News•Dec 1, 2025
Canada Eyes Stablecoin Rules as Scotiabank Flags Limited Market Impact
Canada is moving toward a regulatory framework for Canadian‑dollar‑backed stablecoins, mirroring recent U.S. legislation. Scotiabank argues the rules will have minimal impact on domestic financial markets, emphasizing that the primary benefit lies in modernizing payments. The bank highlights potential gains in cross‑border settlement speed, 24/7 availability, and cost reduction. While global stablecoin activity remains sizable, Canada’s exposure is modest, keeping systemic risk concerns low.
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
$36 Million Upbit Hack Revives the Quiet Truth About Hot-Wallet ‘Insurance’
Upbit disclosed that on November 27 it suffered unauthorized withdrawals of approximately $36 million worth of Solana tokens from a hot wallet. CEO Oh Kyung‑seok quickly assured customers that the exchange would cover the loss using its own holdings, stating there...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 1, 2025
Eclipse Brings Solana's Parallel Runtime to Ethereum
Ethereum layer‑2 Eclipse integrates Solana’s parallel SVM runtime with Ethereum settlement, creating a deterministic, lane‑based execution model. The platform isolates fee markets per lane, reducing congestion spill‑over, and employs ZK‑accelerated fraud proofs powered by RISC Zero instead of traditional optimistic...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Bitcoin (BTC) Drops 5.7% as Index Trades Lower
The CoinDesk 20 index slipped 7.3% to 2,722.81 as Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 5.7% on Dec 1, 2025. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was the next biggest loser, shedding 4.8%, while the broader basket saw every asset in negative territory. The worst performers were...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Bitcoin ETFs End Brutal November with a Late $70M Inflow
U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs endured a harsh November, logging roughly $4.3 billion in net redemptions across twelve funds. The outflows reflected a broader crypto market slump and macro‑economic headwinds. In the final days of the month, the funds reversed course with...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 1, 2025
Does GENIUS Turn Stablecoin Issuers Into Stealth Buyers of US Debt?
The GENIUS Act, signed on July 18, establishes a regulated framework for U.S. dollar‑pegged stablecoins, obligating issuers to hold 1:1 reserves in cash and short‑term Treasury securities. By tying reserve assets to Treasury bills, the law effectively turns stablecoin issuers into...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
BTC Price Analysis: Bitcoin Could Crash Another 50%
Bitcoin experienced its first monthly MACD rollover of the current cycle, a technical signal often preceding bearish moves. Combined with on‑chain data showing declining activity, analysts now project a deeper pullback, lowering price forecasts to the mid‑$60,000s. The market could...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
Polkadot Plunges 11% Breaking Below $2.05 Support Level Amid Broader Selloff
Polkadot (DOT) tumbled 11% on Dec 1, sinking from $2.27 to $2.02 and breaching the $2.05 support level. The decline was accompanied by a volume spike of 280%, reaching 14.6 million tokens, which underscored aggressive selling pressure. Technical analysis now marks $2.00...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Filecoin Slumps More Than 10%
Filecoin (FIL) slumped more than 10% in a single day, trading at $1.46, outpacing the broader crypto market decline. Volume spiked 32.7% above the seven‑day moving average, indicating aggressive selling pressure. Technical analysis shows the token breached the $1.58 support...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Hacked Down: Crypto Daybook Americas
Bitcoin slipped 5% to $85,516, pulling the CoinDesk 20 and 80 indices below the 6% mark as risk‑off sentiment spreads across the crypto market. The decline is tied to fresh concerns over a potential Bank of Japan rate hike and...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
CNBC Veteran Jay Yarow Joins CoinDesk to Expand Media and Events
Bullish appointed CNBC veteran Jay Yarow as President of CoinDesk Insights, the media and events arm of its digital‑asset platform. Yarow replaces Sara Stratoberdha, who moves to another executive role within Bullish, and will oversee expansion of CoinDesk’s global media,...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Israel’s Central Bank Signals Improved Stablecoin Oversight as Digital Shekel Plans Advance
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron announced that Israel will move to active oversight of stablecoins, citing their $300 billion market cap and over $2 trillion in monthly transaction volume. He warned that the sector’s concentration—99% of activity tied to Tether and...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
$150B Wiped: Bitcoin Drops Below $87k on Japan Yield Shock
Bitcoin slipped below $87,000 in early Asian trading on Dec. 1, wiping roughly $150 billion from its market value. The drop followed a sharp rise in Japanese government bond yields, which sparked a risk‑off wave across low‑volume crypto markets. BTC fell about...
