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Crypto-collateralized borrowing surged to a record $73.6 billion in the third quarter, marking the sector’s most levered quarter on record, yet the composition of that leverage looks significantly healthier than during the 2021–22 cycle. According to Galaxy Research, the sharp rise was driven overwhelmingly by onchain lending, which now represents 66.9% of all crypto-collateralized debt, up from 48.6% at the previous peak four years ago. DeFi lending alone jumped 55% to an all-time high of $41 billion, supported by points-driven user incentives and improved collateral types such as Pendle Principal Tokens. Centralized lenders also saw a rebound as borrows grew…

Although Ethereum (ETH) is witnessing sustained downward pressure, causing the asset to drop below $3,000, technical indicators suggest the cryptocurrency might be building for a short-term rebound. This outlook was presented by popular cryptocurrency analyst TradingShot, who in a TradingView post on November 18 pointed out that the rebound potential can be traced back to last month’s performance. Since early October, ETH has been trading within a descending channel, experiencing two consecutive bearish legs, each declining roughly 27.5%. This ongoing trend has kept Ethereum below key technical levels, reflecting broader market caution among investors. The analyst highlighted the one-day Relative…

Bitget’s Q3 2025 Crypto Market Confidence and BTC Investment Trend report showed rising confidence across global users. Two out of three respondents planned to increase digital asset exposure in the coming months, signaling a broad risk-on tilt despite macro uncertainty. Where Confidence Is Rising From a multi-continent survey base, 66% said they intended to grow their crypto holdings. Half of that group aimed to expand active trading, while 43% focused on long-term savings and wealth building. The split suggested both tactical and strategic demand. Bitcoin Price Hopes Reach New Heights When asked about Bitcoin’s future price, 49% of respondents believe…

Crypto infrastructure firm Sequence—previously Horizon Blockchain Games—is attempting to solve one of crypto’s biggest interoperability problems, putting an end to user and developer concerns about wallets, tokens, gas fees across individual blockchains. On Thursday, the firm unveiled Trails, a new transaction orchestration platform designed to allow applications to accept crypto from anyone, anywhere in just one click.  “We’ve always been an infrastructure-first company,” Sequence co-founder CEO Peter Kieltyka told Decrypt. “We just solve every problem we have to solve.”  One of the big problems for users and developers in crypto in Kieltyka’s eyes has been fragmentation, or the disparate silos…

Key Notes Circle’s Hashnote brings institutional-grade Treasury collateral to BNB Chain with near real-time USDC settlement. The $1.07B fund offers 3.93% APY through price appreciation, targeting non-US institutions with KYC requirements. BNB Chain deployment follows recent institutional moves, addressing demand for regulated DeFi collateral. Hashnote, the institutional asset management subsidiary of Circle, has deployed its USYC tokenized money market fund on BNB Chain on Nov. 19. The launch enables investors to utilize the yield-bearing asset as collateral within the network’s decentralized finance protocols. The expansion brings USYC to the BNB Chain ecosystem, which allows eligible non-US institutional investors to subscribe…

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While there was a sharp decline in the cryptocurrency market after US President Donald Trump’s 100% tariff announcement on China, a huge short position opened minutes before this decline attracted attention. Unproven claims circulating on social media that this transaction, which generated approximately $80 million in profit in the market, might belong to Trump’s younger son, Barron Trump, have sparked controversy. According to crypto analytics platforms, a large Bitcoin short position opened on the Hyperliquid exchange between October 9-11, 2025, was activated just before Trump’s tariff announcement. The transaction’s profit is estimated to be approximately $78-$88 million. This situation has…

MIRO, a Bitcoin-based L2 payment entity, has announced a new initiative for autonomous payments. In this respect, MIRO is unveiling AI-led, machine-to-machine, and wallet-to-wallet payments to offer autonomy and seamlessness to consumers. This development shows MIRO’s endeavors to develop enhanced infrastructure for streamlined interaction between intuitive systems. 🤖 The Future of Payments Is Autonomous — and it’s already unfolding with MIRO.⚡️ AI-to-AI.⚡️ Wallet-to-Wallet.⚡️ Machine-to-Machine.We’re building the infrastructure that fully accommodates autonomous transactions.💪 Faster, smarter, and fully automated.The next era of… pic.twitter.com/Vhr3oQImmM — MIRO (@MIRO_Pay) November 15, 2025 Through this initiative, MIRO is set to start a new epoch at the…

Table of Contents BNB Hack Local Series Heads to Abu DhabiUSYC Crosses $1B in Supply With $900M on BNB ChainCMC20 Expands as a Tradable Crypto Index on BNB ChainBlackRock’s BUIDL Fund Extends to BNB ChainBNB Chain Key Metrics (Nov 6–12)Megalith x402 Facilitator Launches on BNB ChainCyberscope Joins the BNB Chain Kickstart ProgramConclusionResources:Frequently Asked Questions BNB Chain’s weekly updates highlight activity across DeFi, RWA, AI, payments, developer tools, and ecosystem growth. The main question—what are this week’s key developments on BNB Chain?—is answered directly: activity increased across the network, major projects expanded, and more institutions adopted BNB Chain for tokenized assets…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has both a financially expensive and time-costly bug, but it doesn’t exist in the code. It resides in market structure, the marooned liquidity that lingers across L1s, L2s, appchains, and bridges. Each is attributed with its own fee market, user experience, and MEV profile. Summary Fragmentation drains efficiency: Liquidity scattered across L1s, L2s, and bridges imposes slippage, idle capital, and operational risk — acting as a hidden tax on DeFi. Abstraction is the…