Day: November 25, 2025

BNB Hits Major Buy Zone After 2024 Breakout Retest

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BNB retests key 2024 breakout level as futures interest dips and user activity grows. Traders eye $950–$1,050 if support holds. BNB is now trading at a level that previously marked a breakout in 2024. After pulling back from its recent peak, the price is sitting right at a former resistance that’s now being tested as support. Consequently, this area has held before and is once again in play as traders reassess short-term positioning. BNB Returns to Channel Support BNB is priced at $850 at press time, showing a slight…

MegaETH Freezes Pre-Deposit After Early Sale Chaos

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MegaETH’s pre-deposit event unraveled on Tuesday after a cascade of technical failures disrupted what was meant to be a controlled opening for verified users. In an X post, the team said that configuration errors and rate-limit issues caused the platform’s Know Your Customer system to fail. The pre-deposit was an early window for verified users to lock in MEGA token allocations. In addition to the KYC failures, a fully signed Safe multisig transaction — prepared for a later cap increase — was executed prematurely, allowing new deposits to flow in…

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan Reveals Why Most Crypto Treasury Firms Should Actually Trade at a Discount

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Bitwise’s Matt Hougan believes that larger DATs gain major advantages in debt markets, lending capacity, derivatives access, and M&A opportunities. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan outlined a valuation framework for digital asset treasury companies (DATs) and said that analysis of the sector often misunderstands how these firms should be priced relative to the assets they hold. In a series of posts, Hougan said the core question for valuing any DAT is to consider what the company would be worth if it had a fixed lifespan. Illiquidity, Expenses, and…

$14B Monthly Bitcoin Options Expiry Puts A Cap On BTC Price

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Key takeaways: Friday’s $14 billion BTC options expiry favors neutral-to-bearish bets as most call (buy) strikes sit above $91,000, increasing pressure on bulls. Bitcoin traders added year-end call options near $100,000 despite recent losses, showing that bullish expectations persist. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped on Tuesday after failing to hold the $89,200 level reached the previous day. Traders are increasingly concerned that Friday’s $14 billion BTC options expiry may reinforce bearish sentiment following weaker private employment data and a decline in US consumer confidence. Nov. 28 aggregate BTC call (buy) options…

Acting CFTC Chair Seeks CEOs for ‘Innovation Council,’ Citing Crypto

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Caroline Pham, acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, called for nominations of CEOs to fill seats on a council to discuss policies, including those related to digital assets.  In a Tuesday notice, Pham said the CFTC would be accepting submissions until Dec. 8 for a “CEO Innovation Council,” referencing the regulator’s previous efforts to regulate digital assets, including its “Crypto Sprint” initiative, a crypto industry forum, and Congress’ progress with a market structure bill. The acting chair said the council would focus on the CFTC’s “expanded mission…

Bitcoin Logs 4th Straight Negative Week as Corrective Phase Extends: Bitfinex Alpha

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The BTC correction has extended the drawdown from its all-time high to 36%, making it the largest in this cycle, both in percentage and in the scale of long liquidations. Bitcoin (BTC) ended last week with negative returns amid the broader crypto market’s continued decline. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in a weekly report that the record marked the fourth consecutive weekly decline for the leading digital asset. According to Bitfinex, the last time BTC recorded four straight weeks of negative returns was during the lengthy consolidation…

XRP Price Will Climb Above $10 When This Happens: Analyst

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Bitcoin dominance is currently sitting around the mid-50% range, and although it has not shown any dramatic breakdown yet, some traders are beginning to watch for signs of rotation. Data from platforms that track market share show Bitcoin dominance slowly pushing to the mid-fifties, but projections suggesting a future decline are forming the basis of new discussions in the XRP community. One such projection comes from an XRP enthusiast known as DROP, who shared a chart illustrating a steep fall in Bitcoin dominance that he believes will unlock XRP’s next…

US Bancorp selects Stellar chain for stablecoin pilot

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Key Takeaways US Bancorp is piloting its own stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain. Stellar was chosen for its strong compliance-oriented features like asset freezing and transaction management. Share this article US Bancorp, a Minneapolis-based financial institution, is testing its own stablecoin on Stellar, a public blockchain focused on facilitating financial transactions and asset tokenization with built-in compliance tools. The bank selected Stellar for its regulatory-aligned capabilities, including asset freezing and transaction management features that support banking compliance requirements. US Bancorp has established a digital assets division focused on developing stablecoin…

South Africa’s Central Bank Flags Crypto, Stablecoins as Financial Risk

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The South African Reserve Bank issued its second financial stability report for 2025, identifying digital assets and stablecoins as a new risk as the number of users in the country continues to grow. In a report released on Tuesday, South Africa’s central bank identified “crypto assets and stablecoins” as a new risk for technology-enabled financial innovation. The bank reported that the number of combined users on the country’s three largest crypto exchanges reached 7.8 million as of July, with about $1.5 billion held in custody at the end of 2024.…

How Zcash Became Coinbase’s Most-Searched Crypto in November

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Key takeaways: Zcash surged more than 10x within weeks, briefly returning to large-cap territory with a valuation above $10 billion. On Coinbase, ZEC became the most-searched asset in mid-November, surpassing both Bitcoin and XRP. The rally is supported by several real shifts: the 2024 halving, rising shielded balances and the NU6.1 holder-controlled funding model. Analysts are divided, with some calling the move a blow-off top and others viewing it as a repricing driven by renewed interest in “responsible” privacy coins amid stricter AML rules. Zcash wasn’t expected to become a…