News•Nov 19, 2025
Why Kohaku Is Central to Ethereum’s 2025 Privacy Shift
At Devcon 2025, Vitalik Buterin unveiled Kohaku, an open‑source privacy and security toolkit aimed at Ethereum wallets. The framework provides a modular SDK and a reference browser‑extension wallet that integrates existing zk‑SNARK mixers, supports private and public modes, multi‑key risk‑based approvals, and network‑level anonymity features. By standardizing privacy‑by‑default wallet architecture, Kohaku seeks to close the “last mile” gap that forces users toward centralized exchanges and cumbersome seed‑phrase workflows. The Ethereum Foundation’s Privacy Cluster, with 47 members, backs the project, positioning it as a L2‑agnostic baseline for future DApps and rollups.
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
HSBC to Bring Tokenized Deposits to US and UAE as Stablecoin Race Heats Up
HSBC announced it will launch its Tokenized Deposit Service (TDS) for corporate clients in the United States and the United Arab Emirates in the first half of 2026, extending a program that began in Hong Kong and has since rolled...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Bullish Swings to Profit in Third Quarter After Adding Options, U.S. Spot Trading
Bullish (BLSH), the crypto platform behind CoinDesk, posted a third‑quarter profit of $18.5 million, or $0.10 per share, reversing a $67.3 million loss a year earlier and beating analysts’ EPS expectations. The turnaround was driven by the launch of U.S. spot trading...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 19, 2025
Kenya’s New Crypto Law Faces Stress Test as Bitcoin ATMs Appear in Malls
Kenya’s Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASP) Act, which took effect on Nov. 4, 2025, has sparked a regulatory showdown as Bitcoin ATMs branded “Bankless Bitcoin” appeared in several major Nairobi malls. The Central Bank of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Aster Drops ‘Machi Mode’ to Reward Getting Rekt as Machi Leads Liquidations
Decentralized exchange Aster is launching “Machi mode,” a feature that awards points to traders who get liquidated, a nod to high‑risk trader Machi Big Brother who has logged 71 liquidations since November. The mode will go live next week and taps into...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Ondo Wins Liechtenstein Approval to Offer Tokenized Stocks in Europe
US‑based tokenization platform Ondo Global Markets has secured approval from the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority to launch tokenized stocks and ETFs across the European Economic Area, covering 30 countries and over 500 million investors. The approval leverages Liechtenstein’s passporting regime under...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Senators Warn Trump-Linked Crypto Firm May Pose National Security Threat
Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed have urged the Justice Department and Treasury to investigate World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto firm co‑founded by Donald Trump and his sons, over alleged sales of its governance tokens to wallets linked...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Hyperliquid Unveils HIP-3 Growth Mode, Slashing Fees by 90% to Boost New Markets
Hyperliquid has rolled out HIP-3 growth mode, a permissionless market‑deployment feature that cuts all‑in taker fees by more than 90% for new assets. Fees drop from the standard 0.045% to as low as 0.0045%‑0.009%, with further reductions for top‑tier stakers,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 19, 2025
Coinbase Working on Prediction Markets Website, Tech Researcher Says
Tech researcher Jane Manchun Wong posted screenshots indicating that Coinbase is developing a prediction‑markets website under its Coinbase Financial Markets division, leveraging the existing Kalshi platform. The proposed service would allow users to trade USDC‑ or USD‑denominated event contracts across...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
DeFi Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual Integrates Restaking Specialist Symbiotic
Nexus Mutual, the decentralized insurance protocol, announced a partnership with Symbiotic, a specialist in restaking services, to launch a new class of underwriting vaults. These Symbiotic vaults will act as a reinsurance layer, providing additional capital and risk mitigation for...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 19, 2025
From $140K Call to $85K Put: Bitcoin Positioning Reverses Completely
Bitcoin options on Deribit have swung from a bullish to a bearish stance as the cryptocurrency fell more than 25% to $91,000 since Oct. 8. Open interest in the $140,000 call dropped to $1.63 billion, while the $85,000 put surged to $2.05 billion,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 19, 2025
Saylor Shrugs Off Suggestion Wall Street ‘Hurt’ Bitcoin Amid Latest Crash
