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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A malicious Chrome extension named “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” briefly rose to the fourth position in Chrome Web Store search results for “Ethereum wallet” in early November. The extension masqueraded as a legitimate wallet with a polished UI, a generic security‑focused name, and a flood of fabricated five‑star reviews. Once installed, it harvested users’ seed phrases, effectively stealing their crypto assets. The incident highlights the ease with which deceptive crypto‑related extensions can infiltrate mainstream browser ecosystems.

Here’s why crypto is in a meltdown right now. #bitcoin #crypto #altcoins

RedStone co‑founder Marcin Kaźmierczak warns that tokenized stocks on blockchain could become mispriced over weekends because crypto markets trade 24/7 while traditional equity markets are closed. Oracle providers often freeze price feeds after Friday market close, leaving on‑chain versions of...

VanEck CEO Jan van Eck told CNBC that Bitcoin may lack sufficient encryption and privacy, raising concerns about its resilience to quantum computing and transaction confidentiality. He noted that some long‑term Bitcoin holders are evaluating Zcash for its stronger privacy...

Wall Street investors collectively sold roughly $5.4 billion of MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares, a company that has built its valuation on massive Bitcoin holdings. The sell‑off was triggered by a combination of deteriorating Bitcoin prices, heightened regulatory scrutiny of crypto‑exposed firms, and...

Chicago‑based Crypto Dispensers, a leading Bitcoin ATM operator, has hired advisors to conduct a strategic review and explore a potential $100 million sale after its founder and CEO, Firas Isa, was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on money‑laundering charges...

The article details how Bitcoin can operate without traditional internet or satellite connections, highlighting a 2019 experiment where Rodolfo Novak transmitted a Bitcoin transaction from Toronto to Michigan via ham radio on the 40‑meter band using the ionosphere as a...

Wow. Community notes are totally corrupted. I posted something objectively true. Cardano bots/shills post false community notes. Article cited in notes doesn’t validate any of the bullet point claims. https://t.co/LOCVGYJ7S1

Macro‑economist Lyn Alden told the *What Bitcoin Did* podcast that the crypto market has not reached euphoric levels, reducing the likelihood of a major capitulation. She argues the current Bitcoin cycle is driven more by broader macro factors than the...

BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, told the Coin Stories podcast that most institutional clients view Bitcoin primarily as a store‑of‑value rather than a future global payments network, describing the latter as an out‑of‑the‑money option. He said widespread Bitcoin...

Grayscale Research has labeled Chainlink as essential infrastructure for the expanding tokenized assets market, which it values at $35 billion and expects to grow. The report highlights Chainlink’s suite of services—including real‑world data feeds, compliance tools, and its Cross‑Chain Interoperability Protocol...

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Deezy breaks down the recent Cardano network incident, examining whether the blockchain was hacked or experienced a downtime and assessing the potential price impact for traders. He explains the technical signs of a possible network crash, outlines immediate risks to...

Cardano experienced a brief chain split on Friday after a malformed delegation transaction triggered an old software bug in its node library, causing nodes to diverge on transaction processing. Staking pool operator Homer J, who used AI‑generated code, was identified as...

A new trend among affluent millennials and Gen Z investors in the United States shows a strong demand for integrating cryptocurrency assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum into traditional wealth‑management portfolios. These younger, high‑net‑worth clients continue to favor broad equity...

#BTC Slowly, Bitcoin may be starting to mimic the 2021 cluster For bearish acceleration into a fully confirmed Bear Market, Bitcoin would need to breakdown from the Macro Descending Triangle base at ~$82000 For bullish bias, Bitcoin would need to rebound from...
NEAR Intents have surged in popularity as more users look to access Zcash, but Ethereum Interop Layer says it has one major flaw. Yoav Weiss explains! #crypto #cryptopodcast #nearintents

Coinbase Markets will launch 24/7 futures trading for a suite of altcoins—including SHIB, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, AVAX, ADA, LINK, HBAR, LTC, DOT, XLM and SUI—on Dec. 5, expanding its regulated derivatives offering beyond Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and XRP. The platform will...
I’ve been following @RnaudBertrand for quite some time and appreciated his insights into the changing world order. Check out our conversation about the multipolar world replacing U.S. dominance, dollar hegemony, gold, rare earths, energy, reshoring, and Bitcoin. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 China rises to...

MicroStrategy, now rebranded as Strategy, has shifted from an enterprise software firm to the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, creating a complex valuation regime that hinges on its crypto treasury. The company faces mounting headwinds, including heightened regulatory scrutiny,...

Strategy (MSTR) stock has plunged 43% over the past month as institutional crypto investors increasingly use it to hedge Bitcoin and Ethereum exposure, according to Bitmine Immersion CEO Tom Lee. Lee argues that MSTR, which holds roughly 650,000 BTC, serves...

Coinbase announced a scheduled migration of large cryptocurrency balances from its existing on‑chain wallets to new internal wallets, a routine security measure intended to reduce long‑term exposure of publicly known addresses. The exchange emphasized that the move is not triggered...