By CryptoSlate
News•Dec 1, 2025
Crypto ETPs Snap 4-Week Slide with $1B Inflows as XRP Posts Its Best Week
Crypto exchange‑traded products (ETPs) attracted $1.07 billion of net inflows, snapping a four‑week streak of outflows. The surge was led by renewed buying in Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs following the launch of several U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Meanwhile, XRP recorded its...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
Japan to Cut Crypto Tax Burden to 20% Uniform Rate in Boost for Local Bitcoin Traders
Japan will introduce a uniform 20% tax on cryptocurrency gains, aligning digital assets with equities and investment trusts. The new rate replaces the current progressive structure that can reach 55%, and will be split 15% to the national government and...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Ripple Labs Gets Nod to Expand Payment Activities in Singapore
Ripple Labs secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to broaden the scope of its Major Payment Institution licence, allowing the firm to offer a wider range of regulated digital payment token services. The expanded licence covers its stablecoin...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
Grayscale to Launch US’s First Spot Chainlink ETF via Trust Conversion
Grayscale announced it will launch the United States' first spot Chainlink (LINK) exchange‑traded fund next Tuesday. The product results from converting Grayscale’s existing Chainlink trust into an ETF, following recent SEC greenlights for crypto‑based funds. The new ETF will trade...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
$25B Crypto Lending Market Now Led by ‘Transparent’ Players: Galaxy
The crypto lending market surged to nearly $25 billion in Q3, a 200 % increase since early 2024, driven by a wave of more transparent CeFi platforms. Tether now commands roughly 60 % of the CeFi loan book with $14.6 billion, while Nexo and...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
Bitcoin Drop Ends Up Liquidating $500M Bullish Bets in Early Asia Trading
Early Asian trading on Monday saw a cascade of forced liquidations that erased roughly $646 million in leveraged crypto positions. Binance, Hyperliquid and Bybit each suffered over $160 million in liquidations, with long traders accounting for nearly 90 % of the total. Bitcoin...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Dogecoin Slumps 9% Amid Bitcoin Weakness. Is a Larger Dump Coming?
Dogecoin slumped nearly 8% after its key support at $0.1495 collapsed, triggering a high‑volume sell‑off that pushed the token toward monthly lows. The newly launched Grayscale and Bitwise DOGE ETFs attracted only $2.16 million in inflows, far below expectations for institutional...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Bitcoin's Monthly MACD Flashes Red: Echoes of Past Bear Markets
Bitcoin’s monthly MACD histogram crossed below zero in November, delivering its first bearish signal since 2012. The flip coincided with a 17% price drop, ending the brief rally that began near $20,000. Historical data shows similar MACD turn‑offs preceded deep...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
China To Intensify Crackdown on Virtual Currencies, Including Stablecoins: Report
China's top regulators reaffirmed that virtual currencies, including stablecoins, have no legal status and any related activity is deemed illegal financial operations. The People’s Bank of China warned that stablecoins lack proper KYC and AML controls, heightening money‑laundering and cross‑border...
