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Crypto
Capitulation or rotation? $867M flees Bitcoin ETFs amid dip below $100,000
The exodus surpassed the Aug. 1 record of $812.3 million to take second place, while the Feb. 25 outflow of $1.1 billion remains the worst daily redemption on record.
Crypto
If you invested $10k in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF at launch it would be worth this much today
By Sept. 30, that same $10,000 IBIT position had reached approximately $25,000, translating to a 150% return in under two years.
Crypto
Former SEC aide and Uniswap founder clash over decentralization’s true role
Uniswap founder and Gensler's chief of staff go back-and-forth on X about centralization.
ETF
Grayscale’s IPO filing reveals strategic shift amid revenue dip
Grayscale reported $318.7 million in revenue for the nine months ended Sept. 30, down from $397.9 million in the same period of 2024.
Crypto
Bitcoin loses its last line of defense: $98k breakdown sparks cascade not seen since May
Bitcoin shatters $100k again — and this time there’s no support below.
ETF
First spot XRP ETF is LIVE: Recording $36M volume on debut, challenges BSOL record
Canary Capital's XRPC surpassed $36 million, and analysts see the ETF potentially surpassing BSOL's $57 million opening-day record.
Banking
JPMorgan just put JPM Coin bank deposits on Base – and beat the Fed to 24/7 settlement
JPMorgan moving JPMD onto Base signals a shift in how dollars move after hours. Here’s what changes for ETH, stablecoins, and bank rails next.
Privacy
Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for
What privacy-preserving compute would unlock for institutions, and how it competes with L2 rollups and TEEs.
Staking
Only 10% of crypto earns yield now — why most investors are sitting on dead money
RedStone sizes a 5x to 6x gap with TradFi and flags risk transparency as the missing piece.
Liquidations
Bitcoin flash-crashed to $100k — then roared back. Here’s what really happened behind the $610M liquidations
The dollar strengthened ahead of the Nov. 13 US consumer price index release following five consecutive days of correction.
Mining
Cleanspark borrows $1.15b at 0% to survive the brutal Bitcoin mining shakeout
Capex, AI side quests, and the post-halving margin stack. We separate narrative from cash flows.
Payments
Bitcoin all the things — Square payments offer 0% bitcoin transaction fee
Block turned on BTC payments across its merchant network. Here’s how that could ripple through spreads, Lightning, and on-ramp demand.
