SGX Derivatives Debuts Bitcoin, Ether Perpetual Futures Tied to iEdge CoinDesk Crypto Indices
SGX Derivatives announced that it will launch Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures on November 24, tying the contracts to the iEdge CoinDesk Crypto Indices. The on‑shore contracts will offer institutions a regulated, margin‑based way to trade perpetual futures—futures with no expiry—mirroring the $187 billion daily volume seen in offshore crypto derivative markets. By using the widely‑followed CoinDesk indices for price discovery, SGX aims to bring institutional discipline and transparency to crypto trading. The rollout has been welcomed by major players such as DBS Bank and OKX, which see it as a step toward deeper, more efficient crypto exposure for institutional portfolios.
Investigative Reporter Group ICIJ Exposes ‘Coin Laundry,’ Crypto’s Criminal Financial System
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a multi‑nation investigation dubbed “Coin Laundry,” exposing how illicit funds from human‑trafficking rings, drug cartels, North Korean hackers and Russian gangs are funneled through major cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance, Coinbase, Kraken,...
'Fat-Finger' Fail? Cardano Whale Torches $6M After Hitting Illiquid USDA Pool
A dormant Cardano wallet resurfaced to swap 14.4 million ADA (about $6.9 million) for 847,695 USDA, a little‑known stablecoin, paying more than $8 per USDA and wiping out roughly $6 million in value. The massive order ripped USDA’s price up to $1.26 on...
Ether Dips Below $3,100; Investment Manager Says Market Views ETH as 'More Risky' Than BTC
Ether slipped below $3,100 on Nov. 16, its first breach of that level since Nov. 4, trading around $3,069 and down 3.4% in the prior 24 hours. Investment manager Timothy Peterson of Cane Island Alternative Advisors said spot ether ETFs have recorded net...
Judge Should Not Acquit Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm, Prosecutors Argue
The Department of Justice’s Southern District of New York filed a post‑trial motion opposing Roman Storm’s request for acquittal after his conviction on a conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money‑transmitter. Prosecutors say they have ample evidence that Storm co‑founded Tornado Cash,...
Tom Lee Says Ether Is Entering a Bitcoin-Like 'Supercycle'; Critics Push Back
Tom Lee, executive chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies and head of research at Fundstrat, said ether is entering a Bitcoin‑style supercycle, likening its potential 100‑fold upside to Bitcoin’s post‑2017 rally and urging investors to endure volatility. He highlighted Bitcoin’s history...
Is 2025 Worse Than 2022 for Crypto? Nic Carter and Kevin McCordic Offer Opposing Views
On Nov. 14, Kevin McCordic of Monad and investor Nic Carter debated whether crypto’s 2025 slump is a routine post‑2022 consolidation or a deeper, catalyst‑light decline. McCordic argued the current drawdown is modest compared with the 2022 credit crunch, exchange failures and liquidations,...
Crypto Market Slips Into ‘Extreme Fear’ After Bitcoin Fails to Hold $100,000 Level
Crypto market sentiment plunged to an "Extreme Fear" reading of 10 on the Fear & Greed Index, the lowest since February, as Bitcoin slipped more than 5% in a week to just under $96,000, breaking the $100,000 barrier for the...
'Negative Skew': What It Is, Why It's Frustrating Bitcoin Bulls, and Why It Might Mean a Bottom Is Near
Bitcoin’s recent price action shows a pronounced “negative skew” – it falls sharply on Nasdaq‑100 sell‑offs but rallies only modestly on equity gains. Wintermute’s Jasper De Maere notes the skew has slipped to levels not seen since the late‑2022 bear‑market bottom,...
Tether Eyes $1B Investment in German Robotics Startup Neura: FT
Tether is in talks to lead a €1 billion ($1.16 billion) funding round for German AI‑powered humanoid robot maker Neura Robotics, which would value the startup at €8‑10 billion. Neura, which has already booked €1 billion in orders, aims to produce 5 million robots by...
Crypto Liquidity Still Hollow After October Crash, Risking Sharp Price Swings
Crypto liquidity remains markedly thin after the October leverage wipeout, with order‑book depth on major centralized exchanges falling sharply. Bitcoin’s cumulative depth at 1% from the mid‑price dropped from about $20 million in early October to $14 million by mid‑November, while Ether’s...
