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A Cardano holder mistakenly turned $6.9 million worth of ADA into $847,695 million worth of a little-known stablecoin after using a highly illiquid trading pool. A five-year Cardano holder accidentally torched more than $6 million in ADA after using an illiquid trading pool to facilitate a stablecoin swap. The trade, first noted by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT on Sunday, saw 14.4 million Cardano (ADA) tokens worth $6.9 million swapped for 847,695 of the US dollar Anzens (USDA) stablecoin, resulting in a loss of approximately $6.05 million. The Cardano user — with wallet address “addr…4x534” — appeared to make a test transaction of 4,437 ADA for a US dollar stablecoin with the ticker USD at 4:06 pm UTC on Sunday, just 33 seconds before the multimillion-dollar swap to USDA. Read more
Bitcoin’s latest tumble pushed it below the $93,507 price it entered the year at, despite the year mostly seeing positive industry developments from corporations and governments. Bitcoin briefly lost all of its gains this year after the crypto markets bled over the weekend, despite the US government reopening on Thursday, which was expected to provide much-needed relief to the markets. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a low of $93,029 on Sunday, down 25% from its all-time high in October. It started the year at $93,507. It has since rebounded to around $94,209, CoinGecko data shows. Read more
Schiff also challenged Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) to a debate, slated to take place in December in the United Arab Emirates. Gold investor Peter Schiff called Strategy’s business model, which hatched the biggest Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company in the world, a “fraud” on Sunday and challenged the company’s founder, Michael Saylor, to a debate. Schiff, who is one of crypto and Bitcoin’s harshest critics and a staunch gold advocate, challenged Saylor to a debate at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in December. In a separate X post, Schiff argued: Once this happens, Strategy will no longer be able to issue more debt, sparking a “death spiral,” Schiff continued. Read more
Individuals from both communities sparred over privacy, centralization, and market manipulation as ZEC continues to dominate the narrative. The debate between the Bitcoin (BTC) and Zcash (ZEC) communities intensified on Sunday as the price of Zcash recovered to over $700, after falling to a low of $598 on Saturday. “The ‘Bitcoin only, everything else is a scam’ crowd is going to get really twisted trying to figure out what to say about Zcash,” the CEO of investment firm Bitwise, Hunter Horsley, said in an X post, which ignited a firestorm of responses. “No, we’re pretty comfortable calling this obviously coordinated pump and dump of a VC coin a scam,” Bit Paine said in response, referencing Zcash’s 1,500% rally since October. Read more
Japan’s FSA plans to reclassify crypto as financial products, enforce new disclosure and insider trading rules, and cut the crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20%. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing an overhaul of the country’s crypto regulatory framework, moving to classify digital assets as “financial products” under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The plan would introduce mandatory disclosures for 105 cryptocurrencies listed on domestic exchanges, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), and bring them under insider trading regulations for the first time, according to a Sunday report from Asahi Shinmun. If enacted, exchanges would be required to disclose detailed information about each of the 105 tokens they list, including whether the asset has an identifiable issuer, the blockchain technology underpinning it and its volatility profile, per the report. Read more
Upbit operator Dunamu posted $165 million in Q3 net income, driven by a market rebound and stronger investor confidence following new US crypto legislation. Upbit operator Dunamu reported a surge in profitability for the third quarter of the year, posting 239 billion won ($165 million) in net income. The figure marks an increase of more than 300% compared to the same period last year, which stood at $40 million, local news outlet Chosun Biz reported, citing regulatory filings with the Financial Supervisory Service. The filing reportedly showed strong momentum across all key metrics. Consolidated revenue climbed to $266 million, up 35% from the previous quarter, while operating profit rose 54% to $162 million. Net income also jumped 145% quarter-over-quarter from $67 million. Read more
Solari Capital, led by AJ Scaramucci, has put more than $100 million into American Bitcoin, the mining firm tied to President Trump’s sons. The Scaramucci family has invested over $100 million into American Bitcoin, the mining company tied to US President Donald Trump’s sons. The funding came through Solari Capital, the investment firm founded by AJ Scaramucci, which led the company’s $220 million round in July, months before American Bitcoin went public through a reverse merger in September, according to a report from Fortune. The miner did not previously disclose its backers. AJ Scaramucci told Fortune that Solari Capital contributed “over $100 million,” though he did not reveal the exact amount. His father, Anthony Scaramucci, also participated with a smaller investment. Read more
