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Zach Friedman, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Secure Digital Markets, advised Ether investors to look for the token’s institutional integration, as that would determine its future price fluctuations. The analyst emphasized that ETH ETFs are now experiencing significant inflows, and major banks are accepting ETH as collateral for loans. Friedman said Ethereum’s role in real-world finance has continued to strengthen, thanks to the surge in Layer 2 (L2) expansions, the growth of stablecoins, and tokenization. He added that these trends could set the stage for skyrocketing ETH prices into 2026, with supply remaining deflationary and yields from staking…
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirms YZi Labs is a minority investor in Opinion, a newly launched decentralized prediction market, amid speculation on Polymarket rivalry. Summary Opinion raised $5M in a seed round led by YZi Labs, with participation from Animoca Ventures, Amber Group, Manifold, and Echo Community. The platform, now live on BNB Chain, allows users to trade on macroeconomic and trending markets. Since its March 2025 testnet debut, Opinion has seen over 1.6 million active users and more than $300 million in combined USDO and USDC trading across 600+ markets. Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance and head of YZi…
The United Kingdom has opened the floodgates for crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors — a market that was previously limited to professional traders — sparking a price war among issuers vying for market share, according to the Financial Times. In a report published on Thursday, the FT said several Bitcoin ETN issuers have slashed their fees to as low as 0.05%, describing the resulting competition as a “cut-throat battle” for investors. Meanwhile, other crypto-linked ETNs continue to charge annual fees of up to 2.5%. The fee war follows the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to lift its 2021…
The conversation around AI has evolved from questioning its relevance to focusing on making it more reliable and efficient as its use becomes widespread. Michael Heinrich envisions a future where AI fosters a post-scarcity society, freeing individuals from mundane jobs and enabling more creative pursuits. The Data Dilemma: Quality, Provenance, and Trust The discussion around artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally shifted. The question is no longer about its relevance, but how to make it more reliable, transparent, and efficient as its deployment becomes commonplace across every sector. The current AI paradigm, dominated by centralized “black box” models and massive, proprietary…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) researchers mapped out more than $284 million in stablecoin exposure and outstanding loans linked to Stream Finance, following the protocol’s collapse. On Tuesday, a detailed post by DeFi group Yields and More (YAM) flagged dozens of lending markets and vaults, including platforms Euler, Silo, Morpho and Gearbox, that held positions connected to Stream’s synthetic assets, which include xUSD, xBTC and xETH. The data highlighted the extent of the fallout. Exposure loops involving Elixir’s deUSD, Treeve’s scUSD and other assets suggested that at least $284.9 million in overall debt is owed to lenders across various markets. This excludes…
Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have logged two straight weeks of outflows amid cooling investor sentiment after months of strong inflows. According to data from SoSoValue, Ether (ETH) products collectively posted $243.9 million in net redemptions for the week ending on Friday, following the previous week’s $311 million outflow. The latest data brings cumulative inflows across all Ether spot ETFs to $14.35 billion, with total net assets standing at $26.39 billion, representing about 5.55% of Ethereum’s market cap. On Friday, the funds also $93.6 million in outflows. BlackRock’s ETHA ETF led withdrawals with $100.99 million in outflows, while Grayscale’s ETHE…
Tokenization specialist Securitize is aiming for a public listing through a SPAC merger Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT), the firm said on Tuesday. The deal values Securitize at $1.25 billion and will see the company list on Nasdaq under the ticker “SECZ,” the firm added. Securitize also plans to tokenize its own equity, making its shares available to trade and transfer on blockchain rails. CEPT is lower by 6.5% in premarket trading at $12.00. Securitize’s existing investors, including ARK Invest, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, will roll their entire stakes into the combined company. The transaction includes $225 million…
As the proverb goes: As one Drake lawsuit closes, another opens. This week, as Drake fought to revive his dismissed defamation suit regarding the Kendrick Lamar diss track “Not Like Us”, the Canadian rapper was hit with a class-action lawsuit over his yearslong promotion of Stake, a crypto-fueled online casino. A class of users of Stake.us, the company’s American subsidiary, have sued Aubrey Graham, better known as Drake—along with internet personality Adin Ross—for promoting the site under “deeply fraudulent pretenses” and directly exposing younger consumers to “significant risks of financial ruin, psychological distress, and gambling addiction.” The suit, filed in…
In only three months, the daily average trading volume increased by an astounding 457%, from around $111 million in July to $619 million in October. August (+134%) and October (+82%) had the highest month-over-month increase, far outpacing Bybit’s total platform growth of 6% and 31%, respectively. After the complete implementation of the Bybit x Mantle Roadmap, Bybit, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world based on trading volume, today revealed record-breaking performance for Mantle (MNT). With outstanding user engagement and consistent investor trust, MNT became one of Bybit’s fastest-growing and most frequently traded assets between July and October 2025. Explosive…
On Tuesday, bitcoin’s spot price slipped more than 5% against the U.S. dollar, wiping out more than $7,000 in value since the day’s first trade. The drop hit miners right in the hashpower—revenues tanked to levels they haven’t seen since April 8, 2025, leaving many rigs humming just to stay alive. Bitcoin’s Falling Hashprice Puts Squeeze on Mining Margins As of 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, bitcoin has been on a wild ride, swinging between $100,175 and $107,302 per coin while sliding 5% against the greenback. On some exchanges, like Bitstamp, bitcoin dipped below the $100K mark. Data from hashrateindex.com shows…