Crypto markets posted another day of modest gains on December 8, with major assets trending higher. Over the past 24 hours, total liquidations reached $109.59 billion, while the Fear & Greed Index held at 24, indicating gradually strengthening sentiment without signs of overheating. Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.83% to $90,986.35, trading between $91,760.00 at the high and $87,729.86 at the low. Ethereum (ETH) outpaced BTC slightly, climbing 1.99% to $3,105.13, with intraday movement spanning from $3,149.52 to $2,929.28.

Derivatives data showed balanced positioning, with BTC at 50.25% longs and 49.75% shorts, while ETH recorded 49.81% longs versus 50.19% shorts. This equilibrium suggests an uncertain but gradually improving market outlook. A number of altcoins posted strong performances, led by RFOX/USDT with +88.26%, SUN/USDT with +87.21%, and NEXAI/USDT with +67.91%, highlighting ongoing speculative momentum.

In broader developments, Trump proposed replacing the current individual income tax system with tariff revenue, a policy shift that could significantly impact U.S. economic dynamics. Dubai Customs partnered with Binance to introduce cryptocurrency payment services, marking a major step for regulated digital payments in the region. Coinbase resumed sign-ups in India and announced plans to roll out fiat on-ramps next year. Bloomberg reported that the median stock price of U.S. and Canadian-listed DAT companies has plunged 43% this year, underscoring persistent market stress in high-rate environments. Upbit froze approximately $1.77 million in compromised assets and continues tracing remaining stolen funds.

Overall, the steady climb of BTC and ETH reflects improving confidence across the crypto market. With regulatory developments, payment integrations, and major platforms reactivating services, structural support for year-end market strength is gradually building.

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The passage of stablecoin legislation in the United States has sparked a debate on Wall Street: will stablecoins actually significantly strengthen the dollar and become the primary source of demand for short-term U.S. Treasury bonds (T-bills)?

• While officials like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predict the dollar-denominated stablecoin market will grow from around $300 billion to $3 trillion by 2030, institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs emphasize that current optimistic forecasts are overstated.📌📌📌
• The new law requires stablecoins to be fully backed by short-term Treasury securities and cash equivalents.
• While this may create some increased demand, the zero-interest rate structure reduces its appeal, making it difficult to encourage large-scale capital outflows from savings or money markets.
• Furthermore, even if capital outflows do occur, the effect is largely a substitution of holders rather than a real increase in aggregate demand for Treasury bonds. ⏸⏸⏸
• Globally, the potential for stablecoin growth is seen as a major risk to emerging market banking systems.
• Standard Chartered predicts that developing countries could face up to $1 trillion in capital outflows, leading to tighter regulations.

Analysts generally believe that stablecoins will indeed grow in the coming years, but their contribution to US Treasury bonds and the dollar system is likely to be a “marginal improvement” rather than a major tool for addressing debt and deficit pressures.

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Bitcoin bags are getting blown out today, as the price of BTC falls to nearly $80,000 and marks a new seven-month low.

