Aster officially refuted rumors of tokenomics being canceled or delayed unlocks.
The community panic came from an update on CoinMarketCap, which was only a correction to accurately reflect the token’s circulating supply.
To prevent future misunderstanding and prove fund security, Aster will transfer unused, unlocked tokens to a separate publicly visible address.
The decentralized exchange Aster addressed community confusion after an update on CoinMarketCap led to speculation that the project’s token unlock schedule had changed.
In a statement posted on X, the exchange clarified the situation. “We want to clarify that the ASTER tokenomics remain unchanged,” the team stated, adding that the confusion “stemmed from a miscommunication.”
The community panic came from an update on CoinMarketCap, which was only a correction to accurately reflect the token’s circulating supply.
To prevent future misunderstanding and prove fund security, Aster will transfer unused, unlocked tokens to a separate publicly visible address.
The decentralized exchange Aster addressed community confusion after an update on CoinMarketCap led to speculation that the project’s token unlock schedule had changed.
In a statement posted on X, the exchange clarified the situation. “We want to clarify that the ASTER tokenomics remain unchanged,” the team stated, adding that the confusion “stemmed from a miscommunication.”
Stablecoin issuer Tether is reportedly eyeing a $1.15 billion investment in German robotics startup Neura — a move that would expand its presence in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence space.
A deal could mark Neura’s value up to the $9.3 billion to $11.6 billion range, according to a report on Friday from the Financial Times, which cited people with “direct knowledge” of the matter.
While the Financial Times reported that Tether and Neura were in the discussion stages, neither party confirmed whether the 1 billion euro ($1.15 billion) deal is in the works.
A deal could mark Neura’s value up to the $9.3 billion to $11.6 billion range, according to a report on Friday from the Financial Times, which cited people with “direct knowledge” of the matter.
While the Financial Times reported that Tether and Neura were in the discussion stages, neither party confirmed whether the 1 billion euro ($1.15 billion) deal is in the works.
Bitcoin could slip to the mid-$80,000 range as tightening liquidity and looming credit stress weigh on risk assets, said BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes in a recent blog article.
“The Bitcoin dive from $125,000 to the low $90,000s whilst the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices hover around all-time highs tells me that a credit event is brewing,” Hayes explained. “I corroborate this view when I observe the decline in my dollar liquidity index from July until now.”
The well-known macro voice in the crypto space expects a 10–20% drawdown in equities and a surge in the 10-year yield, which would force policymakers to roll out an emergency liquidity program to stabilize markets.
If that panic triggers renewed stimulus, Hayes said Bitcoin could rebound violently from an $80,000–$85,000 washout and accelerate into a $200,00–$250,000 blow-off move by the end of the year.
“The Bitcoin dive from $125,000 to the low $90,000s whilst the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices hover around all-time highs tells me that a credit event is brewing,” Hayes explained. “I corroborate this view when I observe the decline in my dollar liquidity index from July until now.”
The well-known macro voice in the crypto space expects a 10–20% drawdown in equities and a surge in the 10-year yield, which would force policymakers to roll out an emergency liquidity program to stabilize markets.
If that panic triggers renewed stimulus, Hayes said Bitcoin could rebound violently from an $80,000–$85,000 washout and accelerate into a $200,00–$250,000 blow-off move by the end of the year.
One of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges has confidentially filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock, according to the company.
Kraken didn’t set a time for when the IPO will happen, but only said it expected it “to occur after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.”
Previous reports have predicted that Kraken would go public in the first quarter of 2026.
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi has publicly dodged the questions about Kraken’s plans to go public, telling DL News in September that the crypto exchange was in no rush to follow rival exchanges Gemini and Bullish to file for an IPO.
“If we were a part of what I call the pack of companies that have FOMO to go public, then we would have already filed,” he told DL News.
Kraken didn’t set a time for when the IPO will happen, but only said it expected it “to occur after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.”
