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  • 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
  • Traders put 50/50 odds on Bitcoin ending 2025 below $90k amid $3B ETF outflows
    CryptoSlate - 15:35 Nov 19, 2025
    The Bitcoin market is undergoing a significant transition, with traders aggressively positioning for a year-end close beneath the $90,000 threshold. This comes as the flagship digital asset briefly slid to a seven-month low of $89,970 on Nov. 18 before recovering to $91,526 as of press time. As a result, crypto traders’ sentiment has significantly shifted […] The post Traders put 50/50 odds on Bitcoin ending 2025 below $90k amid $3B ETF outflows appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Record $2.5 billion flees Bitcoin ETFs as BlackRock’s IBIT sheds $1.6 billion
    CryptoSlate - 13:30 Nov 19, 2025
    US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged $2.57 billion in net outflows through Nov. 17, the funds’ worst monthly drawdown since their January 2024 launch. In the same month, Bitcoin dropped 14.7% and briefly touched $89,253.78 on Nov. 17, its lowest level since April, before recovering to $93,426.16, up 1.3% in 24 hours. The outflow wave crested […] The post Record $2.5 billion flees Bitcoin ETFs as BlackRock’s IBIT sheds $1.6 billion appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Mt Gox FUD: Bitcoin ETFs just sold more BTC than Mt Gox has left to give back
    CryptoSlate - 11:40 Nov 19, 2025
    Mt. Gox-linked Bitcoin (BTC) wallets moved roughly 10,600 BTC on Nov. 17, breaking an eight-month silence that had lulled traders into forgetting the estate still controlled nearly $3 billion in legacy coins. The transaction routed about 10,608 BTC to a new, unlabeled address, with the remainder returning to a known Mt. Gox wallet. Timing turned […] The post Mt Gox FUD: Bitcoin ETFs just sold more BTC than Mt Gox has left to give back appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Here’s who actually bought Bitcoin’s $90k crash and who rage-sold the bottom
    CryptoSlate - 09:21 Nov 19, 2025
    Strategy bought 8,178 BTC for $835.6 million as Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled through $90,000, locking in a $102,171 average that now sits underwater. Harvard Management Co. reported 6.8 million IBIT shares worth $442.9 million in its September 30 13F filing, triple its prior quarter and the endowment’s largest reported US listed equity holding by value. Both […] The post Here’s who actually bought Bitcoin’s $90k crash and who rage-sold the bottom appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Why Adam Backs thinks Bitcoin’s 20-year quantum runway matters more than today’s headlines
    CryptoSlate - 23:00 Nov 18, 2025
    For years, quantum computing has served as cryptocurrency’s favorite doomsday scenario, a distant but existential threat that periodically resurfaces whenever a lab announces a qubit milestone. The narrative follows a predictable arc where researchers achieve some incremental breakthrough, social media erupts with “Bitcoin is dead” predictions, and the news cycle moves on. But Adam Back’s […] The post Why Adam Backs thinks Bitcoin’s 20-year quantum runway matters more than today’s headlines appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Solana and XRP ETFs just had record-breaking launches — so why are prices crashing anyway?
    CryptoSlate - 21:30 Nov 18, 2025
    Bitwise’s Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) pulled in $56 million in volume on its launch day, while Canary Capital’s spot XRP ETF (XRPC) posted $58 million, the highest two volumes for any ETF launched in 2025. Yet, SOL traded near $205 one day before the ETF launch and slumped to $165 within a week, a 20% […] The post Solana and XRP ETFs just had record-breaking launches — so why are prices crashing anyway? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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