Crypto

The total crypto market cap is down by over $350 billion in just a week.

Rep. Warren Davidson introduced legislation that allows bitcoin tax payments without incurring capital gains to beef up the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Extreme risk aversion has shaped crypto, with Bitcoin trading below recent six figure highs and the CMC Crypto Fear and Greed Index at its lowest reading since launch, while altcoin season has remained subdued as traders have cut leverage and rotated toward cash. The post Winter Is Coming: Crypto Season Slides Into Dormant Phase as Bitcoin and Altcoins Retreat appeared first on Cryptonews.

BlackRock registered the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust in Delaware on Nov. 19, opening a path toward the firm’s first staked Ethereum ETF in the US. The state-level trust registration does not constitute a formal Securities Act of 1933 application. Still, it positions BlackRock to launch a yield-bearing ETH product once the SEC permits staking inside […] The post Adding DeFi to your 401k: How BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF rewires access to ETH rewards appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin is starting to recover after sliding to $81,000 earlier Friday, while coins like Ethereum and XRP have fallen harder on the day.

HYPE's market capitalization dropped below $9 billion earlier today.

Cardano Price Prediction has described ADA within a broader downturn, with mainnet issues, a move toward losing its top-10 rank, weak RSI and ETF launches drawing little inflow, while traders reassess altcoin funds and look at SUBBD’s crypto and AI media platform. The post Cardano Price Prediction: $8B Asset Giant Adds ADA to ETF Lineup – Is Institutional Adoption About to Skyrocket?  appeared first on Cryptonews.

The product is set to launch in the next couple weeks, Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin said on CNBC.

DOGE just crashed 12% in 24 hours, slipping under 14 cents as traders pull back fast and the Dogecoin price prediction is shifting with it.Open interest in DOGE futures has dropped to its lowest since April 2025, showing that meme coin momentum is rapidly fading.With sentiment collapsing, the next move could be critical.Back when sentiment […] The post Dogecoin Price Prediction: Warning Signs Everywhere as DOGE Struggles to Hold $0.15 – How Low Can DOGE Fall? appeared first on Cryptonews.

US authorities are investigating Chinese Bitcoin mining hardware giant Bitmain over potential national security risks tied to alleged remote capabilities, according to Bloomberg. The leading Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer, Bitmain, which is based in China, is reportedly under investigation in the US over national security concerns. According to a Friday Bloomberg report, an unspecified US official and six other anonymous people familiar with the matter said that Bitmain’s hardware is at the center of a federal investigation known as “Operation Red Sunset.” The investigation, led by the US Department of Homeland Security, reportedly seeks to determine whether the ASICs could be remotely controlled for spying or to sabotage the US power grid. US authorities previously investigated Bitmain-linked Chinese chip designer Xiamen Sophgo over an alleged business relationship with US-sanctioned company Huawei in October 2024. This was followed by the US Customs and Border Pro...

Japan’s stimulus package has shaken global markets, including Bitcoin, while the UK cracks down on Russian money laundering and sanctions evasion with crypto. On Friday, the Japanese government approved a $135-billion (21.3 trillion Japanese yen) stimulus package, mainly aimed at price relief and subsidizing gas and household electricity bills. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her cabinet believe the plan will dampen inflation by 0.7 percentage points on average from February to April. But markets, including crypto markets, are concerned. The yen has significantly weakened against the US dollar, hitting 10-month lows; Japanese government 10-year bond yields reached 1.84% on Thursday, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. Major government spending like this stimulus package is likely to lead to the issuance of more bonds, further weakening the yen, which would prompt the Bank of Japan to intervene with rate hikes. That could trigger mass sell-offs in the US. Read more

The United States could generate up to $14 trillion in cumulative value if 1% of federal taxes are paid in Bitcoin over the next two decades, according to new modeling from Bitcoin Policy Institute presented alongside Rep. Warren Davidson’s Bitcoin for America Act. The bill, introduced on Nov. 20, would allow taxpayers to settle federal […] The post New Bitcoin for America Act lets you pay the IRS in Bitcoin and fuels a $14T boost to economy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The exchange’s latest deal folds Solana-native Vector into its consumer trading arm, extending a rapid M&A streak.

Put options have dominated trading activity over the past week.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was also trading lower, down 2.3% from Thursday.

With short-term holders driving Bitcoin’s sell-off, realized losses are hitting historic levels, leaving investors to wonder where the bottom might be. Bitcoin has taken a slide back to its April level of around $83,000, with mounting selling pressure prompting many investors to sell at a loss, reminiscent of major historic market crashes. Realized losses on Bitcoin (BTC) have surged to levels not seen since the 2022 FTX collapse, according to blockchain data platform Glassnode. “The scale and speed of these losses reflect a meaningful washout of marginal demand as recent buyers unwind into the drawdown,” Glassnode noted in an X post on Friday. Read more

GSR upgraded GSR One, unifying market making, over-the-counter trading and treasury services as demand for institutional-grade crypto infrastructure increases.

Short-term realized-loss dominance is typical of market stress, but the magnitude this week stands out.

Previously having essentially written off chances of further monetary ease in 2025, interest rate traders are now pricing more than a 70% chance of a rate cut at the Federal Reserve's December meeting.

What a violent rollercoaster of a day has been for BTC.