• The continued downward pressure on its price has pushed Bitcoin into a so-called death cross—when the average price of an asset over the short term falls below the average price over the long term. It’s a technical pattern that typically signals extended bearish momentum. For traders who study charts, it confirms what permabulls don’t want to hear: It’s over—at least for now.
• It’s happening as the crypto market as a whole shrinks to $2.91 trillion, shedding nearly $60 billion in the past 24 hours alone. Almost every single coin in the top 100 by market cap is bleeding red.
• The Fear and Greed Index, which measures market sentiment on a scale from 0 to 100, has cratered to 14 points—just four points above the year's low of 10 back in February. When this index drops below 20, it signals "extreme fear," and right now, traders are absolutely terrified.
• But it's not just crypto drama driving the market selloff. The macro picture is turning nasty. Just weeks ago, markets were pricing in a 97% chance the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates in December. Now? Those odds have collapsed to somewhere between 22% and 43%, depending on which metric you check.
• Fed officials are openly divided, with many signaling they'd prefer to keep rates unchanged through year-end. For risk assets like crypto that thrive on easy money, this is poison.
• On Myriad, a prediction market developed by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan, traders are now overwhelmingly convinced that Bitcoin will not mark a new all-time high this year, placing odds at almost 90% that BTC will not top the $126K mark that it hit on October 6.
• The bearish vibes are so strong, Myriad traders also currently place 40% odds that Bitcoin falls as low as $69K. So how low will it go? Here’s what the charts say.
• Bitcoin opened today at $86,691 and immediately sold off, hitting an intraday low of $80,620 before bouncing slightly to its current price at $85,187. That's a 1.61% drop on the day after being almost 5% down over the last 24 hours. More importantly, for traders, it further confirms the death cross pattern that's been progressively forming since its all-time high in early October. The death cross pattern was first confirmed on Wednesday as Bitcoin slid to around $88,000—now it’s fallen deeper.
• Here's what's happening on the charts: Exponential Moving Averages, or EMAs, help traders identify trend direction by tracking the average price of an asset over the short, medium, and long term. When the short-term 50-day EMA falls below the longer-term 200-day EMA, it means bears are in control and the longer-term bull market structure has been broken.
• For Bitcoin, the 50-day EMA has now decisively crossed below the 200-day EMA. In short, this tells traders market momentum has shifted from bullish to bearish. The gap between both EMAs increases the more the price of BTC trades below those targets—and the bigger the gap, the stronger the trend.
• The price of Bitcoin is now trading well below both EMAs, which creates a situation where each bounce attempt faces immediate resistance, increasing the gap between the two EMAs, making the bearish trend even stronger. Bulls trying to push higher will need to first reclaim the 50-day EMA, then tackle the 200-day—a double wall of resistance that's historically tough to crack in one go.
• As for other technical indicators, the Average Directional Index, or ADX, sits at 41, which is considered "strong." ADX measures trend strength regardless of direction, with readings above 25 indicating a clear trend is in place. At 41, this tells us we’re not seeing just a minor correction, but a potentially extended move lower.
• The Relative Strength Index, or RSI, has plunged to 23.18, placing Bitcoin deep in oversold territory. RSI measures momentum on a scale from 0 to 100, with readings below 30 signaling oversold conditions where assets are potentially undervalued. However, "oversold" doesn't mean the selling has to stop—in strong downtrends, RSI can remain in oversold territory for extended periods as prices continue grinding lower. But, yes, this also provides hopium for momentum traders as it signals that the worst of it may be over. (The worst being an accelerated crash, not necessarily a steady drop.)
• The Squeeze Momentum Indicator is flashing "bearish impulse," meaning selling pressure is intensifying rather than easing. Meanwhile, the Volume Profile Visible Range (VPVP) shows the price of Bitcoin trading "below" key volume nodes, suggesting there's not much buying interest at current levels.
• So, everything is bearish, clearly. But where's the next support? How low can the price of BTC go? The chart reveals several key horizontal levels to watch.
• The immediate danger zone is $80,697, which briefly held today but looked shaky. If that breaks, the next major support sits at $74,555, followed by $65,727, and potentially all the way down to $53,059 if panic really sets in during a crypto winter. Those price levels have previous consolidation zones where significant trading volume accumulated, making them natural landing spots for oversold bounces.
• For resistances, traders will watch for BTC’s price breaking past $90,000 again and look at $100,000 as the major psychological target.
• Ethereum opened at $2,830.7 and dropped as low as $2,621 intraday before stabilizing around $2,798—a 1.16% loss on the day. While not as dramatic as Bitcoin's selloff, ETH's technical picture is equally concerning.
• Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum hasn't fully confirmed its death cross yet—the 50-day EMA is still technically above the 200-day, giving it a "long" signal on an indicator that is obviously hours away from changing to bearish. The gap is razor-thin and closing fast. More importantly, ETH’s price is trading well below both EMAs, rendering that technical distinction somewhat meaningless. The bearish momentum is clearly established.
• A good way to see the natural support zones is using the Fibonacci retracements: a set of natural clusters that appear during a trend, showing supports and resistances in a specific timeframe—not because of price, but because of natural proportions.
• Right now, ETH is testing the 0.618 Fibonacci level at approximately $2,755. If this level breaks, the next Fibonacci support doesn't appear until $2,180, which would represent a massive 22% drop from current prices, and would resolve a price market on Myriad betting on ETH’s moon or doom.
• The ADX for Ethereum is even stronger than Bitcoin's at 46, indicating the downtrend is rock-solid. Meanwhile, RSI sits at 28.46—not quite as oversold as Bitcoin but definitely in stressed territory. The Squeeze Momentum Indicator shows "bearish impulse" here too, confirming sellers are in control.
• XRP is showing relative strength compared to its larger peers, down just 0.50% to close at $1.98 after opening at $1.99 and hitting an intraday low of $1.81796. Don't let that modest percentage fool you though—the technical damage is real.
• Like Bitcoin, the Ripple-linked XRP has confirmed a full death cross with its 50-day EMA now below the 200-day. The price of XRP is trading beneath both EMAs, and with an ADX of 32, the downtrend has enough strength to continue. While 32 isn't as extreme as Bitcoin's 41 or Ethereum's 46, it's still well above the 25 threshold that confirms a trend is in place rather than just random chop.
• The RSI at 32.86 shows XRP is approaching oversold territory but hasn't quite reached the extreme stress levels of Bitcoin and Ethereum. This could mean two things: either XRP has more downside before finding equilibrium, or it's showing genuine relative strength that could make it a safer harbor if the broader market continues tanking.
• XRP had such a crazy year that its price action shows only two major horizontal support levels that should concern XRP holders—and that would be very painful for hodlers, considering the movement from the all-time high to those targets.
• The next major support zone sits at $1.589, which represents a potential 20% drop from current levels. If that breaks, there's very little support until $0.66, a catastrophic 67% plunge from current prices and almost 80% from all-time high zone that would take XRP back to early 2024 levels.

