Strategy Faces Possible MSCI Index Removal, Threatening Billions in Outflows: Reuters
MicroStrategy (MSTR) faces a possible removal from MSCI’s emerging‑markets index after the index provider raised concerns about the firm’s heavy Bitcoin exposure. MSCI’s decision could force ETFs and other passive funds to sell the stock, potentially triggering outflows of up to $8.8 billion. The move follows heightened regulatory scrutiny of crypto‑linked equities and a broader reassessment of risk in index construction. Investors are watching closely as the outcome may reshape exposure to Bitcoin‑related assets within mainstream portfolios.
50 Secret Wallets Fueled PIPPIN’s 556% Rally — and $3B in Derivatives Volume May Explain Why
PIPPIN, a Solana‑based memecoin, surged 556% despite a broader slump in the platform’s meme token sector. The rally was driven by activity from roughly 50 previously unknown wallets that amassed sizable positions. Simultaneously, on‑chain data shows about $3 billion in derivatives...
Babylon’s Trustless Vaults to Add Native Bitcoin-Backed Lending Through Aave
Babylon announced that its Trustless Vaults will now support native Bitcoin‑backed lending by integrating with Aave’s liquidity pool. The move lets BTC holders lock their coins in a non‑custodial vault and borrow or earn interest directly on‑chain. Babylon also hinted...
Ethena’s Synthetic USDe Contracts Sharply as Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Expand
Ethena’s synthetic stablecoin USDe saw its market cap shrink from $9.3 billion to $7.1 billion in November, a 24% supply contraction driven by $2.2 billion of redemptions. The decline follows a brief depeg on Binance in October, which the founder attributed to an...
Bitcoin Bollinger Bands Repeat ‘Parabolic’ Bull Signal From Late 2023
Bitcoin’s Bollinger BandWidth has contracted to an all‑time low, echoing the “green” signal that sparked a 40% rally in late 2023. Macro strategist Gert van Lagen argues the pattern historically precedes a parabolic price leg, suggesting another surge could be...
Taiwan Authorities Say Island's First Regulated Stablecoin Will Debut Next Year
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission is close to approving a Virtual Assets Service Act that would enable the island’s first regulated stablecoin, likely issued by banks, in late 2026. The draft legislation has cleared its initial cabinet review and awaits a...
Daily Crypto Liquidations Nearly Triple as Leverage Overheats: Glassnode
Glassnode’s latest report shows daily crypto futures liquidations have almost tripled compared with the previous cycle, driven by soaring open interest and heightened leverage. Average daily wipeouts rose to $68 million on longs and $45 million on shorts, highlighted by the Oct. 10...
BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Secures U.S. Top 10 Ranking With 7.7M Active Contracts
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has vaulted its options into the U.S. top‑10 list, with 7.71 million contracts open, making it the ninth‑largest options series across stocks, ETFs and indices. The open interest now exceeds that of the SPDR Gold Shares...
Yi He, Arguably Crypto's Most Powerful Woman, Becomes Binance’s New Co-CEO
Binance announced Yi He as its new co‑CEO, joining former regulator Richard Teng in a dual‑leadership model. He, a co‑founder and former head of marketing, will now oversee Binance Labs and drive product innovation. The appointment follows the removal of...
This Bitcoin-Led, Institutionally Anchored Cycle Shows the Three-Month Drop Isn’t a Winter: Glassnode
Glassnode and Fasanara Digital’s year‑end report shows Bitcoin’s 18% three‑month price decline is a mid‑cycle pullback, not a crypto winter. The cycle has attracted over $732 billion in net new capital, pushing realized market cap to roughly $1.1 trillion. Volatility has halved...
Crypto Treasuries Lead Stock Recovery After Shaky Start to December
Digital asset treasury (DAT) stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by Ether‑focused firms that posted double‑digit gains, with EthZilla up 12.35% and BitMine’s BMNR rising 10.26%. BitMine reportedly deepened its exposure, buying roughly 25,000 ETH worth about $75 million across Monday and...
SOL, ADA, XRP Zoom 12% as Bitcoin Bounces Above $93K. But Will The Rally Last?
Bitcoin surged past $93,000, climbing roughly 7% after a week‑long slump, while Ether rose over 9% and Solana, Cardano and XRP each jumped more than 12%. The rally was fueled by the liquidation of about $457 million in short positions across...