U.S. DOJ Pursues North Korea's Illicit Money Machine, Seizes More Crypto
The U.S. Department of Justice announced five new guilty pleas linked to North Korean schemes that placed fraudulent IT workers in U.S. jobs and seized an additional $15 million in Tether (USDT) tied to the nation’s cyber‑heist group APT‑38. The convictions...
BlackRock’s $2.5B Tokenized Fund Gets Listed as Collateral on Binance, Expands to BNB Chain
The $2.5 billion BUIDL fund, tokenized by Securitize, deepens its utility for institutional traders and expands to a new blockchain.
Canary Likely to Hit Pause on ETF Filings With XRP, Eyes SEC Shift for What’s Next
Canary Capital announced it has filed applications for every crypto ETF that meets the SEC’s generic listing standards and will pause new filings for the rest of the year. The firm just launched a spot XRP ETF that opened with...
Trump Family-Linked American Bitcoin Posts Q3 Profit, Doubles Revenue
American Bitcoin (ABTC), in which Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump hold a 20% stake, reported a Q3 net income of $3.47 million, reversing a $576,000 loss from a year earlier, while revenue surged five‑fold to $64.2 million. The miner expanded its...
3 Key Charts to Track as Ether Strengthens Against Bitcoin
On Nov. 14, 2025, ether (ETH $3,207) held steady near $3,230 while bitcoin slipped more than 2% to around $97,200, lifting the ETH/BTC ratio by over 2%. CoinDesk analyst Omkar Godbole points to a counter‑trend downward channel in the ETH/BTC chart that may...
Tether Dominance Surges to Highest Since April. What Does It Mean?
Tether’s market‑share of the crypto ecosystem rose to its highest level since April, with the USDT stablecoin now valued at $184 billion. The surge coincides with Bitcoin’s 11% decline this month, pulling its price down to $97,630, and reflects heightened risk...
Why Bitcoin, XRP, Solana, and Ether Slide as Gold and Silver Soar?
Major cryptocurrencies slumped in November 2025, with Bitcoin falling more than 9% to $103,539 and slipping below the $100,000 support level, while Ether, Solana and Dogecoin dropped 11%‑20% and XRP slid about 7%. The decline coincided with a rally in...
Nearly 25% of Adults With Internet Access in Asia Might Own Crypto, Report Says
A joint CoinDesk and Protocol Theory report estimates that nearly 25% of internet‑connected adults in the Asia‑Pacific region own cryptocurrency, based on a survey of about 4,020 respondents across ten countries. Adoption is driven by gaps in traditional financial services,...
Solana-Focused Upexi Approves $50M Share Buyback as Digital Asset Treasuries Turn to Repurchases
Upexi, a Nasdaq‑listed digital‑asset‑treasury firm focused on Solana, announced its board approved a $50 million share repurchase program. The buyback comes as the company’s stock has fallen more than 50% since early October and nearly 90% from its April high, while...
DYdX Governance Approves Buyback Increase to 75% of Protocol Revenue
The dYdX community approved governance proposal #313, raising the buy‑back allocation from 25% to 75% of net protocol revenue, with 59.38% of voters in favor. The new structure also earmarks 5% of fees for the Treasury SubDAO and 5% for...
Emory University Doubles Down on Bitcoin With $52M Grayscale BTC ETF Stake
Emory University’s endowment more than doubled its exposure to bitcoin in the third quarter, holding over 1 million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust valued at roughly $52 million (up from about $15 million a year earlier). The university also opened a...
Crypto for Advisors: Digital Asset Treasuries
CoinDesk’s “Crypto for Advisors” newsletter explains the rise of digital‑asset‑treasury (DAT) companies, which are public firms that hold large positions in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether or Solana and trade at a premium to their net asset value (mNAV). The...
Zero-Knowledge Identity Startup Self Raises $9M, Introduces Points Program
Self, a zero‑knowledge identity and proof‑of‑humanity protocol used by Google and Aave, announced a $9 million seed round led by Greenfield Capital, SoftBank’s SBI Fund and other investors. The funding will be used to expand its privacy‑preserving identity platform that leverages...