The Squeeze Momentum Indicator is showing "bearish impulse," and like the other coins, the volume profile indicates XRP’s price is trading below key volume levels, meaning there's not much buying interest stepping in to defend current prices.

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While discussions are growing that Bitcoin-focused company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) could be removed from MSCI indices, the company’s chairman, Michael Saylor, maintained that the operating model is robust and that this possibility will not affect the company’s roadmap.

• MSCI has proposed removing “digital asset treasury companies” whose portfolios consist largely of cryptocurrencies from its indexes. While it noted that such companies “may exhibit characteristics similar to mutual funds,” it stated that these structures are not suitable for the indexes. The final decision will be announced on January 15th.
• In his latest post, Saylor explained that Strategy is an operating company. He pointed out that, in addition to its Bitcoin reserves, it also has a $500 million enterprise software division that has been serving corporations and public institutions for over 20 years.
• Saylor stated, “We understand that index providers periodically review their methodologies, but Strategy is not an ETF, it is not a closed-end fund, and it is certainly not a passive proxy for Bitcoin. We produce, operate, and grow just like any other business.” He added that inclusion or removal from the index would not change the company's strategy, operations, or long-term belief in BTC.
• JPMorgan issued a note this week warning that Strategy's removal from the index could lead to billions of dollars in passive outflows. Analysts estimate that a potential removal from MSCI could lead to a $2.8 billion outflow from passive funds. Overall, approximately $9 billion of Strategy's market capitalization is estimated to be tied to passive, index-tracking ETFs and mutual funds.

The sharp decline in Bitcoin's price is also putting pressure on Strategy shares, which have lost nearly 40% of their value this year.

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The price of Cardano (ADA) was down on Friday after the blockchain suffered an unexpected chain split, which was caused by a malformed delegation transaction that triggered a software flaw. That created problems for Cardano users, and prompted a public apology from the user who claimed that they caused it.

• Intersect, the Cardano ecosystem’s governance organization, said in an incident report that the divergence began when the malformed transaction passed validation on newer node versions, but nodes running older software rejected it.
• “This exploited a bug in an underlying software library that was not trapped by validation code,” Intersect wrote. “The execution of this transaction caused a divergence in the blockchain, effectively splitting the network into two distinct chains: one containing the ‘poisoned’ transaction and a ‘healthy’ chain without it.”
• Earlier that day, Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson posted on X that it was a “premeditated attack from a disgruntled [stake pool operator]” who was “actively looking at ways to harm the brand and reputation of [Cardano developer Input/Output Global].”
• According to Hoskinson, all Cardano users were impacted. The price of Cardano’s token ADA was down more than 6% recently, following the incident.
• According to the incident report, the mismatch caused operators to build blocks on different branches of the chain until patched node software was deployed. Developers and service providers coordinated an emergency response, and operators were urged to upgrade to rejoin the main chain.
• Intersect said the wallet responsible for the malformed transaction has been identified, while Hoskinson said it will take weeks to clean up the mess.
• “Forensic analysis suggests links to a participant from the Incentivized Testnet (ITN) era,” Intersect wrote. “As this incident constitutes a potential cyberattack on a digital network, relevant authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are being engaged to investigate.”
• Hours after the incident, an X user posting under the name Homer J. said they were responsible for submitting the transaction that triggered the split.
• “Sorry Cardano folks, it was me who endangered the network with my careless action yesterday evening,” they wrote, describing the attempt as a personal challenge to reproduce the “bad transaction” and said he relied on AI-generated instructions while blocking traffic on their server.
• “I've felt awful as soon as I realized the scale of what I've caused. I know there's nothing I can do to make up for all the pain and stress I've caused over the past X hours,” they added. “Difficult to quantify the negligence on my behalf. I am sorry, I truly am. I didn't have evil intentions.”
• Homer wrote that he did not sell or short ADA, did not coordinate with anyone else, and did not act for financial gain. “I'm ashamed of my carelessness and take full responsibility for it and whatever consequences will follow,” he said.
• According to Intersect, no user funds were lost, and most retail wallets were unaffected because they were running node components that handled the malformed transaction safely.
• Hoskinson, the outspoken co-founder of Cardano, claimed in a video message that the network “didn’t go down,” though users did encounter issues before the problem was fixed.

