Kraken's IPO move could signal increased mainstream acceptance and regulatory scrutiny of the cryptocurrency industry in the US.
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The first-ever spot XRP ETF just had a huge first week on Nasdaq. In only four days, it pulled in a massive $128 million in trading volume. Canary Capital’s XRPC ETF showed that interest in a regulated way to invest in XRP is stronger than expected. But the fast start came with a twist. Even …
Bitcoin ATMs have started appearing in some of Nairobi’s busiest malls, just days after Kenya’s new law on virtual assets came into effect. According to a local media outlet, Capital News, the bright orange “Bankless Bitcoin” machines can be seen in popular spots like Two Rivers Mall in Gigiri, Westlands, and along Ngong Road. They …
The UAE's significant Bitcoin holdings could enhance its influence in global cryptocurrency markets and impact international financial dynamics.
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Staking guidance, broader listing standards and new index tools show how crypto ETFs are becoming core holdings.
The TEL price has delivered an impressive 160% November surge, rising from $0.0026 to $0.006 as Telcoin breaks a multi-month falling wedge pattern. Although volatility persists, the long-term structure on the weekly chart and renewed on-chain confidence have drawn renewed attention to TEL crypto, especially with increasing ecosystem developments. TEL Price Breaks Out After 160% …
Bitcoin fell sharply over the past week, sliding almost 15% and moving beneath the $100,000 and $95,000 marks to trade around $90,300, Wednesday. Related Reading: Crypto Carnage Continues — Tom Lee Exposes What’s Really Going On According to company disclosures, Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought an extra 8,178 BTC for $835.6 million at about $102,171 apiece during the downturn. That move has drawn fresh attention because some of those newest coins are already underwater. Strategy’s Holdings And Recent Buys Reports have disclosed that Strategy now holds 649,870 BTC, equal to roughly 3.2% of the circulating supply. The firm says it paid about $48 billion for those coins. At current prices, the holding’s market value sits near $59.38 billion, leaving an overall paper gain of 22% or about $11 billion. Strategy has acquired 8,178 BTC for ~$835.6 million at ~$102,171 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 27.8% YTD 2025. As of 11/16/2025, we hodl 649,870 $BTC acquired for ~$48.37 billion at ~$74,433 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC $STRD $STRE $STRF $STRK https://t.co/HI1TeYOvQ9 — Michael Saylor (@saylor) November 17, 2025 Yet CryptoQuant’s breakdown finds that roughly 40% of Strategy’s stash is now showing unrealized losses, a result of the company’s recent buying activity pushing newer lots above today’s market price. The newest 8,178 BTC purchase is already down around 10.5%, costing the company roughly $88 million on paper in a matter of days. Reports also show Strategy made three separate buys earlier this month: smaller blocks recorded on the third and the 10th of November, bringing November’s total to 9,062 BTC for $931.1 million. At current market levels those November tokens are worth about $827 million, a drop of just over 11% since the buys. Saylor’s Portfolio Turns Red? He announced the purchase of 8,178 BTC at an average price of $102,171, about 10% above current market levels. This recent bitcoin move puts ~40% of Strategy’s 649,870 BTC holdings in the red, with only 60% still in profit. pic.twitter.com/hii0BmV95P — CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) November 18, 2025 Short-Term Losses Amid Long-Term Gains While parts of the position sit in the red, Strategy’s longer-term position remains positive. The company’s overall profit ratio of 22% is well above the deep losses it faced from mid-2022 into early 2023, when as much as 75% of its holdings were showing losses and the portfolio was down about 33%, equal to roughly $1.32 billion in paper losses then. Early last month Strategy had a peak profit ratio near 68% with gains calculated at about $32 billion, showing how swings can be large on both sides. According to filings, Saylor treats dips as chances to add coins, and this latest buying fits that pattern. Not every market participant agrees. A Fraud? Peter Schiff, a well-known gold investor, criticized Strategy’s rising average cost, which he says—at about $74,433 per BTC—has been moving closer to the market value and could limit upside if prices fail to rebound. Schiff said on Sunday that Strategy Inc.’s focus only on Bitcoin is “a fraud.” He also challenged Michael Saylor to a live debate at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai this December. Schiff argued that the company’s recent gains mainly come from the rising Bitcoin price. He warned that if people lose confidence in Bitcoin, the company’s finances could be in trouble. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Drop Under $90K Sparks Bold Claims From Crypto Execs: ‘This Is A Generational Opportunity’ What This Means For Investors For outside observers, the takeaway is straightforward: even the biggest holders can have portions of their inventory in loss when markets fall. Strategy’s newer purchases have reduced the firm’s tidy headline returns, but they did not wipe out the overall gain. Reports suggest the company is still sitting on a sizable paper profit. Short-term results for those November buys look poor. Long-term results will depend on future price moves. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView
Kohaku brings practical privacy to Ethereum wallets with safer recovery, private modes and shared standards designed for real-world use.
