Equities and cryptocurrency markets may be setting up for a year-end reversal as liquidity improves and US monetary policy turns more supportive following the end of the record government shutdown.Improving market conditions will be driven by the increasing liquidity, which…

Update Nov. 27, 9:23 am UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Trezor CEO Matej Zak. South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, Upbit, temporarily froze deposits and withdrawals on Thursday after detecting about $36 million in unauthorized outflows…

Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin was cleared for use by institutions in Abu Dhabi after winning recognition as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token by the local watchdog. In a Thursday announcement, Ripple said the approval allows regulated firms to deploy Ripple USD (RLUSD)…

Australia’s government has introduced a new bill that will regulate crypto platforms under existing financial services laws after an industry consultation saw cautious support for the legislation.Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino introduced the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 on…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has disclosed a donation of approximately $760,000 in Ether to two crypto messaging apps that he views as pushing the boundaries of digital privacy. Encrypted messaging apps, like Signal, are “important for preserving our digital privacy,” Buterin…

XRP’s (XRP) newly launched exchange-traded funds (ETFs) absorbed nearly 80 million tokens on Nov. 24, sharply outperforming Solana’s recent ETF debut. The rapid inflows have pushed total assets under management (AUM) to $778 million, according to data from XRP Insights.Key…

Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to $91,950 on Nov. 26 as data shows the market sitting at a key inflection point. Data from Capriole Investments placed Bitcoin’s production cost near $83,873, while the electrical cost, the baseline energy input for mining, sits…

The Nasdaq International Securities Exchange has filed a proposal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase the position limits for options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund to 1 million.  Position limits exist to prevent any…

Crypto market maker and Web3 investment firm DWF Labs says it is investing up to $75 million in decentralized finance projects that could support institutional adoption. The firm shared its announcement via X on Wednesday, saying the fund will support projects…

BitMine chair Tom Lee has seemingly eased off his widely promoted $250,000 year-end Bitcoin forecast, now only giving it a “maybe” that Bitcoin can reclaim its October all-time high of $125,100 before the end of the year.“I think it’s still…

Tokenized money market funds are emerging as one of the most important yield-bearing assets on public blockchains, offering money-market returns and securities-level protections that stablecoins can’t provide, according to a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).According to…

Blockchain analytics provider Glassnode reported a “strong negative correlation” between Bitcoin’s and USDt’s activity over the last two years.In a Wednesday X post, Glassnode shared a comparison between Bitcoin’s (BTC) price and net flows of USDt (USDT) to exchanges starting…

UFC star Conor McGregor criticized former rival Khabib Nurmagomedov for his non-fungible token (NFT) drop on Telegram, which featured digital “papakhas” — a traditional hat worn in Nurmagomedov’s native country of Dagestan. “There is just no way good guy Khabib used…

Binance has launched a concierge-style service designed for family offices, asset managers, and private funds taking their first steps into the crypto space.According to the exchange on Wednesday, the new service offers personalized onboarding with dedicated managers, support for over…

S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Tether’s USDt to the lowest score on its stablecoin stability scale, questioning the token’s ability to maintain its dollar peg.The “weak” assessment was due to several factors, including Tether backing USDt (USDT) with “higher-risk” assets…