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
David Sacks Calls NYT Report on Conflicts of Interest a ‘Nothing Burger’
White House AI and crypto adviser David Sacks dismissed a New York Times report alleging conflicts of interest as a “nothing burger.” The Times claimed Sacks retained hundreds of tech investments, including AI and crypto holdings, and that Craft Ventures...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Slides on Japan Bond Spike and BOJ Hike Bets
Bitcoin slipped below $87,500 in Asian trading as Japan’s two‑year bond yield surged to 1.01 %, the highest since 2008. The yield spike, driven by speculation that the Bank of Japan may raise rates, strengthened the yen and triggered risk‑off selling....
By CoinDesk
News•Dec 1, 2025
Bitcoin Crashes 5% in ‘Sunday Slam’ as Liquidations Surge
Bitcoin slumped nearly 5% on Sunday, trading at $86,950, and triggered $539 million in liquidations across roughly 180,000 accounts. The sell‑off occurred without a clear news catalyst, highlighting the recurring Friday‑Sunday volatility pattern in crypto markets. Long positions bore the brunt,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Dec 1, 2025
Bitcoin, Ether, XRP Slide as December Begins With 'Yearn Incident'
Major cryptocurrencies opened December lower as a DeFi incident at Yearn Finance rattled markets. Bitcoin slipped over 3% to around $87,000, while Ether dropped 5% and other tokens such as SOL, DOGE, and XRP fell more than 4%. The trigger...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 30, 2025
What mNAV Really Tells You About Bitcoin Treasury Companies — and Where It Falls Short
Bitcoin‑holding public companies increasingly rely on the multiple of net asset value (mNAV) to signal how the market values their BTC reserves. The metric divides enterprise value by the current market value of the bitcoin stack, producing a premium or...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 30, 2025
Telegram's Pavel Durov: Cocoon Decentralized AI Network Now Live
Telegram co‑founder Pavel Durov announced that Cocoon, a decentralized AI network built on the TON layer‑1 blockchain, went live this weekend. The platform lets GPU owners rent out compute cycles in exchange for Toncoin, enabling users to run AI queries...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 30, 2025
Tether CEO Slams S&P Ratings Agency and Influencers Spreading USDt FUD
Tether’s chief executive publicly rebuked S&P Global after the ratings agency downgraded USDT’s ability to maintain its dollar peg, citing concerns over the stablecoin’s Bitcoin and gold reserves. The CEO also targeted social‑media influencers, accusing them of spreading false‑hoods (FUD)...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 30, 2025
Priced at Zero: How Brazil’s Méliuz Turned to Bitcoin to Escape a Treasury Trap
Méliuz, a Brazilian fintech, discovered its market value was zero despite profitability because cash was tied up in negative‑return government bonds. To preserve capital and generate yield, the company adopted a Bitcoin treasury strategy, securing 66 % shareholder approval. It purchases...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 30, 2025
Most Ethereum Valuation Models Indicate ETH Is Undervalued: Analyst
CryptoQuant analyst Ki Young Ju reports that nine of twelve Ethereum valuation models deem ETH undervalued, with a composite fair value of about $4,836—roughly a 58 % premium over the current $3,000‑plus price. Models such as Metcalfe’s Law and the layer‑2 framework suggest...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 30, 2025
Why Pro Traders Choose Crypto Prop Firms
Crypto prop firms are gaining traction as professional traders seek capital and infrastructure beyond simple spot holdings. These firms provide sizable funding, sophisticated risk controls, and deep liquidity, enabling traders to execute high‑frequency and algorithmic strategies. In return, traders share...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 30, 2025
Is the Bitcoin Digital Asset Treasury Model Broken? Architect Partners Says No
Architect Partners argues that the Bitcoin digital asset treasury (DAT) model is not broken, but still largely untested. While a sharp market decline has pressured high‑profile DATs like MicroStrategy, the firm predicts that roughly half of current pure‑play, producing and...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 30, 2025
Bitcoin’s Bull Market: A Slowdown, Not a Breakdown
Bitcoin’s rally has lost momentum after a year of relentless gains driven by ETF inflows, rising stable‑coin balances, and aggressive leveraged trading. While price appreciation continues, the pace of buying pressure has eased, suggesting a transition from a hyper‑accelerated phase...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 30, 2025
Bitcoin 2022 Bear Market Correlation Hits 98% as ETFs Add $220M
Bitcoin’s price trajectory in 2025 is aligning almost perfectly with the 2022 bear market, showing an 80% daily and 98% monthly correlation. November’s performance placed BTC in the bottom 10% of daily price paths since 2015, reinforcing the bearish outlook....