What to Know: Circle’s xReserve lets blockchains issue $USDC-backed stablecoins that interoperate natively with $USDC, cutting reliance on external cross-chain bridges. $USDC’s market cap has surged to around $74B in 2025, reinforcing dollar-backed stablecoins as core settlement assets for on-chain finance. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) reached $17.1M in presale with a token price of $0.025965, as the token rewards investors with governance rights, reduced transaction fees, and access to trusted presales. Best Wallet pairs a non-custodial, multi-chain, mobile-first wallet with presale access, an in-app DEX aggregator, and upcoming debit card and analytics tools. Circle just flipped the switch on xReserve, a new interoperability layer that lets blockchains mint their own $USDC-backed stablecoins and plug directly into $USDC’s liquidity. Instead of juggling wrapped assets and sketchy third-party bridges, chains can now treat $USDC as native collateral and move value using Circle’s own attestation and messaging stack. This lands at a time when $USDC is already on a tear. Recent figures show its market cap has climbed to around $74B in 2025, up more than 70% since January, as institutions rotate toward transparent, regulated stablecoins. The catch is that users don’t interact with ‘interoperability infrastructure’. They interact with wallets. Every extra chain supported by $USDC, every $USDC-backed local stablecoin, and every new bridge-free flow of dollars is only as useful as the wallet that can surface it cleanly. That’s why wallet-native tokens are suddenly back in focus. Best Wallet Token ($BEST) sits right in that slipstream. The $17.1M presale powers Best Wallet as a non-custodial, multi-chain wallet built around Fireblocks MPC security, mobile-first UX, and deep presale and DeFi integrations. With Circle making USDC the de facto reserve asset across more blockchains, traders are hunting for wallets that can actually help them navigate that growing web, and Best Wallet hits the sweet spot. Buy your $BEST today while the presale is still up. Best Wallet Turns Multi-Chain Chaos Into A Single App Best Wallet is non-custodial, no-KYC, and designed mobile-first, so you can manage thousands of assets across more than 6 major chains in one interface. Under the hood, Best Wallet uses Fireblocks MPC-CMP to secure keys while still supporting custom multi-wallet portfolios and a smoother presale flow via its ‘Upcoming Tokens’ portal. That’s a direct answer to one of the biggest frictions in the market: onboarding new users into top crypto presales and DeFi without dumping them into a maze of browser extensions, bridges, and smart contract approvals. Utility doesn’t stop at basic storage either. Best DEX, the in-wallet DEX aggregator, pulls liquidity from 330 DEXs across multiple chains, including Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, and up to 30 cross-chain bridges. This gives you the best-rate swaps and cross-chain moves without manually hopping between platforms. Put differently: Circle is solving cross-chain dollars at the protocol layer, while $BEST is trying to solve cross-chain experience at the wallet layer. If xReserve succeeds in turning $USDC into universal collateral, the wallets that surface that liquidity cleanly stand to benefit most. If you like being early to that narrative, digging into Best Wallet Token makes sense. Secure your $BEST today, before the presale ends. $BEST Presale Ends in 9 Days, Raises $17M The market is already voting. The Best Wallet Token ($BEST) presale has raised over $17.19M so far, with the token currently priced at $0.025965. That’s a roughly 15% move up from the initial presale price near $0.0225, but still firmly in ‘under a nickel’ territory for anyone averaging in. Holders can lock $BEST immediately from the presale widget, with headline yields around 76% APY at the time of writing, funded from a dedicated 8% slice of the 10B token supply reserved for staking rewards. Based on the presale’s performance and Best Wallet’s utility, our price prediction for $BEST puts it at $0.05106175 in 2026. By 2030, the token could reach $0.07 or higher, once the ecosystem takes shape. From today’s presale level, that would equate to roughly 96.6% and 169.5% upside, respectively, on paper. Circle’s xReserve, $USDC’s climb to ~$74B circulation, and the tightening regulatory net around opaque stablecoins all point in the same direction: more volume through compliant dollars, routed by smart wallets. If Best Wallet can stay ahead on UX and chain coverage while $BEST keeps powering fee discounts, staking, governance, and early presale access, the token has a clear role in that flow. You can read our guide on how to buy $BEST today if you want to join the presale before it ends. Go to the official presale page and buy your $BEST now. This isn’t financial advice. DYOR and manage risks wisely before investing. Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/circle-usdc-xreserve-expands-access-best-wallet-token-presale
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fell 7% and Ripple (XRP) dropped 4.7%, leading the index lower.
HSBC is the latest megabank to double down on tokenized deposits versus stablecoins by preparing for new launches in the US and the UAE next year.
The anticipated rise in index-based crypto ETFs could significantly enhance market accessibility and diversification for investors.
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A major shift may be coming to the crypto investment world and Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes it’s about to hit fast. With the U.S. government now reopened and key legislation moving again, Hougan says the industry should brace for what he calls an “ETF Palooza in Cryptoland.” And this prediction lands at a tense …
US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged $2.57 billion in net outflows through Nov. 17, the funds’ worst monthly drawdown since their January 2024 launch. In the same month, Bitcoin dropped 14.7% and briefly touched $89,253.78 on Nov. 17, its lowest level since April, before recovering to $93,426.16, up 1.3% in 24 hours. The outflow wave crested […]
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Adobe's acquisition of Semrush could significantly enhance its digital marketing capabilities, impacting competition and innovation in the sector.
