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Crypto slipped in thin weekend trade as investors prepared for U.S. jobs data and weighed comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Authorities moved to the third phase of Operation Ironside, using AN0M intelligence to expand drug, weapons and laundering cases.

Aster pumped after Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao shared a screenshot showing that he holds over 2 million Aster tokens. The native token for the decentralized exchange protocol Aster spiked over 30% on Sunday after Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao disclosed that he now holds over $2.5 million in Aster.  CZ shared his wallet holdings in an X post on Sunday, and said he bought “some Aster today, using my own money on Binance.” “I am not a trader. I buy and hold,” he added. Read more

BTC holds near $110K and Ethereum trades around $3,900 as liquidations ease and market makers report clients slowly re-entering risk after the Fed-driven selloff.

Quantum computing is no longer just science fiction or the stuff of cypherpunk paranoia; it’s officially a front-page threat for the world’s first stateless money. If you ever thought Satoshi’s creation was immune to existential risk, think again. The latest round of Bitcoiners and cryptographers in the Human Rights Foundation (HRF)’s latest report would like […] The post The quantum computing threat Bitcoin can’t ignore appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Coinbase is nearing a deal to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK. Romania’s gambling regulator has blacklisted prediction market Polymarket, and crypto market sentiment remains in a state of fear despite renewed clarity on US-China trade relations. Coinbase Global Inc., the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, is continuing its stablecoin push after key legislation in the United States sparked a renewed wave of corporate interest in blockchain-based payments. Coinbase exchange is reportedly in late-stage talks to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK in a $2 billion deal, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more

New data revealed that public holders dominate BNB's distribution.

The EU is reportedly drafting a proposal to transfer crypto and financial sector oversight to the ESMA, as part of a wider push to improve capital markets for startups. The European Commission is exploring plans to bring stock and cryptocurrency exchanges under central supervision as part of a broader effort to make the bloc’s capital markets more competitive with those in the US. The incoming proposal would expand the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) jurisdiction to include stock and crypto exchanges, as well as crypto asset service providers and other trading infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The EU's current landscape comprises numerous national and regional regulatory agencies, which significantly raises the cost of cross-border trade, hindering startup development in the region. Read more

It's a big month for gaming, thanks to the impending release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Kirby Air Riders, and a new Zelda game on Switch 2.

Tired of feeding data to OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic? A few open-source tools and the Model Context Protocol let you give any lightweight model real-time browsing powers.

Payments giant Stripe is helping build Tempo, a layer-1 blockchain focused on payments and stablecoins. Here's what you need to know.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. It is no secret that large language models (LLMs) crossed the capability threshold by harvesting vast amounts of public and private data. Combined with breakthroughs in transformer architectures and compute power, this data scraping led to concerns about […] The post Can blockchain tame AI’s IP problem? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Less than a year post-launch, RLUSD is nearing $900 million market cap.

Despite an $8 billion rise in realized cap, Bitcoin’s recovery lacks the continued inflows from ETFs and Michael Saylor’s Strategy as the main demand drivers, according to CryptoQuant. Bitcoin's onchain inflows are signaling robust demand for the world’s largest cryptocurrency, with both investors and miners ramping up their activity despite the negative market sentiment since the $19 billion crypto crash. Over the past week, Bitcoin's (BTC) realized cap rose by over $8 billion to surpass $1.1 trillion, as BTC’s realized price rose above $110,000, indicating strong onchain inflows.  Bitcoin’s realized cap measures the dollar value of all coins at their last moved price, revealing the total investment held by Bitcoin holders. Read more

Aster's token surged to a two-week high.

Trading volume soared to $295 billion; assets on the platform reached $516 billion, including $300 billion under custody.

Stablecoins are becoming an important source of income for Coinbase, as they accounted for about 20% of the exchange’s total revenue during the third quarter of 2025. Coinbase Global Inc., the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, is continuing its stablecoin push, after key legislation in the United States sparked a renewed wave of corporate interest in blockchain-based payments. Coinbase exchange is reportedly in late-stage talks to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK in a $2 billion deal, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The $2 billion acquisition is expected to close later this year or in early 2026, pending due diligence from the exchange, according to the anonymous source. Read more

Experts say the real danger to Bitcoin isn’t quantum machines—it’s human panic and slow preparation.

Remember when Crypto Twitter was like taking a front-row seat to the movies? Markets were a runaway rollercoaster, narratives flipped like pancakes, and every week had the energy of a new heist movie. What happened? If you’re lamenting the days of God candles and 20% BTC pumps, Nic Carter wants you to smile through the […] The post From Wild West to Wall Street: Crypto is boring now because ‘we won’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin traders doubted the staying power of last-minute weekend BTC price upside as selling pressure from whales returned into the weekly close. Key points: Bitcoin reaches $111,000 for the first time in November, but traders anticipate the weekend's upside unraveling. Coinbase sell pressure comes as a Bitcoin whale resumes distributing BTC. Read more