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Ethereum is undergoing its most significant transition since its August peak. A sharp, double-digit correction of more than 35% since Oct. 6 has triggered a crisis of conviction, ripping through the speculative layers of the market and forcing a wave of liquidations. However, the on-chain story is not a simple collapse. It is a large-scale […] The post Why Ethereum’s current 35% whale sell-off may be its most bullish signal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin futures flip negative for the first time since March as internal flows surge and the market downturn deepens. The Bitcoin futures-to-spot basis has fallen into negative territory, signaling a significant shift in trader sentiment toward de-risking. Futures are now trading below the spot price for the first time since March, erasing the premium that typically reflects strong demand for leverage. This transition into a futures discount phase suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) traders are increasingly unwilling to take on risk, instead pricing BTC’s short-term outlook lower. Key takeaways: Read more

The ICIJ has outlined how criminals blend on-exchange activity with brokers and storefronts that remain difficult for regulators to monitor.

A hedged SOL staking model underpins the new yield product, debuting amid rising institutional demand for regulated access to Solana’s network rewards. Figment and OpenTrade have introduced “OpenTrade Stablecoin Staking Yield,” a new stablecoin yield product that targets a yield of 15% by utilizing Solana staking returns, with Crypto.com providing custody for the underlying assets. According to Monday’s announcement, institutions deposit and withdraw stablecoins, while the yield is produced by Solana (SOL) staking rewards and an offsetting perpetual-futures hedge run by OpenTrade. Deposits and withdrawals are handled through Figment’s platform, with the strategy executed in an OpenTrade-managed vault. Figment said the strategy has historically delivered returns above Solana’s typical 6.5% to 7.5% staking rate. Read more

Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies keeps adding to its stash, grabbing another $170 million worth of ETH last week.

The Trump International Hotel Maldives, developed with Dar Global, will be tokenized to allow investors to buy digital shares in the development.

The contracts will offer long-term crypto exposure without rollovers, tailored for institutions avoiding offshore risk.

The platform’s founders reached out through social media and email to say DappRadar would soon stop tracking blockchains and DApps. DappRadar, the analytics platform that provides data on the decentralized application (DApp) industry, said it is ceasing operations seven years after it launched. In a Monday X post, DappRadar founders Skirmantas Januškas and Dragos Dunica said they would be winding down the platform. The pair said that “running a platform of this scale became financially unsustainable in the current environment,” and said it plans to stop tracking blockchains and DApps “in the coming days” as it begins to shut down. The notice said the platform would communicate separately regarding how it would handle its native RADAR token and its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The token price fell about 30% immediately following the shutdown announcement, reaching about $0.00072 at the time of publication, according to data from Nansen. Read more

ChatGPT set the chance for such a scenario at less than 15%.

The Trump administration has advocated for joining CARF, a global tax-reporting agreement that would allow the IRS to better identify Americans’ foreign crypto holdings.

A sharp volume-driven breakdown below XLM’s ascending trendline and critical support at $0.2527 has shifted the market structure bearish, setting sights on the $0.2500 zone

A high-stakes crypto trader was wiped out on HyperLiquid before immediately piling back into massive leveraged shorts on GMX — echoing past blow-ups from reckless market punters.

Arthur Hayes has said Bitcoin’s drop from record highs has tracked a decline in his USD Liquidity Index, with ETF basis trades and DAT flows having masked underlying stress, and has suggested future stimulus decisions by the Trump administration could steer the next phase. The post Arthur Hayes Blames Bitcoin’s 25% Slide on a Sudden Liquidity Contraction appeared first on Cryptonews.

Digital asset investment products shed $2 billion last week amid monetary-policy uncertainty and accelerating risk-off sentiment.

Technical breakdown accelerated as selling pressure peaked during final hours of trading session.

Bitcoin fell around 13% over the past week as rate-cut expectations weakened and ETF outflows deepened, leaving only four top-50 tokens in positive territory, as idiosyncratic catalysts outweighed macroeconomic pressure. The shift in rate expectations and fund withdrawals was echoed broadly across majors, with over $3 billion exiting digital-asset investment products over the last three weeks. The negative […] The post Only these 4 cryptocurrencies are in profit from the Top 50 over the last week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

After weeks of reporting Bitcoin purchases hovering around 400 to 500 BTC, Michael Saylor’s company announced a massive crypto investment on Monday. The company behind the largest Bitcoin treasury announced it had returned to buying large amounts of the cryptocurrency following a $835 million purchase. In a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Michael Saylor’s Strategy reported acquiring 8,178 Bitcoin (BTC) for about $835 million. The purchase represented a significant increase compared to the company’s BTC investments in October and earlier in November, which it reported to be about 400-500 coins per week. The acquisition came amid significant volatility in the price of Bitcoin. According to data from Nansen, BTC price fell by about 11% in the previous seven days, reaching $94,191 at time of publication.  Read more

Crypto majors were mostly flat over the weekend after Bitcoin briefly dipped below $94,000 before recovering to $95,400. ETH gained 1% to trade near $3,180, BNB remained steady at $930, and SOL rose 2% to $142. Among top movers, UNI, IMX, and ENA each climbed about 4%. ZEC also briefly bounced above $700 on Sunday after Cobie commented on the fundamentals behind its recent rally. Market sentiment stayed deeply negative, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index holding in Extreme Fear at 14 after touching 10 on Friday. On the macro side, JPMorgan identified roughly $94,000 as a key Bitcoin support level based on mining costs and projected potential upside toward $170,000. Institutional activity also made headlines, as Harvard reportedly added about $350 million of Bitcoin through IBIT in Q3—an increase of 257% from its June filing—while BlackRock’s BUIDL fund expanded to Binance and BNB.

Market expert says that past death crosses were fake because Bitcoin stayed above the EMA50, unlike today's breakdown that confirms real bearish pressure.

More than 148,000 Bitcoin have been sold at a loss by short-term holders, adding fuel to analysts’ predictions that BTC price will fall under $90,000. Key takeaways: Newer Bitcoin investors sold over 148,000 BTC at a loss on Friday. Analysts agree that pushing Bitcoin’s price below the Jan. 1 open at $93,000 could trigger a fresh downtrend to areas below $90,000. Read more