“It is important to note that the network did not stall. Block production continued on both chains throughout the incident, and at least some identical transactions appeared on both chains,” Intersect wrote. “However, to ensure the integrity of the ledger, exchanges and third-party providers largely paused deposits and withdrawals as a precautionary measure.”

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The Ethereum co-founder has repeatedly spoken this year about treating privacy as a basic necessity for digital systems.

• Following a recent data breach involving major US banks, where client information from institutions including JPMorgan, Citi, and Morgan Stanley may have been exposed after a cyberattack on mortgage technology vendor SitusAMC, Buterin responded by describing privacy as a form of “hygiene.”
• Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said end-to-end encrypted messaging is essential for protecting digital privacy, identifying permissionless account creation and metadata privacy as the next major priorities for the sector.

He pointed to Session and SimpleX as two projects working on these areas and disclosed that he has donated 128 ETH to each of them.

Major ETH Donations

• In a post on X this week, Buterin said both applications are attempting to strengthen decentralization and enhance user protections without relying on phone numbers, while also addressing challenges such as multi-device support and resistance to Sybil or denial-of-service attacks.
• Buterin said the donation addresses are publicly available on the projects’ websites and added that, although the platforms are not yet perfect, they represent active efforts to advance privacy-preserving communication.
• He also called for more developers to help tackle the technical problems that still remain, and added that these issues “need more eyes on them.”
• It is important to note that while Signal has emerged as a widely used encrypted messaging app, it faced renewed scrutiny following a March incident in which senior US national security officials accidentally included a reporter in a Signal group discussing strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
• Days later, a Pentagon-wide advisory warned against using the app for any non-public information, citing a vulnerability tied to its linked-devices feature.
• The memo said Russian hacking groups were targeting the users of the app through phishing tactics. Signal later attributed the issue to user-targeted attacks rather than problems with its encryption, and that the company had already implemented safeguards and warnings.

Buterin’s Privacy Push

• In an essay published in April, he argued that “privacy is an important guarantor of decentralization” and outlined a path for Ethereum to support stealth addresses, selective disclosure, and application-level zero-knowledge tools to help reduce unnecessary data exposure.
• More recently, he warned that X’s new geo-inference system, which assigns country labels to user accounts, poses privacy risks.

He said such systems can still reveal sensitive location information and may endanger vulnerable users, even when only broad regions are disclosed.

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Google released Gemini 3 Pro in a public preview today, calling it the company's most capable AI model to date.

• The system handles text, images, audio, and video simultaneously while processing up to 1 million tokens of context—roughly equivalent to 700,000 words, or about 10 full-length novels.
• The preview model is available for free for anyone to try here.
• Google said the model outperformed its predecessor, Gemini 2.5 Pro, across nearly every benchmark the company tested.
• On Humanity's Last Exam, an academic reasoning test, Gemini 3 Pro scored 37.5% compared to 2.5 Pro's 21.6%. On ARC-AGI-2, a visual reasoning puzzle benchmark, the gap widened further: 31.1% versus 4.9%.
• Of course, the real challenge at this point in the AI race isn’t technical so much as it is gaining commercial market share.
• Google, which once seemed indomitable in the search space, has given up an enormous amount of ground to OpenAI, which claims some 800 million weekly users ChatGPT versus Gemini, which reportedly has around 650 million monthly users. Google has not said how many weekly numbers it has, but that would be far fewer than its monthly count.

Still, the technical achievements of Gemini 3 are impressive.

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• Gemini 3 Pro uses what Google calls a sparse mixture-of-experts architecture. Instead of activating all 1 trillion-plus parameters for every query, the system routes each input to specialized subnetworks.
• Only a fraction of the model—the expert at that specific task—runs at any given time, cutting computational costs while maintaining performance.
• Unlike GPT and Claude, which are large, dense models (a jack of all trades), Google’s approach acts like a large organization would operate.
• A company with 1,000 employees doesn't call everyone to every meeting; specific teams handle specific problems. Gemini 3 Pro works the same way, directing questions to the right expert networks.
• Google trained the model on web documents, code repositories, images, audio files, and video—plus synthetic data generated by other AI systems.
• The company filtered the training data for quality and safety, removing pornographic content, violent material, and anything violating child safety laws. Training happened on Google's Tensor Processing Units using JAX and ML Pathways software.
• A quick test of the model showed that it was very capable. In our usual coding test asking to generate a stealth game, this was the first model that generated a 3D game instead of a 2D experience. Other runs provided 2D versions, but all were functional and fast.
• This approach follows the style of ChatGPT or Perplexity which encourage further interactions by sharing follow-up questions and suggestions, but Google’s implementation is a lot cleaner and more helpful.
• While generating code, the interface provides tips to help in subsequent prompts, so the user can guide the model into generating better code, fixing bugs, and improving the app’s logic, UI, etc. It also gives users the option to deploy their code and code Gemini-powered apps.

