Coinbase’s regulated platform reopens access to token offerings for retail investors after a hiatus of years since the peak of the ICO market. Coinbase is launching a new platform for primary token offerings, giving retail investors in the United States access to regulated cryptocurrency initial sales for the first time since 2018. The exchange plans to host about one token sale per month on its new platform, starting with blockchain protocol Monad, which will launch its native token for sale Nov. 17–22. Token sales will run for one week, during which time users can submit purchase requests. After the window closes, an allocation algorithm will favor smaller buyers first, gradually filling larger orders to ensure broad participation. Read more
Funding now targets infrastructure, stablecoins and payments as big bets fade and Bitcoin projects bootstrap. The crypto venture capital landscape remains subdued in the fourth quarter, with fewer high-profile funding rounds closing compared to earlier in the year. Kaden Stadelmann, chief technology officer at Komodo Platform, told Cointelegraph that the “crypto sector is facing pressure from numerous angles,” noting that AI has siphoned considerable demand from crypto, and that “VC investment in AI far outpaces VC investment into crypto.” Stadelmann also cited macroeconomic uncertainty as a reason venture capital firms are taking a more cautious approach. Read more
Despite $1.7 billion in spot Bitcoin and Ether ETF outflows, whale accumulation and altcoin inflows continue to stabilize sentiment across the broader crypto market. Key takeaways: Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a combined $1.7 billion in weekly outflows. Solana and a select few altcoins continued to attract steady inflows despite market weakness. Read more
Michael Saylor’s company increased its acquisition of BTC over the previous week by purchasing another 487 coins as part of its $67 billion treasury. Michael Saylor’s Strategy increased its cryptocurrency buying strategy by acquiring 487 Bitcoin worth about $50 million, marking an escalation over its previous week’s report. In a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Strategy said it had acquired 487 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $102,557 per coin — about $50 million. The addition of the BTC brought the company’s total holdings to 641,692 BTC, or more than $67 billion at the time of publication. Read more