Crypto Takes Backseat To Big Tech
Big‑tech giants stole the spotlight this week as Q3 earnings surged, with Alphabet topping $100 billion in revenue, Amazon’s AWS up 20% YoY and Apple hitting a $4 trillion market cap, while crypto struggled—Bitcoin slipped 3.69% in October, its worst month since 2018, and spot BTC/ETH ETFs logged net outflows. Nonetheless, the piece notes upside catalysts: Coinbase earned a bullish upgrade to $425, Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade is slated for Dec 3, Solana’s staking ETFs attracted $199 million in inflows, and the ECB accelerated its digital‑euro rollout to a 2027 pilot. The article also flags sector‑specific moves such as Core Scientific’s rejected $9 billion merger and CleanSpark’s expansion into AI data‑centers. Overall, the narrative frames crypto as a secondary theme to a broader market rally driven by big‑tech performance.
Crypto Q3 Earnings: Coinbase Goes All In on Stablecoins + Strategy Looks Abroad
Coinbase posted a robust Q3 2025, generating $354.7 million in revenue from its USDC partnership with Circle – the largest share of its $747 million subscriptions and services line – and now holds $15 billion of USDC on its platform. The exchange announced...
Flutterwave and Polygon to Launch Africa-Wide Stablecoin Payments
Nigeria’s fintech leader Flutterwave has partnered with Polygon Labs to launch a stablecoin‑based cross‑border payment network covering 34 African countries. The platform will use Polygon’s Ethereum‑compatible infrastructure to accelerate transaction speed and slash settlement costs, with the aim of bypassing...
Meteora MET Flop & Heavy Baggage
Meteora, the dominant liquidity engine on Solana, operates a suite of AMMs—including DLMM, DAMM v2, and a Dynamic Bonding Curve— that routes the majority of the chain’s trading volume and generates continuous fee revenue. The protocol launched its native MET token...
Western Union Files ‘WUUSD’ Trademark After Solana Stablecoin Reveal
Western Union filed a trademark for “WUUSD” one day after announcing its USDPT stablecoin on the Solana blockchain, covering digital‑wallet software, stablecoin payment processing and crypto‑trading services. The company plans to launch USDPT in early 2026 through Anchorage Digital Bank,...
Ethereum Set to Dominate $2 Trillion Tokenized Asset Market: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered projects the market for tokenized real‑world assets to swell from about $35 billion today to $2 trillion by 2028, with the bulk of that growth expected on Ethereum because of its reliability and network effects. The bank forecasts roughly $750 billion...
Solana DATs Keep Delaying Private Investors’ Ability to Sell Their Shares
Solana’s Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) firms are postponing the registration of private‑investment‑in‑public‑enterprise (PIPE) shares after a recent unlock by Solana Company (HSDT) triggered a 40% stock plunge. Forward Technologies (FORD), which raised $1.65 billion, and Solmate Infrastructure (SLMT), with a $300 million...
Trump Memecoin Firm Pursuing Republic Acquisition: Bloomberg
Fight Fight Fight, the issuer of the TRUMP memecoin, is reportedly in talks to acquire Republic’s U.S. unit, aiming to combine political crypto with a retail investing platform. Republic has hosted more than 3,000 fundraising campaigns and counts Galaxy Digital...
Bitcoin ETFs Record $470 Million Outflows Amid Fed Rate Decision
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $470 million in outflows Wednesday — the largest single-day withdrawals in two weeks — as bitcoin briefly slid to $108,000 amid market reaction to the Federal Reserve’s rate decision, according to Farside Investors. Fidelity’s FBTC...
Mastercard in Talks to Buy Zerohash for $2 Billion: Report
Mastercard is in talks to acquire crypto‑infrastructure provider Zerohash for up to $2 billion, a move that would deepen its push into stablecoin and tokenization technology. Zerohash, which raised $104 million at a $1 billion valuation in September and powers...
