Uniswap’s Lindsay Fraser to Run Policy Shop at Blockchain Association
The incoming policy chief arrives as the crypto industry seeks to influence the market structure bill in Congress, including its heavy DeFi implications.
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STRF Emerges as Strategy’s Standout Credit Instrument After Nine Months of Trading
The company’s senior preferred stock has rebounded 20% from November lows, with investors apparently favoring that over the more junior issues.
Bitcoin accumulation trends strengthen as realized losses surpass $5.7B
Bitcoin whales are accumulating at a record pace amid $5.8 billion capitulation losses, signaling a potential bullish reversal.
Morning Minute: The CFTC Just Approved U.S. Spot Crypto Trading
Spot crypto trading is now cleared to go live with any CFTC-registered exchange, bringing down another barrier to institutional adoption.
Aptos Drops 6% to $1.85 as Technical Breakdown Accelerates
The token broke through key support levels and underperformed wider crypto markets.
Buy every dip? How pro hodlers blend surgical DCA with rules-based crypto buys
Pros don’t “ape the dip” on gut feel; they predefine their allocation, let rules-based systems do the buying and use DCA-style flows as part of a disciplined, data-driven execution plan.
India’s DRI Says Smugglers Ditching Hawala Networks for Stablecoins
In a new report, the anti-smuggling agency warns stablecoins like USDT are replacing hawala networks in transnational criminal operations.
JPMorgan Retains Gold-Linked $170K Bitcoin Target Despite Recent Plunge
The bank’s volatility-adjusted bitcoin-to-gold model still points to a theoretical price around $170K over the next six to twelve months.
Ethereum Options Traders More Bullish Than Bitcoin Counterparts: Analysts
Options data show Ethereum traders are less bearish than Bitcoin’s after recent network upgrades and improving macro uncertainty.
Solana WET presale hijacked by Sybil wallets as HumidiFi resets launch
Bubblemaps CEO Nick Vaiman said Sybil attacks are increasing across presales and airdrops, calling on teams to use KYC or algorithmic detection.
Switch to Long-Term Thinking: Crypto Daybook Americas
Your day-ahead look for Dec. 5, 2025
Turkish crypto exchange Paribu buys majority stake in competitor CoinMENA
Paribu has bought a majority stake in Dubai- and Bahrain-licensed CoinMENA in a deal valuing the exchange at up to $240 million.
Bitcoin ETFs Just Shed $194 Million—Highest in Two Weeks
Analysts argue this could mean institutional investors are continuing to unwind leveraged positions and basis trades.
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slides to $91K as ETF Outflows Deepen Market Anxiety
Bitcoin’s early week rally unraveled as sharp ETF outflows, aggressive derivatives deleveraging and muted altcoin reactions to catalysts pulled the broader crypto market lower.
Bitcoin’s ‘momentum is igniting,’ but these are BTC price levels to watch
Bitcoin market participants saw the yearly open at $93,000 and above as particularly important heading into the weekly close.
EU Seeks to Transfer Crypto Oversight to Bloc’s Securities and Markets Authority
The European Commission wants to get rid of fragmentation from differing supervisory approaches in member states.
BlackRock’s IBIT Faces Record Outflow Run as Bitcoin Struggles to Reclaim Bull Trend
Another $113 million exited on Thursday, putting the fund on track for a sixth week in the red, its longest streak since debuting in early 2024.
Cantor slashes Strategy target by 60%, tells clients forced-sale fears are overblown
Cantor Fitzgerald slashed its Strategy price target, but remains bullish on the stock despite fears over potential exclusion by the MSCI Index and forced liquidation concerns, the FT said.
Polymarket Hiring In-House Team to Trade Against Customers — Here’s Why It’s a Risk
The prediction market’s move toward internal market making could blur the line with sportsbooks and undermine the platform’s neutrality, experts warn.
Ether vs. Bitcoin teases 170% gains as ETH price breaks 5-month downtrend
Ether price action staged a repeat of its 2021 bull market moves against Bitcoin, leading to predictions of fresh long-term highs against BTC.
AlphaTON eyes meme-sized $420.69M raise for TON, AI expansion after baby-shelf exit
AlphaTON exits baby-shelf limits and plans a meme-sized $420.69 million fundraising program despite being a nano-cap with a steep stock decline.
Italy sets hard MiCA deadline for crypto platforms to comply
Italy’s markets regulator sets firm MiCA deadlines, forcing VASPs to seek authorization or exit by Dec. 30, and urges investors to check providers’ compliance plans.
Ethereum sees 25% validation drop post-Fusaka as Prysm bug nears finality loss
A 25% dip in Ethereum’s voting participation coincided with a bug in the Prysm consensus client shortly after the Fusaka upgrade, with the network just 9% away from losing finality.
Kraken Launches High-Touch VIP Program for Ultra High Net Worth Clients
Kraken VIP members are paired with a specialist relationship manager, backed by 24/7 support and early insight into Kraken’s full product ecosystem.
Italy Launches ‘In-Depth’ Review of Crypto Risks
Regulators launch probe months after Italy’s central bank warned that crypto’s mainstream integration poses systemic financial dangers.
US investors consider crypto less as risk-taking drops: FINRA study
FINRA found the number of people invested in crypto was steady from 2021 to 2024, but fewer were considering either buying more or investing for the first time.
Solana, XRP, ETH Extend Losses as Bitcoin’s $91K Support Back in Focus
The one-month chart shows BTC still locked inside a descending structure from early November’s highs, with the latest rebound producing another lower high.
Bitcoin unlikely to replicate January’s surge to new high: 21Shares founder
Bitcoin’s downturn has barely anything to do with “anything crypto specific,” but it’s unlikely to surge early next year, says 21Shares co-founder Ophelia Snyder.
XRP sentiment plummets, which could set token up for rally: Santiment
Santiment says social sentiment toward XRP has hit its lowest levels since October, entering the fear zone, but suggested that has preceded a rally in the past.
EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s New AI Policy For WhatsApp
The EU Commission’s probe excludes Italy, where the country’s competition authority is already pursuing separate proceedings against Meta.