Overall, this model seems to be especially focused on coding tasks. Creativity is not its strong point, but it can be easy to guide with a good system prompt and examples, as it has a very large token context window.

• An archived version of Gemini 3’s model card—a document that provides essential information about the model's design, intended use, performance, and limitations—published by Google DeepMind shows that Gemini 3 Pro can generate up to 64,000 tokens of output and maintains a knowledge cutoff of January 2025.
• Google acknowledged the model may hallucinate and occasionally experiences slowness or timeouts. An official model card is not currently available.
• As mentioned, Google AI Studio is currently offering everyone free access to Gemini 3 Pro. Vertex AI and the Gemini API also support the model. Gemini 3 Pro is not yet available through the Gemini app, however—not even for paying Gemini Pro subscribers.
• The November release positions Google against Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5, Grok 4.1 and even OpenAI's GPT-5.1. Benchmark scores suggest Gemini 3 Pro leads in reasoning and multimodal tasks, though real-world performance varies by use case.

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A UK operation against Russian sanctions evasion has resulted in 128 arrests and the seizure of $32.6 million in cryptocurrency and cash.

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that a UK-led operation to crack down on Russian sanctions evasion has resulted in the arrest of 128 people and the seizure of $32.6 million in cryptocurrency and cash.🚨🚨🚨

The operation, dubbed "Operation Destabilize," was first announced in 2024. As of December last year, it had resulted in 84 arrests and the seizure of $25.5 million.💡💡💡

However, the latest NCA data shows that the operation has also resulted in the arrest of a further 45 people suspected of money laundering and the seizure of more than $6.6 million in cash.⭐️⭐️⭐️

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It’s been just over a month since Bitcoin hit an All-Time-High of $126,272.76 on October 6 , but things have gone from bad to worse since then. Now, that peak seems like a distant memory.

• Bitcoin fell more than 9% in the week ending November 14 , and was trading below $92,000 on Monday. The sharp decline — partly due to whales selling — has pushed BTC below several key technical levels.
• Last week, Bitcoin entered a “bear market,” meaning it fell 20% or more from its recent peak. Over the weekend, BTC also appeared in a “death cross” technical pattern — when the 50-day moving Medium crossed below the 200-day Medium . Not only that, Bitcoin officially wiped out all of its gains for 2025 .
• All these signals indicate that negative sentiment is surrounding Bitcoin. But does that mean “crypto winter” is coming?
• “ I don’t think we’re in a crypto winter. I think we’re seeing Bitcoin mature ,” Louis LaValle, CEO of Frontier Investments, told MarketWatch.
• He argues that this is not a typical recession model where people give up, prices crash 70–80%, liquidation disappears, and interest evaporates. Instead, Bitcoin is going through a market structure shift , not a traditional bear cycle.

Beware of margin call risk

• Kevin Kelly — portfolio manager at Amplify ETFs — said that in the past, Bitcoin has often fallen in price without institutional involvement.
• But this bear cycle is quite different because BTC is now a “mature asset,” with more liquidation and more institutional acceptance, such as JP Morgan reportedly accepting Bitcoin as collateral .
• Data from CryptoQuant shows that investors who are selling BTC are still profitable , meaning there are no signs of capitulation or margin calls. However, retail investors are not buying the Dip , while whales are buying at low prices.
• CryptoQuant's Julio Moreno said that the amount of BTC held in US ETFs has dropped sharply from 441,000 BTC on October 10 to just 271,000 BTC, reflecting weak demand from the US. At the same time, the " Medium order" in the spot market also shows that retail has not returned.

Technical perspective

• While on-chain data hasn't shown anything too serious, weak demand hasn't been enough to stop the sell-off.
• Analyst Luke Lango said the recent death cross is a worrying sign. He noted that over the past 13 years, every time Bitcoin broke the 50-week moving Medium during a bull run, the market crashed in the following 1-2 years.
• BTC is now down about 27% from its recent peak — still within “normal range,” as the Medium Bitcoin bear market decline is about 30.8% (based on data going back to 2014). In 2022, there have been two declines of more than 45%.
• Kelly said that tightening global liquidation , the Fed's delay in cutting interest rates, and the TGA's withdrawal of liquidation from the system have made BTC much more vulnerable.
• He assessed the current situation as a combination of weak liquidation , continuous sell-offs, and declining sentiment , rather than a single shock.

