Crypto Business Deals Hit All-Time High of Over $8.6B in 2025

Crypto merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025 reached $8.6 billion as of November, with companies closing a record 133 deals, marking an all-time high in both deal count and total value. The total dollar amount of business deals exceeded the combined total of the previous four years, according to Bloomberg, citing Pitchbook data. Coinbase…

Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Goes Live, Giving Lower Fees

Ethereum’s second major upgrade of the year, Fusaka, has gone live, bringing forward supercharged data capacity, reduced transaction costs and enhanced usability.   The upgrade officially went live on the Ethereum mainnet at 9:49 pm UTC on Wednesday at Epoch 411392, with the headline feature being peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS), which provides significant scaling capabilities…

SEC clamps down on leveraged crypto ETFs

Today in crypto: The SEC has issued warning letters to asset managers over leveraged ETFs offering more than 200% exposure to underlying assets. Binance has named co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, and the United Kingdom has passed legislation clarifying how property rights apply to crypto. SEC sends warning letters to ETF issuers targeting untamed leverage…

Bitcoin is an ‘Asset of Fear‘; Softens Crypto Stance

Larry Fink, chair and CEO of asset management company BlackRock, explained his “big shift” from associating cryptocurrencies with illicit activities to having the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Fink addressed questions related to his views on crypto and Bitcoin (BTC) from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin….

BTC, ETH Rally But Weak US Economic Data Remains A Threat

Key takeaways: Low BTC and ETH leverage appetite contrasts with strong stock markets, highlighting fragile sentiment despite improving liquidity expectations. While economic uncertainty persists, anticipated monetary easing reduces downside risk for cryptocurrencies, favoring a potential bullish momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) gained momentum on Wednesday, rising to their highest levels in two weeks as…

Fair Value Sits Near $92.3K

Bitcoin BTC$93,225.23 is closely tracking with the Difficulty Regression Model, according to checkonchain. This model estimates the all-in sustaining production cost for the network. The model treats mining difficulty as the distilled measure of mining price because it incorporates all major operational variables into a single figure. This provides an industry wide estimate of the…

SEC Punches Brakes on 3-5x Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent warning letters to several exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers, halting applications for leveraged ETFs that offer more than 200% exposure to the underlying asset. ETF issuers Direxion, ProShares, and Tidal received letters from the SEC citing legal provisions under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The law caps…

Why Bitcoin Miners Are Shutting Down Rigs in 2025

Why rigs are going dark Miners are working through one of the toughest margin environments the industry has faced in years. According to a recent breakdown, hash revenue for large public miners has fallen from about $55 per petahashes (PH) per day in Q3 to roughly $35 per PH/day today. Their median all-in cost sits…

Ethereum Treasury Demand Slips 80% as ETH Price Reclaims $3K

Ether’s (ETH) price traded at $3,077, up 17% above its local lows of $2,620 reached on Nov. 21. However, reduced treasury buying and overhead resistance delayed sustained recovery toward $4,000. Key takeaways: Ether treasury demand has collapsed 80%, raising concerns about their sustainability. Breaking the resistance at $3,200 is crucial for confirming the recovery. Ether’s…

Binance Names Co-Founder Yi He Co-CEO

Today in crypto: Binance has appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO alongside Richard Teng, the United Kingdom passed a law clarifying how property rights apply to crypto, and Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin stock has plummeted. Binance names co-founder Yi He co-CEO alongside Richard Teng Binance appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, elevating one of its…