News•Nov 4, 2025
Chainlink Introduces CRE to Fast-Track Institutional Tokenization
Chainlink has launched the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), a software platform that lets institutions write and deploy smart contracts across public and private blockchains with built‑in compliance, privacy and data‑integration tools. The company cites adoption by Swift, Euroclear, UBS and Mastercard as evidence of demand for the $867 trillion tokenization market. CRE supports cross‑chain contracts, ISO 20022 messaging standards and regulatory checks while leveraging Chainlink’s price feeds and proof‑of‑reserve services. Early pilots include JPMorgan’s Kinexys and Ondo cross‑chain settlement and UBS Tokenize’s on‑chain redemption of a tokenized fund, with privacy extensions slated for early 2026.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
LayerEdge Brings Zero-Knowledge Verification to TRON Network with Bitcoin-Anchored Security
LayerEdge announced that its edgenOS platform will generate zero‑knowledge proofs of TRON block headers in real time and anchor the aggregated proofs to Bitcoin’s proof‑of‑work chain, creating an immutable verification layer for TRON’s high‑throughput network. The integration adds a verifiable,...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 4, 2025
Olas Launches Pearl V1, the First 'AI Agent App Store'
Olas unveiled Pearl v1, the first decentralized “AI agent app store,” allowing users to own and control autonomous AI agents with on‑chain transparency while using familiar Web2 logins and card funding. The platform blends Web2 ease of access with Web3...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
HBAR Drops 4.2% to $0.173 as ETF Buzz Fades on Technical Selling
HBAR slipped 4.2% to $0.173, breaking the $0.1740 support level as volume surged 28.7% above its weekly average. The sell‑off created a classic downtrend pattern with lower highs and lower lows, while resistance held around $0.1783. The price move came...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Toncoin Falls Below $2 as Broader Market Conditions Weigh on Price
Toncoin (TON) slipped below $2, trading at $1.96 after a 5.5% drop in the past 24 hours, driven by an 89% surge in volume and more than $1.4 billion of long‑position liquidations across the crypto market. The sell‑off pushed TON through...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Stellar’s XLM Slides 7.7% as Key Support Break Sparks Heavy Sell-Off
Stellar’s XLM tumbled 7.7% in 24 hours, sliding from $0.2945 to $0.2728 after breaching the critical $0.2800 support level on Nov 3. The breakdown sparked a volume surge of 483%—about 262.9 million tokens—while resistance at $0.2857 held firm and new support around $0.2720‑$0.2740...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Crypto Laundering Tied to Cyberattacks
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned eight North Korean individuals and two entities on Tuesday for laundering cryptocurrency proceeds from ransomware, crypto thefts and fraudulent IT‑worker schemes that fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs. The designations include bankers Jang...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
ZKsync Proposes Utility and Revenue Focused Tokenomics Shift
ZKsync announced a revised tokenomics plan that would convert its ZK token from a pure governance role into a utility token whose value is derived from on‑chain interoperability fees and off‑chain enterprise licensing revenue. The proposal, the first phase of...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 4, 2025
Why Bitcoin ETFs Started to Bleed Out as Four-Day Outflows Hit $1.34B
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $1.34 billion over four trading days ending Nov. 3, driven primarily by a $186.5 million redemption from iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). Other major funds, such as Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, posted flat or modest inflows, highlighting...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 4, 2025
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Bubble Comes Full Circle as Sequans Unloads BTC to Cut Debt
Sequans (SQNS) sold 970 Bitcoin at $104,608.94 each to redeem half of its July 2025 convertible debt, slashing total liabilities from $189 million to $94.5 million and cutting its debt‑to‑net‑asset‑value ratio from 55% to 39%. The sale leaves the Paris‑based firm with 2,264 BTC,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
BNB Drops Below $950 as Market Sell-Off Deepens, Privacy Coins Surge
BNB slumped 7.8% to $940, breaking key support at $980 and $940 amid a 72% surge in trading volume that points to large‑holder sell‑offs. The drop followed a failed breakout above $1,020 and coincided with a broader market downturn that...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Cleaning Up Crypto ATMs Isn’t Anti-Crypto
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued crypto‑ATM operators CoinFlip and Bitcoin Depot, underscoring growing consumer‑protection concerns about the devices. Law‑enforcement agencies and state attorneys general, from DC’s Brian Schwalb to Arizona’s Kris Mayes, have targeted operators such as Athena Bitcoin, while the FBI estimates...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
MARA Holdings Outlines AI and Energy Shift with MPLX LOI; Q3 Results Impress
MARA Holdings and MPLX signed a letter of intent to build integrated power‑generation and data‑center campuses in West Texas, beginning with a 400 MW gas‑fired facility that can scale to 1.5 GW, with MPLX supplying natural gas from its Delaware Basin plants....