Ether 'Bear Trap' Confirmed as Bitcoin Probes Friday High, XRP Eyes $2.30 Hurdle
Bitcoin rebounded from its $80,000‑$83,000 support zone, probing the Friday swing high near $93,100, while its daily MACD stays bullish despite weakening hourly momentum. Ether displayed a classic bear trap, suggesting a bounce toward $3,100 with upside potential to $3,500,...
UK Takes ‘Massive Step Forward,’ Passing Property Laws for Crypto
The UK Parliament has enacted the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill, formally classifying cryptocurrencies and other digital tokens as personal property. The legislation codifies a 2024 Law Commission recommendation, moving crypto ownership from case‑by‑case judgments to statutory certainty. Advocates say...
Crypto Lobby Slams ABC’s ‘Sensational’ Bitcoin Article in Complaint
The Australian Bitcoin Industry Body (ABIB) has filed a formal complaint with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) over a recent article that it says mischaracterises Bitcoin as volatile, criminal‑focused and ignores its broader benefits. ABIB points to factual errors such...
Stablecoins Were Built to Replace Banks but on Course to Becoming One
Stablecoins were introduced as a crypto‑based alternative to traditional banking, promising fast, low‑cost, cross‑border payments. Over the past decade the market has grown to roughly $200 billion in circulation, positioning stablecoins as a core layer of the $4 trillion crypto ecosystem. However,...
December Fed Cut Unlikely, but Bitcoin Will Be Fine: Kevin O’Leary
Kevin O’Leary told Cointelegraph he does not expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates in December, despite market odds of an 89.2% probability. He argues that a Fed decision—whether a hold or a cut—won’t materially affect Bitcoin, which he sees...
Crypto Coin Minute for December 3rd, 2025 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
The crypto market saw a strong rally on December 3, 2025, with Bitcoin up 6.68% to $93,012 and Ethereum gaining 9.05% to $3,085. Institutional confidence was highlighted as Strategy’s CEO pledged to hold its $1.44 billion Bitcoin reserve until at least 2029. Meanwhile,...
IBIT Among Most-Traded ETFs as Bitcoin Surges; Mining Stocks Sink
Bitcoin rebounded 6% to $91,862, propelling BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to $3.7 billion daily volume, outpacing Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF. IBIT now holds $66.3 billion AUM, becoming BlackRock's top revenue ETF. While crypto equities rose, bitcoin‑mining stocks fell sharply, with IREN down...
Taurus Adds Staking Backbone to Its Custody System via Everstake Integration
Taurus, a FINMA‑regulated digital‑asset custodian, has partnered with Everstake to embed non‑custodial staking services into its custody platform. The integration lets banks and institutional investors delegate assets such as Solana, Near, Cardano and Tezos to Everstake’s validator infrastructure while keeping...
Bitcoin Dipped Below 'Fair Value' For First Time in 2 Years, History Says 132% Gains Next 12 Months
Bitcoin briefly slipped below its Metcalfe‑derived fair value for the first time in nearly two years, triggering a 36% price correction to around $80,000 before rebounding above $90,000. The dip coincided with a rapid 50,000 BTC increase in long‑term holder (LTH)...
Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH Grants: When Ethereum Falls, Privacy Rises
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin allocated a modest 256 ETH grant to two privacy‑focused messaging projects, Session and SimpleX Chat, without the typical fanfare. Both platforms prioritize metadata‑resistant communication, aiming to protect user metadata from surveillance. The grant underscores a strategic shift...
AAVE Rallies 14% as Bybit, Mantle Integration Connects DeFi Lender to 70M Users
Aave’s native token AAVE jumped 14% to $188, breaking the $175 resistance after the protocol announced integration with Bybit’s Mantle layer‑2 network. The partnership connects Aave’s lending markets to Bybit’s 70 million user base, offering low‑cost, high‑throughput access to decentralized finance....
Solana On-Chain Flows Flag Notable Supply Shift as SOL Trades Near Key Support
On-chain data shows Solana’s circulating supply contracting sharply, while fresh liquidity inflows have kept SOL trading just above the $120 technical support level. The supply crunch is driven by heightened staking and token burns, reducing sell‑side pressure. Despite the price...
