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Bitcoin analyst James Check argued Bitcoin’s quantum risk is chiefly a consensus dilemma — not a tech one — because the network is unlikely to freeze legacy coins. James Check, founder and lead analyst at Bitcoin onchain analysis service Checkonchain, said Monday that the quantum threat is more of a consensus problem than a technology issue. In a Monday X post, Check claimed that “there is no chance we come to consensus to freeze” Bitcoin (BTC) that is not moved to quantum-resistant addresses, with development politics limiting the community’s ability to react. This means that a large amount of lost Bitcoin will flood the market as old addresses are compromised when quantum computer attacks become feasible. BitBo data shows that 32.4% of all Bitcoin has not been moved in the last five years, 16.8% in over 10 years, 8.2% in seven to 10 years and 5.4% in five to seven years. How much of those assets are actually lost or inaccessible, and how many are kept in storage for is subject to debate. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – Mahe, Seychelles, November 24th, 2025] Inventor of the perpetual swap says Bitcoin’s dominance continues to reshape global markets – traders are positioning for one of the most active cycles in years. BitMEX, the exchange that helped define modern crypto trading, marks its 11-year anniversary today with a bold celebration of the traders […]

Crypto is stuck in a second-year post-halving slump, with ETF outflows and jittery long-term holders pushing bitcoin toward the bank’s bear-case outlook.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said Hyperliquid’s $314 million unlock brings unavoidable sell pressure, and insider assurances can’t remove uncertainty. A $314 million Hyperliquid token unlock scheduled for Saturday puts the perpetuals decentralized exchange (DEX) under its most significant tokenomics spotlight yet, as one community member calls for clearer communication on how the core contributor unlock will be managed.  Tokenomist data shows that on Saturday, Hyperliquid will release 9.92 million HYPE tokens, which is 2.66% of the supply. The tokens are worth about $314 million at the time of writing. The HYPE allocation will be released in a “cliff unlock,” which means they will be released all at once.  The unlock ignited public conversations among holders, including an open letter from an X user named Andy, who urged the team to address the community before the tokens are unlocked. At the time of writing, HYPE trades at $31, a 23% decline over the past month.  Read more

Blockchain can still serve its purpose while catering to institutional finance needs through privacy technology, says Aztec Labs’ Zac Williamson. Blockchain is being pulled between traditional finance and its decentralized ethos as the industry shifts to serve institutional products. Zac Williamson, CEO of Aztec Labs, said early decentralized governance failures shifted blockchain’s trajectory away from community coordination. “There is a real risk that blockchain just becomes a slightly more efficient settlement layer than Visa or Mastercard,” he told Cointelegraph. “If we lose the social coordination side of this, then the entire point of the technology gets hollowed out.” Read more

The latest crypto slide has created an attractive entry point for the two companies' stocks, with core USDC and bitcoin theses still intact.

The company's stock valuation sits near cycle lows as index exclusion chatter grows.

Crypto investment products neared $5 billion in outflows in the last four weeks, but late-week inflows show early signs of improving sentiment despite heavy selling, CoinShares said. Cryptocurrency investment products have hit almost $5 billion in outflows over the past four weeks, but inflows during the final days of last week offered a small sign of improving sentiment. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.94 billion in outflows last week, a small decline from the $2 billion exodus the previous week, according to a Monday research report from CoinShares. The four-week total now stands at $4.9 billion, marking the third-largest outflow run on record. Only the March tariff-driven sell-off and the February 2018 downturn were bigger. Read more

From custody standards to stablecoin oversight, India’s VDA review may help shape an investor-focused framework that brings crypto rules closer to global norms. With more than 100 million crypto users, India still lacks a comprehensive virtual digital asset (VDA) law. Existing rules address taxation and AML obligations, but they do not fully cover consumer protection or broader market conduct. Issues under discussion include the absence of unified investor-protection rules, unregulated trading practices and concerns that India’s 30% tax plus 1% TDS regime is pushing users to offshore platforms. Stakeholders are discussing a risk-based VDA framework, licensing requirements for exchanges and custodians, conduct-of-business standards, RWA-specific regulations and improved data and reporting systems. Read more

The bank sees new upside for bitcoin miners as HPC partnerships reshape the sector.

A drop to $1.60 or a double-digit spike: what comes next?

The European Central Bank said stablecoin risks in the euro area are limited, with crypto trading dominating use and retail adoption under 1%, while monitoring continues. Financial stability experts at the European Central Bank (ECB) said stablecoin-related risks in the euro area are limited due to low adoption and preventative regulation. The ECB on Monday published its financial stability review pre-release, devoting it to the growing market of stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to the value of fiat currencies or commodities. Authored by ECB financial stability experts Senne Aerts, Claudia Lambert and Elisa Reinhold, the report questioned stablecoin use cases beyond crypto trading and highlighted their low financial stability risks in the euro area. Read more

The deal between Upbit and Naver was reported in September, with suggestions that the former's parent Dunamu would be brought under Naver's financial arm.

Bitcoin bounced off $85,000 over the weekend and stayed within the $87k to $89.6k decision zone. The move keeps price pinned between nearby liquidity shelves on the attached 30-minute map, with the first overhead cap clustered at $92.8k to $93.4k and a ladder of supports down through $84k, $82.5k to $81.5k, and the $79k shelf. […] The post Crossroads for Bitcoin: What’s next – $92k or $79k? Let’s break it down appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will join the Enlivex board to support its policy efforts in establishing the first corporate treasury holding a prediction market token. A Nasdaq-listed biotech firm is raising $212 million in a late-cycle pivot into crypto, planning to buy the token of a decentralized prediction market even as other digital-asset treasuries (DATs) struggle to stay afloat. Enlivex Therapeutics (ENLV), a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company, said on Monday it plans to raise $212 million through private investment in public equity, selling 212 million shares at $1 each. The price represents an 11.5% discount to Friday’s close, according to the company’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to invest the majority of the $212 million in Rain (RAIN), the utility token behind the Rain decentralized prediction market on the Arbitrum network, marking the first corporate strategy centered on a prediction market token, according to ...

Enlivex Therapeutics is raising $212 million to invest in RAIN, the token of a blockchain-based prediction market, which will become its main treasury reserve asset.

Other Asian tech conglomerates are watching closely as the region races to launch stablecoins, an expert told Decrypt.

A researcher warned that more than 400 NPM libraries, including at least 10 crypto packages mostly tied to ENS, were compromised by Shai Hulud malware. A major JavaScript supply-chain attack has compromised hundreds of software packages, including at least 10 used widely across the crypto ecosystem, according to research from cybersecurity firm Aikido Security. In a Monday post, Charlie Eriksen, a researcher at Aikido Security, shared the names of over 400 packages that showed signs of infection with the “Shai Hulud” self-replicating worm malware used in the ongoing JavaScript NPM library supply chain attack. Eriksen said he validated each detection to avoid false positives. Many of the cryptocurrency-related packages involved receive tens of thousands of downloads per week and have numerous other packages that require them to function. In an X post published earlier Monday, Eriksen also warned the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) team that several of their packages were affected. Read more

With 80% of SOL holders underwater and $239M in longs at risk, analysts warn of panic selling but see long-term value in ETF inflows.

Bitcoin faces resistance at $93K as bearish MACD, whale selling, and failed EMA support raise risks of a drop toward $40K.