The Death of the Altseason: Why the 2025 Cycle Never Happened
In 2025, bitcoin reached historic highs but the expected “altseason” never materialized. Analysts point to institutional ETF inflows, diluted capital...
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CME Group Expands Crypto Futures With Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar
TLDR: CME adds ADA, LINK, and XLM futures with both micro and standard contract sizes for traders. Futures launch scheduled...
How Funding Rates Quietly Drive Risk in Crypto Derivatives Markets
Crypto derivatives often look like a simple reflection of price. They are not. Beneath the surface, a quieter mechanism does...
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Stock: Surges to Record High on Stablecoin Deposit Launch
TLDR Interactive Brokers launches 24/7 USDC deposit service through ZeroHash partnership with instant dollar conversion for trading. RLUSD and PYUSD...
White House threatens to pull support for crypto bill after Coinbase standoff: Report
Coinbase withdrew support for the CLARITY Act, warning the draft would restrict DeFi, ban tokenized equities and eliminate stablecoin rewards.The...
Sacrificing Ethereum’s values for mainstream adoption must stop now: Buterin
Vitalik Buterin wants improved private payments, easier running of full nodes, decentralized apps that don’t rely on centralized services, and...
Trump says ‘Venezuela leaker’ jailed as Polymarket accounts go quiet
US President Donald Trump said the “leaker on Venezuela has been found and is in jail” as some Polymarket accounts...
Jefferies’ ‘Greed & Fear’ strategist cuts Bitcoin allocation to zero on quantum risk
Jefferies’ Greed & Fear strategist Christopher Wood has slashed a 10% Bitcoin allocation from his portfolio and moved into gold,...
Polygon trims workforce amid $250M stablecoin payments pivot
The restructuring comes as the company integrates new payments assets and narrows its mandate, with several employees saying on X...
Deal Done: Strive Closes Semler Acquisition, Expands Treasury to 12,798 Bitcoin
Strive’s acquisition of Semler vaults the firm into the top tier of corporate bitcoin holders, amassing nearly 12,800 bitcoin as...
Interactive Brokers Launches 24/7 Stablecoin Funding for 170 Markets
Interactive Brokers is opening always-on global funding by letting clients deposit stablecoins around the clock, cutting cross-border friction, speeding market...
Stablecoins Could Drain Trillions From Bank Deposits: Bank of America Flags $6T Risk That Could Redefine Lending
Stablecoin growth could siphon trillions from U.S. banks, shrinking lending capacity and raising borrowing costs, as Bank of America warns...
The October Flush Is Over: Grayscale Says Deleveraging No Longer Pressuring Crypto Valuations
Crypto prices are shedding October’s leverage overhang, with Grayscale seeing derivatives stability, easing supply pressure, and strengthening fundamentals that leave...
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital eyes $400M raise with IPO in sight: Report
Being the first federally chartered bank, Anchorage is looking to become a leading stablecoin issuer in 2026, with plans to...
DOJ didn’t sell Bitcoin forfeited from Samourai case: White House advisor
Selling the Bitcoin would have violated President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14233, which mandates that any Bitcoin obtained through criminal...