CME Launches Bitcoin Volatility Index as Institutional Crypto Trading Matures
CME Group has launched a new suite of cryptocurrency benchmarks, highlighted by the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, which tracks the 30‑day implied volatility of Bitcoin and Micro‑Bitcoin futures options. The index functions as a crypto‑market analogue to the equity VIX,...
Everything You Need to Know for Bitcoin and Crypto Ahead of Jerome Powell’s Upcoming FOMC Meeting
Jerome Powell addressed the Hoover Institution on Dec. 1 as bond traders priced an 87% probability of a December rate cut, while the Federal Open Market Committee appeared split on the path forward. The announcement coincided with a sharp $4.3 billion outflow...
Chainlink’s LINK Jumps 13% as Grayscale ETF Goes Live
The Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK) gives equity investors another way to access LINK.
Bitcoin Volatility Breaks Out Vs VIX, Setting Up Possible Pair Trade Opportunity
Bitcoin’s 30‑day implied volatility index (BVIV) is diverging sharply from the S&P 500’s VIX, widening the BVIV‑VIX spread beyond its historic 20‑32 range. The breakout suggests that market participants expect crypto volatility to outpace equity‑market risk in the near term. Volmex...
AI Investment to Drive Global Growth Through 2026, BofA Says
Bank of America’s 2026 outlook credits a surge in artificial‑intelligence spending with accelerating growth in both the United States and China, forecasting U.S. GDP at 2.4% and Chinese GDP at 4.7% by the end of 2026. The report highlights a...
Why Coinbase Shares Still Have 90% Upside Despite Crypto Pullback, According to Wall Street Analyst
Bernstein has kept its bullish stance on Coinbase, maintaining an outperform rating and a $510 price target that implies roughly 90% upside from the current share price. The brokerage argues that the exchange is transitioning from a spot‑trading‑centric model to...
Brazil Sentences 14 for Using Crypto, Shell Firms in $95M Drug Money Laundering Case
A Brazilian federal court sentenced 14 individuals to between 8 and 21 years in prison for laundering roughly 508 million reais ($95 million) from drug trafficking using shell companies and cryptocurrency. The network, dubbed Terra Fértil, operated across multiple states, employing fake...
Why Solana’s Crypto Casino Changed Hands From Memecoins to Prediction Markets
Solana’s memecoin trading volume fell to $13.9 billion last month, the lowest since February 2024, indicating a slowdown in meme‑driven speculation. At the same time, prediction‑market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi posted record‑high volumes of $3.7 billion and $4.25 billion respectively, marking their best...
American Bitcoin Stock Tumbles 50% as BTC Proxy Trade Unravels
American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC) saw its stock tumble more than 50% in early trading, sliding to a $1.75 intraday low. The drop follows a broader crypto‑market sell‑off that has forced a sharp repricing of mining and treasury‑linked equities. Despite reporting...
Crypto Markets Edge Higher as Bitcoin Breaks Back Over $90,000
ETH, SOL, and BNB post gains, while analysts say the market “appears less worried” now.
Identity Checks to Power AI Stablecoin Payments Added to Coinbase-Incubated X402
Coinbase’s internet‑native payment protocol x402 has integrated Concordium’s identity and age‑verification system, enabling AI agents to make stablecoin payments for age‑restricted goods and services. The upgrade allows automated payments via standard web requests without traditional login flows, expanding use cases...
Kalshi, Polymarket Set New Volume Records in November
Kalshi and Polymarket posted unprecedented trading volumes in November, signaling accelerating demand for prediction markets. Polymarket briefly captured the No. 1 spot in the App Store’s sports category, highlighting mainstream consumer interest. Both platforms reported double‑digit growth in user participation and...
XRP ETF Inflows Exceed $756M as Bullish Divergence Hints at Trend Reversal
Spot XRP exchange‑traded funds have attracted more than $756 million in net inflows, marking an 11‑day streak of positive cash flow. The surge coincides with a bullish divergence on the Relative Strength Index, suggesting momentum may be turning upward. Analysts view...
