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  • Will MicroStrategy survive reclassification as a Bitcoin investment vehicle?
    CryptoSlate - 17:00 Nov 22, 2025
    Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is currently navigating the most complex regime in its four-year history as a corporate Bitcoin treasury. The company, which transformed itself from a steady enterprise software provider into the world’s largest corporate holder of BTC, is facing a convergence of headwinds that threaten the structural mechanics of its valuation. For years, the […] The post Will MicroStrategy survive reclassification as a Bitcoin investment vehicle? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Rate cut odds spike to 70%: But are Bitcoin traders ready to buy?
    CryptoSlate - 13:06 Nov 22, 2025
    CME FedWatch now implies better than 70% odds that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points at its Dec. 9-10 meeting, dropping the target range from 3.75%-4.00% to 3.50%-3.75%. That marks a dramatic intraday reversal on Nov. 21, when New York Fed President John Williams told reporters the Fed can still trim […] The post Rate cut odds spike to 70%: But are Bitcoin traders ready to buy? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • No new corporate Bitcoin buyers for 2 months – Why is it so quiet?
    CryptoSlate - 10:30 Nov 22, 2025
    The story of corporate Bitcoin adoption is often told as a parade of logos. New CFO decides to be bold. Board nods. Treasury buys coin. Number go up. That parade has not shown up for two months. According to BitBo’s treasuries tracker, the last fresh company to join the BTC-on-balance-sheet club was GD Culture Group […] The post No new corporate Bitcoin buyers for 2 months – Why is it so quiet? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • New Bitcoin ‘top signal’ is in – The bear market indicator you hate to see
    CryptoSlate - 21:35 Nov 21, 2025
    Are crypto IPOs the most accurate top signal, or just a tell investors keep retesting because it feels true during late-cycle heat? The tape offers a clean cluster to examine. Coinbase’s direct listing arrived on April 14, 2021, the precise day Bitcoin set a then record near $64,000. Stronghold Digital Mining priced its IPO on […] The post New Bitcoin ‘top signal’ is in – The bear market indicator you hate to see appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • People prefer digital banks over crypto wallets: Can a 9% return on holdings change reality?
    CryptoSlate - 19:30 Nov 21, 2025
    Digital wallets won the payments war. By mid-2025, around 65% of US adults used them, accounting for 39% of e-commerce and 16% of in-store transactions. Apple Pay and PayPal are boring infrastructure now, the default way millions move money without thinking about it. Web3 wallets are not. A September Mercuryo and Protocol Theory study of […] The post People prefer digital banks over crypto wallets: Can a 9% return on holdings change reality? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: People
  • Why XRP holders are suddenly feeling the full force of Bitcoin’s liquidity crunch
    CryptoSlate - 17:30 Nov 21, 2025
    The cryptocurrency market is currently navigating its most severe liquidity stress test since late 2022, with more than $1 trillion of value lost in the past month. While the headline volatility centers on Bitcoin, the structural damage is permeating deeply into large-cap assets such as XRP and Ethereum. These parallel breakdowns are not isolated incidents. […] The post Why XRP holders are suddenly feeling the full force of Bitcoin’s liquidity crunch appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Adding DeFi to your 401k: How BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF rewires access to ETH rewards
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 Nov 21, 2025
    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.
  • New Bitcoin for America Act lets you pay the IRS in Bitcoin and fuels a $14T boost to economy
    CryptoSlate - 14:38 Nov 21, 2025
    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.
  • Exchanges wipe out $2 billion overnight as Bitcoin breaks to $81k — what today’s pain says about the next move
    CryptoSlate - 11:26 Nov 21, 2025
    Bitcoin’s break below $85,000 triggered more than $2 billion in crypto derivatives liquidations within 24 hours as risk assets came under pressure again. BTC briefly approached $85,000 earlier in the week before bouncing, but momentum for a recovery was minimal as it broke down as low as $81,600 overnight. Bitcoin liquidations hit $2 billion overnight […] The post Exchanges wipe out $2 billion overnight as Bitcoin breaks to $81k — what today’s pain says about the next move appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Ethereum’s crash just exposed a $4B time bomb — why regular investors should pay attention
    CryptoSlate - 10:15 Nov 21, 2025
    BitMine, once hailed as a potential digital-asset equivalent of Berkshire Hathaway, envisioned itself locking down 5% of all Ethereum’s circulating supply. Its core strategy was to turn its corporate balance sheet into a long-term, high-conviction bet on the blockchain network’s infrastructure. Today, that ambitious vision has collided with a brutal market reality. With Ethereum tumbling […] The post Ethereum’s crash just exposed a $4B time bomb — why regular investors should pay attention appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Ethereum
  • Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown
    CryptoSlate - 20:40 Nov 20, 2025
    Andrew Tate deposited $727,000 into Hyperliquid over the past year, took no withdrawals, and lost the entire stack through a relentless series of leveraged liquidations that culminated on Nov. 18, when his account hit zero. Per Arkham’s on-chain ledger, even the roughly $75,000 in referral commissions Tate earned from bringing traders onto the platform was […] The post Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • US banks can now hold crypto – but why is it only for gas fees?