Previous reports have predicted that Kraken would go public in the first quarter of 2026.
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi has publicly dodged the questions about Kraken’s plans to go public, telling DL News in September that the crypto exchange was in no rush to follow rival exchanges Gemini and Bullish to file for an IPO.
“If we were a part of what I call the pack of companies that have FOMO to go public, then we would have already filed,” he told DL News.
The government of India may consider stablecoin regulations in its Economic Survey 2025-2026, while the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) takes a “cautious” approach to crypto and pushes for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), revealing a divergence in policy recommendations.
The government will “present its case” for stablecoins in the annual report published by India’s Ministry of Finance, which outlines key policy recommendations and the state of the economy, business publication MoneyControl reported, citing an official familiar with the matter.
However, the central bank continues to urge a “cautious” approach to stablecoins, according to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. Speaking at the Delhi School of Economics on Thursday, he said:
“We have a very cautious approach towards crypto because of various concerns that we have. Of course, the government has to take a final view.
The government will “present its case” for stablecoins in the annual report published by India’s Ministry of Finance, which outlines key policy recommendations and the state of the economy, business publication MoneyControl reported, citing an official familiar with the matter.
However, the central bank continues to urge a “cautious” approach to stablecoins, according to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. Speaking at the Delhi School of Economics on Thursday, he said:
“We have a very cautious approach towards crypto because of various concerns that we have. Of course, the government has to take a final view.
Rumble, a video streaming platform, today launched limited testing of a non-custodial wallet feature that enables users to send Bitcoin and stablecoin tips directly within livestream chats and video-on-demand content.
The testing phase is currently available to Android users and supports tips in Bitcoin, Tether’s USDT stablecoin, and tokenized gold. The wallet integration allows creators to receive cryptocurrency donations on both live streams and recorded content.
Tether, which issues stablecoins and tokenized assets, backs Rumble’s new wallet system. The partnership enables the platform to process on-chain transactions for multiple digital assets beyond Bitcoin.
The wallet feature represents Rumble’s expansion into creator monetization through crypto assets, offering an alternative to traditional payment methods for content creators on the platform.
The testing phase is currently available to Android users and supports tips in Bitcoin, Tether’s USDT stablecoin, and tokenized gold. The wallet integration allows creators to receive cryptocurrency donations on both live streams and recorded content.
Tether, which issues stablecoins and tokenized assets, backs Rumble’s new wallet system. The partnership enables the platform to process on-chain transactions for multiple digital assets beyond Bitcoin.
The wallet feature represents Rumble’s expansion into creator monetization through crypto assets, offering an alternative to traditional payment methods for content creators on the platform.
The backlash against financial services company JP Morgan from the Bitcoin BTC$86,011 community and supporters of BTC treasury company Strategy continued to swell on Sunday as calls to “boycott” JP Morgan grew.
The anger from the Bitcoin community followed news that the MSCI, formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International, an index company that sets criteria for index inclusion, is likely to exclude crypto treasury companies from its indexes in January 2026.
JP Morgan shared the MSCI news in a research note. “I just pulled $20 million from Chase and suing them for credit card malfeasance,” real estate investor and Bitcoin advocate Grant Cardone said in response to a call to boycott the financial services giant.
“Crash JP Morgan and buy Strategy and BTC,” Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser said, as the online boycott movement gained steam.
The anger from the Bitcoin community followed news that the MSCI, formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International, an index company that sets criteria for index inclusion, is likely to exclude crypto treasury companies from its indexes in January 2026.
JP Morgan shared the MSCI news in a research note. “I just pulled $20 million from Chase and suing them for credit card malfeasance,” real estate investor and Bitcoin advocate Grant Cardone said in response to a call to boycott the financial services giant.
“Crash JP Morgan and buy Strategy and BTC,” Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser said, as the online boycott movement gained steam.