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 30, 2025
Nasdaq Crypto Chief Pledges to ‘Move as Fast as We Can’ on Tokenized Stocks
Nasdaq’s digital‑assets head Matt Savarese announced that the exchange is prepared to field any questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its tokenized‑stock proposal. The firm aims to launch blockchain‑based representations of equities that can be traded on...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 30, 2025
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated Privacy, or Privacy in Name Only?
Grayscale has filed to list a Zcash exchange‑traded fund on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH, marking the first serious attempt to bring a privacy‑focused cryptocurrency to mainstream investors. The proposal promises regulated exposure to Zcash while subjecting the underlying...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 29, 2025
1.75M Hyperliquid Tokens Unlocked Today, but Was the Price Impacted?
The Hyperliquid development team confirmed that 1.75 million HLP tokens were unlocked on Saturday, addressing community concerns about potential sell‑offs. The team emphasized that the unlock follows the pre‑announced vesting schedule and does not constitute a sudden supply shock. Early market...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 29, 2025
Meet the Billion-Dollar Crypto Founder Who Started Trading at 9 Years Old
Denis Dariotis, now 22, founded crypto‑focused trading software firm GoQuant after beginning stock trading in third grade. By age 15 he licensed his quant tools to a major Canadian bank and attracted hedge‑fund interest. GoQuant has raised $7 million in seed...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
Strategy CEO: Equity and Debt Flexibility Power Long-Term Bitcoin Accumulation Plan
Strategy’s CEO Phong Le highlighted the firm’s enhanced capital flexibility, combining long‑dated convertible debt and opportunistic equity programs to fund its bitcoin accumulation. The company’s first debt maturity is not due until December 2025, eliminating near‑term refinancing risk. With over 158,000...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
Crypto Self-Custody Is a Fundamental Right, Says SEC's Hester Peirce
SEC commissioner Hester Peirce declared crypto self‑custody a fundamental human right, emphasizing financial privacy as a core American value. Her remarks arrived as the Digital Asset Market Structure Clarity Act, which would codify self‑custody protections, was postponed until 2026. Meanwhile, a...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 29, 2025
Stablecoins Drive 90% of Brazil’s Crypto Volume, Tax Authority Data Shows
Brazil’s crypto market is moving $6‑8 billion monthly, with stablecoins such as USDT and USDC accounting for up to 90% of reported transactions. The Receita Federal disclosed these figures at the Blockchain Conference Brasil and projected the volume could reach $9 billion...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
Crypto Payments Firm Truther to Launch Non-Custodial USDT Visa Card in El Salvador
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
State of Crypto: Kalshi and Prediction Markets Face a Setback
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
‘Privacy Is the Immune System of Freedom’: Crypto Advocacy Sparks Uproar in São Paulo
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
How Trump’s Crypto Empire Became the Center of a New Influence Economy
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...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 29, 2025
DATs Bring Crypto’s Insider Trading Problem to TradFi: Shane Molidor
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 29, 2025
Why Gold Is Winning Over Bitcoin in 2025: Liquidity, Trade, and Trust
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,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
Bitcoin Pricing in 'Most Bearish Global Growth Outlook' Since Covid and FTX Crash: Bitwise Research
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 29, 2025
Arthur Hayes Warns Monad Could Crash 99%, Calls It High-Risk ‘VC Coin’
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...
By Cointelegraph