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Wall Street's Biggest IREN Bull Hiked Price Target to $142 After $9.7B Microsoft AI Deal
Wall Street analysts have sharply raised price targets for IREN after the bitcoin miner secured a $9.7 billion AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft to provide 200 MW of data‑center capacity. Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brett Knoblauch lifted his target to $142 from $100, Bernstein to...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Bitcoin Miner to AI Landlord: Microsoft Signs $9.7B Deal with BTC Miner IREN
Microsoft has signed a five‑year, $9.7 billion cloud‑services contract with Texas‑based Bitcoin miner IREN, converting up to 200 MW of its Childress campus from Bitcoin ASIC mining to GPU hosting for AI workloads. The deal includes a $1.9 billion 20 % pre‑payment and a...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 4, 2025
Why Trump Believes ‘China Is Big Into Crypto’ Despite Ban
President Donald Trump told 60 Minutes that China is "big into crypto," a claim that appears at odds with Beijing’s 2021 ban on crypto trading and mining. The article clarifies that while the mainland ban remains fully enforced, China’s crypto...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 4, 2025
UBS, Chainlink Execute First Onchain Tokenized Fund Redemption in $100T Market
The transaction involved the tokenized UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT) on Ethereum, with DigiFT as the onchain distributor.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Bitcoin Nears Lowest Since June as U.S. Government Shutdown Hits Joint Longest
Bitcoin is sliding toward $103,000, its lowest level since late June and about 20% below the October 6 record high of $126,500. The dip coincides with the U.S. Dollar Index breaking above 100 for the first time since August, a...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Bitcoin’s Last Support Before $100K Breaks as 'Mag 7' Skew Flips, Oracle CDS Surges
Bitcoin slipped below the $106,000 support level, exposing the cryptocurrency to a test of the $100,000‑$101,000 zone and a possible deeper decline toward $94,000 or the $85,000 “maximum‑pain” area. At the same time, the put‑call skew for the Magnificent 7 tech...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Traders Liquidated for Over $1B as Prices Dump 5-10%
Bitcoin’s price slipped from $112,000 to below $106,000, sparking more than $1.27 billion in leveraged futures liquidations across crypto markets, with long positions accounting for roughly 90% of the wipes and $1.14 billion of bullish bets erased. The biggest single loss was...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Dogecoin Plunges 8% as Price Action Points to Brief Technical Bounces
Dogecoin slumped 8% to $0.1697 on Tuesday as whales dumped roughly $440 million worth of tokens, pushing 24‑hour volume to 3.37 billion tokens – about 426% above its daily average. The price broke through the $0.18 support zone, confirming sustained institutional selling...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
XRP Triangle Tightens as Token Falls 6%, Watch This Price Level For Further Breakdown
XRP rose 2.75% to $2.34 on Monday but lagged the broader crypto market, with 24‑hour volume 6% below its seven‑day average, indicating cautious accumulation. The token found resistance at $2.44 and established a support base around $2.33, while traders eye...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Tests Its Floor as Legacy Sellers Meet Macro Rotation
Bitcoin steadied around $106,500 in Asian trading, keeping above the $100,000 support despite a month‑long slide that erased roughly 13% of its value. Market makers are split on the cause: Enflux cites a macro‑driven rotation of liquidity back into equities,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 4, 2025
Aave DAO Makes $50 Million Annual Token Buybacks Permanent
The Aave DAO voted unanimously to make its $50 million‑per‑year token buyback program permanent, allocating weekly purchases of $250,000‑$1.75 million from protocol revenue. The move embeds the buyback into Aave’s long‑term “Aavenomics” strategy, leveraging its $12.7 million‑30‑day revenue and allowing the Finance Committee...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 3, 2025
Hallelujah
Arthur Hayes argues that government debt issuance directly expands the money supply because the marginal buyers of U.S. Treasuries—primarily hedge funds in the Cayman Islands—finance purchases via repos that rely on Federal Reserve liquidity facilities. He shows that private savings...