“The Zone of Extreme Fear”

• The market has entered “extreme fear territory” after Bitcoin failed to hold the psychological $100,000 mark, according to Kelly.
• But investors have not lost interest. After the hot growth period since the January 2023 Dip , a “digestion wave” is normal.
• History also shows that when the market falls into “extreme fear zones,” it is a good opportunity to cash in — especially for long-term investors who Medium over time.

Macro still favors Bitcoin

• Frank Holmes — co-founder of HIVE Digital Technologies — says the macro backdrop is becoming more positive for both Bitcoin and gold.
• “ Excessive government spending and constant money printing create long-term support for scarce and decentralized assets ,” he observed.

Holmes also emphasized that even if new user growth slows in the short term, structural trends such as rising debt, monetary expansion, and geopolitical Shard still favor Bitcoin in the long term.

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Daily Market Report - Nov 28, 2025

Crypto markets strengthened further on November 28, with sentiment showing noticeable improvement. Total futures liquidations over the past 24 hours dropped to $116.12 billion, while the Fear & Greed Index rose to 20, marking the most optimistic reading of the week. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 3.33% to $91,154.98, trading between a high of $91,931.70 and a low of $90,449.99. Ethereum (ETH) followed with a 2.69% gain, settling at $3,012.76, with intraday volatility ranging from $3,071.24 down to $2,986.30.

BTC’s global long–short ratio remained slightly bearish with 48.95% longs and 51.05% shorts, while ETH maintained a mild long bias at 50.20% longs versus 49.80% shorts, showing a cautiously optimistic market posture. Among the day’s top performers, BDG/USDT surged 198%, ZYPHORA/USDT rose 87.66%, and NEXAI/USDT advanced 58.38%, highlighting strong speculative flows within specific high-momentum sectors.

Several major developments shaped today’s narrative. The Bitwise DOGE spot ETF officially launched, recording a $365,000 net inflow in its first day of trading. South Korea’s Upbit suffered a significant security breach involving approximately 54 billion KRW in Solana-based assets, prompting an immediate suspension of deposits and withdrawals. Cathie Wood suggested that liquidity conditions in the crypto sector may shift in the coming weeks, potentially marking the beginning of a new capital cycle. Russian lawmakers proposed an amnesty policy for crypto miners, signaling a shift toward more structured regulatory oversight. Meanwhile, institutional analysts projected that the US dollar could weaken again in 2026, driven by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut.

With BTC and ETH extending their upward momentum and speculative activity gaining strength, market sentiment has clearly improved. As the month draws to a close, traders will closely monitor ETF flows, regulatory developments, and security risks to gauge whether this recovery can sustain into early December.

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• The crypto market is showing its first meaningful recovery after a harsh November sell-off, and several metrics now resemble the same conditions seen around Thanksgiving in both 2022 and 2023.
• Bitcoin has reclaimed the $91,000 level, ETH is back above $3,000, and the wider market has returned to a cautious green. This bounce comes as traders enter a long US holiday weekend that has historically set the tone for December.

Market Indicators Turn Positive After Weeks of Fear

• Fear and Greed Index data shows sentiment improving from 11 last week to 22 today, although it remains in “Extreme Fear.”
• This shift aligns with a steady rise in average crypto RSI, which climbed from 38.5 seven days ago to 58.3 today. The reading signals growing strength after deep oversold conditions earlier in the month.
• Momentum also flipped. The normalized MACD across major assets has turned positive for the first time since early November.
• About 82% of tracked cryptocurrencies now show positive trend momentum. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana appear in the bullish zone of CoinMarketCap’s MACD heatmap.
• Price action supports this shift. Bitcoin is up 6% on the week. Ethereum has gained nearly 8%. Solana climbed almost 8% in the same period.
• The market cap has grown to $3.21 trillion, rising 1.1% over the last 24 hours.

