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.
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Bubblemaps reported that a cluster of about 160 wallets linked to Edel Finance bought roughly 30% of the newly launched EDEL token, worth about $11 million. The platform alleges the purchases were coordinated through Binance‑funded wallets and hidden behind multiple layers before trading opened. Edel Finance’s co‑founder countered, saying the team intended to acquire up to 60% of the supply and placed the tokens in a 36‑month vesting contract. Since launch, EDEL’s market cap has slipped about 62%.
The Bank for International Settlements appointed IMF digital‑money expert Tommaso Mancini‑Griffoli as head of its Innovation Hub, effective March 2026. His mandate covers central bank digital currencies, tokenized assets, and new market infrastructure. Mancini‑Griffoli is known for advocating synthetic CBDCs...
Spain’s left‑wing Sumar parliamentary group has tabled amendments that would raise the top personal tax rate on cryptocurrency gains to 47%, while imposing a flat 30% rate on corporate crypto holdings. The plan also mandates the CNVM to display a...
Deutsche Börse announced it will integrate AllUnity’s EURAU euro‑pegged stablecoin into its market infrastructure, beginning with custodial services through its Clearstream central securities depository. This marks the exchange group’s third euro stablecoin partnership, following Circle’s EURC and Societe Generale‑Forge’s EURCV, and...
Bitcoin is down roughly 20% in November, marking its weakest performance since the 2018 bear market. The decline has pushed BTC/USD toward a 36% drawdown from October’s highs, while historical data shows red Novembers often precede red Decembers. An AI‑driven...

Binance has launched Binance Prestige, a white‑glove service aimed at ultra‑high‑net‑worth crypto investors and family offices. The offering targets clients with roughly $10 million in digital assets, providing dedicated relationship managers and bespoke trading, custody, and advisory solutions. By positioning itself...
Reflected on some key developments in 2025 and shared some expectations for 2026 in an interview with @businessline: >Majority of Indians prefer crypto bluechips (like Bitcoin, Ethereum) over memecoins! > Bitcoin ETFs seeing explosive success, stablecoin integration coming are all...
Ark Invest added $9.1 million to its crypto‑related holdings on Nov. 25, buying $7.6 million of Circle and $1.5 million of Bullish. Both stocks fell on the day of purchase as Bitcoin hovered around $87,500. The purchases come amid a broader slide in crypto...
JPMorgan Chase has unveiled a structured note tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), calibrated to Bitcoin’s four‑year halving rhythm. The note is engineered to deliver returns that reflect an expected price dip in 2026 followed by a rally in...
Kevin Hassett, a Trump economic adviser who heads the White House’s crypto working group, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair. Hassett owns roughly $1 million of Coinbase stock and receives a $50,001 advisory...
The debut of a regulated XRP exchange‑traded fund pulled in roughly $164 million, yet the cryptocurrency quickly retreated toward the critical $2.20 support level. ETF inflows provided a brief price lift but were quickly absorbed by existing sell pressure and ongoing...
Grayscale Investments quietly launched GDOG, the ticker for its Dogecoin Trust, on a major U.S. exchange, offering a regulated avenue for institutional and retail exposure. Meanwhile, Dogecoin is in a bullish consolidation phase, repeatedly forming higher lows that suggest accumulating...
Bitcoin has slipped 20.6% since the start of November, breaking the month’s historic 40.8% average gain. Bitfinex analysts warn the market may either see a rapid demand rebound or enter a prolonged accumulation phase. The price now sits around $87,305,...
Coinbase Ventures announced nine strategic investment themes for 2026, focusing on real‑world asset perpetuals, specialized exchanges, next‑generation DeFi, and AI‑driven development tools. The venture arm, which has made 618 investments since 2018, highlighted areas such as prop‑AMMs, prediction‑market aggregators, on‑chain...
Traders are focusing on major moving averages as pivotal price zones for Bitcoin. The 50‑day, 200‑day and other key MAs are expected to become battlegrounds where bulls and bears contest control. Breaches of these averages often precede sharp trend reversals,...
Obviously not but it was a bug that impacted a small number of regions, was fixed within an hour, and had zero negative impacts for users (they couldn’t sell the lowest price it ever traded at). Still don’t know what...
$40B HEDGE FUND CALAMOS JUST DECLARED BITCOIN IS HERE FOREVER AND HEADED WAY HIGHER! 🚀 https://t.co/oSKSKL61DL
Chainlink co‑founder Sergey Nazarov said DeFi is about 30% of the way to mass adoption and expects it to reach 50% global adoption once regulatory clarity emerges, 70% when institutional capital flows, and full parity with traditional finance by 2030....
