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Bitcoin bulls began to eye higher BTC price levels as sentiment reversed to the upside ahead of a turbulent macroeconomic data week. Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the November monthly close hanging by a thread below $90,000. Bitcoin traders hope for a modest recovery and even a return above the $100,000 mark after a brutal sell-off. BTC price action still has to contend with the aftermath of its latest “death cross” on daily time frames. Read more

A short but busy week lies ahead on the United States economic calendar, with all eyes on key inflation reports.

A Bitcoin and crypto market recovery appears to be underway amid renewed hope that the US central bank will cut rates in December. 

Bitcoin showed signs of recovery after nearing $82,000 on Friday, with analysts noting easing selling pressure and rising Fed rate cut expectations. Crypto market analysts are confident that Bitcoin’s recovery could continue as the cryptocurrency has begun to move higher since its bottom at just above $82,000 on Friday. Tech stocks and crypto markets dumped over the past two weeks “because of the market flip-flopping on expectations for a rate cut,” Capriole Fund founder Charles Edwards posted to X on Monday. “As the market reverts, expect it will carry Bitcoin somewhat higher,” he added. Read more

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said X's new feature showing the country that an account is based in was a form of “mandatory doxing.” Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said a new feature rolled out by X revealing an account holder’s country was “risky,” agreeing with crypto users who flagged privacy concerns over the feature.  X director of product Nikita Bier announced the feature was rolled out on Saturday, framing it as a way to ensure the integrity of the platform and allow users to verify information. Buterin said on Sunday that some accounts will eventually “find ways to pretend to be from countries that they are not,” but initially thought the change could have positive effects, such as increased visibility into how people from different communities feel about various issues. Read more

Bitcoin open interest has seen a sharp decline in the last month, which one analyst says could form a “solid bottom” for it to climb back from. Bitcoin open interest has dropped off as the cryptocurrency’s price has slid over the past month, which an analyst argues could see Bitcoin hit a bottom and spark a “renewed bullish trend.” Open interest in terms of Bitcoin (BTC) has seen its “sharpest 30-day drop of the cycle” at around 1.3 million BTC, currently worth $114 billion with Bitcoin trading at $87,500, analyst “Darkfost” posted to CryptoQuant on Sunday. The cascading price of BTC over the past few weeks “continues to trigger liquidations,” pushing traders to double down or readjust their strategies. However, it now appears investors are halting futures trading to “reduce risk exposure. Read more

The administration’s DOGE office has gone dormant months early as the White House weighs easier paths to close federal units.

JPMorgan Chase’s move has renewed scrutiny of alleged anti-crypto debanking despite a Trump order banning the practice.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says tokens are getting better at returning value to holders, and Ethereum's Fusako upgrade could “increase token value capture.” Crypto tokens are becoming increasingly efficient at capturing value, thanks in part to new regulations and upgrades, which could send prices surging in 2026, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.  Hougan said in an X post on Saturday that in the chaos of the current market pullback, big news is getting lost, such as the level of value capture in digital assets trending upward.  “Most of today’s tokens were created in a regulatory era where value capture was risky; as a result, they defaulted to vague governance-style design choices,” he said.  Read more

Malaysian authorities launched coordinated raids after discovering massive meter tampering by mining operators across thousands of premises since 2020.

Bitcoin's longest weekly slump in over a year puts it on track for its worst quarter since 2018, with a potential bull trap looming.

Jan van Eck says quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin's encryption and privacy, and his firm “will walk away” if it’s “fundamentally broken.” Bitcoin’s encryption and privacy could be at risk from quantum computing, but it is still a good investment for now, says Jan van Eck, CEO of investment manager VanEck. “There is something else going on within the Bitcoin community that non-crypto people need to know about,” van Eck told CNBC on Saturday. “The Bitcoin community has been asking itself: Is there enough encryption in Bitcoin? Because quantum computing is coming.” He said that the company believes in Bitcoin (BTC), but it was around before the cryptocurrency launched and “will walk away from Bitcoin if we think the thesis is fundamentally broken.” Read more

Bitwise's Hougan argues that structural drag in DATs outweighs the few uncertain paths firms have to lift their crypto-per-share.

Amidst incentives, stronger collateral, and rising prices, DeFi lending surged in Q3, capturing a record 55.7% market share during the quarter.

Businessman Adam Weitsman recently doubled down on NFTs with a record Meebits purchase, and says he’s never sold an NFT—and doesn’t plan to.

Spot bitcoin ETFs have seen persistent outflows ($3.55 billion in November), and stablecoin supply has declined, indicating capital is leaving the market, NYDIG Said.

The tension erupted following news that Strategy and other crypto treasury companies would likely be excluded from major market indexes. The backlash against financial services company JP Morgan from the Bitcoin (BTC) community and supporters of BTC treasury company Strategy continued to swell on Sunday as calls to “boycott” JP Morgan grew. The anger from the Bitcoin community followed news that the MSCI, formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International, an index company that sets criteria for index inclusion, is likely to exclude crypto treasury companies from its indexes in January 2026. JP Morgan shared the MSCI news in a research note. “I just pulled $20 million from Chase and suing them for credit card malfeasance,” real estate investor and Bitcoin advocate Grant Cardone said in response to a call to boycott the financial services giant. Read more

Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin-based net worth took a heavy hit as BTC dropped more than 30% from its all-time high set in October.

The playbook was simple enough to work once: dress as delivery drivers, knock on the door, force entry at gunpoint, and extract private keys under threat. In June 2024, three men executed that script at a residential address in the UK and walked away with more than $4.3 million in cryptocurrency. Five months later, Sheffield […] The post This $4.3M crypto home invasion shows how a single data leak can put anyone’s wallet — and safety — at risk appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A massive Ether treasury project led by China's crypto elites amidst market rout.