The crypto market is still “very unsure” about which crypto assets to back beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to an executive. The average investor still hasn’t reached a clear consensus on which crypto assets beyond the top two warrant serious attention, according to Anthony Bassili, president of Coinbase Asset Management. “There’s a very, very clear view in the investor community in terms of the right first portfolio is Bitcoin. The next is Bitcoin, Ethereum,” Bassili said during an interview with Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday. Bassili pointed out that Solana (SOL) is “maybe” the third asset on the radar. “The market is very unsure as to what’s the next asset they want to own after that,” he said, adding that after Solana, there is a “very wide gap” with XRP (XRP). Read more
WisdomTree’s Will Peck said that crypto index ETFs will solve the need for those who don’t want to take on “idiosyncratic risk.” WisdomTree’s head of digital assets, Will Peck, anticipates that exchange-traded funds (ETF) that hold diversified baskets of cryptocurrencies will fill a significant gap in the market in the coming years. “It does seem like that’s going to be one of the next waves of adoption,” Peck told Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday. “It solves a need, I think,” he added. Peck explained that although many new investors now understand the concept of Bitcoin (BTC), they often struggle to judge the “next 20 range of assets.” He said a multi-asset crypto basket provides them with exposure to the sector while mitigating the “idiosyncratic risk” of investing in individual tokens. Read more
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor denies reports of Bitcoin sell-offs, Canary Capital’s XRP ETF had a strong debut: Hodler’s Digest Michael Saylor, executive chair of Strategy, denied reports that the company was offloading some of its Bitcoin amid a flash crash in the cryptocurrencys price. In a Friday X post, Saylor said that there was no truth to a report claiming that Strategy reduced its overall Bitcoin holdings by about 47,000 BTC, or $4.6 billion at the time of publication. Saylor said the company was continuing to buy Bitcoin as the price dropped by more than 4% in less than 24 hours, from more than $100,000 to less than $95,000. I think the volatility comes with the territory, said Saylor in a Friday CNBC interview. If youre going to be a Bitcoin investor, you need a four-year time horizon and you need to be prepared to handle the volatility in this market. Read more
Strategy chairman Michael Saylor denies reports of Bitcoin sell-offs, Canary Capital’s XRP ETF had a strong debut: Hodler’s Digest Michael Saylor, executive chair of Strategy, denied reports that the company was offloading some of its Bitcoin amid a flash crash in the cryptocurrencys price. In a Friday X post, Saylor said that there was no truth to a report claiming that Strategy reduced its overall Bitcoin holdings by about 47,000 BTC, or $4.6 billion at the time of publication. Saylor said the company was continuing to buy Bitcoin as the price dropped by more than 4% in less than 24 hours, from more than $100,000 to less than $95,000. I think the volatility comes with the territory, said Saylor in a Friday CNBC interview. If youre going to be a Bitcoin investor, you need a four-year time horizon and you need to be prepared to handle the volatility in this market. Read more
Steak 'n Shake, an American fast food restaurant company, first began accepting BTC in May and is now expanding its stores to El Salvador. Steak ‘n Shake, a fast food restaurant company in the United States that accepts Bitcoin (BTC), announced on Saturday that it is expanding into El Salvador. “We were honored to be in Bitcoin Country,” the company said in an X post following Steak ‘n Shake's participation in the country’s Bitcoin Histórico event on Wednesday and Thursday. Steak ‘n Shake started accepting BTC for payment at its stores in May, and the company’s chief operations officer, Dan Edwards, told Cointelegraph that the goal is to have BTC accepted at all of the company’s locations worldwide. Read more
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley took a contrarian view to the prevailing crypto investor sentiment, which dropped to a six-month low on Saturday. The crypto market’s long-term fundamentals look promising, despite the shakeup in October and November that has left asset prices down and investor sentiment to crater, according to Hunter Horsley, CEO of investment firm Bitwise. Horsley said the four-year market cycle is dead, replaced by a more mature market structure and changed dynamics due to the pro-crypto regulatory pivot in the US. He said in a Friday X post: I think there's a pretty good chance that we've been in a bear market for almost 6 months now and are almost through it. The setup for crypto right now has never been stronger,” Horsely added. Read more
