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Cointelegraph.com - 19:15 Nov 18, 2025
The OCC said authorized national banks could hold crypto under specific circumstances, citing examples under the recently passed GENIUS act. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued guidance to banks confirming their authority to hold specific cryptocurrencies for the purpose of paying network gas fees. In a Tuesday notice, the OCC said US banks were allowed to hold crypto on their balance sheets to pay network, or gas fees, provided the transactions were for permissible activities. The regulator said that an authorized national bank “may hold amounts of crypto-assets as principal necessary for testing otherwise permissible crypto-asset-related platforms.” “As with any activity, a national bank must conduct these activities in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with applicable law,” said the OCC. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:33 Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin jumped 4% as US equities dropped ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report, but onchain data noted weak institutional demand. Does data show BTC's rebound as a sign of spot buying? Key takeaways: Bitcoin rebounded 4% from a key range under $90,000, outperforming US equities on Tuesday. Tech stocks slid ahead of Nvidia’s pivotal Q3 earnings, which may determine the next phase of the AI trade. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:29 Nov 18, 2025
Ether retests $3,000 as its Mayer Multiple falls below 1, entering a historical buy zone, while liquidity clusters signal short-term volatility ahead. Key takeaways: Ether’s 20% monthly decline has pushed it into a clear daily downtrend, retesting $3,000 for the first time since July. The Mayer Multiple falling below 1 signals a historically strong accumulation zone, resembling past bottoming phases. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:15 Nov 18, 2025
The investment from the stablecoin giant coincides with accelerating institutional interest and Wall Street participation in the crypto-backed loans sector. Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in Ledn, a platform providing consumer loans collateralized by Bitcoin, the company said Tuesday. The funding is targeted toward developing financial infrastructure that allows businesses and individuals to access liquidity and credit against their Bitcoin (BTC) without needing to sell their holdings. Ledn, founded in 2018, provides users in over 100 countries with custody, risk management and liquidation services. In October, the company reported it had originated $392 million in Bitcoin-backed loans for the third quarter of 2025. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:00 Nov 18, 2025
Cyclical financial crises and the steady growth of the money supply have eroded the ability to build capital and achieve social mobility. Bitcoin (BTC) is the solution to the loss of purchasing power and downward social mobility. However, individuals must understand the root economic issues to see Bitcoin’s true value as a savings vehicle, according to Natalie Brunell, journalist and author of “Bitcoin is for Everyone.” Brunell is a first-generation immigrant; her family came to the US for economic opportunities, but was negatively impacted by the 2008 financial crisis, she told Cointelegraph. “I didn't understand the financial system at the time, Brunell said, adding that it would take over a decade for her to see that most social and economic problems are rooted in currency inflation and a broken monetary system that eats away at the value of money. She said: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:00 Nov 18, 2025
In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Mark Yusko outlined the indicators pointing to a Bitcoin bear market and the forces shaping the road ahead. After an explosive two-year run that pushed Bitcoin to new heights, the tide has turned. In our latest interview, renowned investor and Morgan Creek Capital founder Mark Yusko breaks down why he believes we’ve officially entered a Bitcoin bear market — and why this one may look very different from the brutal winters of the past. According to Yusko, the key to understanding what’s happening now starts with Bitcoin’s (BTC) fair value. Using network-based models such as Metcalfe’s Law, he argues that Bitcoin reached only modestly above fair value during the recent peak — far less exuberant than previous cycles. That alone, he says, suggests any correction we face is likely to be milder. But that doesn’t mean the market won’t feel cold. In the interview, Yusko details the forces pushing Bitcoin downward: a slowdown in new buyers, OG wallets finally taking profits, and he... -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:45 Nov 18, 2025
Institutions across the globe are adopting cryptocurrency, offering new services and buying into blockchain tech, despite slumping Bitcoin price. Markets are in a slump, with Bitcoin’s (BTC) price sinking below the $100,000 threshold. Despite a downward correction in markets, institutions continue to adopt digital assets in their operations. In the US, a major digital trading platform and chartered bank has opened crypto trading to institutional clients. The derivatives arm of the Singapore Exchange is getting into digital assets as well, opening up perpetual futures trading in crypto. Policy changes have allowed some firms to offer crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), expanding the availability of crypto-related institutional financial products. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:18 Nov 18, 2025