#BITCOIN MINER CLEANSPARK HAS REPORTED RECORD ANNUAL REVENUE AFTER MOVING INTO AI ALONGSIDE ITS MINING OPERATIONS ⛏️🤖 https://t.co/DSdES8HbL8
PAXOS, THE ISSUER OF $PAXG, HAS ACQUIRED CRYPTO-WALLET STARTUP FORDEFI IN A DEAL EXCEEDING $100 MILLION https://t.co/pAUO5lbNMy
Texas announced a $5 million purchase of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and earmarked an additional $5 million for a self‑custodied Bitcoin acquisition, bringing the state’s initial crypto allocation to $10 million from general revenue. The move follows Governor Greg Abbott’s legislation authorizing...
This chart remains super interesting, as I think that we'll see a strong breakout upwards in the coming weeks for $ETH. I repeat: This cycle is far from over. https://t.co/T1wFgVAN44
BITCOIN SPOT ETF’S RECORDED A NET INFLOW OF 1.46K $BTC WORTH $128.7M IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! https://t.co/s64wa0GyOy
US Bancorp, the holding company of US Bank, has launched a stablecoin pilot on the Stellar blockchain in partnership with PwC and the Stellar Development Foundation. The pilot is designed to showcase how a regulated, bank‑grade environment can leverage programmable money...
BREAKING🚨 GRAYSCALE'S DOGECOIN ETF $GDOG FALLS 90% SHORT OF VOLUME FORECAST - PULLING IN JUST $1.4M https://t.co/6l0vaHv5Hy
UPDATE 🚨 VITALIK HAS JUST MOVED 1,009 ETHEREUM WORTH $2.94M! 👀 https://t.co/cGuLMM0vfj
"How does the governance token capture value?" https://t.co/evILfkPiCA
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UPDATE 🚨 The UAE is bringing in a new law that puts DeFi, Web3, Stablecoins, DEXs and Bridges under Central Bank rules by Sept 2026! https://t.co/YtzjNoQILh
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BULLISH 🚨 FIDELITY, BLACKROCK AND GRAYSCALE JUST BOUGHT $101.8M WORTH OF $ETH. WHALES ARE ACCUMULATING AGAIN! 🚀 https://t.co/3ZKRlwL7eB
USDD on uniswap is live now.
UPDATE 🚨 $SOL ETFS have seen zero outflows since launch and have brought in over $531M worth of inflows during their first week! 🚀 https://t.co/wQsDesjQil
Solana ETFs have almost bought 1% of the supply in just a couple of weeks of trading. Daily inflows the last two days have been over 50 million, which as a percentage of market cap is the equivalent billion dollar...
SOUTH KOREA'S KAKAOBANK JUST STARTED BUILDING IT’S OWN KOREAN WON BACKED STABLECOIN! https://t.co/m2qKBpK59v
BULLISH 🚨 Rumours are circulating that Elon Musk is secretly buying huge amounts of Bitcoin! Massive if true! 🚀 https://t.co/13OhHYnvly
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DONALD TRUMP JR. SAYS “A PERFECT STORM FOR BITCOIN IS BREWING, IT'S GOING TO THE MOON!” WE ARE SO BACK! 🚀 https://t.co/o6ZBBXs06X
@satflation You can’t prune the junk. You can only cripple your node by pruning it.
BLACKROCK AND FIDELITY JUST ACQUIRED $253.8M IN BITCOIN! INSTITUTIONS ARE BUYING AGAIN! 🚀 https://t.co/Kx19FDMLbL
UPDATE 🚨 JPMORGAN SAYS "CRYPTO IS EMERGING AS A TRADABLE MACRO ASSET." 🚀 https://t.co/1nE5d4Pb5h
BULLISH 🚨 RUSSIA ARE REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO RELAX RULES FOR BUYING BITCOIN! 🚀 https://t.co/P9s8pPdTVj
SOLANA STILL LEADS ALL CHAINS IN 24 HOUR DEX VOLUME! 🚀 https://t.co/mpzH6l79Wt
UPDATE 🚨 $1.7 TRILLION FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SUBMITS 8-A TO SEC FOR SPOT $SOL ETF! Launch could be tomorrow! 👀 https://t.co/BxXQocJTsv
This is why I’m glad I orange pilled myself. No person, book, or podcast set me on the Bitcoin path. Just me, myself, and first principles thinking.
@jt_developer you focus on prop AMMs pulling prices from other CLOBS... how do MMs price on cLOBs? by looking at mid price and such on many venues you can provide liquidity in CLOB format or prop AMM format. both can be...
@IncomeSharks @TopGoonX Yeah if it breaks above $677 then per Top Goon X rules pretty likely to push to the 1.337 fib
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@SpikeShotCrypto @TopGoonX Correct that's why it's known as the bull trap fib. See BTC 2021 top and recent top. Both did the same thing after a top Goon X sell approaching alert on weekly time frame.