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CME Group posted an average daily volume (ADV) of 33.1 million contracts in November, up 10% from the same month last year, but the derivatives exchange saw its foreign exchange (Forex) business contract sharply during the period. The company’s FX contracts averaged 746,000 per day in November 2025, down roughly 25% from the record 1 million contracts traded in November 2024. The decline stands out against growth across most other asset classes and marks a reversal from the exchange’s record FX performance just a year earlier. Interest rate products dominated November activity with 17.5 million contracts per day, while equity…

Stobox is making an alliance with SOLUS Group to work together to create new opportunities in Tokenization and Digital Assets by leveraging the strengths of both companies. The partnership will allow SOLUS Group to bring its network of more than 180 grant VCs and over 160 angel investors into the Stobox ecosystem. Stobox offers tokenization projects the tools and connections necessary for funding, marketing, and connecting with investors. Bridging Tokenization Technology with Venture Capital Networks This alliance aims to address a major issue currently in the tokenization market, the imbalance between technology and financial support. Stobox claims to be an…

Pye Finance has raised a $5 million seed round led by Variant and Coinbase Ventures, the company said in a press release Monday. The round also included participation from Solana Labs, Nascent, Gemini and others, the company said. The startup is building an on-chain marketplace on Solana for time-locked staking positions, an effort to make locked stake transferable and easier to structure into fixed-term products. Pye’s pitch is aimed at a large base of staked SOL on Solana, more than 414 million tokens, worth about $75 billion at current prices, that sit in basic staking accounts. These positions typically can’t…

While Bitcoin (BTC) raced from record to record in 2025, Ethereum (ETH) fell behind BTC. Ethereum made a major push in August, finally breaking its 2021 ATH. However, it subsequently entered a downward trend, falling below $3,000. While people are wondering when Ethereum might reach its new ATH, pseudonymous analyst Mags argued that ETH is repeating its 2021 bull pattern and could rise by 170% to $8.5,000. In his latest analysis, the analyst said that Ethereum is exhibiting a price pattern similar to the 2021 bull market, paving the way for a significant rise. At this point, the analyst noted…

Strategy typically starts the week by highlighting the amount of Bitcoin that recently was added to its stockpile, yet the company was unusually silent on Monday. The Bitcoin-buying firm stopped purchasing the asset for the first time in several weeks, as its stock price hovered near a 14-month low, according to TD Cowen Analyst Lance Vitanza. “We found out this morning that Strategy did not issue any securities under any of its ATMs, nor did it purchase any incremental Bitcoin,” Vitanza shared in an email, referring to at-the-money offering programs allowing Strategy to issue preferred and common shares.  Strategy…

Major crypto exchange Binance has issued a crypto scam protection update as Binance Blockchain Week gets underway, a major event convening industry leaders in Dubai. The Binance Blockchain event features industry leaders, including Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu, Cofounder and CEO of Real Vision Raoul Pal, as well as leaders from BlackRock, Citi, Julius Baer and Franklin Templeton. A highlight of the event will be the Bitcoin vs. tokenized gold debate between gold bug and Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff and Binance cofounder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. The event will be broadcast on Binance…

Nomis, a well-known on-chain reputation platform, has begun a strategic collaboration with Orexn, a popular entity to launch early-stage Web3 ventures. The partnership is aimed at increasing rewards and reputation-led access for consumers and projects in Web3. As Nomis’ official announcement mentions, the joint effort underscores a key move to establish a Web3 environment that prioritizes reliability and trust. Hence, this development is anticipated to boost the expansion of reputation-based mechanisms and foster a relatively consumer-focused and transparent Web3 world. 🤝 Strategic Partnership: @0xNomis x @OrexnX – Fueling Fair DiscoveryWe are excited to announce a strategic ecosystem partnership with Orexn,…

Ether is a down 3,169, although the wider market picture still points to its associated growth. Active participants of the markets are keen to assess whether this dip will be a usual retracement following a good performance in the previous weekly performance or an early indication of consolidation before the next big break out. Even with the slight correction, buyers have remained in control of major support levels which indicate that the general bullish trend has not been undermined. Fusaka Upgrade Scales Straight to the Point The Ethereum Fusaka upgrade is providing a significant technical enhancement to Ethereum, especially the…

Crypto mining stocks jumped as much as 20% led by BitMine and Cipher Mining, after Amazon unveiled plans to invest up to $50 billion in AI infrastructure for U.S. government agencies. This shift comes as Bitcoin miners face declining profitability following the 2024 halving event. Meanwhile, demand for AI compute capacity is soaring. Tech giants now view miners’ established power infrastructure as key to rapid data center growth. Mining Stocks Post Double-Digit Gains as Focus Shifts to Infrastructure The crypto mining sector saw a broad rally on Monday, notching a 13.84% sector-wide gain according to SoSoValue data. BitMine soared nearly…

In a traditional e-commerce system, users can earn ‘loyalty’ (points and vouchers) as a reward for making purchases through Web3 shopping, but this is not sufficient for users and can easily be devalued. For this, an innovative reward system is needed that helps users by issuing transferable, tradable assets. Such a reward can be multiplied in the current scenario and increase the value of those assets in a few days. To transform this concept functional, UQUID partnered with Tether to introduce the real-world value into loyalty rewards. The purpose of this launch is to facilitate users with greater benefits by…