By Arthur Hayes
News•Nov 3, 2025
Solana's SOL Bleeds Nearly 20% Since ETF Debut Despite 'Very Solid' Inflows
Solana’s native token slid almost 20% in a week, falling from a $205 peak to about $165, even as the debut of U.S. spot Solana ETFs attracted strong investor demand. Exchange‑traded products linked to SOL recorded their second‑strongest weekly...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Sports Betting Pushes Kalshi and Polymarket Volumes to All-Time Highs
October saw prediction‑market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket post record volumes of $7.4 billion combined, driven largely by a surge in sports‑betting activity. Kalshi handled $4.4 billion, including $1.1 billion in sports bets over a week, while Polymarket processed $3 billion, with $357 million in sports...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 3, 2025
How 11 Audits Couldn’t Stop Balancer’s $128 Million Hack Redefining DeFi Risks
Balancer, once hailed as a stable DeFi cornerstone, suffered a massive exploit on Nov. 3 that drained over $128 million across Ethereum and multiple layer‑2 forks, slashing its total value locked by 46% to roughly $422 million. Security firms PeckShield and Phalcon traced...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 3, 2025
SUI Token Drops 9% as Institutional Selling Hits Harder Than Broader Crypto Market
SUI token plunged 9% to $2.10 in the past 24 hours, lagging the broader crypto market by roughly 5%. Trading volume surged more than 600% above its 7‑day average as the price broke key support at $2.16, a pattern consistent...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Why Did Bitcoin’s Largest Buyers Suddenly Stop Accumulating?
Institutional demand for Bitcoin has waned for the first time in seven months, with net buying falling below daily mined supply, according to Caprioe Investments. Corporate treasuries such as MicroStrategy have sharply reduced purchases as their NAV premium collapsed, and...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 3, 2025
Chainlink Drops 10% Amid Crypto Selloff; New Rewards Program Unveiled
Chainlink’s LINK token slumped more than 10% on Monday, sinking to $15—the weakest level since the October 10 flash crash—and broke key support around $15.25 as trading volume surged 674% to over 12 million tokens in a 30‑minute window. CoinDesk’s technical model...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Stellar Holds the Line at $0.277 as Buyers Defend Key Support Zone
Stellar (XLM) steadied at the critical $0.277 support level after a sharp 5.5% sell‑off, then rallied 3.74% to $0.285 on elevated trading volume. Volume spiked 887% during the breakdown before normalizing, while smart‑contract activity on the network jumped 700% and...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
ICP Slides 5.5% as Bulls Lose Momentum After Volatile Session
ICP fell 5.48% to $3.77 after a weekend rally that peaked near $4.30, with trading volume surging 70% above its 24‑hour average to 8.7 million tokens. The token failed to hold above the $4.20 resistance, leaving key support at $3.70 and...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Hedera’s HBAR Slides 5% as $0.19 Support Crumbles, Traders Eye Technical Reversal
Hedera’s HBAR token dropped 5% in 24 hours, sliding from $0.1932 to $0.1835 after breaching the key $0.1900 support level. The move was accompanied by an 86% surge in trading volume, peaking at 114.18 million tokens as sellers rejected the $0.1951...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
BONK Tumbles as Meme Token Breaks Support, Tests Key Lows
BONK, the Solana‑based meme token, slid 11.2% to $0.00001232, breaching a key support level at $0.0000137. Trading volume spiked 46% above its daily average, with a brief 5.3% rebound to $0.00001309 before losing momentum. The token now faces resistance near...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
How This Millionaire Crypto Hacker Continues to Freely Cash Out a Year Later
A year after the Radiant hack that stole roughly $50‑$58 million from its Arbitrum and BNB Chain lending pools, the same attacker has been quietly cashing out large ETH tranches via cross‑chain bridges and the Tornado Cash mixer. On Oct. 31 2025 the...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 3, 2025
Polkadot Slumps as Bears Break Key Support at $2.87
Polkadot (DOT) fell 12% on Monday, dropping to $2.56 after a 5.49‑million‑token sell‑off shattered the $2.87 support level. Institutional‑sized orders triggered extreme volatility, pushing the price from a session high of $2.99 to the low of $2.56. The broader crypto...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Bitcoin Slides Below $106K as Cryptos Tumble, Nearing October Crash Lows
