News•Nov 26, 2025
Smaller Turkey For Bitcoin Holders As Holiday Price Comes In Lower Year Over Year
Bitcoin’s Thanksgiving level looks set to trail 2024, echoing prior cooldown years.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
Edel Finance-Linked Wallets Reportedly ‘Snipe’ 30% of Token Supply: Bubblemaps
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
BIS Taps IMF Digital Money Chief and CBDC Backer as New Head of Innovation Hub
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Spain’s Left-Wing Party Proposes 47% Crypto Tax in ‘Attack Against Bitcoin’
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Deutsche Börse Locks in Third Euro Stablecoin Amid Broader EU Adoption
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Bitcoin Price Bottom Due 'This Week' With BTC Down 20% in November
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Binance Introduces Bespoke Service for Ultra High-Net-Worth Crypto Investors
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
Ark Adds $9.1M in Circle and Bullish (BLSH) as Crypto Stocks Keep Sliding
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
Bitcoin Dip in 2026, Surge in 2028: JPMorgan’s IBIT-Linked Structured Note Fits Halving Cycles
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
Crypto-Friendly Trump Adviser Hassett Top Pick for Fed Chair: Report
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
XRP Tests Crucial $2.20 Pivot After $164M ETF Debut Fails to Offset Liquidations
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
Grayscale’s GDOG Debuts Quietly While DOGE Builds Higher Lows
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
Bitcoin Looks Red Again This Month, but Demand May Stir Soon: Bitfinex
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,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Coinbase Reveals 9 Crypto Ideas It Wants to Bankroll in 2026
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Essential Bitcoin Price Points Traders Should Track Now
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,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
DeFi Is Already 30% of the Way to Mass Adoption: Chainlink Founder
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....
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Texas Buys the Bitcoin Dip, Acquiring $5M of BlackRock’s IBIT
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
‘Institutions Have Arrived’ — US Bancorp Launches Stablecoin Pilot on Stellar Network
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 26, 2025
Asia Morning Briefing: Asia Wakes Up to an AI BTC-Nvidia Tailwind That’s Already Starting to Sputter
Asian markets opened to a mixed tone as the AI‑driven rally that lifted Nvidia and Bitcoin begins to lose momentum. Nvidia’s stock experienced a sharp correction after a brief surge, while an Amazon earnings‑driven risk rally added volatility to the...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 26, 2025
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News•Nov 25, 2025
Bitcoin Whale’s $2 Billion Wager Hints at Dramatic Market Rebound as Retail Sells Off
A high‑conviction Bitcoin whale executed a $2 billion block trade on Deribit, moving a 20,000 BTC notional on Nov. 24. The size of the wager suggests the trader believes the market bottom is near after a severe leveraged unwind stripped speculative excess. At...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 25, 2025
MegaETH Scraps $1B Plan After Technical Failures Derail Sale
MegaETH aborted its planned $1 billion fundraising after a botched pre‑deposit event on Tuesday, where KYC configuration errors and rate‑limit problems let unverified users flood the system and exceed the $250 million cap. A prematurely executed Safe multisig transaction further pushed deposits...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
XRP Breaks Market Trend as Altcoin ETF Leader by Key Metric, Outpacing Solana
XRP has emerged as the leading altcoin in the U.S. spot ETF market, attracting roughly $587 million in cumulative inflows over less than ten trading days, slightly ahead of Solana’s $568 million. The surge follows the launch of a new wave of...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 25, 2025
Privacy, ZK Everything and Big Announcements: DevConnect 2025 Recap
DevConnect 2025 highlighted privacy as the next frontier for Ethereum and DeFi, with zero‑knowledge proofs and SNARKs positioned as core technologies to realize the Lean Ethereum roadmap. Speakers emphasized that security, censorship resistance, and user protection must be embedded across...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 25, 2025
Texas Buys $5M in BTC ETF as States Edge Toward First Government Crypto Reserves
Texas announced the purchase of $5 million worth of shares in a Bitcoin exchange‑traded fund, marking the state's first foray into a publicly traded crypto reserve. The acquisition is part of a broader effort by state governments to explore digital‑asset holdings...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Custody Shuffle Continues as 87,464 More Bitcoin Leaves Institution-Tagged Wallets in 24 Hours
Timechain Index founder Sani reported that 87,464 Bitcoin moved out of wallets tagged as belonging to institutions between Nov. 21 and Nov. 22, marking the largest single‑day outflow from tracked institutional cohorts since June 26. Over 15,000 BTC left those...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 25, 2025
South Africa’s Central Bank Flags Crypto, Stablecoins as Financial Risk
The South African Reserve Bank’s 2025 financial stability report flagged crypto assets and stablecoins as a new systemic risk, noting that 7.8 million users across the country’s three largest exchanges held about $1.5 billion in custody at the end of 2024. The...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
Paxos Acquires Fordefi to Power Stablecoin, Tokenization Infrastructure
Paxos announced the acquisition of New York‑based institutional crypto wallet startup Fordefi for more than $100 million. The deal merges Paxos’ regulated custody platform with Fordefi’s multi‑party computation (MPC) wallet and DeFi integration technology, creating a unified solution for issuing stablecoins,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
Stellar Rallies 2.3% Breaking Key Resistance on Volume Surge
Stellar (XLM) surged 2.3% to break the critical $0.2460 resistance level, propelled by a notable increase in trading volume that outpaced its seven‑day average. Institutional inflows were identified as the primary driver, indicating measured accumulation rather than speculative spikes. The...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Polymarket Wins Regulatory Approval to Operate US Trading Platform
Prediction market operator Polymarket has secured an Amended Order of Designation from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, permitting it to run an intermediated trading platform under the full regulatory regime applied to U.S. exchanges. The clearance enables the firm...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
U.S. Crypto Regulator, CFTC, Seeking Names for New 'CEO Innovation Council'
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the formation of a new CEO Innovation Council, inviting senior executives from the financial and technology sectors to join. Acting Chairman Caroline Pham said the council will guide the agency’s efforts to...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Filecoin Spikes 9% as Downtrend Breaks
The strong price action occurred on below-average volume.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
First US Spot DOGE ETF Sees $1.4M in Day-One Volumes
Grayscale’s spot Dogecoin ETF fell short of expectations on its launch day.
