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Altcoin season has developed in a selective pattern as ZKsync, Zcash, and Astar have advanced on evolving token design and use-case narratives. With the index near 25, breadth has stayed narrow and Bitcoin has continued to lead, while targeted updates have attracted measured participation. The post ZKsync Tokenomics Shift Leads Altcoin Season Pockets With Zcash And Astar In Tow appeared first on Cryptonews.

The brokerage platform saw a record $80B in crypto trading volume; shares dipped in after hours action despite the earnings beat.

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has disclosed Solana partnerships with Bonk and Raydium, adding USD1 trading pairs, incentives, and launchpad access. USD1’s supply has increased since April 2025 as the project has pursued DeFi growth and leadership hires. The post Trump’s Crypto Project Taps Bonk and Raydium in a High-Stakes Bid to “Rebuild” Solana appeared first on Cryptonews.

Risk appetite has weakened and cross-asset pressure has persisted, with Bitcoin moving below the $100K mark during a deleveraging phase: open interest has stepped down, spreads have widened, funding has drifted toward neutral or negative, and Fed messaging has leaned patient. The post Fear Takes the Wheel: What Pushed Bitcoin Below $100k and Sparked a Multi‑Billion‑Dollar Liquidation Storm? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Donald Trump has said GOP losses have resulted from his absence on ballots and a shutdown, repeating the claim after Tuesday’s vote. In New York City, Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo, 50%+ to 41.6%, after Trump had endorsed Cuomo and warned about federal funding. The post Trump Claims Democrats Won Because He ‘Wasn’t On The Ballot’ As Mamdani Declares Victory appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Chicago-based crypto venture company has already invested part of its new $136 million fund in stablecoin startups, as blockchain VC activity slows in 2025. CMT Digital, a Chicago-based venture capital firm specializing in digital assets, has closed its fourth fund, raising $136 million to back blockchain startups. The fund will target founders developing the next wave of crypto infrastructure and applications, as regulatory clarity improves and institutional adoption accelerates, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Investment partner Sam Hallene told Fortune that the fund drew backing from a mix of wealthy individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, though he declined to name participants in the round. Read more

Gemini turns Google Maps into a conversational copilot with smarter navigation and real-world awareness, thanks to generative AI.

Iggy Azalea has unveiled Thrust on Solana, responding to pump narratives and limiting dump behavior via vetted projects, enforceable contracts, timed purchase windows, and vesting. MOTHER has been set to migrate as N3on debuts, amid a small but active celebrity-token market. The post Iggy Azalea Declares War on Memecoin Pump-and-Dumps With New Solana Launchpad: Report appeared first on Cryptonews.

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The company updated its terms to prohibit the purchase or sale of weapons “in contravention of applicable laws,” suggesting that legally permissible transactions were possible. Stablecoin issuer Circle updated its policy for one of its tokens to clarify rules around prohibited transactions, explicitly addressing the use of legally obtained firearms and weapons. Crypto sleuths and reports from this week noted that Circle had updated its terms for its USDC (USDC) stablecoin. The terms specifically stated that the platform had the “right to monitor and, if appropriate, block or otherwise prevent transactions” related to the purchase of firearms, ammunition, explosives and other weapons. However, users noted that Circle had updated the terms to include weapons “in contravention of applicable laws,” suggesting that US-based users and others could legally purchase firearms using the stablecoin. Read more

Bitcoin’s sustained price above $100,000 was supposed to signal its arrival as a mature institutional asset. Instead, its sudden reversal below that threshold has unsettled traders and revived fears of another crypto winter. On Nov. 4, Bitcoin briefly dipped to its lowest level since May at $99,075, before recovering to approximately $102,437 as of press […] The post Bitcoin bear market OR bear trap? Here’s what your ‘quants’ are saying appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The hack was one of the “most sophisticated” attacks so far in 2025, according to Deddy Lavid, CEO of blockchain security company Cyvers. The team behind decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer published a preliminary post-mortem report on Wednesday, detailing the cause of the exploit that siphoned $116 million across DeFi markets. Balancer was hit by a sophisticated code exploit on Monday that affected Balancer v2 Stable Pools and Composable Stable v5 pools, while all other pool types remained unaffected, according to the report. The hacker used a combination of BatchSwaps, which allow the user to bundle multiple actions in a single transaction, including flashloans — short-term loans borrowed and repaid within the same transaction — and an exploit of the upscale rounding function that affects EXACT_OUT swaps in the Stable Pools. Read more

Bitcoin is bouncing, but only slightly, after falling to its lowest price in months. Is the bull run over or will traders defy historical trends?

As financial giants test cross-asset collateral, they say legal gaps — not tech — are the biggest threat to scale.

Columbia professor warns that many DATs were launched as get-rich-quick schemes.

ETH’s flash crash to $3,050 cleared out $1.3 billion in leveraged long positions, creating a market imbalance with $7 billion in short liquidity. Will a short squeeze send ETH above $4,000? Key takeaways: Ether dipped to $3,055, wiping out $1.3 billion in long liquidations across exchanges. Over $7 billion in short positions near $4,000 sets up potential for a sharp squeeze. Read more

In the wake of the U.S. GENIUS Act, Canadian lawmakers are moving on Canadian-dollar-backed stablecoin legislation, which is being cheered by crypto interests.

Following its airdrop claim, the Monad Foundation said it launch the mainnet of its layer-1 network later this month alongside the MON token.

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury said its strategy going forward would account for Bitcoin's price volatility.

Tangem Pay enables users to spend Circle’s USDC stablecoin worldwide through a virtual Visa card that connects directly to Tangem’s self-custodial hardware wallet. Cryptocurrency wallet company Tangem has launched Tangem Pay, a virtual Visa card connecting directly to the hardware wallet and allowing users to spend stablecoins at millions of merchants worldwide. Launched in collaboration with US payment infrastructure company Paera, Tangem Pay enables users to deposit and spend Circle’s USDC (USDC) stablecoin on the Polygon network, Tangem said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday. “Once the user deposits into their Tangem Pay account, they can spend anywhere Visa is accepted, regardless of the local currency,” Tangem Pay CEO Marcos Nunes said, adding that the solution supports Apple Pay and Google Pay for instant Visa payments. Read more