News
Stay up to date on the latest crypto trends with our expert, in-depth coverage.
Bitcoin extended its drawdown, trading down to $93K in a continuation of the orderly trend lower that has characterised recent weeks. The move has now carried the asset into a region where historically demand has tended to re-engage.
VanEck’s VSOL begins trading on Cboe BZX as the second US Solana staking ETF, competing with Bitwise’s $497M BSOL fund that launched three weeks earlier.
The new app by Aave offers automatic compounding and balance protection, competing in a DeFi lending market where Morpho protocol offers yields above 10%.
Quick Take Kohaku is a suite of privacy-preserving crypto tools to enhance privacy and security in the Ethereum ecosystem. In recent months, Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation have more explicitly embraced privacy a fundamental right and aim for blockchain developers.
Quick Take The Digital Chamber announced a new State Network to push for digital asset policies in state and local governments. As the 2026 races take shape, TDC CEO Cody Carbone said the group aims to boost pro-crypto candidates at every level of government.
Quick Take Following the longest government shutdown ending last week, the focus is now on SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ agenda, TD Cowen’s Washington Research Group said in a note. Atkins is expected to focus on a range of issues, including crypto and allowing retail investors to have access to alternative investments.
Quick Take El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office shows that it bought 1,090 BTC on Monday, bringing its total holdings to 7,474 BTC. However, it is unclear whether El Salvador bought 1,090 BTC from the market as its deal with the IMF required the country to cease new purchases.
Quick Take On Monday, British authorities said they are looking to recover 42 bitcoin and other crypto at today’s value. Joseph James O’Connor reportedly hacked into more than 130 X accounts as part of a bitcoin scam, including accounts held by Apple, Uber, Kanye West, and Bill Gates
- 05:46A major whale was partially liquidated, incurring a loss of $4.07 millionAccording to Jinse Finance, on-chain analyst OnchainLens (@OnchainLens) has monitored that two major ETH long positions held by whales on the HyperLiquid platform have recently suffered significant losses. One whale's 6x leveraged ETH long position was partially liquidated, resulting in a loss of $4.07 million. The whale still holds this position and is currently facing an unrealized loss of over $6 million.
- 05:29Web3 insurance technology startup Takadao completes $1.5 million seed round with participation from Hasan VC and othersChainCatcher News: Saudi Arabia-based Web3 insurtech startup Takadao has announced the completion of a $1.5 million seed round, with participation from Hasan VC, Syla Invest, Wahed Ventures, Ice Blue Fund, Istari Ventures, and Adverse. To date, its total funding has reached $3.1 million. The new funds are intended to support the development of life insurance payouts and investment returns in the form of stablecoins, as well as to expand into markets such as Southeast Asia and the United States.
- 05:23Vitalik discusses the relationship between Ethereum and Wall Street: They are Ethereum users, while we are professional usersOn November 20, Bankless co-founder @RyanSAdams shared a clip of an interview with Vitalik on X. In the interview, the host asked, "How do you view the relationship between Ethereum and Wall Street?" Vitalik responded, "Wall Street, I think of them as users. In Ethereum, we are 'pro-users'." In a speech yesterday, Vitalik also warned that if institutional ETH holdings continue to grow, Ethereum will face two major threats: the loss of developers and being forced into certain technical directions.