USD1 Airdrop Rewards Early Adopters With 8.4 Million Tokens
World Liberty Financial announced an 8.4 million WLFI token airdrop—about $1.1 million—to early participants in its USD1 Points Program, rewarding users who traded USD1 pairs or held balances over the past two months. The distribution will be executed across six...
Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Clears Final Test Before December Launch
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade passed its final test on the Hoodi testnet Tuesday, clearing the way for a planned Dec. 3 mainnet activation. The upgrade implements EIP-7594 Peer Data Availability Sampling, allowing validators to verify smaller data fragments from Layer 2...
6 Top Protocols to Park Your Stablecoins and Earn Yield
DeFi platforms Summer, Gearbox, Harmonix, Aave, Kamino and Falcon Finance are highlighted as current top venues to park stablecoins for passive yield, with advertised vault APYs such as Summer’s USDC vault at 10.59% and Gearbox’s USDT0 v3 pool at 11.24%...
Citi Partners With Coinbase to Pilot Stablecoin Payment Services
Citigroup has partnered with Coinbase to pilot stablecoin payment services, aiming to streamline client transfers between fiat and crypto and enable programmable, conditional and 24/7 payments. Citi raised its digital-dollar market forecast to $4 trillion by 2030 (from a current...
IBM Launches Digital Asset Platform for Banks and Governments
IBM unveiled Digital Asset Haven, a SaaS blockchain platform built with wallet provider Dfns to offer custody, transaction routing and settlement for banks, governments and corporations. The service will support more than 40 public and private blockchains and is slated...
Bitcoin Leverage Surges to $37 Billion Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Decision
Bitcoin derivatives open interest surged to $37.63 billion as traders amped positions ahead of an expected 25‑basis‑point Federal Reserve cut, lifting the price above $116,000 from about $107,600 last week. The jump in open interest from roughly $33 billion and...
Meme Stock Investor Sparks ETHZilla’s $40 Million ETH Selloff
ETHZilla sold about $40 million of ETH to fund a share buyback after activist investor Dimitri “Capybara Stocks” Semenikhin, who owns roughly 2.2% of the company, pushed for the strategy citing a roughly 50% discount to net asset value. CEO...
Bitcoin Developers Debate Soft Fork Proposal to Curb ‘Spam’ Transactions
Bitcoin developers are sharply divided over BIP-444, a proposal for a temporary soft fork that would cap arbitrary on‑chain data in non‑monetary transactions—targeting NFTs, JPEGs and memecoins—to curb so‑called “spam” and potential network/legal burdens. Proponents, including some client maintainers, argue...
Stable Hits $825 Million Cap Within 30 Minutes of Pre-Deposit Launch
Stable, a new stablecoin blockchain backed by Bitfinex and USDT0, launched a pre-deposit phase at 9:10 p.m. ET and hit its initial $825 million deposit cap within 30 minutes. The rapid uptake underscores strong institutional and retail demand for the...
Premium Investor Report #473
In Premium Investor Report #473, Lark Davis outlines portfolio moves—adding Solana, selling Rigetti and other quantum stocks, and considering trimming altcoin exposure in favor of equities—while flagging a renewed spotlight on perpetual DEXs and looming airdrops. The report highlights BlockStreet’s...
Best Perp DEXs Worth Your Time
Perpetual DEXs are resurging as potential airdrop winners, with a handful of protocols emerging as frontrunners for real user traction and token rewards. Lighter stands out for its ZK matching engine and fast on‑chain execution as a likely pre‑airdrop leader;...
How Digital Asset Treasuries Use Locked Tokens to Boost Valuations
Digital asset treasury companies are increasingly buying large blocks of discounted “locked” tokens from foundations and using them as backing for liquid shares, a practice that has helped inflate valuations for firms such as Sui Group, Ton Strategy Company and...
