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SushiSwap’s longtime leader, Jared Grey, is stepping down after more than three years as Head Chef and Managing Director, he revealed on Monday, Dec. 1. Sushi, a decentralized exchange (DEX) and a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Ethereum, currently boasts a total value locked of $106.5 million, down significantly from its all-time high of over $9 billion in November 2021, according to data from DeFiLlama. Grey called his time at Sushi “exhilarating” in a post on X. He said that while he’s stepping down from his leadership role, he will remain involved as an advisor moving forward. This move…

Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron signaled that the country is preparing for far more active oversight of stablecoins. Speaking at the Bank of Israel’s Payments in the Evolving Era conference in Tel Aviv, Yaron framed private digital dollars as a payments force that regulators can no longer treat as peripheral. Yaron stressed that stablecoins have already become deeply embedded in global money flows, noting a market capitalization above $300 billion and more than $2 trillion in monthly transaction volume. “Given adoption among the public, it cannot be said that this is a marginal phenomenon,” he told attendees before comparing…

Today, market analyst Phoenix Group listed the top DeFi projects that experienced outstanding TVL growth over the past month. According to the data from the analyst, multiple networks skyrocketed by over 30%, displaying expanding investor appetite and strong growth in DeFi. Despite the impressive growth among several projects as noted above, the overall TVL in the wider DeFi landscape dropped significantly in November 2025. As per the latest metrics from DeFiLlama, the DeFi market wiped out a whopping $55 billion in TVL since the beginning of October, triggered by a broader slump (cooling) in the market. TOP PROJECTS BY MONTHLY…

Ethereum is retesting key resistance after a correction, with analysts eyeing the December 3 Fusaka upgrade as a potential catalyst for a rally and higher dominance Summary Ethereum failed to reclaim a major resistance zone this week, keeping the risk of printing a new low elevated despite a short‑term bounce.​ Analysts argue the December 3 Fusaka upgrade, the largest since The Merge, could mirror the post‑Pectra rally if it boosts rollup data availability.​ Market watchers highlight repeated wave patterns, a potential btc pair breakout, and consolidating dominance as signals of a possible upcoming upside move. Ethereum attempted to recover from…

Prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi now place Kevin Hassett, US President Donald Trump’s National Economic Council director, as the favorite to replace Jerome Powell as the next Federal Reserve chair. The odds of Hassett filling the seat have now spiked to 66% on Polymarket and 74% on Kalshi at the time of writing. Hassett is widely viewed as crypto‑friendly thanks to his past role on Coinbase’s advisory council, a disclosed seven‑figure stake in the exchange, and his leadership of the White House digital asset working group.​ Founder and CEO of Wyoming-based Custodia Bank, and a prominent advocate for crypto-friendly regulations,…

ArtGis Finance, a renowned Web3 platform, has collaborated with IO Trader, a leading leveraged trading and prediction marketplace. The partnership intends to bring AI-led RWAFi to the cutting-edge on-chain ecosystem while also advancing prediction markets. As ArtGis mentioned in its official social media account on X, the collaboration denotes a key move toward relatively liquid and transparent blockchain trading. Thus, the initiative is anticipated to bolster consumer participation, enhance market competence, and push forward innovation across DeFi platforms. 🚨New Partnership🚨ArtGis Finance🤝@iotradersioIOTRADER blends prediction markets with leveraged trading, letting users trade future assets and events with transparency, real liquidity, and big…

ETH is showing signs of picking a direction after breaking above the $3,000 barrier. Open interest is rising, as demand for futures trading has accelerated faster than spot activity. ETH is starting to recover its futures activity, signaling that traders see a clearer direction in the market. ETH traded at $3,006.67, establishing a slightly higher support level. Open interest also recovered from its recent lows, moving closer to $17B. The ETH futures to spot ratio is growing faster compared to BTC and SOL. For now, all of the leading assets are showing more subdued futures trading, but ETH traders are…

Gold is up nearly 1% on Monday, while risk-on assets such as cryptos and stocks are down amid macro uncertainty. Gold futures contracts are trading at $4,262.35, just 2.95% below their record high of $4,381.44. The precious metal is within $130 of setting a new all-time peak. Bitcoin’s overnight crash has shrunk the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies by over 6% on the day, from $3.191 trillion to $3.016 trillion. Bitcoin is down 6% on the day and is currently trading at just under $86,000, according to CoinGecko data. The S&P 500 index is down 0.5% in premarket trading,…

In a groundbreaking move that’s shaking up the cryptocurrency world, asset management giant VanEck has just staked an additional 12,600 ETH valued at a staggering $37.9 million. This massive Ethereum staking commitment demonstrates growing institutional confidence in the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency and signals a major shift in how traditional finance views blockchain technology. Why Is VanEck’s Ethereum Staking So Significant? VanEck’s latest Ethereum staking move represents more than just another institutional investment. According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, this brings VanEck’s total staked ETH to substantial levels, positioning them as one of the major institutional players in the Ethereum staking…

Is the bloodshed over for crypto markets? Not quite, given that Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major coins are all deep in the red to start the new week—but at least crypto funds finished November strong, putting up positive flows last week to break a recent losing streak. Digital asset exchange-traded products experienced a significant reversal with $1.07 billion in inflows last week, according to data from CoinShares, following four consecutive weeks of substantial outflows totaling $5.7 billion. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $464 million in inflows last week, while Ethereum funds saw $309 million and XRP recorded its largest weekly inflows ever…