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Jailed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is back in court as he looks to get a redo after being found guilty on multiple fraud charges.
UBS has announced the successful completion of the world’s first in-production, end-to-end tokenized fund transaction using Chainlink’s Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) standard. Automating Fund Operations On-chain The transaction involved the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT), a tokenized money market fund built on the Ethereum blockchain. DigiFT acted as the on-chain distributor in …
Cronos (CRO) fell 3.6% and Aptos (APT) dropped 3.4%.
The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play received three price target raises following yesterday's news, including from Bernstein, which lifted to $125.
What to Know: The crypto market fell sharply in early November after long-term holders sold $44B in Bitcoin, while ETFs absorbed just $4B in inflows. From Samourai Wallet’s alleged xpub logging to Iran’s mining raids and Stream Finance’s $93M loss, causing its stablecoin depegging, fear is widespread. Despite bearish momentum and weak sentiment, Bitcoin remains above $100K, and November has historically delivered the strongest monthly returns (+42.11% on average) Presales like $PEPENODE stand out as stable entry points amid volatility, offering incremental price stages, high staking yields, and a gamified ecosystem built around virtual mining and meme culture. The crypto market just faced its roughest start to November in a long time. The total crypto market cap is down to $3.46T, after being as high as $4.3T at the start of October. $BTC is down around 6% this week and $ETH is struggling to hold $3.5K. The picture is bleak. A turbulent October, which didn’t go the way traders wanted, saw long-term holders of Bitcoin offload roughly $44B $BTC, while ETFs and digital asset trusts (DATs) absorbed only about $4B in net inflows. For the first time in seven years, October wasn’t ‘Uptober’ and instead, ended red for Bitcoin. Much of the current drawdown is stemming from a cluster of confidence shocks. Samourai Wallet sentencing hit the privacy meta hard. Prosecutors are seeking five-year prison terms for its founders for laundering over $237M in funds. This sets a chilling precedent for developers. But they also revealed that the wallet allegedly logged users’ xpubs on its servers. If true, a tool marketed for privacy was actually tracking user data. This would be a huge blow to trust in non-custodial wallets and truly put into question ‘privacy’ in crypto. Then came the Iranian crackdown on mining. According to data, 95% of Iran’s crypto miners are operating illegally and putting a massive strain on the country’s power grid. So, authorities dismantled over 100 mining farms and seized 1.4K machines. This naturally sparked fresh FUD around global mining stability. Finally, Stream Finance’s $93M DeFi loss caused its stablecoin $XUSD to depeg. This naturally caused a lot of suspicion and anger amongst crypto users. Technicals mirror the panic. Bitcoin’s RSI is deep in oversold territory, and bearish MACD points to weak short-term momentum. Yet despite all this fear, $BTC has held above $100K (so far). History favors patience: November has delivered an average +42.11% return for Bitcoin since 2013. This is actually the highest average return of any month on the calendar year. So traders remain hopeful. Which brings us to where smart money is looking for the best crypto to buy – presale projects like PepeNode ($PEPENODE), where utility, yield, and meme culture collide just as the market readies for its next move. The Bigger Picture – Fear vs Fundamentals Most market drops start with panic, not fundamentals. What looks like a collapse is actually just a sentiment reset after overheated months. Traders are just concerned that stocks and gold have been ripping all-time highs in October, while crypto lagged. On-chain data still looks positive. Whales are accumulating through OTC desks, while ETF inflows remain steady (even if they’re smaller than in summer). Exchange balances are at multi-year lows, meaning long-term holders are still locking coins away. So structurally, the market looks quite strong. It’s just that the confidence is weaker than ever. But that creates opportunity. Capital rotates into presales because they move in structured price stages, increasing incrementally instead of swinging with market sentiment. That steady progression gives investors a clearer entry point, even when broader markets are red. One standout example is PepeNode ($PEPENODE), a utility-based meme ecosystem blending DeFi yield mechanics with a game-style mining experience. PepeNode ($PEPENODE) – Turning Meme Coins into a Virtual Mining Game PepeNode ($PEPENODE) is the first mine-to-earn meme coin built on Ethereum. Instead of relying on power-hungry GPUs or ASIC rigs, it introduces virtual mining through digital nodes that generate yield based on how you build and optimize your setup. Every user will begin with a virtual server room. This is essentially an empty space waiting to be filled