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contributor Posted: November 27, 2025 | Last updated: December 1st, 2025 Key Takeaways Why did Bitcoin strengthen in Q4? BTC saw renewed ETF inflows and rising megawhale accumulation, giving it stronger recovery momentum than earlier in the quarter. What limited Ethereum’s recovery? ETH inflows improved, but whale activity stayed muted, leaving retail traders to drive spot action and weaken upside stability. Q4 remained difficult for crypto as Bitcoin and Ethereum extended their bearish stretch. Liquidity thinned after the U.S. government shutdown, and institutions stepped away. Prices eventually cooled, with BTC climbing above $90k and ETH reclaiming $3k. Even so, the…
In brief Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced she won’t seek reelection when her Senate term ends next year. Lummis was a central force behind major crypto efforts, including passage of the GENIUS Act and ongoing market structure bill talks. She has also been a particularly avid supporter of Bitcoin. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), one of the crypto industry’s most reliable and powerful allies on Capitol Hill, announced Friday that she will not seek reelection when her term expires next year.“Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks…
DeFi protocols achieved one major shift in 2025 – they tripled the amount of value returned to token holders. In the past few months, various forms of revenue sharing accelerated. DeFi protocols had one of their strongest years, bringing peak fees for some of the protocols. The big shift in 2025 is that more DeFi platforms introduced forms of revenue sharing. As token prices stagnated, revenue sharing turned into an incentive for users to continue adopting new protocols. The shift started with Hyperliquid, later putting pressure on other protocols to distribute fees. Widely used hubs like Pump.fun and Uniswap also…
TLDR Aave V4 unifies liquidity using Hub and Spoke design for scalable global lending. Horizon brings tokenized real-world assets onchain for institutional borrowing. Aave App targets mass adoption with seamless mobile access to DeFi services. Aave holds $75B in net deposits and has processed $3.33T in lifetime deposits. Aave is positioning itself as a major player in decentralized finance, aiming to become a foundational layer for global on-chain finance. With over five years of development, the protocol now holds $75 billion in net deposits and has processed $3.33 trillion in lifetime deposits. Founder Stani Kulechov outlined a roadmap for 2026…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…
Oracle (ORCL) shares jumped more than 6% in pre-market trading to around $190 after Bloomberg reported that TikTok signed binding agreements to form a new U.S. joint venture led by Oracle, helping ease investor concerns around AI-driven valuation risks.The upbeat reaction spread across risk assets. Bitcoin BTC$88,298.11 jumped above $88,000, Invesco QQQ (QQQ) futures, which tracks the performance of the Nasdaq-100, rose around 0.5%, while AI mining stocks also moved higher. IREN (IREN) gained about 4%, Cipher Mining (CIFR) rose roughly 4% and CoreWeave (CRWV) climbed around 6%. Oracle will play a central role as the primary cloud infrastructure and…
Privacy coins have emerged in the spotlight by recording significant gains in early trading today. Canton and Midnight lead the pack while Zcash and Monero ride the wave. Canton, a privacy-enabled Layer 1 blockchain, has performed significantly in early trading today as privacy coins gained more traction in the crypto industry. According to data from the crypto price tracking website Coingecko, the cryptocurrency is up 6.21% in the last 24 hours, bringing its seven-day gain to 3.13%. At the time of this publication, Canton is exchanging hands for $0.07532. Other privacy coins, such as Midnight, Zcash, and Monero, have also…
Ava Labs’ leadership believes the future of decentralized networks lies in sovereign, purpose-built blockchains rather than generic, one-size-fits-all chains. The comments come as the Avalanche ecosystem gains traction with institutional partners and enterprise developers heading into 2025. In an interview with TheStreet Roundtable, John Nahas, Chief Business Officer at Ava Labs, emphasized the company’s long-term vision of creating customized blockchain environments tailored to specific use cases — from finance to global brands and enterprise deployments. Rather than following short‑lived trends that dominate social media, Nahas said Avalanche is focused on durable, real‑world blockchain solutions. “We don’t need more block space. We…
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brett Knoblauch on Wednesday raised his price target on Hut 8 (HUT) to $72 from $64 following the company’s announcement of a $7 billion lease agreement with AI infrastructure firm Fluidstack.“We believe this is a deal the market has been waiting for,” Knoblauch wrote in a note to clients, calling the finalized terms stronger than initially expected. He pointed to the 15-year duration, a power usage effectiveness (PUE) ratio of 1.35, and projected net operating income of $6.9 billion over the base term as key highlights. If all renewal options are exercise, Knoblauch added.His new price target…
Veteran chartist Peter Brandt is flagging what he calls a “potential double top” on XRP’s weekly chart, a classic reversal setup that, if confirmed, would argue for materially lower prices — even as other traders point to a washed-out weekly RSI reading that has historically aligned with prior bottom zones. Peter Brandt Flags XRP Double Top Pattern Brandt posted the chart to X on Dec. 17 and didn’t bother softening the message for XRP’s online faithful. “I know in advance that all you Riplosts $XRP will forever remind me of this post — ask me if I care,” he wrote,…