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Bitcoin’s price is now at a “pivotal juncture” as the fate of the market cycle depends on incoming macro signals and maintaining key technical price levels. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed a third straight week in the red, deepening concerns that one of Bitcoin’s biggest institutional demand engines is stalling. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw $1.1 billion in net negative outflows during the past trading week, marking their fourth-largest week of outflows on record, according to Farside Investors data. The ETF outflows occurred during a significant correction, as Bitcoin’s price fell by over 9.9% during the past week, to trade at $95,740 at the time of writing, Cointelegraph data shows. Read more

Dutch central bank governor Olaf Sleijpen warned that if stablecoins falter, issuers may be forced to liquidate their reserves, thereby magnifying stress across markets. The European Central Bank (ECB) may soon be compelled to view stablecoins not just as a regulatory concern, but also as a potential source of macroeconomic shocks, according to Dutch central bank governor Olaf Sleijpen. In a Financial Times interview, Sleijpen warned that the fast-growing dollar-pegged stablecoins could become systemically relevant to Europe’s financial ecosystem. He said that if the tokens were to destabilize, they could affect financial stability, the wider economy and even inflation. “If stablecoins are not that stable, you could end up in a situation where the underlying assets need to be sold quickly,” he said, underscoring that rapid liquidation could amplify stress across markets.  Read more

XRP analysts track key support, bull flag patterns, rising scam alerts, and growing interest in Evernode amid shifting market activity.

[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, November 17th, 2025] VALR has partnered with Mukuru to expand USD stablecoin infrastructure in South Africa, further strengthening financial access on the continent through regulated crypto solutions VALR, the largest crypto exchange in Africa by trade volume, has partnered with Mukuru, a leading financial services platform serving over 17 […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, November 17th, 2025] Deribit, a leading digital asset derivatives exchange, and SignalPlus, a leading provider of cutting-edge software and infrastructure solutions for crypto derivatives, today announced the launch of their latest trading competition, running from November 17th to December 22nd. The space-themed event offers its largest prize pool to […]

"Bitcoin is increasingly behaving like a leveraged tech stock," said the analysts.

We will also review the main reasons behind BTC's 25% drop since October, according to analysts.

The Ivy League university held 6.8 million shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF as of Sept. 30, 2025, and has also boosted its exposure to gold. Harvard University boosted its investment in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by over 250% in the third quarter after the Ivy League school first bought into the fund earlier this year. Harvard Management Company, the business that manages the university’s $57 billion endowment fund, reported in a regulatory filing on Friday that it held over 6.8 million shares in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) worth $442.8 million as of Sept. 30. The university disclosed in August that it had a position IBIT for the first time, holding around 1.9 million shares then worth $116.6 million. Read more

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

Dorman says fears that Strategy will be forced to sell bitcoin are misplaced, citing the firm’s balance sheet, governance and cash flow.

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

Arjun Sethi has likened the FCA’s crypto warnings to cigarette labels, calling them discouraging and counterproductive.

Timothy Peterson says ether ETFs have lost about 7% of cost-basis capital over five weeks, versus 4% for bitcoin ETFs.

Harvard University increased its holdings of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 257% compared to its June position, with a reported 6,813,612 shares valued at $442.9 million as of September 30. The allocation rose from 1,906,000 shares worth about $116 million earlier this year. The same SEC filing revealed that Harvard has doubled down on […] The post ‘What does Harvard see coming?’ asks macro analyst as university ups IBIT position by 257% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The cryptocurrency market is showing positive signs of recovery heading into 2026 despite the recent crash that saw Bitcoin slip below $95,000 for the first time in several months. Meanwhile, ICOs and presales are once again in the spotlight, with investors actively seeking opportunities in high-growth potential projects. Such projects are usually hyped around new […] The post Earth Version 2 (EV2) tops the best ICO presale list for 2025 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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

Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan will release a new track featuring her in an Ottoman helmet rapping about baklava, as she nears the end of her jail sentence.

SharpLink's total revenue jumped 1,100% year over year in the third quarter of 2025.

Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs registered $866.7 million in net outflows on Nov. 13, the second-largest single-day redemption since the funds launched in January 2024. The exodus surpassed the Aug. 1 record of $812.3 million to take second place. The Feb. 25 outflow of $1.1 billion remains the worst daily redemption on record. According to Farside […] The post Capitulation or rotation? $867M flees Bitcoin ETFs amid dip below $100,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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