Anthropic Research Shows AI Agents Are Closing In on Real DeFi Attack Capability
Researchers from the Anthropic Fellows and MATS programs proved that frontier AI models can autonomously locate and exploit vulnerabilities in DeFi smart contracts. Testing GPT‑5, Claude Opus 4.5 and Sonnet 4.5 on the SCONE‑bench dataset generated $4.6 million in simulated theft and uncovered two fresh zero‑day bugs on BNB Chain worth $3,694. The agents produced complete exploit scripts at an average cost of $1.22 per run, demonstrating economic viability. Authors caution that falling model costs could extend automated attacks beyond DeFi to traditional software and critical infrastructure.
Unlimit Debuts Stable.com, a Decentralized Clearing House Built for Stablecoins
Unlimit has launched Stable.com, a decentralized, non‑custodial clearing house that enables fee‑free swaps among major stablecoins and direct fiat off‑ramps in over 150 markets. The platform integrates Unlimit’s global payments network, offering more than 1,000 payment methods and eliminating gas...
Sanctioned Cambodian Lender Huione, Linked to Illicit Crypto, Halts Business After Bank Run: Report
Cambodian fintech firm Huione Pay, a central node of the U.S.-sanctioned Huione network, froze withdrawals and suspended operations after a massive bank run. Regulators allege the platform processed roughly $98 billion in illicit cryptocurrency tied to scams, cyber‑thefts and North Korean...
Breakdown or Bear Trap? XRP Tests $1.99 as Market Signals Mixed Direction Ahead
XRP briefly fell below the $2.00 psychological barrier, trading as low as $1.99 amid a surge in sell volume that more than doubled its daily average to 149.1 million. Institutional participation was evident, with heightened activity pushing the token into a...
Bitcoin Traders Bet on Sub-$80K New Year: Derive
Derive’s co‑founder Nick Forster notes that Bitcoin traders are aggressively buying puts at the $84,000 and $80,000 strikes, signaling a meaningful probability of the cryptocurrency slipping below $80,000 as 2026 begins. BTC currently trades around $87,000, a 30% drop from...
Attention Bitcoin Bulls: The U.S. 10-Year Yield Isn't Budging Despite Fed Rate Cut Hopes
Bitcoin bulls are banking on an imminent Federal Reserve rate cut to push down Treasury yields and weaken the dollar, a scenario that traditionally boosts risk assets. However, the 10‑year U.S. Treasury yield has remained above 4 % and risen 50...
U.S. FDIC Chief Says First GENIUS Act Regulations Heading for Proposal This Month
The FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill told a House Financial Services Committee hearing that the agency will issue a proposed rule outlining the application process for stablecoin issuers before the end of December. The proposal is the first step under...
Vanguard Opens Platform to Crypto ETFs in Major Shift: Bloomberg
Vanguard, managing about $11 trillion, will begin offering cryptocurrency ETFs and mutual funds on its brokerage platform starting Tuesday, opening access for its roughly 50 million clients. The firm will support any crypto funds that meet regulatory standards, similar to its treatment...
Seller Exhaustion or a Bottom? Strategy Gains 11% From Session's Worst Levels
MicroStrategy (MSTR) plunged 12.5% on Monday after announcing a $1.44 billion common‑stock sale to fund preferred‑share dividends, pushing the stock to its lowest level in 15 months. Despite Bitcoin hovering near $86,000, the shares rallied 11% from that trough, closing only...
Kalshi Launches Tokenized Event Bets on Solana Blockchain: CNBC
Kalshi announced the launch of tokenized event‑contract bets on the Solana blockchain, extending its regulated prediction‑market platform to on‑chain traders. The integration, powered by DeFi protocols DFlow and Jupiter, connects Kalshi’s off‑chain order book to Solana’s liquidity pools. The move...
Bitnomial Prepares to Debut First CFTC-Regulated Spot Crypto Market
Bitnomial, a Chicago‑based derivatives exchange, has become the first platform cleared to offer CFTC‑regulated spot cryptocurrency trading, including leveraged products. The exchange’s self‑certified rules were activated on Friday, allowing customers to buy, sell, and finance digital assets on a federally...
JPMorgan and Strike CEO Jack Mallers Go Silent, Leave 'Debanking' Questions Unanswered
JPMorgan has terminated its banking relationship with Strike, the payments firm led by Jack Mallers, effectively "debanking" its CEO. Both parties have remained silent, offering no public explanation for the abrupt move. The decision comes as Strike’s technology mirrors aspects...
