BlackRock registered the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust in Delaware on Nov. 19, opening a path toward the firm’s first staked Ethereum ETF in the US. The state-level trust registration does not constitute a formal Securities Act of 1933 application. Still, it positions BlackRock to launch a yield-bearing ETH product once the SEC permits staking inside […]
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The United States could generate up to $14 trillion in cumulative value if 1% of federal taxes are paid in Bitcoin over the next two decades, according to new modeling from Bitcoin Policy Institute presented alongside Rep. Warren Davidson’s Bitcoin for America Act. The bill, introduced on Nov. 20, would allow taxpayers to settle federal […]
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An unnamed national bank has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for permission to hold crypto on its own balance sheet to support blockchain-based services. On Nov. 18, the OCC finally answered. In Interpretive Letter 1186, the agency confirmed that national banks may hold the native assets needed to pay blockchain “network […]
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For more than a decade, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has, for one reason or another, stood apart from the rest of the blockchain industry. Built in 2012, long before the rise of modern DeFi, it embraced a minimalist design of fast settlement, deterministic consensus, and no economic incentives for validators. That architecture helped XRPL grow […]
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The Bitcoin market is undergoing a significant transition, with traders aggressively positioning for a year-end close beneath the $90,000 threshold. This comes as the flagship digital asset briefly slid to a seven-month low of $89,970 on Nov. 18 before recovering to $91,526 as of press time. As a result, crypto traders’ sentiment has significantly shifted […]
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Mt. Gox-linked Bitcoin (BTC) wallets moved roughly 10,600 BTC on Nov. 17, breaking an eight-month silence that had lulled traders into forgetting the estate still controlled nearly $3 billion in legacy coins. The transaction routed about 10,608 BTC to a new, unlabeled address, with the remainder returning to a known Mt. Gox wallet. Timing turned […]
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Stablecoins originated as crypto plumbing, tokens pegged to fiat currencies that enable traders to move in and out of volatile assets without relying on traditional banking systems. That narrow use case now sits on a market capitalization of more than $303 billion, up roughly 75% year-over-year, with Tether commanding about 56% of the market and […]
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Power markets are starting to price Bitcoin mining that can switch on and off as a grid service. Curtailment remains elevated in regions with high renewable penetration, and short scarcity bursts continue to set value for fast demand reduction, which creates room for load that soaks midday surplus and idles during tight hours. According to […]
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With just six weeks left in 2025, Bitcoin and Ethereum are both in the red for the year, as the two largest cryptos lead a broader downward trend. If this pattern holds, crypto could end up among the worst-performing asset classes of 2025, trailing even traditional markets and money market funds. As CryptoSlate reported yesterday, […]
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As Bitcoin and Ethereum stumble through their worst year in recent memory, and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index tumbles into extreme fear, it may be time for crypto investors to return to first principles. The Bitcoin long-term thesis hasn’t changed, and if you believe it’s inevitably going up, you’ll buy at any price. As […]
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Japan is advancing custody rules, Hong Kong is standardizing digitally native bond issuance, and Singapore has approved the first retail tokenized fund. The sequence is rules, issuance, and cash-like instruments. The link to crypto is not narrative but plumbing that reduces friction for collateral and settlement near BTC and ETH venues. Japan’s Financial Services Agency […]
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Grayscale filed an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 13 to list Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol GRAY. The firm manages approximately $35 billion across more than 40 crypto products, including spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. As a public company, Grayscale will […]
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Grayscale filed an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Nov. 13 to list Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol GRAY. The firm manages approximately $35 billion across more than 40 crypto products, including spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. As a public company, Grayscale will […]
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Earlier in the year, Europe’s Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde insisted that Bitcoin would not be included in the reserve portfolios of central banks under the ECB’s umbrella; the statement was intended to draw a firm boundary around sovereign engagement with digital assets. For more than two decades, reserve cohesion has served as a […]
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Bitcoin has done what many bulls dreaded: it plunged below six figures, crashed through $100,000, and even tumbled past $98,000 in a wave of liquidations not seen since May. As reported by CryptoSlate, BTC fell to $98,550, triggering $190 million in long liquidations in one hour and $655 million in 24 hours as spot ETFs […]