with Minder Nodes. You can buy, upgrade, or sell your nodes at any time, fine-tuning your layout to boost output and maximize your earnings. Everything runs inside an interactive, gamified environment that rewards strategy and participation. Leaderboards track top miners, and high performers earn bonus rewards in trending crypto coins like $PEPE. It’s part mining simulator, part yield engine, and even part social competition. And that’s resonating with investors. So far, the project has raised over $2M+ in its presale, with tokens priced at $0.0011317 and staking rewards of over 629% on offer. Our PepeNode price prediction believes $0.0077 is possible in 2026. That’s almost a 6x from today’s price. ???? Discover how to buy PepeNode in our easy step-by-step guide. $PEPENODE is a fresh take on meme coins. In a market craving new forms of utility, this balance between fun and function may prove to be its real strength. ⛏️???? Join the PepeNode presale today and start mining for rewards. This article is not financial advice. Crypto and presales carry inherent risks. Please do your own research (DYOR) and never invest more than you are willing to lose. Authored by Aaron Walker, NewsBTC — www.newsbtc.com/news/analysis-why-crypto-market-is-down-best-crypto-to-buy-pepenode
Bitcoin’s technical structure remains decisively negative and will stay that way “until” a key resistance level is reclaimed, according to veteran analyst Josh Olszewicz in his latest video published today. Pointing to the Ichimoku Cloud and a stack of trend signals, Olszewicz said, “Below the cloud we’re bearish, above we’re bullish. We are currently below… [and] fully bearish on price and the expectation is lower lows.” The fulcrum, in his view, is a reclaim of roughly $115,000. “I don’t really have anything bullish to say here at all until we’re back above $115,000 on BTC and $4,200 on ETH,” he said, adding that Ethereum’s setup is comparatively less negative—trading “in the cloud,” with what he still characterizes as “certainly not a long entry signal.” For Bitcoin, he flagged a confluence of bearish cues: a bearish Chikou span on the weekly, moving-average crosses to the downside, and head-and-shoulders patterns both at larger and smaller scales. While he acknowledged a possible “falling channel” and even a broader “megaphone” that could complicate pattern reads, Olszewicz underscored directional risk in the near term: “If I were to randomly wake up and see price at $103k, $102k, that would not surprise me here,” even warning that “it’s possible we flirt with… below $100,000.” The deterioration in derivatives premia underscores that message, he argued. “If you look at the basis on CME we are making multi-month lows here… you go to ETH [and it’s] also making significant lows. So there’s certainly no froth in this market based on premiums.” Spot flow doesn’t help either: “On BTC we’ve still got people sending hundreds of millions to exchanges seemingly every day… my guess is they are [selling] because you don’t send coins to an exchange for fun.” Macro Headwinds For Bitcoin Beyond crypto-native signals, Olszewicz tied the setup to a macro regime shift that has turned unhelpful at the margins. He highlighted a still-ongoing US government shutdown as a potential kink in liquidity transmission—“maybe when the government comes back… the pipes start moving again”—and warned of rising near-term volatility around a data drought: “We do have ADP employment on Wednesday… very, very closely paid attention to because there is a data drought on employment numbers.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Bull Run: Over Or Just Paused? CryptoQuant CEO Presents The Data Since last week’s FOMC, he noted, rate-cut odds tightened materially “after Powell mentioned a comment about the fog. Got to slow down on the fog, he says,” with risk assets reacting poorly: “Equities didn’t like that… crypto certainly didn’t like that.” He also flagged the inflation now-casting mix as a swing factor. “Trueflation [is] ticking higher consistently… you don’t want to be in this position where we are cutting into rising inflation,” he cautioned, while contrasting that with the Fed’s nowcast, which “doesn’t look as dire.” A CPI headline beginning with a ‘3’ would be problematic in his view: “I suspect if we do get a three handle on headline CPI, markets aren’t going to like that.” Under the hood, he pointed to falling gasoline and used-car prints and easing rents as disinflationary, but called out sticky components like insurance. Liquidity optics remain mixed: the reverse repo facility has seen periodic end-month spikes yet is “running on fumes,” and, crucially, the long-observed link between global liquidity gauges and BTC “has not reconnected in any regard since May, June, July.” Dollar strength is an additional pressure point. “The dollar continues to look good, continues to push higher… and this chart looks phenomenal… a real problem” for Bitcoin if that uptrend persists, he said. In classic cross-asset contrast, he described the 60/40 US bonds/equity mix as technically constructive—“above the cloud, bullish TK cross, bullish cloud”—and noted that risk proxies like high-yield credit are diverging from the S&P 500, which he reads as consistent with crypto’s underperformance: “With BTC struggling, you see riskier parts of the market also pulling back to a greater degree than equities.” Equities Need To Remain Strong In equities, he argued there is “nothing to short” on the major indices right now—“SPY… looks great,” with the Nasdaq and semis echoing the same message—creating an awkward asymmetry for BTC: “If Bitcoin can’t find its way when the SPY and the Q’s look like this, we’re certainly in trouble because if this does reverse, that’s going to take BTC with it almost certainly.