Bitcoin slipped below $106,000 on Monday, dropping more than 4% in 24 hours and extending an 8% weekly decline, while major altcoins such as Ether and Solana fell 6%‑10%. The sell‑off triggered over $1 billion in leveraged position liquidations across digital...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Ethena USDe Market Cap Drops 40% After ‘Black Friday’ October 10 Crash
Ethena Labs' synthetic dollar‑pegged token USDe saw its market capitalization plunge by more than $5 billion in the three‑and‑a‑half weeks following the Oct. 10 “Black Friday” flash crash, falling from roughly $14.6 billion to about $9.2 billion – a near‑40% drop. The crash triggered...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 3, 2025
Toncoin Falls as Nasdaq Flags Rule Violation in $273M Purchase by Major Holder
Toncoin slid more than 5% to $2.165 after Nasdaq reprimanded TON Strategy, the token’s largest public holder, for issuing stock without shareholder approval to fund a $272.7 million purchase of the cryptocurrency. The violation, disclosed in an Oct. 28 SEC filing, was...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
France Wants to Tax Unrealized Crypto Holdings but Also Hoard 420,000 BTC
France’s National Assembly approved a first‑reading amendment to expand its wealth tax to include digital assets, imposing a flat 1% levy on net wealth over €2 million and taxing crypto holdings even when unrealized. Simultaneously, the right‑wing UDR introduced a bill...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 3, 2025
AI Payments Startup Kite Debuts Token With $263M Trading Volume in First Two Hours
AI‑powered payments blockchain Kite launched its native token on Monday, achieving a $159 million market cap and $883 million fully diluted valuation within hours. Trading volume surged to $263 million across Binance, Upbit and Bithumb, with $85 million on Binance alone. The token, capped...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Strategy’s Bitcoin Engine Hits New Phase With S&P Ratings Nod, Canaccord Says
Strategy (MSTR) secured its first S&P credit rating, a B‑ with a stable outlook, signaling a milestone that could broaden its investor base. The company’s preferred‑equity program has raised $6.7 billion this year, delivering a 26% year‑to‑date bitcoin yield while keeping...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Crypto Markets Start November in the Red as Bitcoin Dips Below $108,000
Bitcoin slipped below $108,000 on Nov. 3, trading around $107,800—a 2% drop that pulled the total crypto market cap to $3.68 trillion, down roughly 3% in 24 hours, with the top ten assets each losing 1%‑6%. Over $539 million in leveraged positions were liquidated,...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 3, 2025
Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Acquires Additional $300M in Ether, Bringing Holdings to $13.7B
BitMine Immersion Technologies, chaired by Fundstrat co‑founder Thomas Lee, purchased 82,353 ether for roughly $306 million, boosting its ETH holdings to 3.4 million tokens – about 2.8% of the total supply – and lifting its combined crypto, cash and equity portfolio to...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Internet Computer (ICP) Surges 35% as Index Declines
The CoinDesk 20 Index fell 4.0% to 3,478.84, yet Internet Computer (ICP) surged 35% to become the sole leader among the 20 assets. POL was the only other asset in the green, up 1.6%, while Sui (SUI) and Cronos (CRO)...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Michael Saylor's Strategy Added $45M in Bitcoin to Holdings Last Week
Strategy (MSTR) bought 397 bitcoin last week for $45.6 million at an average price of $114,771, lifting its total holdings to 641,205 coins valued at over $69 billion. The acquisition was financed primarily through the sale of common stock, with a modest...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Ripple Expands U.S. Institutional Offering With Introduction of Digital Asset Spot Prime Brokerage
Ripple has launched Ripple Prime, a digital‑asset spot prime brokerage for U.S. institutional clients, adding OTC spot trading for dozens of cryptocurrencies, including XRP and its RLUSD stablecoin. The platform integrates spot, swaps, futures, and other derivatives, allowing institutions to...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Bernstein Hikes Bitcoin Miner Targets as AI Infrastructure Play Continues to Gain Momentum
Bernstein raised price targets for U.S.-listed bitcoin miners, noting a strategic pivot from pure mining to monetizing their large‑scale power assets for AI data‑center colocation. The firm abandoned its discounted cash‑flow model in favor of a sum‑of‑parts approach that values...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Shiba Inu Slides 5% Despite Token Burn as BTC Drops Below 200-Day Average
Shiba Inu (SHIB) slid more than 5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.00000951 from $0.00001018, as Bitcoin fell below its 200‑day simple moving average and the broader crypto market turned risk‑off. Despite a weekly token‑burn surge of 139.46%—over...
By CoinDesk