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor dismissed concerns that Wall Street’s entry has harmed Bitcoin, noting that volatility has fallen from about 80% annualized in 2020 to roughly 50% today despite a recent 12% price drop to $91,616. He predicts Bitcoin’s...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Senator Tim Scott Pushes for December Vote on Crypto Market Bill
Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott said the committee aims to mark up a crypto market‑structure bill in December, targeting a Senate floor vote early next year and a signature by President Donald Trump. The bill would align the Senate’s...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
US Won’t Start Bitcoin Reserve Until Other Countries Do: Mike Alfred
Crypto entrepreneur Mike Alfred told the Coin Stories podcast that the United States will only begin adding Bitcoin to its strategic reserve once other nations have already taken steps, citing "enough pressure externally" as the trigger. He noted that the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 19, 2025
Canaan Stock Surges as Q3 Revenue Doubles on Bitcoin Miner Demand
Canaan Inc.’s shares jumped nearly 21% after the Bitcoin‑mining hardware maker reported third‑quarter revenue of $150.5 million, up 104% year‑over‑year, driven by $118.6 million in mining‑equipment sales, with North American customers accounting for 31% of the total. The company also saw mining...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Why Adam Backs Thinks Bitcoin’s 20-Year Quantum Runway Matters More than Today’s Headlines
Blockstream CEO Adam Back warned that Bitcoin is unlikely to face a quantum‑computing attack on its signature scheme for the next 20‑40 years, but the network should not wait passively. He highlighted that the real vulnerability lies in ECDSA/Schnorr signatures,...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin Recovery Expected as Liquidity Conditions Change, but US Macro Remains a Threat
Bitcoin’s recent slide is tied to broader U.S. economic stress, but analysts expect a rebound as the Federal Reserve’s balance‑sheet ceiling and new repo operations should improve liquidity for risk assets. While the market awaits the Fed’s December rate decision—split...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
'Permissionless Assets’: Robinhood’s 3-Phase Tokenization Plan to Disrupt TradFi
Robinhood is executing a three‑phase roadmap to tokenise equities and eventually create a permissionless financial ecosystem. Phase 1 launched a tokenised stock offering in the EU, covering about 800 securities but keeping the tokens locked inside Robinhood’s app. Phase 2 will leverage...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
New Toku–PDAX Partnership Lets Filipino Workers Receive Pay in Stablecoins
Toku, a global Web3 payroll provider, has partnered with PDAX, a regulated Philippine cryptocurrency exchange, to let Filipino remote workers receive wages in stablecoins and instantly convert them to pesos. The integration links Toku’s token‑based payroll system with PDAX’s cash‑out...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Marshall Islands Launches Universal Basic Income Program Using Digital Wallet
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has launched a digital wallet called Lomalo, using the US dollar‑pegged stablecoin USDM1, to distribute its universal basic income (UBI) program, with the first payouts slated for late November. The rollout follows a September...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Paxos Debuts USDG0 to Extend Its Regulated Stablecoin Across Multiple Blockchains
Paxos Labs announced the launch of USDG0, an omnichain extension of its regulated USDG stablecoin that uses LayerZero’s OFT standard to move a single native asset across multiple blockchains—including Hyperliquid, Plume and Aptos—without creating wrapped versions. The token retains a...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin Charts Flag $75K Bottom, but Analysts Predict 40% Rally Before 2025 Ends
Bitcoin slipped below its MVRV Mean band for the first time since 2022, flagging a near‑term downside target around $75,700 and a deeper risk zone near $52,800 if the teal band is breached. The move follows a 30% pullback from...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Aave Launches First DeFi App that Feels Like a Real Bank — and It Might Finally Bring Crypto to Everyone
Aave has unveiled its first consumer‑focused DeFi application designed to mimic the user experience of a traditional bank, featuring a streamlined interface, lower gas fees and integrated risk controls. The platform bundles lending, borrowing and stable‑coin services into a single...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 18, 2025
Canada Approves Budget That Advances Policy for Stablecoins
Canada’s federal budget, narrowly approved by Parliament, embeds a new stablecoin regulatory framework that designates the Bank of Canada as the supervisory authority. The rules require issuers to hold one‑to‑one reserves in Canadian dollars or high‑quality liquid assets, prohibit any...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin Finally Bounces, Outpacing Stocks Ahead of Nvidia Earnings: Will the BTC Rally Hold?