Is the Santa Rally driven by retail FOMO or whale-sized capital flows? Here’s what actually fuels December’s market surge in stocks and crypto. Traditionally tied to the last five trading days of December and the first two of January, the Santa Rally now influences Bitcoin and major altcoins as seasonal optimism, low liquidity and renewed risk appetite shape year-end trading. With institutional desks quiet during the final week of December, even small retail trades can move prices. Social media narratives, year-end bonuses and FOMO often amplify that effect. Retail traders chase narratives, quick trends and speculative opportunities, while whales focus on risk management, balance-sheet adjustments and optimizing capital ahead of the new year. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:51 Nov 18, 2025
Many users reported not having access to websites, including Coinbase and Blockchain.com, and social media platforms after Cloudflare reported an “internal service degradation.” Cloudflare, the company responsible for providing network services to websites and platforms across the internet, reported disruptions, which removed access to the front end of many cryptocurrency websites and communications through social media. In a Tuesday update to its system status, Cloudflare said it had implemented a fix after reporting an “internal service degradation” at 11:48 am UTC. “[W]e believe the incident is now resolved,” said Cloudlfare in an update on its status. “We are continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:26 Nov 18, 2025
Brazil is reportedly considering imposing a tax on the use of cryptocurrency for international payments, as it aligns its rules with a global standard for sharing tax data. Brazil is reportedly weighing a tax on the use of cryptocurrencies for international payments as it moves to adopt a global crypto tax reporting data exchange framework. A Tuesday Reuters report, citing “officials with direct knowledge of the discussions,” claims that the Brazilian government aims to tax cryptocurrency use for international payments. During the confidential talks, representatives of the country’s finance ministry reportedly expressed interest in expanding the Imposto sobre Operações Financeiras (IOF) tax to include some digital asset-based cross-border transactions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:20 Nov 18, 2025
Bitcoin analysts are divided over whether the four-year cycle is in play or not as the price plunges: Trade Secrets Is this crypto market cycle over after four years or should the four-year crypto market cycle theory itself be consigned to history? Swan Bitcoin CEO and Bitcoin advocate Cory Klippsten leans toward the latter view. There is a very good chance that Bitcoins famous four-year price cycles are over, killed by institutional adoption, Klippsten tells Magazine. The debate has Bitcoin analysts around the world divided. Some insist the four-year cycle is still alive; others say it is dead and argue that Bitcoin is following a completely different path altogether. So whos right? Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:48 Nov 18, 2025
Private key theft has become an automated, industrialized threat, highlighting the need for crypto users to remain vigilant, according to a report by GK8, a subsidiary of Galaxy Digital. Private key theft is no longer just another way hackers attack crypto users — it has become a full-fledged business, according to GK8, a crypto custody expert owned by Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment platform Galaxy Digital. In a report published Monday, GK8 detailed how private key theft has evolved into an industrialized operation, highlighting the rise of black market tools that allow perpetrators to locate and steal someone’s seed phrase. The study pointed to several tools, such as malware infostealers and seed phrase finders, that can scan files, documents, cloud backups and chat histories to quickly extract a user’s private key, effectively giving attackers full control over their assets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:32 Nov 18, 2025
About 60% of aPriori’s APR airdrop was claimed by a single entity across 14,000 interconnected wallets, according to Bubblemaps. Web3 startup aPriori has gone quiet after fresh allegations over its latest token airdrop, as onchain analysts flag unusually concentrated distribution patterns. About 60% of the recent aPriori (APR) token airdrop was claimed by a single entity across 14,000 interconnected cryptocurrency wallets, according to blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps. The wallets were freshly funded through crypto exchange Binance with 0.001 BNB (BNB) each over a short period, Bubblemaps said. All of the addresses then sent their APR allocations to new wallets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:19 Nov 18, 2025
Pi is turning its giant mobile community into a distributed compute grid, testing whether AI can run on a global crowd instead of the cloud. Before talking about “50 million nodes reshaping AI,” it helps to look at what Pi Network actually has today. Pi began as a smartphone mining app and grew into one of the largest retail crypto communities, with tens of millions of registered “Pioneers.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:39 Nov 18, 2025