Ondo Finance bought $25 million worth of YLDS, a yield-bearing stablecoin issued by Figure Technology Solutions, to diversify the assets backing its tokenized US Treasurys fund.
The company said Monday that YLDS will be added to a reserves portfolio that already includes tokenized Treasury products from major asset managers, including funds issued by BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and WisdomTree.
Designed for institutional investors, the Ondo Short-Term US Government Bond Fund (OUSG) offers onchain exposure to Treasurys with 24/7 redemptions and an estimated annual return of 3.68%. The tokenized fund had about $777 million in total value locked (TVL) as of this writing.
Figure runs lending and capital-markets infrastructure on the Provenance blockchain, and has originated more than $19 billion in loans across home-equity lines, mortgage products, and crypto-backed credit. The deal follows Figure’s completion of its Nasdaq IPO earlier this year.
The company said Monday that YLDS will be added to a reserves portfolio that already includes tokenized Treasury products from major asset managers, including funds issued by BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton and WisdomTree.
Designed for institutional investors, the Ondo Short-Term US Government Bond Fund (OUSG) offers onchain exposure to Treasurys with 24/7 redemptions and an estimated annual return of 3.68%. The tokenized fund had about $777 million in total value locked (TVL) as of this writing.
Figure runs lending and capital-markets infrastructure on the Provenance blockchain, and has originated more than $19 billion in loans across home-equity lines, mortgage products, and crypto-backed credit. The deal follows Figure’s completion of its Nasdaq IPO earlier this year.
Texas purchases $5 million in Bitcoin at an average price of $87k per coin.
The state announced that it invested in Bitcoin via BlackRock’s IBIT but plans to custody in the near term.
The BTC/USD pair has signaled potential bullish sentiment but more whales are needed to fuel momentum.
Texas has become the first state to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) as a hedge against inflation. Lee Bratcher, the President of the Texas Blockchain Council announced that the state bought $5 million worth of Bitcoin on November 20, 2025.
The state announced that it invested in Bitcoin via BlackRock’s IBIT but plans to custody in the near term.
The BTC/USD pair has signaled potential bullish sentiment but more whales are needed to fuel momentum.
Texas has become the first state to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) as a hedge against inflation. Lee Bratcher, the President of the Texas Blockchain Council announced that the state bought $5 million worth of Bitcoin on November 20, 2025.
A long-term technical trend indicator for Bitcoin has turned bearish, leading at least one analyst to believe that the bull market may be over.
“From a technical standpoint, the bull market is over,” crypto analyst “Crypto₿irb” told his 700,000 X followers on Thursday.
Bitcoin
BTC
$91,345
exhibits a “persistent trend shift, confirmed by price percentage traveled, volume spikes, above-average volatility, time spent below the 200-day trend, and worsened breadth,” he said as he predicted 2026 to be a year of declines.
The analysis highlighted a downturn in the 200-day trend, a visual tool analysts use to connect specific points and gauge trend strength or breakouts.
Additionally, the 200-day moving average, a different indicator that shows the mathematical average price of BTC over the past 200 days, turned downward in mid-November when a “death cross” occurred as it dipped below the shorter-term 50-day moving average.
“From a technical standpoint, the bull market is over,” crypto analyst “Crypto₿irb” told his 700,000 X followers on Thursday.
Bitcoin
BTC
$91,345
exhibits a “persistent trend shift, confirmed by price percentage traveled, volume spikes, above-average volatility, time spent below the 200-day trend, and worsened breadth,” he said as he predicted 2026 to be a year of declines.
The analysis highlighted a downturn in the 200-day trend, a visual tool analysts use to connect specific points and gauge trend strength or breakouts.
Additionally, the 200-day moving average, a different indicator that shows the mathematical average price of BTC over the past 200 days, turned downward in mid-November when a “death cross” occurred as it dipped below the shorter-term 50-day moving average.
