqsmLr
BREAKING 🚨 CHINA HAS ORDERED STRICTER ENFORCEMENT ON BITCOIN AND CRYPTO, STATING IT HAS NO LEGAL STATUS https://t.co/TpQGDcMRMd
A #Bitcoin move is coming this weekend!! Volatility is brewing https://t.co/IkR0DJzmlf
BREAKING 🚨MICHAEL SAYLOR PREDICTS MAJOR EVENTS FOR #BITCOIN IN 2026. HE'S STATED: 🔸 HALF OF MAJOR US BANKS ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH BITCOIN ETF INFRASTRUCTURE 🔸 MANY ARE PREPARING TO ACCEPT BTC AS COLLATERAL 🔸 TRADITIONAL BROKERS AND CUSTODIANS ARE BEGINNING TO...
Safety is one of the most important elements of holding and storing #Bitcoin and #Altcoins. That's why we discussed this topic in our podcast, @new_era_finance. Watch it here: https://t.co/CEJU4KJfc2
COINBASE IS PUSHING FOR STABLECOIN COLLATERAL AND DEFI RULES IN APPEAL TO CFTC AND CALLS FOR A REGULATORY OVERHAUL 🗞️ https://t.co/FrRj5xqedO
JUST IN 🚨 CZ STATES "IT'S BETTER TO SELL WHEN THERE IS MAXIMUM GREED, AND BUY WHEN THERE IS MAXIMUM FEAR" https://t.co/Hqu1LtOO34
There’s a couple of million in stUSDS liquidity for those looking to withdraw. If you act fast you may be able to withdraw before the large whale takes the liquidity. At current rates I would estimate the current liquidity constrained situation...
UPDATE 🚨 PUMPFUN HAS DENIED CLAIMS THAT IT CASHED OUT OVER $436 MILLION IN USDC, CALLING THE ALLEGATIONS “COMPLETE MISINFORMATION”
Black Friday deals everywhere… even in crypto. @BloFin_Official just launched a bundle with cashback, deposit boosts and fee rebates for new users. All the details are here 👉 https://t.co/QG93r45zvr DYOR, trading involves risk. https://t.co/rtR6EimZzH
Unpopular opinion, but it's better to sell when there is maximum greed, and buy when there is maximum fear. 🤷♂️
UK TO TRACK EVERY CRYPTO TRADE 🚨 From Jan 1 2026, exchanges must collect full UK user transaction data and submit to HMRC in 2027! https://t.co/BFSSThJOi1
DEFI LENDING PROTOCOLS NOW DOMINATE 55.7% OF ALL CRYPTO COLLATERALISED LOANS! https://t.co/owjawaqCMc
SEC SAYS EVERY DEPARTMENT IS NOW WORKING FULL TIME TO MAKE THE U.S. THE GLOBAL CRYPTO CAPITAL! 🚀 https://t.co/xdffInD1RU
BULLISH 🚨 CIRCLE JUST MINTED 500M $USDC ON SOLANA! https://t.co/EYeXP3fbuc
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Check out the panel I joined at Bitcoin Amsterdam https://t.co/oIuOk4Ng8U
#Bitcoin Rejected at $91,500 Key local resistance level to beat. https://t.co/6aPVKmxGx2