Bitcoin surged 4% on Tuesday, climbing from an intraday low of $89,300 to a high near $93,700 and outpacing a broad sell‑off in U.S. equities as tech stocks slipped ahead of Nvidia’s Q3 earnings. The rally originated from a key...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Sen. Warren Keeps Pressure on Trump Crypto Ties as Market Structure Bill Negotiated
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding information on President Donald Trump’s affiliate, World Liberty Financial Inc., after reports that the firm sold tokens to sanctioned entities...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Ledger Draws Heat as Pre-2018 Zcash Holders Face Dropped Support
Long‑time Zcash holders with coins minted before the 2018 Sapling upgrade are unable to spend their assets using Ledger hardware wallets after the company removed support for the legacy "version 1" transaction format. The issue, highlighted by Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp,...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 18, 2025
ETH Falls Into ‘Buy Zone,’ but Volatility-Adverse Traders Take a Wait-and-See Approach
Ethereum slipped nearly 20% in November, retesting the $3,000 level for the first time since July and entering a clear daily downtrend. The Mayer Multiple dropped below 1 – a historic buy‑zone signal that has preceded multi‑month recoveries in the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
The $300 Billion Backdoor Threat that Europe Didn’t See Coming
Stablecoin issuance has swelled to over $303 billion, up 75% year‑over‑year, with US‑dollar tokens—led by Tether and USDC—accounting for roughly 81% of the market. European central bankers warn that the growing on‑chain‑off‑chain entanglement, especially the reliance on US Treasury reserves, could...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 18, 2025
The Hijacking of the American Dream: Why Bitcoin Is for Everyone — Author
Natalie Brunell, author of “Bitcoin is for Everyone,” argues that recurring financial crises and expanding money supply have eroded purchasing power and social mobility, positioning Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million supply as a hedge against inflation. She links fiat‑induced price rises to...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Cloudflare Outage Sends Shockwaves Through Crypto, Renewing Push for DePIN
Cloudflare suffered a major outage on Tuesday that knocked out thousands of websites and applications, including key crypto platforms such as BitMEX and the Telegram‑linked Toncoin, as well as mainstream services like X and ChatGPT. The disruption highlighted the fragility...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin Gains Tuesday as Traditional Markets Slump in Rare Occurrence of Crypto Outperformance
Bitcoin rebounded to about $93,500 on Tuesday, gaining roughly 1% after briefly slipping below $90,000, while U.S. equities continued to slide, with the Nasdaq down 1.1% and gold off 0.3%. The rally extended to altcoins, which posted 2.5%‑4% gains, and...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
U.S. Regulator OCC Clarifies How Banks Can Handle Network 'Gas Fees'
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued interpretive letter No. 1186, confirming that U.S. national banks may hold cryptocurrency on their balance sheets to cover anticipated blockchain “gas fees.” The guidance permits banks to retain digital assets needed for...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin Sell-Off Likely 'Complete', Rally Into Year-End Still in Play: StanChart Analyst
Standard Chartered’s digital‑asset head Geoffrey Kendrick says Bitcoin’s recent steep decline – a roughly 30% pullback that has taken the price from its $126,000 peak to just under $93,000 – is likely nearing its end, marking the third correction of...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Revolut Enlists Polygon for Stablecoin Remittances in UK and EEA
Revolut has partnered with Polygon Labs to launch stablecoin remittances on the Polygon blockchain for customers in the UK and non‑EU EEA, adding USDC, USDT and POL to its app. The integration, live since December 2024, has already processed more...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Retail Vs. Whales: Who Actually Drives the Santa Rally?