Bitcoin is now approaching major supply clusters that must be cleared to regain strong bullish momentum. Analysts say the next critical zones sit at $93k–$96k and $100k–$108k, areas where many recent buyers are likely to take profit or reduce exposure. Breaking above these levels is essential for Bitcoin to continue its upward trend and make a clean move toward a new all-time high. For now, traders are watching how BTC reacts as it tests these heavy resistance bands.
The blockchain ecosystem is home to several highly successful smart contract protocols, which makes the arrival of newcomers highly competitive.
Canton Network is one of the newest ‘next generation layer one’ to vie for users and capital from incumbents like Ethereum and Solana. Alongside SUI and Aptos, Canton’s rise challenges the assumption that we have too many blockchains.
Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction daily show, Yuval Rooz, co-founder of Digital Asset, recounted the backstory behind the Canton Network, which opted out of an initial coin offering (ICO) during its decade-long development journey to where it is today.
“Our thesis was focused on serving large-scale institutions. We’ve been very patient. We refused to do an ICO. We refuse to do a token pre-mine. We’ve really thought about the tokenomics,” Rooz told Cointelegraph.
Canton Network is one of the newest ‘next generation layer one’ to vie for users and capital from incumbents like Ethereum and Solana. Alongside SUI and Aptos, Canton’s rise challenges the assumption that we have too many blockchains.
Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction daily show, Yuval Rooz, co-founder of Digital Asset, recounted the backstory behind the Canton Network, which opted out of an initial coin offering (ICO) during its decade-long development journey to where it is today.
“Our thesis was focused on serving large-scale institutions. We’ve been very patient. We refused to do an ICO. We refuse to do a token pre-mine. We’ve really thought about the tokenomics,” Rooz told Cointelegraph.
Schwartz was part of a discussion on X space "Programmability on XRPL," alongside RippleX software engineer Mayukha Vadari, Bias Goose, Dan Fisher and others. Vet summarized insights offered by the Ripple CTO in four points. Weeks back, XRP reached a major smart contract milestone with the launch of the XRP Ledger Smart Contracts feature on AlphaNet, a dedicated development network.
Vet explained Schwartz's rationale for limited smart contracts on the XRPL. According to the Ripple CTO, the XRP Ledger might not need full general purpose smart contracts, adding that it might need just a little bit of programmability via smart contracts: "We don't need to be the best SC platform, just a little bit programmability via SC."
Vet explained Schwartz's rationale for limited smart contracts on the XRPL. According to the Ripple CTO, the XRP Ledger might not need full general purpose smart contracts, adding that it might need just a little bit of programmability via smart contracts: "We don't need to be the best SC platform, just a little bit programmability via SC."
Ripple has secured approval from Singapore’s Monetary Authority (MAS) to expand its payment activities under its Major Payment Institution (MPI) license. This allows Ripple to offer fully licensed, end-to-end payment services across Singapore, one of the world’s leading fintech hubs. The move marks another step in Ripple’s global expansion strategy, strengthening the XRP ecosystem and enabling broader adoption of its payment solutions. Analysts see this as a major boost for Ripple’s presence in Asia and its continued fintech growth.
MetaMask introduced Transaction Shield, a premium opt-in security upgrade that adds transaction loss protection and 24/7 priority support to its wallet.
The service extends MetaMask’s security stack by covering losses up to $10,000 per month for transactions the platform deems safe through automated contract checks and simulations.
The subscription costs $9.99 per month or $99 annually, with a 14 day free trial and a $20 discount for annual plans. Coverage is currently available on MetaMask Extension, with mobile support coming later.
Transaction Shield applies to approved actions on networks such as Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BSC, and Sei. Supported interactions include DeFi swaps, lending activity, NFT mints and sales on trusted marketplaces, and verified airdrop claims.
The service extends MetaMask’s security stack by covering losses up to $10,000 per month for transactions the platform deems safe through automated contract checks and simulations.
The subscription costs $9.99 per month or $99 annually, with a 14 day free trial and a $20 discount for annual plans. Coverage is currently available on MetaMask Extension, with mobile support coming later.