Stablecoins Processed $46 Trillion in Annual Transfers: A16z
A report from venture firm a16z estimates stablecoins processed $46 trillion in annual transfers in 2025 — nearly triple Visa’s volume — though a filter for bots and inflationary activity cuts that figure to $9 trillion. Even the $9 trillion...
Ethereum Foundation Transfers $654 Million in ETH, Calls It ‘Scheduled Wallet Migration’
The Ethereum Foundation moved roughly 160,000 ETH — about $654 million — to a newly designated treasury multisig in what officials called a “scheduled wallet migration.” Blockchain tracker Arkham flagged the shift before the Foundation’s co‑executive director Hsiao‑Wei Wang confirmed...
Premium Investor Report #472
Lark Davis’ Premium Investor Report #472 announces a weekly change to its technical‑analysis mix—one stock index, one metal, five blue‑chip cryptos and three stocks—to capture opportunities beyond altcoins and better gauge cross‑market correlations. Key reads: the S&P 500 is 0.4%...
Explore Yield and Points Opportunities in the Hyperliquid Ecosystem
Hyperliquid is extending its lead beyond perpetuals trading into an expanding HyperEVM DeFi ecosystem that’s generating robust activity and upcoming token events, including recent HyperSwap airdrops. The HYPE token, which peaked at $59 in September, trades around $37 with a...
8 Reasons Why Unchained Decided to Stream on Pump.Fun
Crypto news outlet Unchained announced it will stream on Solana‑based Pump.fun, defending the move against criticism over the platform’s memecoin focus and past moderation problems. The decision is driven by a shift to live, up‑to‑the‑minute coverage, a strategy of experimentation...
Ethena Labs Expands to Support Two New Products
Ethena Labs, issuer of the synthetic stablecoin USDe, is making its first headcount expansion since launch, planning to hire about 10 new staff largely in engineering and product to support two new business lines and products. The targeted hires signal...
Coinbase Buys Cobie’s ‘Up Only’ NFT and Echo in $375 Million Deal
Coinbase acquired Cobie’s Up Only NFT for $25 million in USDC and bought his fundraising platform Echo as part of a $375 million deal, signaling a strategic push into crypto media and on‑chain capital markets. Echo has facilitated over $200...
Insiders Speak Out Against Ethereum Foundation
Senior Ethereum developers publicly criticized the Ethereum Foundation, with Geth lead Péter Szilágyi publishing a letter to EF leadership that spotlights disputes over the foundation’s leadership, decision-making and evolving role in the network. Insiders allege governance overreach and operational opacity,...
Crypto ETFs Stumble, But Is The Next Leg Up Loading?
Crypto spot ETFs suffered heavy outflows last week—about $1.23 billion from BTC funds and $312 million from ETH products—highlighting fragile investor confidence after October volatility, even as a few niche funds (notably a Solana ETP) saw inflows. Broader markets show...
OpenSea Prepares SEA Token Airdrop, Pledges 50% Community Allocation
OpenSea said it will launch its SEA token in Q1 2026 and airdrop 50% of the supply to active users and rewards-program participants, signaling a major shift from NFT marketplace to multi-chain token trading. The company also pledged to use...
Binance Cracks Down on Alpha Program Abuse, Bans Hundreds of Accounts
Binance has banned more than 600 accounts for using unauthorized third‑party trading tools and automated bots to exploit its Binance Alpha and related trading programs, part of a broader crackdown on platform abuse. The move targets scripted strategies and third‑party...
Hyperliquid Founder Denies Claims That DEX Prioritizes Revenue Over Traders
Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan publicly rejected allegations that the DEX prioritizes protocol revenue over traders, calling the claims “FUD” and defending the platform’s automatic deleveraging (ADL) mechanism as designed to protect users. Yan cited the Oct. 10 ADL event as...
Ripple Labs Leads $1 Billion Raise for XRP Treasury Firm: Report
Ripple Labs is leading a fundraising effort of at least $1 billion via a SPAC to create a new XRP digital asset treasury, and will seed the vehicle with some of its own XRP holdings. The move follows Ripple’s completion...