The article examines the drivers behind the seasonal "Santa Rally" in both equities and cryptocurrencies, weighing the influence of retail traders against large‑institutional "whales." It notes that low institutional activity in the final week of December amplifies the price impact...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Cloudflare Outage Hits Multiple Crypto Websites, Social Media Channels
Cloudflare experienced an internal service degradation on Tuesday at 11:48 am UTC, causing a crash in its traffic‑management software and temporarily blocking front‑end access to numerous crypto sites such as Coinbase, Blockchain.com, Ledger, BitMEX and DefiLlama, as well as social platforms like...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Brazil Weighs Tax on International Crypto Transfers as It Aligns Rules with CARF
Brazil is weighing an expansion of its Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras (IOF) tax to cover cryptocurrency‑based cross‑border payments, as the Federal Revenue Service aligns crypto‑transaction reporting with the OECD’s Crypto‑Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). A recent legal act dated Nov. 14 will...
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Solana (SOL) Rises 5.8%, Leading Index Higher
Aptos (APT) was also a top performer, gaining 5.3% from Monday.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Nearly 20% of Americans Would Prefer Crypto Over Gift Cards This Holiday Season: PayPal
A PayPal‑partnered survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults finds that 17% would rather receive cryptocurrency than a gift card this holiday season, and 31% think crypto gifts are less likely to go unused. Among current crypto holders, roughly 65%...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 18, 2025
Crypto Private Key Theft Is Now Big Business: Here’s What to Know
Private key theft has become an automated, industrialized threat, highlighting the need for crypto users to remain vigilant, according to a report by GK8, a subsidiary of Galaxy Digital.
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin Hashprice Falls to Five-Year Low
Falling revenue and record difficulty could tighten the squeeze on bitcoin miners, though many are more driven by their AI infrastructure initiatives.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Pantera-Backed aPriori Silent After One Entity Claims 60% of Airdrop
About 60% of aPriori’s APR airdrop was claimed by a single entity across 14,000 interconnected wallets, according to Bubblemaps.
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
How Pi Network’s 50M Nodes Could Reshape the Future of Decentralized AI
Pi is turning its giant mobile community into a distributed compute grid, testing whether AI can run on a global crowd instead of the cloud.
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Fidelity Introduces FSOL ETF, Bringing Major Wall Street Name to Solana Funds
The firm’s staking-enabled Solana fund debuts as inflows into early SOL products accelerate.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Tether Invests in Ledn to Expand Bitcoin-Backed Lending Amid Surging Demand
The stablecoin issuer's investment comes as BTC-backed lending scales rapidly, with Ledn surpassing $1 billion in originations this year and positioning for global expansion.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Ethereum Unveils New Technical Details About Interop Layer
Ethereum announced new technical details for its Interop Layer (EIL), a protocol that lets users send tokens, mint NFTs and trade across EVM‑compatible rollups without using bridges or separate wallet integrations. The system works with any rollup that settles to...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 18, 2025
El Salvador’s Latest $100M Bitcoin Haul Rekindles Questions Around IMF Program
El Salvador says it has bought 1,090 BTC worth over $100 million, raising questions about an IMF loan pledge to limit Bitcoin exposure and fiscal risks.
By Cointelegraph
News•Nov 18, 2025
Cloudflare Global Outage Spreads to Crypto; Multiple Front Ends Down
A widespread Cloudflare outage disrupted major parts of the internet on Tuesday, knocking many crypto platforms offline.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 18, 2025
Bonds Hint at Rebound: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 18, 2025
By CoinDesk