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Payments firm Block is enabling no-fee Bitcoin payments for sellers worldwide via Square's point-of-sale platform.

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

Zcash price prediction has analyzed ZEC’s advance amid renewed privacy interest, a market cap near $10B, and 73% bullish sentiment as the Fear & Greed Index has fallen to 20. The chart has shown a rising channel, 500–600 support, RSI near 53, and potential moves toward 750 and 1,000. The post Zcash Price Prediction: While Bitcoin Sleeps, Zcash Explodes Higher – Could ZEC Overtake Bitcoin? appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP surges 8% to $2.50 amid ETF filings, whale sell-offs, and bullish chart patterns. Analysts eye $10–$27 if breakout holds.

Altcoin Season has picked up as WLFI and TRUMP have gained following the U.S. Senate’s funding vote, which has reduced near-term fiscal risk and reopened federal operations. Traders have rotated into policy-themed tokens as a readout on confidence and liquidity. The post Altcoin Season Finds a Political Spark as Trump-Linked Tokens Jump After U.S. Funding Deal appeared first on Cryptonews.

XLM surged past the $0.3020 resistance on strong institutional volume, outperforming the crypto market as analysts eye a possible seven-year triangle breakout targeting $1.52.

The token’s 4.62% rally and strong volume confirmed growing institutional interest, though a sharp end-of-session reversal highlighted emerging resistance and short-term volatility.

Internet Computer (ICP) slides 11.2% to $6.69 after breaching key support at $7.00, with volume surging 94% above average amid heightened volatility.

Jim Chanos said he has closed his bet against Strategy’s Bitcoin premium.

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

Mining partners including F2Pool, GrandCroix, DePIN X Capital, and Codestream have joined the Psy public testnet. The PoW architecture has relied on user-generated zero-knowledge proofs, and Psy has targeted 1M TPS with mainnet planned later this year. The post Four Miners Back Psy Protocol’s New Proof-of-Work Testnet Launch appeared first on Cryptonews.

A public sale of the MON token will begin on Coinbase’s Token Sales platform on Nov. 17 for 7.5% of the initial supply.

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

The Golden Line has been bulletproof all bull run, but BTC's selling pressure could finally crack it soon.

Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies now holds over 3.5 million ETH, buying more ETH last week with the price down.

Crypto majors surged following news of the U.S. government’s reopening, with Bitcoin (BTC) up 4% to $106,000, Ethereum (ETH) gaining 4% to $3,590, Binance Coin (BNB) rising 1% to $996, and Solana (SOL) advancing 5% to $168. Among the top movers, Starknet (STRK) soared 40%, Wolfi (WLFI) jumped 27%, Pump (PUMP) climbed 17%, and Near Protocol (NEAR) added 18%. Zcash (ZEC) briefly spiked to $750 on Friday before retracing to $630, still up 57% for the week. In regulatory news, the UK announced plans to cap stablecoin holdings at £20,000. Meanwhile, Ledger is reportedly considering either a New York IPO or private financing within the next year. In traditional markets, Michael Burry made headlines after placing a $1.1 billion bet against AI giants Nvidia (NVDA) and Palantir (PLTR), rattling tech stocks and fueling the “AI top” narrative.

WIF broke above key resistance levels in volatile trading before institutional selling capped gains at session highs.

BONK climbed to $0.00001332 after breaking above key resistance, with volume up 82% above daily averages, signaling continued short-term strength.

Gold has surged above $4,000 as the Senate has progressed toward ending the 40-day shutdown. Bitcoin has moved near $106K as traders have priced in higher chances of a December Fed rate cut, central banks have stepped up Gold buying, and the dollar index has eased. The post Gold Surges above $4000 as U.S. Nears Deal to End Shutdown – Will Bitcoin Follow? appeared first on Cryptonews.

In crypto, MEV typically refers to bots and searchers on chains like Ethereum reordering, inserting, or censoring transactions around DEX trades and liquidations to extract value from users in the form of worse prices, failed transactions, and higher costs. However, did you know that Bitcoin also has MEV-like dynamics at the mempool and policy layer? […] The post Does Bitcoin use MEV to order your transactions like DeFi? appeared first on CryptoSlate.