BlackRock Redesigns Money Market Fund for Stablecoins
BlackRock has relaunched its Liquid Federal Trust Fund as the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL), explicitly tailored to serve U.S. dollar stablecoin issuers. The vehicle will invest solely in short-term U.S. Treasuries and overnight repurchase agreements and is...
Sui-Based Typus Finance Loses $3.4 Million in Hack
Sui-based DeFi platform Typus Finance was hit by an exploit that drained $3.4 million from its core TLP liquidity contract after attackers abused an oracle vulnerability tied to missing authority checks, prompting the team to immediately pause all smart contracts....
Why the Black Friday Whale’s $192 Million Crypto Trade Was Legal
A pseudonymous trader—or traders—who shorted bitcoin and ether around President Trump’s surprise 100% China tariff announcement ripped off $192 million in profit as more than $19 billion of crypto long positions were liquidated in under 30 minutes. Legal experts say...
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Deployed on Sepolia Testnet
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade was activated on the Sepolia testnet Tuesday as a preparatory step ahead of a planned mainnet launch in early December. Fusaka is the second stage of a three-step scaling and performance roadmap, following Holesky trials, and its...
Binance Claims It Does Not Profit From Token Listings
Binance publicly denied profiting from token listings, calling allegations that it demanded 8% of a project’s token supply and $2 million in BNB “false and defamatory.” The statement was issued in response to an X post by Limitless CEO CJ...
SBF Says DOJ Arrested Him to Prevent His Testimony on Crypto Bill
Sam Bankman‑Fried, the incarcerated former FTX CEO, posted on X via a friend who had his login, linking to Gettr and claiming the DOJ arrested him to stop his testimony on a pending crypto bill. The message, circulated on alternative...
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How to Lock In High Yields on Huma Finance
How to Lock In High Yields on Huma Finance
Huma Finance, a Solana-based DeFi protocol, has emerged as a prominent player in the crypto space by offering high yields on stablecoin deposits, processing over $7 billion in transaction volume since late 2022. The platform features two deposit modes—Classic and...
Citibank, JPMorgan Plan to Expand Crypto Offerings
Citibank and JPMorgan are set to expand their cryptocurrency offerings, responding to a resurgence of interest in digital assets among institutional investors. Citibank plans to launch a crypto asset custody service in 2026, leveraging both proprietary technology and potential third-party...
Former BitForex CEO and Alleged Hyperliquid Whale Denies Insider Trading
Garrett Jin, the former CEO of BitForex, has publicly denied allegations of insider trading associated with a $150 million trade linked to the trading platform Hyperliquid. The accusations were made by an anonymous blockchain analyst who claimed Jin leveraged insider...
Crypto Rebounds… But Is the Tariff Threat Really Over?
After a historic weekend crash, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a notable rebound, with Ethereum (ETH) recovering to around $4,000 as major players like Bitmine capitalize on lower prices. Notably, Bitmine has increased its holdings to over 3 million ETH,...
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Bitcoin Core V30 Releases With Expanded OP_RETURN Capacity
Bitcoin Core version 30.0 has been released, featuring significant enhancements such as improved wallet indexing and faster transaction lookups. Notably, the update eliminates the 80-byte limit on OP_RETURN, allowing for greater data capacity in transaction outputs. This change is expected...
Binance Pays $283 Million to Users After Token Depegs Trigger Major Losses
Binance has disbursed approximately $283 million to users impacted by the depegging of several key tokens, including USDe, BNSOL, and WBETH, during a period of significant market volatility. The compensation was issued in two batches to users of Binance Earn,...
Crypto Markets Recover After Record $19 Billion Liquidation
Crypto markets are rebounding after experiencing a historic $19 billion liquidation event last Friday, marking the largest single-day sell-off in the sector's history. As of Monday morning, Bitcoin has risen to $115,150 and Ether to $4,165, recovering from significant losses....