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#BTC Slowly, Bitcoin may be starting to mimic the 2021 cluster For bearish acceleration into a fully confirmed Bear Market, Bitcoin would need to breakdown from the Macro Descending Triangle base at ~$82000 For bullish bias, Bitcoin would need to rebound from...

The UK National Crime Agency’s Operation Destabilise has dismantled a billion‑pound money‑laundering network spanning 28 towns that converted drug, firearms and other criminal proceeds into cryptocurrency, with some of the funds funneled to support Russian sanctions evasion and its war effort....
HTTP made the modern web possible, unlocking applications like online banking and e-commerce. The Ethereum Interop Layer team hopes to achieve the same for ETH. Yoav Weiss explains! #crypto #cryptopodcast #interoperability

Digital Ascension Group (DAG), a crypto‑focused multi‑family office founded by Jake Claver, now manages roughly $1 billion in digital assets for high‑net‑worth families, making it the world’s largest crypto‑registered investment adviser. The firm fills a niche by offering traditional wealth‑management services—estate...
Is Bitcoin's "support void" about to get tested? ⚠️ Steven Ehrlich talks to Markus Thielen about: Why this downtrend feels different The danger zones on the chart Institutional flows that aren't helping Listen in! https://lnkd.in/eaN486Sb

In this episode, Nathan Allman, founder and CEO of Ondo Finance, explains how his company is driving the tokenization wave by offering a suite of solutions that turn real-world assets into blockchain tokens, including ETFs, fixed-income products, and decentralized finance...
President Donald Trump's pick for CFTC chair, Mike Selig, just cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee. In this episode of Bits + Bips, host Steven Ehrlich is joined by former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo to unpack: The Senate hearing How the...
Eliminating intermediaries is the founding ethos of crypto. Marissa Posner explains how this guided the development of Ethereum Interop Layer. #crypto #cryptopodcast #interoperability

The CME FedWatch tool now shows better than a 70% probability that the Federal Reserve will cut its policy rate by 25 basis points at the Dec. 9‑10 meeting, moving the target range to 3.50%‑3.75% from 3.75%‑4.00%. This marks a...

The recent cooling of the corporate bitcoin‑treasury frenzy has left many digital‑asset treasury (DAT) stocks trading at a discount to the net asset value of their Bitcoin holdings, prompting analysts to urge firms to move beyond a simple buy‑and‑hold approach....

Corporate Bitcoin adoption has stalled, with no new firms adding BTC to their balance sheets for the past two months, according to BitBo's treasury tracker. The last entrant was GD Culture Group, marking the end of a steady flow of...

A hobby‑grade solo Bitcoin miner using a 1.2 TH/s device solved block 924,569 and earned 3.146 BTC, roughly $266,000, an event the CKpool founder estimates occurs about once in 1.2 million days at that hash rate. The win adds to a growing trend in...

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Unique addresses doing p2p payments on Polygon Polygon is the for payments and fintechs! https://t.co/OlBHPEc8Jf

ProCap CIO Jeff Park told The Pomp Podcast that sovereign adoption—specifically a major OECD country buying Bitcoin on its balance sheet—would be a "black swan" catalyst capable of pushing BTC from its current $85,089 level to around $150,000, a 76%...

stUSDS supply and borrow rate is spiking, now at 13.24% so far only a small borrow position has closed with utilization still at 98.93% - and more deposits could withdraw as liquidity comes online So I would expect the rate to...

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The newly issued Build on Bitcoin (BOB) token surged 25% to $0.0225 after being listed on Coinbase, marking one of the few gains in a broadly down crypto market. Launched on November 20 at $0.018 with a $45 million market cap,...

TBH I think this is the real reason why so many people think there is some Solana Zcash pump cabal going on They see the lack of engagement with other privacy projects as some kind of tell https://t.co/MtcfbauDxj

Robert Kiyosaki, author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” disclosed that he sold his $2.25 million Bitcoin holding—bought at roughly $6,000 per coin and sold near $90,000— and will redeploy the proceeds into two surgery centers and a billboard business. He projects...

Crypto analysts point to a new bearish indicator for Bitcoin: the timing of major crypto IPOs. The article notes that Coinbase’s direct listing on April 14, 2021 coincided with Bitcoin’s then‑record high of about $64,000, and that subsequent high‑profile offerings...
$BTC briefly reclaimed $85K this morning on dovish Fed comments, but technical signals say the drop isn't over. Multiple indicators point to further downside, and this time BTC is dragging the entire market down with it. Steven Ehrlich investigates https://lnkd.in/em2ePbPu

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Bitcoin has confirmed a technical “death cross” as its 50‑day moving average fell below the 200‑day average, coinciding with a close below the 50‑week EMA and a slide to a six‑month low of about $80,500. Analysts note that every Bitcoin...

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Anchorage Digital announced that it will offer HYPE staking on HyperCORE through a partnership with validator infrastructure provider Figment, extending its regulated custody and DeFi services to the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The staking service will be available via Anchorage Digital Bank,...

A recent Mercuryo and Protocol Theory study finds that only 13% of the U.S. public consider Web3 crypto wallets intuitive, while 65% already use digital wallets for payments, capturing 39% of e‑commerce and 16% of in‑store transactions. Traditional digital wallets...