Author: James Wilson
Ethereum price has broken out of a bullish reversal pattern as the supply of tokens held in exchanges continued to decline to a record low. Summary Ethereum price is up 7% over the past week. Exchange reserves for ETH have dropped to multi-year lows. A falling wedge breakout had been confirmed on the daily chart. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price dropped for nearly two weeks from $3,633 recorded on Nov. 10 to its monthly low of $2,680 on Nov. 21. It has since rebounded back above $3,000, a level that analysts have noted it must hold for…
Everdawn labs’ tether-pegged omnichain stablecoin usdt0 has surpassed $50b in transfers across 15 networks, with over one-fifth of volume occurring in the last month. Summary Usdt0, launched in January 2025 via layerzero’s omnichain fungible token standard, extends tether exposure to chains where usdt is not native. The token has processed more than 415,000 transactions across networks such as ethereum, arbitrum, ink, sei, bitcoin layers, conflux, plasma, hyperliquid, and solana. Positioned as “monetary mesh infrastructure,” usdt0 underpins payments, remittances, and institutional settlement in everdawn labs’ wider omnichain strategy. Everdawn Labs’ omnichain stablecoin USDT0 has surpassed $50 billion in cumulative transfers since…
Ethereum layer-2 megaeth will refund over $400m after a misconfigured multisig and third-party bridge issues derailed its usdm pre-deposit launch. Summary Megaeth will return all pre-deposit funds after technical failures pushed usdm deposits above $400 million. A misconfigured multisig let an external party reopen the bridge early, after outages at a third-party provider. Refunds await a contract audit, with a redesigned usdc-usdm bridge planned before the frontier mainnet beta. Ethereum Layer-2 project MegaETH announced it will refund all funds raised through its Pre-Deposit Bridge following operational failures that disrupted the launch of its native stablecoin, USDm, according to a statement…
Hyperliquid price is facing rising pressure as a major token unlock collides with a weakening multi-month downtrend. Summary HYPE trades near $35 after weeks of declining volume and fading derivatives activity. A $351M cliff unlock for insiders arrives as the token sits inside a vulnerable descending channel. Key support at $33–35 is weakening, raising the risk of a slide toward the $28–30 zone. Hyperliquid traded at $35.24 at press time, down 1.7% over the past day and extending a slide that has pulled the token 27% down over the past month. It now sits 41% below its September peak of…
Justin Sun has stepped further into the center of the $456 million TUSD reserve dispute with a public address in Hong Kong. Summary Sun outlined new claims about how TUSD reserves were pushed into high-risk, unauthorized investments between 2021 and 2022. He said he injected nearly $500M earlier this year to stabilize TUSD and welcomed Dubai’s global asset freeze tied to the disputed funds. Legal pressure is building in Hong Kong and Dubai as courts work to determine ownership of the diverted $456M. Justin Sun used a rare in-person media briefing in Hong Kong to give new details about the…
A new proposal on Balancer’s governance forum sets the stage for how the protocol plans to handle the next phase of its recovery effort. Summary Balancer has proposed a framework to distribute $8M in rescued assets after the V2 exploit. Whitehats would receive 10% bounties, while LP repayments would be pro-rata and paid in-kind. The Nov. 3 attack drained over $128M, prompting coordinated recoveries and community-wide mitigation efforts. Balancer has outlined a reimbursement plan that would return roughly $8 million in rescued assets to liquidity providers affected during the v2 exploit. The Nov. 27 proposal is the protocol’s first concrete…
Tokenized real-world assets are projected to reach $60 billion in 2026, according to a report released by blockchain oracle platform RedStone. Summary RedStone’s report predicts substantial growth in tokenized assets. The trend is fueled by rising institutional interest in private credit, tokenized Treasuries, and equities. Private credit is projected to represent 45-50% of the tokenized asset market by 2026. The market has experienced substantial growth since late 2023, with institutional interest increasing in on-chain private credit, tokenized Treasuries, and tokenized equities, the report stated. Private credit currently represents the largest category within the tokenized asset sector and is expected to…
Bitcoin has recovered above a key resistance level following several days of selling pressure, though institutional selling from U.S.-based investors continues, according to market data. Summary After days of selling pressure, Bitcoin has rebounded above a key resistance level. The Coinbase Premium Index remains negative, signaling that US institutional investors are selling more aggressively than retail traders. Ongoing outflows from Bitcoin spot ETFs have been identified as a key factor behind the sustained institutional selling. The Coinbase Premium Index, which compares Bitcoin’s (BTC) price on Coinbase with Binance, remains in negative territory, according to analyst Darkfost. The metric indicates that…
Swiss crypto exchange-traded product provider Bitcoin Capital has launched a regulated ETP for the Solana-based meme coin BONK on Switzerland’s SIX Swiss Exchange, the company announced. Summary Bitcoin Capital has launched the first regulated exchange-traded product (ETP) for the Solana-based meme coin BONK. The product operates under Switzerland’s robust regulatory oversight. Bitcoin Capital plans to expand its BONK offerings, with the ETP structure designed to lock tokens and reduce circulating supply. The product marks the first regulated ETP for BONK in Europe, providing institutional and retail investors access to the meme coin through a traditional financial market structure. The BONK…
Mitchell Demeter, CEO of Sonic Labs, explains what layer 1 blockchains need to do today to stay competitive. Summary Layer 1 networks used to compete on speed and transaction costs alone However, with an increased number of chains, the key is user and developer retention Sonic is rolling out several upgrades to reward token holders As block space becomes increasingly commoditized, blockchain projects are under pressure to prove they can deliver sustainable business models instead of short-term speculative narratives. In an interview with crypto.news, Demeter describes how Sonic is shifting its strategy toward builder stickiness and long-term value capture. Crypto.news:…