Singapore's Central Bank to Trial Tokenized Bills, Introduce Stablecoin Laws
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced a trial of tokenized government bills settled with a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) as part of its Project Guardian initiative. The pilot will use tokenized bank liabilities backed by the wholesale...
Crypto Asset Manager Grayscale Files for IPO in the U.S.
Grayscale Investments has submitted an S‑1 registration statement to the SEC for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock, though the exact share count and price range remain undetermined pending regulatory review and market conditions. The filing makes...
Circle Unveils StableFX to Power Onchain Currency Trading on Upcoming Arc Blockchain
Circle unveiled StableFX, a stablecoin‑powered foreign‑exchange engine that enables 24/7 on‑chain trading of stablecoin currency pairs. The service runs on Circle’s proprietary Arc blockchain, which is live on testnet ahead of a 2025 mainnet launch, and offers real‑time settlement and...
Ethereum Layer-2 RISE Unveils RISEx and MarketCore to Build Global On-Chain Markets
RISE, an Ethereum layer‑2 focused on ultra‑low latency, announced the launch of RISE Markets and its on‑chain perpetuals DEX, RISEx, built atop the newly introduced MarketCore shared order‑book infrastructure. MarketCore lets developers deploy spot, perpetual and future market contracts that...
UFC to Debut Fan Prediction Scoreboard in Polymarket Deal
TKO Group Holdings, the parent of UFC and Zuffa Boxing, has signed a multi‑year partnership with prediction‑market platform Polymarket to embed a live Fan Prediction Scoreboard into UFC broadcasts and upcoming Zuffa Boxing events. The scoreboard will display real‑time fan...
Czech Central Bank Becomes First Central Bank to Buy Bitcoin
The Czech National Bank announced a $1 million test portfolio that includes bitcoin, a US‑dollar stablecoin and a tokenized deposit, marking the first time a central bank has placed bitcoin on its balance sheet. The pilot, approved on Oct. 30, is intended...
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds $103K, Altcoins Consolidate on 'Fearful' Sentiment
Bitcoin held near $103,000 and ether hovered around $3,500 on Thursday, while altcoins slipped, led by AERO’s 18% drop after announcing a merger with Velodrome and double‑digit declines in STRK and FET. Total open interest fell 1.13% to $142 billion even...
Ark Invest Buys $30.5M Circle Shares as Stock Falls 12%
Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased $30.5 million of Circle Internet (CRCL) stock, adding 353,328 shares across its ARKK, ARKW and ARKF ETFs. The buy came as Circle’s shares fell 12% to $86.30, their lowest close since early June, after...
How Bitcoin and XRP Traders Are Positioning Themselves in a Choppy Market Environment
Large Bitcoin traders are leaning on non‑directional options strategies, with strangles accounting for 16.9% and straddles 5% of Deribit’s weekly BTC option block flow—together exceeding 20% of total blocks—while XRP traders are shorting strangles, signaling a bet on reduced volatility....
Firm Behind First U.S. Spot XRP ETF Files for MOG Fund
Canary Capital filed a registration statement for the Canary MOG ETF, which would give investors direct price exposure to MOG Coin – a cat‑themed, TikTok‑driven memecoin ranked 339th by market value with roughly $170 million in capitalization and a 78% loss...
Tokyo Exchange Operator Mulls Limits on Digital Asset Treasury Firms: Report
Japan Exchange Group (JPX), operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is weighing new measures to curb listed companies that amass digital tokens as treasury assets. The proposals include tighter enforcement of back‑door listing rules and fresh audits of firms shifting...
Bitcoin Price Dips 0.9% as Heavy Volume Breakdown Tests Key Support
Bitcoin slipped 0.9% on Tuesday, dropping from $103,177 to $102,203 after a brief rally to $105,342, while trading volume surged 138% above its 24‑hour average, with 27,579 BTC exchanged during the breakdown. The cryptocurrency then found a narrow consolidation zone between...
House Votes to Reopen Government as Congress Suddenly Ramps Up Crypto Work
The U.S. House approved a month‑long continuing resolution, voting 222‑209, to reopen the government after a record‑breaking 42‑day shutdown, funding operations through the end of January 2026. The measure restores the ability of federal agencies—including the CFTC and SEC—to resume crypto‑related...