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Good morning! The US market woke up today to a mix of anxiety and curiosity as the crypto charts flashed red almost across the board. So let’s walk through everything that unfolded overnight from price action to ETF flows to the biggest headlines of the last 12 hours. Crypto Market News – Asian Hours Recap …
ZCash has staged a dramatic comeback, grabbing traders’ & investors’ attention globally as it surged 8.27% in just 24 hours. This is while maintaining a 33% weekly leg up. This powerful rally is not just another random crypto spike. A mix of fundamental and technical drivers has set the stage for this bullish move. The …
Shares of the company rose 2% in pre-market trading.
The memecoin market has entered a quieter stretch, raising fresh debate over whether the sector’s explosive cycle has finally lost steam. Benchmark names Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) have spent several weeks moving in tight ranges, with declining volumes and muted volatility across major trading pairs. The slowdown has fueled headlines suggesting the memecoin …
A famous trader is betting on a significant XRP price crash amid this recent market downtrend. The altcoin continues to struggle despite the recent launch of Canary’s XRP ETF, with popular analyst Ali Martinez suggesting it could soon drop below the psychological $2 level. Famous Trader Opens $27 Million Short Position On XRP In an X post, the on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain revealed that a famous trader is shorting the market again, opening a 20x short on XRP worth $27.4 million. The trader has also opened short positions of 40x and 10x on Bitcoin and ZEC, respectively, worth $148.5 million and $20.4 million. Related Reading: Abundance of Catalysts Suggests XRP Price Could Take Off This Week This comes as the XRP price continues to struggle, putting it at risk of a further decline, especially with concerns that Bitcoin may already be in a bear market. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez also predicted that XRP could drop to as low as $1.73 if it loses the $2.15 support level. Meanwhile, XRP continues to face significant selling pressure despite increased institutional adoption through the launch of Canary’s XRP fund, with more XRP ETFs also set to launch. Santiment data shows that whales holding between 1 million and 10 million coins recently sold almost 200 million coins in the space of 48 hours. This may just be the start of a larger sell-off following Glassnode’s recent revelation. The on-chain analytics platform revealed that the share of XRP supply in profit has fallen to 58.5%, which is the lowest since November 2024, when the price was trading at around $0.53. Glassnode further noted that despite XRP trading 4x higher now, 41.5% of its supply (around 26.5 billion) sits in loss, which it claimed is a “sign of a top-heavy and structurally fragile market”. Macro Structure Points To A Decline To $2.03 Crypto analyst CasiTrades stated that XRP is still likely making its way down to the macro .5 fib support at $2.03. She claimed that the move is playing out perfectly as Wave 2s are corrective and that the choppiness is exactly how the market should behave. The analyst further revealed that the only invalidation of the drop to the $2.03 support is a decisive break above the macro .382 level at $2.41. Related Reading: Analyst Says XRP Has 2 Options Right Now, Reveals Why Investors Win Either Way CasiTrades explained that this $2.41 level remains the line in the sand and that, as long as XRP stays below it, the structure points to a final sweep of $2.03. She also raised the possibility of a drop to the “still-valid” macro target at $1.65, which is the .618 fib level. The analyst noted that Wave 2 corrections commonly reach the .618 and that the longer XRP ranges without breaking resistance, the more probable a drop to that level becomes. CasiTrades stated that a move to $1.65 would not be bearish, as it would build the kind of momentum needed for a powerful macro Wave 3 to new all-time highs (ATHs). She has predicted that XRP could rally to a new ATH of as high as $10. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.15, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from Tradingview.com
Adobe's acquisition of Semrush could significantly enhance its digital marketing suite, potentially reshaping the competitive landscape.
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Hyperliquid, a leading on-chain decentralized exchange, has introduced an exciting update that makes it easier, cheaper, and faster for anyone to launch new markets. This has sparked a lot of interest in the crypto community as it aims to lower the barriers to entry and bring in more activity and liquidity to the platform. This …
BlackRock's significant crypto deposits into Coinbase highlight growing institutional confidence in digital assets, potentially stabilizing markets.
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Erik Thedéen said a different approach is needed as the U.S. and U.K. refused to implement the rules already set out.
Kenyan regulators say no crypto firms are licensed under the new VASP Act and warn that providers claiming approval are doing so illegally.
The MYX price has staged an impressive 85% rebound in November, offering a glimmer of optimism after a steep collapse from its September highs. Although MYX crypto remains nearly 80% down from its peak, the ongoing recovery and strong on-chain activity have renewed investor attention, particularly as volume and user engagement remain intact. MYX Price …
Perpetual futures traders have rapidly added leverage during bitcoin's decline, forming a setup K33 says has preceded further drawdowns.
London-based Globacap’s U.S. broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS) is regulated by FINRA and the SEC.
A new political and regulatory storm is forming around World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto firm closely tied to U.S. President Donald Trump and his family. This week, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed urged the Department of Justice and the Treasury to launch an investigation into the company over concerns that its token …
Bitcoin's dip below a key threshold suggests prolonged bearish trends, but easing sell pressure hints at potential market stabilization.
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