Crypto treasury companies and blockchain technology are creating alternative pathways to fund early-stage scientific and medical research. Biomedical and scientific companies are turning to blockchain technology and crypto treasury strategies to fund research, overhauling traditional capital formation and research funding structures that can delay life-saving cures by decades. Portage Biotech, a biomedical technology company, pivoted to become a Toncoin (TON) treasury company in September, earning operating revenues from staking to secure the network and investing in Telegram ecosystem projects, including games and mini-apps. The company will funnel some of the revenue generated from the operating business and the capital appreciation of TON to fund cancer research, AlphaTON CEO Brittany Kaiser told Cointelegraph. Read more
Explore how Satoshi’s untouched 1 million BTC could become crypto’s biggest quantum target, and what a real quantum breakthrough means for early wallets. Satoshi’s 1.1-million-BTC wallet is increasingly viewed as a potential quantum vulnerability as researchers assess how advancing computing power could affect early Bitcoin addresses. Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated 1.1 million Bitcoin (BTC) is often described as the crypto world’s ultimate “lost treasure.” It sits on the blockchain like a dormant volcano, a digital ghost ship that has not seen an onchain transaction since its creation. This massive stash, worth approximately $67 billion-$124 billion at current market rates, has become a legend. Read more
Aster says its tokenomics remain unchanged after a CMC update sparked confusion over delayed unlocks, confirming unused tokens will move to a public wallet. Decentralized exchange Aster has said that its tokenomics remain unchanged after a CoinMarketCap (CMC) update triggered speculation across its community about changes to the project’s unlock schedule. The confusion began when users noticed that token unlock dates shown on Binance and CMC, previously set for 2025, had been pushed to mid-2026 and, in some cases, 2035. However, the team clarified that the data reflected on CMC was the result of a miscommunication rather than a change in policy. According to Aster, the project’s original tokenomics included monthly ecosystem unlocks, but because the team has not yet had a usage plan for these tokens, none of the scheduled unlocks were executed. Read more
Robert Kiyosaki argues a global cash shortage is driving the market crash and says he’s holding Bitcoin and gold, adding he’ll buy more BTC once the downturn ends. Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has told his 2.8 million followers on X that he is not selling his Bitcoin or gold despite the sharp decline. “The everything bubbles are bursting,” he said in a Saturday post, adding that the real reason markets are falling is a global cash shortage. “The cause of all markets crashing is the world is in need of cash,” he added. Kiyosaki said he expects what he calls “The Big Print,” citing Lawrence Lepard’s thesis that governments will resort to massive money creation to cover mounting debt loads. Read more
ARK Invest boosted its crypto-linked holdings, buying $5.8 million in BitMine and $2.9 million in Bullish shares amid market dip. ARK Invest has ramped up its exposure to crypto-linked equities, scooping up more BitMine Immersion Technologies and Bullish shares across several of its exchange-traded funds as markets continued to slide. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures from Friday, the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) added 18,089 shares of BitMine, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) purchased 34,637 BitMine shares, while the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) added 116,681 — bringing the total purchases for the day to 169,407 shares, worth roughly $5.83 million. Separately, ARKF bought 8,063 Bullish shares, ARKW added 15,441 shares and ARKK acquired 52,011 shares. This brings ARK’s total Bullish purchases for the day to 75,515 shares, valued at approximately $2.91 million. Read more
Although the crypto sentiment index hasn’t fallen this low in more than eight months, some analysts argue the situation isn’t as dire as it appears. Crypto sentiment has dropped to its most fearful level in over eight months, as ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty continues to rattle market participants. However, crypto analysts are anticipating the bearish mood to be short-lived. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall market sentiment, posted an “Extreme Fear” score of 10 in its Saturday update, the lowest score it has seen since Feb. 27, as Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $95,000 on Friday and has yet to reclaim above $96,000 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap. Read more
Crypto sentiment platform Santiment warned that when many people start calling a crypto market bottom, it’s wise to stay skeptical. Crypto market lows are unlikely to form at moments when many analysts and traders are calling for one, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “Be cautious when you see a widespread consensus forming about a specific price bottom,” Santiment said in a report on Saturday, adding that “true bottoms often form when the majority expects prices to fall further.” Santiment said that this has recently emerged as a trending topic on social media after Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $95,000 on Friday amid a wider technology stock decline. “This suggests many traders believe the worst is over,” Santiment said, arguing that historically such sentiment is often followed by further downside. Read more6903 items