A Familiar Post-Thanksgiving Setup Has Emerged

• The current recovery mirrors a structure seen twice before. In both 2022 and 2023, the market entered Thanksgiving after a sharp drawdown and then stabilized into December.
• In 2022, Bitcoin fell to near $16,000 following the FTX collapse. By Thanksgiving, selling pressure had exhausted, and the market traded sideways into Christmas.
• It was a deep bear consolidation phase rather than a rally.
• In 2023, Bitcoin entered Thanksgiving at $37,000 after a steep September-October correction. Strong ETF expectations and improving liquidity conditions pushed BTC to $43,600 by Christmas. It was a classic early-bull December rally.
• This year, the pattern again repeats one familiar element: the November crash came early, and by Thanksgiving, selling momentum had eased.
• Bitcoin’s 90-day Taker CVD has shifted from persistent sell dominance to neutral, signalling that aggressive sellers have stepped back. Funding rates and leverage data support the same interpretation.

BREAKING: The S&P 500 closes the day +0.7% higher, adding +$2.5 trillion of market cap since last week’s low. Happy Thanksgiving to all! pic.twitter.com/tsjKylr5UV

Liquidity Damage Still Shapes the Current Cycle

• BitMine chairman Tom Lee described the market as “limping” after the October 10 liquidation shock.
• He said market makers were forced to shrink their balance sheets, weakening market depth across exchanges. That fragility persisted through November.
• However, Lee also argued that Bitcoin tends to make its biggest moves in short bursts when liquidity recovers. He expects a strong December rally if the Federal Reserve signals a softer stance.
• On-chain data aligns with this view. Nexo collateral figures show users still prefer borrowing against Bitcoin rather than selling it.
• BTC makes up more than 53% of all collateral on the platform. This behavior suppresses immediate sell pressure, helping stabilize spot markets. But it also adds hidden leverage that could amplify future volatility.

'@Nexo users aren’t selling their Bitcoin, they’re borrowing against it. BTC now accounts for 54.3% of all collateral on the platform, holding a steady 53–57% range for months. It confirms Bitcoin is the dominant asset users leverage when they need liquidity. pic.twitter.com/bhmL9UdUvO

We May Be Entering a Two-Year Holiday Pattern

Three factors now look similar to the post-Thanksgiving conditions of 2022 and 2023:

• Seller exhaustion: Taker CVD shifting to neutral signals the end of forced selling for now.
• Momentum recovery: MACD and RSI metrics have reversed sharply after bottoming earlier in November.
• Liquidity stabilization: Market makers are still wounded, but volatility has cooled, and ETF outflows have slowed.

If this pattern continues, December could produce one of two outcomes based on the last two years:

• A sideways consolidation like 2022 if liquidity remains thin.
• A short, sharp rally like 2023 if macro conditions turn supportive.

The deciding factor will likely be the Federal Reserve’s tone in early December and the behavior of Bitcoin ETF flows. Thin liquidity means even moderate inflows could move prices quickly.

#Bitcoin Testing 90k if it holds its the first step to a Santa Rally pic.twitter.com/QhHQNfDQPk

December May Deliver a Large Move in Either Direction

• The market has entered a transition phase rather than a clear trend. Sentiment is still extremely fearful, but price and momentum indicators show recovery.
• Bitcoin’s position above $91,000 suggests buyers are willing to defend key levels, yet order-book depth remains weak.
• With selling pressure fading and technical momentum rising, the environment now resembles the same post-Thanksgiving setups that marked the last two end-of-year cycles.

Bitcoin dominance looks weak here. ETH/BTC is holding above the 0.03-0.032 support zone. It seems like we could see ETH outperformance in December. pic.twitter.com/IRQS05mETi

• If the pattern holds, December will not be flat. It will likely bring a decisive move as liquidity conditions shift.
• The direction, however, will depend less on crypto narratives and more on macro signals and ETF demand in the coming weeks.
• The post Crypto Market Hints at a Two-Year Post-Thanksgiving Pattern Returning appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has introduced its first tokenized share class for a euro money market fund.

• The fund is now offered in a hybrid structure, allowing investors to choose between the traditional version and the new blockchain-based one. The first transaction was recorded on the Ethereum network on Nov. 4.
• The rollout was developed in collaboration with CACEIS, a European asset-servicing group that provided the tokenization infrastructure, investor wallets, and the digital order system used to process subscriptions and redemptions.
• According to the companies, tokenizing the fund streamlines order processing, widens access to new investor channels, and enables 24/7 trading.
• Amundi said the fund holds short-term, high-quality euro-denominated debt, primarily comprising money-market instruments and overnight repurchase agreements with European sovereigns.

According to the company’s website, it manages about 2.3 trillion euros ($2.6 trillion) in assets and serves more than 100 million retail clients. Amundi is based in Paris, France.