U.S. House Lawmakers Detail Grievances Over Government's 'Choke Point 2.0'
Chairman French Hill of the House Financial Services Committee released a report labeling the Biden administration’s regulatory actions as “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” accusing agencies such as the SEC and Federal Reserve of systematically hindering crypto development. The document details what Hill describes...
Chainlink's LINK Slides 11% as Technical Breakdown Overshadows ETF Launch News
Chainlink’s native token LINK dropped 11% on Tuesday, slipping below the $12 mark and breaching a critical support zone. The decline was accompanied by unusually heavy trading volume, confirming a technical breakdown that suggests a sustained downtrend. Although the market...
Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell for Fourth Consecutive Month in November: JPMorgan
JPMorgan reported that Bitcoin mining profitability declined for the fourth straight month in November, with daily block‑reward gross profit falling 26% from October. The network hashrate slipped 1% to an average of 1,074 exahashes per second after reaching a record high...
ICP Slides as Breakdown Below $4.00 Triggers Elevated Volatility
Internet Computer (ICP) token slipped 7.3% in 24 hours, breaking the critical $4 support level and sinking to $3.66. The breakdown was accompanied by a volume surge of 1.83 million tokens, roughly three times the typical daily average, pushing total 24‑hour...
BONK Slides 9% as Technical Breakdown Overshadows Swiss ETP Debut
BONK, the Solana‑based memecoin, dropped 9.32% to $0.000008805 over the past 24 hours, sinking to fresh cycle lows. The decline accelerated after the token breached the $0.00000936 support level, with trading volume surging to 144% above its recent average. Despite...
European Authorities Seize $1.51B Bitcoin-Mixing Service Cryptomixer
European law‑enforcement agencies, led by Europol and supported by Swiss and German police, dismantled the cryptocurrency‑mixing service Cryptomixer. The operation seized the cryptomixer.io domain, three servers, roughly 12 terabytes of data, and about $29 million worth of Bitcoin. Authorities allege the platform...
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...
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...
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...
Gleec Buys Komodo’s Cross-Chain DeFi Stack in $23.5M Deal
Digital‑asset platform Gleef has purchased the Komodo Platform ecosystem for $23.5 million, acquiring its atomic‑swap technology, token infrastructure, brand and development team. The deal brings Komodo’s cross‑chain DeFi stack into Gleef’s regulated financial suite, enabling bridge‑free swaps and expanding its crypto...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
HashKey Leads Hong Kong’s Crypto Market as Losses Deepen Ahead of IPO
HashKey, Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange, processed HK $638.4 billion in 2024, roughly double the prior year’s volume. Despite commanding about 75% of the local market, its ultra‑low fee model—under 0.1%—left the firm with a net loss exceeding US $151 million. Diversification into...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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,...
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...
Has XRP Finally Bottomed? Key Support Holds as Wave-5 Breakout Trigger Nears
XRP is poised at a technical crossroads, with $2.22 acting as the key resistance that could confirm a bullish Wave‑5 breakout, while $2.17 serves as immediate support. A close above $2.22 would validate the upward trend, whereas failure to hold...
Bitcoin's 'Coinbase Premium' Flips Positive After Weeks in the Red
The Coinbase premium, which measures the price spread between Coinbase and the broader crypto market, has shifted back into positive territory after several weeks of decline. This reversal signals that U.S. investors are once again willing to pay a higher...
Tether Shuts Down Uruguay Mining Operations Over Energy Tariffs
Stablecoin issuer Tether has halted its planned cryptocurrency mining operations in Uruguay, scrapping a potential $500 million investment. The company cited soaring energy tariffs and cumbersome regulatory requirements as making the venture financially untenable. Tether’s exit underscores the sensitivity of crypto‑mining...
Brazil’s Economic Center São Paulo to Pilot Blockchain-Based Microloans for Farmers
São Paulo’s Economic Center has launched a pilot that uses a private blockchain platform to issue microloans to Brazilian farmers. The system, built with Tanssi’s technology, offers predictable transaction fees and high reliability, avoiding public‑chain congestion. By digitizing contracts and...
European Asset Manager Amundi Debuts Tokenized Share Class on Ethereum
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has introduced a tokenized share class for its euro cash fund on the Ethereum blockchain. The digital share class allows investors to buy and sell fund units 24/7, bypassing traditional market hours. Settlement is expected...