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Price Poised For A Bullish November: Key Catalysts That Can’t Be Ignored On crypto-equity linkages, Olszewicz observed that miners have outperformed for reasons outside of Bitcoin’s fundamentals: “If you look at the Bitcoin miners, those have been bullish. Why? Because of AI and not because of Bitcoin… anybody following that story has done very well this year.” He extended the caution to other high-beta tech themes—quantum names “look very tired… more and more like a head and shoulders”—while acknowledging individual standouts like Palantir, which he said is “breaking out of its own cup and handle,” even if near-term price action was choppy after hours. The broader market psychology, in his view, is shaped by cycle age and wealth preservation. “A thousand days from the bottom, more and more people are just saying, okay, this is enough… if they’re rich, they want to stay that way… it makes some sense to take a little bit off the table.” Until the technicals change, he sees no reason to force trades: “Honestly, not much, probably just sit around and collect some cash. Wait for those A-plus setups to emerge.” The trigger for a regime shift is unambiguous in his framework. As he put it at the outset, “Below the cloud we’re bearish… not a bullish expectation.” The condition for flipping that view is equally clear: “Back above $115,000 on BTC and 4,200 on ETH,” or, in this headline terms, reclaim the level—or remain “fully bearish.” At press time, BTC traded at $103,634. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Upexi also reported an 82% increase in adjusted SOL per share and a 96% return for investors since its April private placement.
AAVE price prediction 2025 turns increasingly optimistic as the protocol continues to strengthen its fundamentals through new integrations and strong financial performance. The latest partnership with Chainlink and a $50 million DAO buyback highlight how Aave is evolving from market corrections toward a more sustainable, institution-ready DeFi ecosystem. Aave Horizon Integrates Chainlink ACE for Institutional-Grade …
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Ripple’s US dollar-pegged RLUSD has entered the top 10 stablecoins by market cap, reaching $1 billion less than a year after launch.
The incident highlights potential ethical concerns and conflicts of interest in the intersection of politics and the cryptocurrency industry.
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Extending ESMA jurisdiction to include financial markets threatens to slow innovation for crypto and fintech companies, but some policy experts see a silver lining.
Zynk raised $5 million in a seed round led by Hivemind Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, among others.
Microsoft’s $9.7 billion contract with a Texas miner reveals the new math pushing crypto infrastructure toward AI, and what it means for the networks left behind. IREN’s November 3 announcement collapses two transactions into a single strategic pivot. The first is a five-year, $9.7 billion cloud services contract with Microsoft, while the second is a […]
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Hashprice drops to $43.1 PH/s as bitcoin’s price correction, low fees and record hash rate squeeze miners’ margins.
This collaboration could revolutionize financial markets by increasing transparency, accessibility, and innovation through blockchain integration.
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Yields and More maps out over $284 million in DeFi debt tied to Stream Finance, exposing complex loops across stablecoins and lending markets.
ETH price has entered a critical phase after sharp ETF outflows and widespread liquidations drove Ethereum into a deeper correction. The asset’s decline of nearly 30% from its yearly peak has put traders on alert, though accumulating whales and on-chain signals suggest potential recovery zones forming ahead. Major ETH ETF Outflows Add Selling Pressure Over …
The crypto market faced intense pressure on Tuesday as Bitcoin tumbled below $104,000, triggering one of the largest liquidation events of the year. More than $1.3 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated within 24 hours, reflecting rising fear among traders as Bitcoin’s correction deepens. Crypto liquidations Bitcoin Slides 17% From Its Peak Bitcoin’s drop marks …
A surging U.S. dollar and expectations of slower Fed rate cuts fueled a broad crypto sell-off, sending bitcoin and ether to multi-month lows.