Russia Mulls Relaxing Crypto Rules to Blunt Impact of Western Sanctions
Russia’s central bank is weighing a rollback of its stringent crypto‑transaction rules as Western sanctions choke cross‑border payment channels. The proposed changes could lift limits on crypto purchases and simplify reporting requirements for Russian users. Officials argue that a more...
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Protocol (NEAR) Gains 8.2% as Index Rises
The CoinDesk 20 Index rose 2.7% to 2768.6 points on Dec 2, 2025, driven by strong gains across most of its constituents. NEAR Protocol led the pack, jumping 8.2% and outpacing the broader market. Cronos (CRO) followed as the second‑best performer...
Bank of America Greenlights Wealth Advisors to Recommend Up to 4% Bitcoin Allocation
Bank of America will permit its wealth‑management advisors to recommend a 1 %‑4 % allocation to crypto assets starting in January, focusing on four spot Bitcoin ETFs. This policy shift moves BofA from a passive stance to actively endorsing digital assets, aligning...
Bank of America Backs 1%–4% Crypto Allocation, Opens Door to Bitcoin ETFs
Bank of America has begun recommending a 1%–4% allocation to digital assets for its wealth‑management clients, citing comfort with volatility and thematic innovation. Starting Jan. 5, the bank will give clients access to four Bitcoin ETFs—Bitwise, Fidelity, Grayscale, and BlackRock—through Merrill...
CZ-Owned Trust Wallet Debuts Prediction Markets Starting with Myriad
Trust Wallet, the self‑custodial wallet owned by Binance co‑founder CZ, has introduced a native "Predictions" section that lets users trade on real‑world events while retaining full custody of their assets. The feature launches with the Web3 prediction protocol Myriad, which...
Toncoin Climbs to $1.50 as Cocoon Debut Sparks Surge in Trading Volume
Toncoin rose to $1.50, up 0.77% in 24 hours, as the launch of Cocoon, a decentralized AI compute platform, drove a 37% jump in trading volume to 2.95 million. Cocoon enables GPU owners to rent processing power for AI inference and...
UK Considers Ban on Crypto Donations to Political Parties: Politico
Britain is weighing a ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties as part of its upcoming Elections Bill. The proposal targets Reform UK, which recently became the first party to accept Bitcoin and other digital assets, and comes amid the party’s...
APT Rises 2.3%, Outperforms Wider Crypto Market
Aptos (APT) token rose 2.4% to $1.90, outpacing the CoinDesk 20 Index’s 1.5% gain. Trading volume surged 40% above its 30‑day average, a pattern CoinDesk Research associates with institutional positioning. Technical analysis shows higher lows within a narrow range, supporting...
OpenEden Strategic Blueprint: Tokenizing Global Finance
OpenEden unveiled a strategic blueprint that positions it as the core infrastructure for tokenizing real‑world assets (RWAs) with regulatory compliance. The platform enables institutions, fintech firms, and developers to launch, distribute, and integrate yield‑bearing token products on a transparent, on‑chain...
RedotPay Taps Ripple to Roll Out Nigerian Naira Crypto Cashouts
RedotPay has partnered with Ripple to launch “Send Crypto, Receive NGN,” a service that converts major digital assets into Nigerian naira and deposits the proceeds into local bank accounts within minutes. The offering supports USDC, USDT, Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, Tron,...
Bitcoin to End Four-Year Cycle, Break Out to New Highs in 2026: Grayscale
Grayscale’s latest research argues Bitcoin is bottoming out and may defy the traditional four‑year halving cycle, targeting new all‑time highs by 2026. The firm points to elevated option skew and recent ETF inflows as early signs of a reversal after...
Strategy New ‘Last Resort’ to Sell Bitcoin Could Trigger on 15% Dip – Sets $1.4B Cash Reserve Contingency
Strategy Inc., the corporate Bitcoin vault formerly known as MicroStrategy, announced a new risk‑mitigation plan on Dec. 1. The company will set aside a $1.44 billion cash reserve and outline specific triggers for Bitcoin sales. A 15% price dip will activate a...
Poland’s President Vetoes Strict Crypto Bill in Clash with Government
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki vetoed the Crypto‑Asset Market Act, rejecting strict regulations that would have allowed authorities to block crypto websites and imposed heavy supervisory fees. He argued the bill threatened citizens’ freedoms, property rights, and could drive firms to...