    CryptoSlate - 18:35 Nov 20, 2025
    An unnamed national bank has asked the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for permission to hold crypto on its own balance sheet to support blockchain-based services. On Nov. 18, the OCC finally answered. In Interpretive Letter 1186, the agency confirmed that national banks may hold the native assets needed to pay blockchain “network […] The post US banks can now hold crypto – but why is it only for gas fees? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Huge $100 billion crypto listing stampede started by Kraken’s stealth IPO filing
    CryptoSlate - 16:25 Nov 20, 2025
    The most significant shift in crypto finance this year isn’t a token launch, a price breakout, or a new blockchain upgrade. Instead, it is the quiet return of the public listing for crypto-focused entities. Kraken’s Nov. 19 confidential filing for a proposed initial public offering marks the latest step in what is rapidly becoming the […] The post Huge $100 billion crypto listing stampede started by Kraken’s stealth IPO filing appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • How Bitcoin bulls make money during downturns — and why BTC could hit $85k soon
    CryptoSlate - 14:36 Nov 20, 2025
    When Bitcoin falls, most people see a shrinking number on a screen. The committed bull sees an opportunity to stack more sats for the next run quietly. Bear markets feel brutal in real time. Timelines fill with capitulation, “Bitcoin is dead” posts resurface, and the same people who were breathless at the top sound bored […] The post How Bitcoin bulls make money during downturns — and why BTC could hit $85k soon appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Democrats attack Trump’s World Liberty Financial for taking North Korean money — want DOJ probe
    CryptoSlate - 12:30 Nov 20, 2025
    Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed asked the Justice Department and the Treasury Department to investigate World Liberty Financial after a watchdog alleged that WLFI token sales touched wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, a Russia-linked ruble token, an Iranian exchange, and prior Tornado Cash users. The senators’ referral arrived after Accountable US […] The post Democrats attack Trump’s World Liberty Financial for taking North Korean money — want DOJ probe appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles
    CryptoSlate - 09:57 Nov 20, 2025
    El Salvador executed its largest single-day Bitcoin (BTC) purchase since adopting the cryptocurrency in 2021, acquiring roughly 1,090 BTC worth approximately $100 million as prices slid below $90,000 on Nov. 18. President Nayib Bukele disclosed the transaction on X with a screenshot from the government’s Bitcoin dashboard showing total holdings had climbed to 7,474 BTC, […] The post El Salvador buys the dip defying IMF demands: Over $100M in BTC added as price wobbles appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Why 26.5 billion XRP tokens are now sitting at a loss despite a $2 price tag
    CryptoSlate - 19:30 Nov 19, 2025
    XRP is under renewed pressure as the broader market downturn drags its profitability metrics back to levels last seen during Donald Trump’s November 2024 re-election. Glassnode data shows that only 58.5% of XRP’s circulating supply is now in profit. That is the weakest reading since late November 2024, when the token hovered around $0.53. Even […] The post Why 26.5 billion XRP tokens are now sitting at a loss despite a $2 price tag appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin to $73k? Be prepared with the price levels to watch during a bear market
    CryptoSlate - 18:30 Nov 19, 2025
    Bitcoin is quietly walking its way down the liquidity staircase, and the next solid step sits around $85,000. That number is not coming from a Fibonacci retracement, a moving average crossover, or any other technical analysis ‘gold standard.’ It comes from my simple grid of horizontal bands, grounded in factors that actually move markets: order-book […] The post Bitcoin to $73k? Be prepared with the price levels to watch during a bear market appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Sidechains pay, XRPL won’t — the real tug-of-war over staking and XRP’s future
    CryptoSlate - 17:30 Nov 19, 2025
    For more than a decade, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has, for one reason or another, stood apart from the rest of the blockchain industry. Built in 2012, long before the rise of modern DeFi, it embraced a minimalist design of fast settlement, deterministic consensus, and no economic incentives for validators. That architecture helped XRPL grow […] The post Sidechains pay, XRPL won’t — the real tug-of-war over staking and XRP’s future appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • How a single computer file accidentally took down 20% of the internet yesterday – in plain English
    CryptoSlate - 16:10 Nov 19, 2025
    Yesterday’s outage showed how dependent the modern web is on a handful of core infrastructure providers. In fact, it’s so dependent that a single configuration error made large parts of the internet totally unreachable for several hours. Many of us work in crypto because we understand the dangers of centralization in finance, but the events […] The post How a single computer file accidentally took down 20% of the internet yesterday – in plain English appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: English

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