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Washington has long wrestled with who should police digital assets. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 passed the House this summer, but the Senate had not acted. Now, two Senate committees have released competing drafts, each promising regulatory order. These drafts create a new jurisdictional map poised to reshape everything from Bitcoin spot […]
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BNY Mellon just joined Citi, Bernstein, and a chorus of Wall Street analysts calling for up to $3.6 trillion of digital cash by 2030. The bet is that stablecoins and tokenized deposits will become core market plumbing, replacing correspondent banking friction and lubricating corporate treasury operations. The question: does that world exist outside a slide […]
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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has earned a reputation for making its weekly Bitcoin acquisitions near the local top in recent weeks. On Nov. 10, CryptoQuant analyst JA Marturn noted that the firm’s most recent acquisition disclosure from Michael Saylor followed the same script. According to an SEC filing, Strategy announced that it had acquired 487 BTC […]
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XRP jumped roughly 12% in the past 24 hours to around $2.52 after the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) added five spot XRP ETFs to its “active and pre-launch” list. These listings, visible on DTCC’s public database, have sparked speculation that the long-anticipated exchange-traded products for XRP are moving closer to launch, following the […]
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In crypto, MEV typically refers to bots and searchers on chains like Ethereum reordering, inserting, or censoring transactions around DEX trades and liquidations to extract value from users in the form of worse prices, failed transactions, and higher costs. However, did you know that Bitcoin also has MEV-like dynamics at the mempool and policy layer? […]
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AsiaStrategy said Sora Ventures CEO Jason Fang is now its largest shareholder following a change to the ownership of its major shareholder, Pride River Limited. According to a company statement dated Nov. 10, Pride River’s cap table will shift under an agreement signed Nov. 7. It will move from 70% held by Mr. Ngai Kwan […]
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Bitcoin traders are monitoring the latest CME futures gap between Friday’s close at $104,160 and Sunday’s open at $110,370. This six-thousand-dollar “missing” price action often attracts short-term moves. With Bitcoin near $105,900, focus is on whether the market will fill the gap or climb away from it. When CME Bitcoin futures close on Friday, trading […]
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Bitcoin’s latest move to around $101,000 is a reflection of shifting on-chain conditions as once-immobile supply begins to stir. After months of steady accumulation, long-term holders are starting to distribute, ETFs have pivoted from inflows to outflows, and liquidity pressures are reshaping the market’s balance between supply and demand. Beneath the surface, the data reveals […]
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For years, DeFi occupied the edges of institutional strategy, a curiosity for crypto-native funds, and a compliance headache for everyone else. However, regulatory moves are slowly changing this stance. Among traditional hedge funds already holding digital assets, 43% now plan to expand into DeFi over the next three years, primarily through tokenised funds, tokenised assets, […]
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With the spotlight this cycle fixed on corporate Bitcoin treasuries, ETF inflows, and shifting global liquidity, Bitcoin’s miners have become the overlooked backbone of the network. Yet, as block rewards shrink and energy costs rise, many are being forced to reinvent themselves, branching into AI hosting, energy arbitrage, and infrastructure services, just to keep their […]
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Marathon’s third-quarter filing carried a quiet but definitive policy change, in which the company stated that it will now sell a portion of newly mined Bitcoin (BTC) to fund its operations. The shift occurred as MARA held approximately 52,850 BTC on Sept. 30, paid around $0.04 per kilowatt-hour at its owned sites, and recorded a […]
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Ripple’s newest funding round landed with unusual force for a company long defined by court battles and contested narratives. On Nov. 5, the firm announced a $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, backed by funds associated with Citadel Securities, Fortress Investment Group, and Brevan Howard. These are traditional financial institutions that rarely […]
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Zohran Mamdani’s win has put New York’s crypto sector on edge, raising questions about how a mayor critical of both Wall Street and digital-asset wealth will steer the city. On Nov. 4, the 34-year-old Democrat defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a race that had gripped prediction markets for months. Mamdani’s ascent is […]
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Bitcoin’s sustained price above $100,000 was supposed to signal its arrival as a mature institutional asset. Instead, its sudden reversal below that threshold has unsettled traders and revived fears of another crypto winter. On Nov. 4, Bitcoin briefly dipped to its lowest level since May at $99,075, before recovering to approximately $102,437 as of press […]
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Moon Inc. said its shares are now available to U.S. investors on the OTCQX Best Market as of Nov. 5, following an upgrade from the OTC Pink tier and a bell ringing at OTC Markets Group in New York. The move opens a direct channel for U.S. retail and institutional investors to access the Hong […]
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