Polymarket's Shayne Coplan: Blockchain Let Him Build a Global Force From His Bedroom
Shayne Coplan, founder of prediction market platform Polymarket, told a Miami conference that he built the global service from his bedroom with minimal capital by leveraging blockchain’s open, low‑cost infrastructure. Launched in 2020, Polymarket lets users trade binary contracts on...
Crypto Long & Short: The Rise of Digital Asset Treasury Companies
Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCOs) are emerging as active crypto treasuries that deploy holdings into staking, validator operations, and ecosystem development, shifting away from the passive buy‑and‑hold model exemplified by firms like MicroStrategy. This transition coincides with a 59% drop...
Crypto Investor Dan Tapiero Sees AI-Blockchain Crossover Fueling Next Big Wave
Dan Tapiero, founder of crypto‑focused growth equity fund 10T Holdings, said he will allocate about 20% of the firm’s next fund – slated to close in early 2026 – to startups that combine artificial intelligence and blockchain, a category he...
LINK Drops 4% as Chainlink ETF News Fails to Push Break of Technical Resistance
Chainlink's LINK token dropped 4% to just above $15 after failing to break the $16.25 resistance level, even as Bitwise's proposed Chainlink ETF (ticker CLNK) appeared on the DTCC registry. The rejection triggered a volume surge of 138%—3.36 million tokens traded...
Dubai Court Freezes $456M Linked to Justin Sun’s Bailout of TrueUSD Issuer Techteryx
Dubai’s Digital Economy Court issued its first worldwide freezing order, locking up $456 million tied to Justin Sun’s bailout of TrueUSD issuer Techteryx. The court found compelling evidence that reserve funds were improperly diverted to Aria Commodities DMCC through Hong Kong trustee...
Stellar's XLM Trades in Tight Range as Traders Exhibit Uncertainty
Stellar’s XLM is consolidating in a narrow $0.2810‑$0.2950 band after a 36.08 million‑token volume surge on Nov 11 broke the $0.2845 support level, pushing the price to $0.2944, a 0.2% dip. The heavy‑selling episode, 47% above the 24‑hour average, was followed by...
Toncoin Drops 2.4% as Post-Rally Selling Pressure Caps Gains
Toncoin slipped 2.37% to $2.02 in the past 24 hours after a brief rally to $2.1165 on heightened volume ahead of U.S. market open. The surge was quickly erased by heavy selling, pushing the token back to a key support...
New Strike Force Set to Target Overseas 'Pig Butchering' As U.S. Hits Burma Operation
U.S. Treasury, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies announced a new Scam Center Strike Force to dismantle transnational “pig‑butchering” crypto fraud operations in Southeast Asia, focusing on Burma, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines. The force follows Treasury’s Office...
The Protocol: Sweeping Uniswap Proposal ‘UNIfication’
Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation have unveiled a joint governance overhaul called “UNIfication,” which would activate protocol fees, route a share of Unichain fees to a UNI‑burn mechanism, and retroactively burn 100 million UNI from the treasury while consolidating the...
Pantera-Backed Solana Company to Tokenize Its Shares With Superstate's Opening Bell
Solana Company (HSDT), a Nasdaq‑listed digital‑asset treasury backed by Pantera Capital, announced it will tokenize its shares on Superstate’s Opening Bell platform, a regulated Solana‑based service that brings SEC‑registered equity onto blockchain. The tokenized shares will retain SEC registration while...
Trump Nominee Mike Selig Set for CFTC Confirmation Hearing as Crypto Bill Advances
President Donald Trump’s nominee Mike Selig, currently chief counsel of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, is slated for a Senate confirmation hearing on Nov 19, 2025 to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He replaces withdrawn nominee Brian Quintenz and would succeed...
U.S. SEC Chief Atkins Says Clarity Coming on Crypto Tied to Investment Contracts
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced that the agency is drafting recommendations for a package of exemptions covering crypto assets tied to investment contracts, aiming to streamline capital formation while safeguarding investors. He stressed that tokens linked to investment contracts may...
RWA Specialist Centrifuge Debuts Tokenization Service, Starting with Daylight
Centrifuge unveiled Centrifuge Whitelabel, a modular tokenization platform that enables institutions, fintechs and DeFi apps to create tokenized financial products faster and with built‑in security. Daylight, a decentralized energy‑infrastructure startup that recently raised $75 million, is the first to use the...