Transaction Shield applies to approved actions on networks such as Ethereum, Linea, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BSC, and Sei. Supported interactions include DeFi swaps, lending activity, NFT mints and sales on trusted marketplaces, and verified airdrop claims.
Bitcoin continues to move inside a tight consolidation range, but the overall structure still supports the idea of one more move to the upside. The price is holding above a support in the low $90,000 region, and there are no signs of a bearish breakdown. Analysts say BTC still has room to push toward the $96,700 to $96,850 area, which aligns with the next technical extension.
The sideways movement seen over the past few days is normal for this stage of the pattern. Until Bitcoin breaks below support or shows a clear five-wave decline, the outlook for one more high remains intact.
The sideways movement seen over the past few days is normal for this stage of the pattern. Until Bitcoin breaks below support or shows a clear five-wave decline, the outlook for one more high remains intact.
Tether has launched a new platform that aggregates data from multiple wearables and wellness apps into a single, locally processed dashboard, aiming to give users control over their biometric information.
The platform, called QVAC Health, aggregates data from fitness trackers, nutrition apps and other wearables into an encrypted dashboard that works offline, using on-device AI and peer-to-peer model downloads to analyze activity, meals, symptoms and medication logs without relying on external servers.
The app includes experimental computer-vision tools that can estimate calories and macronutrients from meal photos and can correlate those logs with data from multiple wearables to identify patterns in activity, recovery or sleep, all processed locally on the user’s device, according to a Wednesday announcement.
The platform, called QVAC Health, aggregates data from fitness trackers, nutrition apps and other wearables into an encrypted dashboard that works offline, using on-device AI and peer-to-peer model downloads to analyze activity, meals, symptoms and medication logs without relying on external servers.
The app includes experimental computer-vision tools that can estimate calories and macronutrients from meal photos and can correlate those logs with data from multiple wearables to identify patterns in activity, recovery or sleep, all processed locally on the user’s device, according to a Wednesday announcement.
Bitcoin miners, which can acquire the cryptocurrency at below-market costs, could be in the best position to shape corporate adoption as accumulation by crypto treasury companies slows, says BitcoinTreasuries.NET.
Bitcoin BTC$92,133 treasury companies are projected to buy 40,000 BTC in the fourth quarter, the lowest since Q3 2024, BitcoinTreasuries.NET President Pete Rizzo said in a corporate adoption report released on Thursday.
Despite the slowdown, Rizzo said Bitcoin mining companies continue to “anchor public‑market Bitcoin holdings” and accounted for 5% of new additions and 12% of aggregate public company balances in November.
Bitcoin BTC$92,133 treasury companies are projected to buy 40,000 BTC in the fourth quarter, the lowest since Q3 2024, BitcoinTreasuries.NET President Pete Rizzo said in a corporate adoption report released on Thursday.
Despite the slowdown, Rizzo said Bitcoin mining companies continue to “anchor public‑market Bitcoin holdings” and accounted for 5% of new additions and 12% of aggregate public company balances in November.
Just one Bitcoin treasury company managed to outperform the bellwether S&P 500 — which returned investors 16% — in 2025, according to a new report from BitcoinTreasuries.net.
The Blockchain Group, a France-based treasury company, has soared roughly 164% since January 1.
Every other major treasury has underperformed — Strategy is down 12%, Metaplanet has lost nearly one-third of its stock price, and Nakamoto, the self-proclaimed treasury company for treasury companies that raised over $600 million to buy Bitcoin, has bled out over 98%.
The Blockchain Group, a France-based treasury company, has soared roughly 164% since January 1.
Every other major treasury has underperformed — Strategy is down 12%, Metaplanet has lost nearly one-third of its stock price, and Nakamoto, the self-proclaimed treasury company for treasury companies that raised over $600 million to buy Bitcoin, has bled out over 98%.