Giggle Academy, founded by Binance’s CZ, clarified that it is not behind the GIGGLE token as market swings and community confusion continue to unfold.
Binance founder CZ’s recent disclosure about his ASTER investment attracted major attention from traders, which sparked widespread discussions and sharp price swings. However, as the token’s price drops, it is now raising questions whether the hype driven by high-profile endorsements can really last. CZ recently shared a lighthearted reflection on his trading experiences, noting that …
BlackRock's continued crypto investments via Coinbase highlight growing institutional trust and potential mainstream adoption of digital assets.
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Selling by long-term Bitcoin holders, capitulation by short-term holders and a weakening technical structure could fuel BTC’s price drop to $72K.
The cryptocurrency market has been struck by another wave of red candles, plunging 4.1% in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin have all suffered notable declines, with all large market-cap cryptocurrencies falling below support levels that held last week. The downturn gained momentum after claims surfaced on X suggesting that Wintermute, one of the industry’s largest market makers, was preparing to sue Binance over alleged issues linked to the October 10 crash. Rumors Of A Lawsuit Against Binance Add To Anxiety Market unease deepened after rumors circulated on X claiming that Wintermute, one of the industry’s leading market makers, was preparing to sue Binance over losses incurred during the October 10 crash. The speculation began when a user known as WhalePump Reborn claimed that Wintermute had lost hundreds of millions and was preparing legal action, describing the situation as “not going to be pretty.” Related Reading: XRP Price At $10,000-$50,000 Is Nonsense: Analyst Bashes Calls For Bitcoin-Like Prices This was followed by another detailed post from a popular X account known as StarPlatinum, which addressed rumors that Wintermute was pursuing legal action against Binance over what it called unfair ADL executions during the massive liquidation event in early October. As noted by the post, Binance’s system overload during the crash led to automatic deleveraging (ADL) at extreme price points, causing an estimated $19 billion to $20 billion in liquidations in just 24 hours, the largest single-day wipeout in crypto history. Notably, Wintermute’s portfolio across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Solana fell by about $65 million following the crash, though no on-chain patterns indicated forced liquidations or large withdrawals. Binance, for its part, had acknowledged system overloads at the time but denied any preferential treatment or technical fault that could have led to any unfair losses. Wintermute Founder Refutes Claims Of Lawsuit As panic spread through the market, Wintermute’s founder, Evgeny Gaevoy, took to X to dispel the rumors entirely. Quoting an earlier post from October 11, Gaevoy reiterated that Wintermute had never planned to sue Binance and saw no reason to do so in the future. “We never had plans to sue Binance, nor see any reason to do it in future,” Gaevoy said on X. “I should probably ask to make a note of all the people spreading baseless rumors, but most of people believing these have goldfish memory capacity, so I wont,” he added. He also described the circulating claims as complete bullshit in a direct response to the WhalePump Reborn post. Related Reading: Analyst Predicts The ‘Unthinkable’ For XRP – Here’s What It Is The Wintermute rumors are part of various factors that are causing the price of cryptocurrencies to crash. Another factor could be the Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinting that the central bank may not pursue additional rate cuts anytime soon. Adding to the selling pressure were outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs. According to data from Farside Investors, Spot Bitcoin ETFs started November with outflows on Monday, bringing the trend to four consecutive days of outflows. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $104,502, down by 2.8% in the past 24 hours. Ethereum is trading at $3,490, down 6.0% in 24 hours. Dogecoin is trading at $0.1618, down 6.8% in 24 hours. Featured image created with Dall.E, chart from Tradingview.com
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Story Highlights The live price of the DASH coin is . The Dash price could reach a maximum of $290.52 in 2025. Dash price with a potential surge, may reach a high of $2202.16 by 2030. In this fast-paced bull market of the crypto industry, many altcoins have already reached a notable height in the …
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF launch in Australia could significantly boost institutional crypto adoption and influence global regulatory trends.
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