BlackRock and Franklin Templeton drive growth in tokenized funds

• Tokenized money market funds investing in US Treasurys have expanded rapidly in 2025. RWA.xyz data shows BlackRock’s onchain money market product currently holds $2.3 billion in tokenized assets, while Franklin Templeton’s money market fund has more than $826 million in assets.
• Both funds have been expanding across multiple blockchains. On Nov. 12, Franklin Templeton announced that its tokenization platform joined the Canton Network, enabling its money market fund to operate within a permissioned ecosystem built for financial institutions.
• BlackRock has also expanded its tokenized fund beyond Ethereum, adding support for Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon.
• A Bank for International Settlements bulletin released on Wednesday noted that tokenized money market funds had climbed to $9 billion in value by the end of October, up from about $770 million at the end of 2023.

However, the report warned that the growing adoption of tokenized Treasury portfolios as collateral could expose the financial system to new operational and liquidity vulnerabilities.

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday charged the founder of a Chicago-based crypto ATM company with taking in at least $10 million in criminal proceeds, and moving the money into digital wallets to conceal its origins.

• The indictment, unsealed in the Northern District of Illinois, accused Firas Isa of running the operation through Virtual Assets LLC, a company that did business as Crypto Dispensers and operated cash-to-cryptocurrency ATMs across the United States.
• According to the filing, victims and criminals sent the funds to Isa, his company, or a co-conspirator. While Bitcoin ATMs are supposed to institute know-your-customer (KYC) policies to curb money laundering through the machines, prosecutors said Isa converted the illicit funds the Crypto Dispensers ATMs received into cryptocurrency before transferring it to other wallets.
• “The indictment alleges that Isa knew the money was derived from fraud,” the DOJ wrote.
• The DOJ did not say in the indictment which cryptocurrencies or wallet providers were allegedly used by Isa in the scheme. Isa did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Decrypt.
• Isa and Virtual Assets LLC were each charged with one count of money-laundering conspiracy, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. Both entered not-guilty pleas. A status hearing was set for January 30, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Elaine Bucklo.
• The charge arrived at a time when federal prosecutors are adjusting how they police the crypto market. In April, the Justice Department said it would dissolve its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and stop bringing criminal cases against exchanges, mixing services, or cold-wallet holders for the actions of their users.
• Last week, the DOJ, FBI, and U.S. Secret Service announced a new Scam Center Strike Force aimed at combating crypto scams that originated in China.
• Prosecutors noted that the indictment against Isa and Virtual Assets is an allegation, and they are presumed innocent unless the government proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

If Isa or Virtual Assets LLC were convicted, they would be required to forfeit any property involved in the alleged money-laundering offense, including a personal money judgment, and the government could seek substitute assets if the original property could not be recovered.

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Publicly traded bank U.S. Bank is testing a stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain, the firm announced on Tuesday. 

The Minneapolis-based bank is collaborating with consulting firm PwC and the Stellar Development Foundation on the project. 

• “It’s another way to move money on a blockchain, and we look at blockchain as an alternative payment rail,” said Mike Villano, senior VP and head of digital asset products at US Bank, on the Future of Finance podcast. “We’re very interested to see what use cases are going to manifest from that and what customers are going to be most interested in.”
• The firm joins a growing list of banks nationwide that are considering diving into the stablecoin waters, as institutional appetites grow following the signing of the GENIUS Act, which regulates the issuance and trading of the tokens. 
• Last month, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and Bank of America, among others, were included in a list of banks that are considering a joint stablecoin venture. Prior to that, both Citi and Bank of America had individually showcased their interest in stablecoins earlier this year. 
• “The primary objective was to demonstrate the promise of blockchain in a trusted, bank-grade environment,” Kurt Fields, a Blockchain leader at PwC, said of U.S. Bank's engagement. 
• The firm’s work alongside Stellar is in part because of the layer-1 network’s underlying architecture, which allows for freezing or undoing transactions at the blockchain level. 
• “One of the great things about the Stellar platform, as we did some more research and development on it, was learning that they have the ability at their base operating layer to freeze assets and unwind transactions,” said Villano. “Often, you might write that into the business logic in itself, but in this instance you can do it at the core blockchain layer.” 
• Stellar’s payments and remittances focused blockchain has been live since 2014. It currently ranks 19th by stablecoin market cap with around $212 million worth of stables currently living on the network—$200 million or 94% of which is issued as Circle’s USDC dollar-backed stablecoin.
• The network has seen stablecoin outflows of more than 20% in the last seven days, according to data from DefiLlama. 
• Its partnership with Stellar isn’t U.S. Bank’s only connection to stablecoins. In October, the firm announced it would custody the reserves for crypto bank Anchorage Digital’s stablecoins.

Shares of U.S. Bancorp are up 2.8% on Tuesday, recently changing hands at $49.08 per share.   

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