El Salvador says it has bought 1,090 BTC worth over $100 million, raising questions about an IMF loan pledge to limit Bitcoin exposure and fiscal risks. El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, says it has bought more than $100 million in BTC despite pledging to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to limit public exposure to the asset as part of a loan agreement. According to data from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office, the government acquired 1,090 Bitcoin (BTC) worth more than $100 million on Tuesday. The purchase comes after the IMF said in a July report that the Central American nation had not bought any new Bitcoin since the organization approved a $1.4 billion loan program at the end of 2024. According to El Salvador’s Bitcoin reserve data, the country’s Bitcoin holdings went from 5,968 BTC on Dec. 18, 2024 — when the government inked a deal with the IMF — to over 7,474 BTC following its latest purchase announcement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:04 Nov 18, 2025
Mastercard is rolling out verified, human-readable crypto aliases to self-custody wallets, using Polygon for onchain support and Mercuryo for identity verification. Mastercard is expanding its Crypto Credential program to self-custody wallets, allowing users to send and receive cryptocurrencies using verified, username-style aliases instead of long wallet addresses. Polygon will be the first blockchain to support the rollout, while payments firm Mercuryo will handle identity verification and issue the aliases to users, according to a Tuesday press release shared with Cointelegraph. “By streamlining wallet addresses and adding meaningful verification, Mastercard Crypto Credential is building trust in digital token transfers,” said Raj Dhamodharan, executive vice president of blockchain and digital assets at Mastercard. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:46 Nov 18, 2025
Wallets tied to the Libra token continue to draw liquidity and have purchased $61.5 million in Solana, despite asset freezes and fraud probes. Wallet addresses tied to the controversial Libra (LIBRA) token are still pulling money from the failed memecoin and rotating it into other cryptocurrencies despite asset freezes and ongoing fraud investigations. The wallets associated with the Libra token — which was controversially endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei — have withdrawn nearly $4 million in liquidity from the memecoin to buy the Solana (SOL) dip. After the withdrawal, two cryptocurrency wallets associated with the Libra team acquired $61.5 million worth of SOL at an average price of $135, according to blockchain data platform Onchain Lens. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:29 Nov 18, 2025
Southeast Asian super app Grab’s MOU with StraitsX shifts its Web3 efforts from pilots to infrastructure, exploring a unified stablecoin settlement layer across Asia. Grab, Southeast Asia’s largest super-app, is taking a deeper step into stablecoin infrastructure with a new exploratory agreement with StraitsX, a Singapore-based stablecoin issuer. The two companies announced on Tuesday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a Web3-enabled settlement layer that brings digital asset wallets, programmable payments and stablecoin-based clearing into everyday consumer experiences. If approved by regulators and implemented, the system would allow Grab users to hold and spend StraitsX-issued tokens like XSGD and XUSD directly within the app, which is available in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:28 Nov 18, 2025
Crypto stocks plunged on Monday, with Coinbase, Marathon Digital, Riot, CleanSpark, Circle and Strategy all sliding sharply. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest ramped up its exposure to crypto exchange Bullish on Monday, buying $10.2 million worth of shares as its stock slid to a fresh record low during a brutal downturn for publicly traded crypto firms. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosure, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) added 191,195 Bullish shares, while ARKW bought 56,660. The ARKF fund also picked up 29,208 shares. The move comes as Bullish (BLSH) tumbled 4.5% to $36.75 on Monday, extending a months-long slide that has pushed the stock down nearly 46% over the past six months. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:04 Nov 18, 2025
Mt. Gox just moved 10,608 BTC worth $953 million, its first big transfer in months, as $4 billion in creditor repayments stay delayed until October 2026. Defunct Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has made its largest Bitcoin move in eight months, even as it pushes back creditor repayments until late 2026. The Mt. Gox-labelled cold wallet transferred 10,608 Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $953 million into a new cryptocurrency wallet, marking its first large-scale transfer in eight months. The transfer was also the first movement above $1 million from the address since March 25, when 893 BTC worth $77.3 million were moved, according to Arkham. Read more
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