By The Defiant
News•Nov 25, 2025
U.S Bank Tests Custom Stablecoin Issuance on Stellar Network
U.S. Bank, the United States' fifth‑largest commercial bank, is piloting the issuance of a custom stablecoin on the Stellar public blockchain. The bank aims to leverage Stellar's low‑cost, fast settlement capabilities to create a dollar‑backed digital token for internal and...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Inside the JPMorgan Boycott Drama Defending Bitcoin Treasuries Being Kicked Off Major Indexes
MSCI’s October consultation on "digital asset treasury companies" coincides with a fragmentation of Bitcoin exposure channels, as institutional capital by mid‑2025 is split among regulated spot ETFs exceeding $100 billion, mining firms with built‑in BTC holdings, and emerging treasury‑style vehicles. JPMorgan...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 25, 2025
TON Pulls Back After Ecosystem-Driven Rally as Traders Eye Key Support Near $1.50
TON’s price retreated after a brief, ecosystem‑driven rally, slipping toward the $1.50 support level. Early session buying surged but quickly lost momentum, with trading volume collapsing and the token failing to sustain its gains. Technical indicators now show weakening demand...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Why the SEC’s New Guidelines Could Speed up the Approval Process for New Crypto ETFs
The SEC has issued post‑shutdown technical guidance that lets crypto ETF issuers choose between the automatic 20‑day effectiveness provision under Section 8(a) or an accelerated effectiveness request via Rule 461, streamlining the path to launch. The guidance follows the approval of generic...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Victims Sue Binance for Damages
A group of victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, alleging the platform enabled the movement of more than $1 billion to sanctioned entities such as Hamas and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The complaint...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Ethereum DATs Heavily Underwater as ETH Price Drops Below $3,000
Digital asset treasury (DAT) firms collectively hold millions of dollars in Ethereum, but a sharp decline in ETH's price to below $3,000 has left many of those holdings deeply underwater. The firms, which purchased the cryptocurrency at significantly higher price...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 25, 2025
SKALE Launches on Base in New Initiative for Onchain Agents
SKALE announced the launch of its "Expand" initiative on Base, Ethereum's second‑largest Layer 2 with over $4.3 billion TVL, enabling its SKALE Manager contracts to run on any EVM‑compatible chain. The platform offers gasless transactions, instant execution, and encrypted processing, allowing the...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 25, 2025
High Percentage of Bitcoin, ETH, SOL Held at a Loss: Is It a Bear Market Sign?
An analyst’s data show that roughly 35‑40% of Bitcoin, 37% of Ether and 70% of Solana are currently held at a loss, but the figures overstate sell‑side pressure because large portions of each token are locked or held by institutions....
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
Polymarket Receives CFTC Approval to Operate in the United States
The long-awaited Polymarket US has been cleared to launch.
By The Defiant
News•Nov 25, 2025
ICP Clears Key Technical Barrier as Breakout Volume Confirms Upward Momentum
The Internet Computer (ICP) token broke through the pivotal $4.20 resistance level, doing so on higher-than-average trading volume that signaled strong buying interest. The price advance was confirmed by a noticeable surge in breakout volume, suggesting institutional or large‑scale participation....
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
BONK Breaks Through Overhead Resistance as Volume Jumps 85% Above Average
BONK surged past a key overhead resistance level as its trading volume spiked to 85% above its average, indicating heightened market interest. The breakout was followed by modest pullbacks that established a new support zone, suggesting the price may now...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Why Bitcoin Is Underperforming Equities Despite Bullish Catalysts
Bitcoin’s price has lagged behind equity markets despite a series of bullish catalysts, including the launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF and favorable regulatory signals. The divergence is driven by a surge in AI‑related stocks, which have attracted capital away...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Polymarket Secures CFTC Approval for Regulated U.S. Return
Polymarket has obtained an amended designation from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, clearing a regulatory hurdle that allows the prediction‑market platform to relaunch in the United States under a fully compliant exchange framework. The approval signals that Polymarket will...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
MoonPay Secures New York Trust Charter, Expands Regulated Services
MoonPay has been granted a trust charter by the New York Department of Financial Services, adding to its existing BitLicense and allowing the firm to offer crypto custody and over‑the‑counter trading services in the state. CEO Ivan Soto‑Wright said the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 25, 2025
Anchorage Digital Aims to Pay 'Rewards' On Ethena's Tokens Under GENIUS Act
Anchorage Digital announced it will create a compliant framework for distributing "rewards" on Ethena's token holdings, sidestepping the U.S. stablecoin law that bars interest payments on stablecoins. The model, dubbed the GENIUS Act template, treats the payouts as token incentives...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
MoonPay Secures New York Trust Charter, Expands Institutional Crypto Services
MoonPay has obtained a New York trust charter from the Department of Financial Services, joining a select cohort of firms that hold both a BitLicense and a trust charter. The charter grants MoonPay legal authority to custody digital assets and...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 25, 2025
Polkadot Slides 4% as Technical Resistance Triggers Selloff
Polkadot (DOT) fell 4% after hitting technical resistance, trading within a narrow $0.21 range while experiencing 9% intraday volatility. The sell‑off was driven by bearish pressure as the token struggled to break above key price levels. Market participants cited the...
By CoinDesk