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Figment has partnered with OpenTrade and Crypto.com to launch a Solana-based stablecoin yield product targeting roughly 15% for institutional clients, combining validator staking rewards with a perpetual futures hedge to reduce SOL price exposure while keeping deposits and withdrawals liquid. The post Figment Launches Institutional Stablecoin Staking Product With OpenTrade and Crypto.com appeared first on Cryptonews.

Corporations have quietly amassed nearly 7% of the Bitcoin supply, as analysts note a growing institutional influence on the crypto market’s liquidity. Corporate Bitcoin holdings continue to climb, but treasury executives argue the trend is strengthening, not weakening, decentralization across the network. Despite increasing concerns about concentrated Bitcoin (BTC) ownership, emerging corporate treasury firms and new institutional players are contributing to broader distribution across the ecosystem, according to several executives speaking at Bitcoin Amsterdam 2025. “At the end of the day, what we are doing is really decentralizing Bitcoin. It doesn’t seem like that, but it is the case through the demand that we provide in the market,” said Alexander Laizet, board director of Bitcoin strategy at Capital B. Read more

Investors retreat from crypto ETPs across major regions, resulting in a 27% decline in AUM from October’s peak as uncertainty drives a shift toward safer products. Crypto investment products logged their largest weekly outflows since February, shedding $2 billion as global risk appetite declined.  Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $2 billion in outflows last week, up by nearly 71% from $1.17 billion recorded the previous week, CoinShares reported on Monday. This marks the third consecutive week of outflows, extending the cumulative outflow streak to $3.2 billion.  CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, attributed the outflows to monetary policy uncertainty and selling by crypto-native whales. As a result, total assets under management (AUM) in crypto ETPs decreased to $191 billion, representing a 27% decline from their peak of $264 billion in October. Read more

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BONK slipped back into its lower range after multiple failed pushes toward $0.00001090, with elevated trading activity underscoring consolidation.

SGX is aiming to capture rising institutional crypto demand by launching the second set of Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures products in Singapore. Singapore’s main derivatives exchange will introduce two new cryptocurrency futures products this month, citing rising institutional interest in digital assets. SGX Derivatives is launching Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) perpetual futures, which are financial derivatives contracts enabling investors to bet on the spot price of the underlying asset without an expiration date. In a Monday announcement, SGX said it is launching new trading products to meet what it describes as the “rising institutional crypto demand, converging TradFi and crypto-native ecosystems.” Read more

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 17, 2025

U.S.-listed bitcoin ETF assets under management have slipped only about 4% compared with bitcoin’s 25% price drop, highlighting a divergence.

Formed in partnership with the Tony Blair Institute and the WEF, the initiative aims to overhaul trade with USDT payments across 55 African nations.

Experts forecast volatile consolidation after Bitcoin dropped to $93K Sunday, triggering 'Extreme Fear' and a Death Cross signal.

Aqua introduces a "shared liquidity layer" that enables capital from a single wallet to back multiple trading strategies simultaneously.

When Donald Trump entered the White House in January, crypto markets expected alignment between policy and price. The new administration delivered on some of its promises by providing regulatory clarity, friendlier oversight, and the strongest institutional welcome Bitcoin had ever received. As a result, spot ETFs surged in assets, corporate treasuries accumulated BTC, and industry […] The post How did a pro-Bitcoin government end up overseeing this $1 trillion market implosion? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin erased all its 2025 gains and gave up key bull-market trendlines as traders' BTC price outlooks include a return to $76,000. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with the bull market at stake as BTC price predictions diverge wildly. Bitcoin traders are stuck between hope and capitulation as BTC/USD returns to its yearly open level. Price eyes a key “magnet” in the form of an old CME futures gap left over from April. Read more

A bruising weekend confirmed a broader downtrend across major tokens, with shifting Fed rate-cut expectations and thin liquidity accelerating declines.

Digital asset investment products suffered their heaviest weekly outflows since February, with $2 billion exiting the market last week. The post Digital Asset Products See $2B Outflows as 3-Week Rout Drains $3.2B appeared first on Cryptonews.

UBS and Ant International will test tokenized deposits for real-time cross-border payments and liquidity management in one of Singapore’s largest blockchain pilots. Investment bank UBS has entered a strategic partnership with financial technology company Ant International to explore tokenized deposits for real-time cross-border payments and global liquidity management, marking a notable expansion of the Swiss bank’s blockchain-based digital cash platform.  The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Singapore, anchoring the deal in one of the most active hubs for institutional blockchain experimentation. The move positions tokenized bank money as a potential replacement for traditional treasury settlement rails, which are still defined by cut-offs, fragmentation and multicurrency delays.  Ant International, which oversees operations within the broader Alipay+ ecosystem, announced that it will utilize UBS Digital Cash to streamline internal treasury transfers across jurisdictions.  Read more

Bitcoin steadied on Monday after a sharp weekend decline that pushed the world’s largest cryptocurrency to new local lows near $93,000, according to a Nov. 17 research note from Laser Digital’s Derivatives Trading Desk. The post Bitcoin Rebounds After Weekend Selloff as Laser Digital Flags Short-Squeeze Risk appeared first on Cryptonews.

NEAR leads on the way south.

Ethereum faces key test at $2,875. Traders eye support zones at $2,250–$2,620 if it fails. Reclaiming $3,500 may restart upside trend.

Data shows that weak hands flood Binance, while BTC whales and institutions steadily buy without accelerating purchases.