State of Crypto: What Congress Has Left to Do This Year

Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk

There is not a lot of time left for Congress to make meaningful progress this year on crypto issues.

Did the US Really “Manufacture” the Bitcoin Crash? What to Know About the MSTR Buyout Rumor

Lockridge Okoth, BeInCrypto

Speculation is swirling that the US “manufactured” Bitcoin’s crash, but evidence points elsewhere, not government buyout plots.

Turning ‘$11K to Half a Billion Dollars From Trading Memecoins’: Tales From a Crypto Wealth Manager

coindesk.com, Biztoc.com

Bitcoin Continues Steep Decline, Down 34% Since Early October

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The crypto bros are tired of winning.

‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl Added to Lawsuit Over Alleged Crypto Memecoin Fraud

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

The suit claims that the HAWK coin was rigged from the start to inflate its value rapidly before crashing.

Cypherpunks Hall of Fame

cypherpunkshall, Github.com

Cypherpunks Hall of Fame. Contribute to cypherpunkshall/cypherpunkshall.github.io development by creating an account on GitHub.

Former DOJ Official: Trump’s Crypto Pardon Is Unprecedented Corruption

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

A report from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) indicates that Binance is still involved with the processing of illicit money.

Bitcoin price under pressure, slips below $92,000 as 'self-fulfilling prophecy' puts 4-year cycle in focus

Ines Ferré, Yahoo Entertainment

Bitcoin prices were below $92,000 on Monday, while questions mount about whether the market has already hit its cycle high.

Why has Bitcoin erased all its 2025 gains?

Ramzan Karmali, Yahoo Entertainment

Bitcoin fell into the red for 2025. After topping $126,000 in October, Bitcoin has fallen sharply, wiping out its 2025 gains. Bitcoin’s total market value...

You Will Never Send Money Digitally Without a Private Company — If the GOP Gets Its Way

Matt Sledge, The Intercept

Republicans are trying to permanently block central bank digital currencies that would create an alternative to profit-seeking companies. The post You Will Never Send Money Digitally Without a Private Company — If the GOP Gets Its Way appeared first on The In…

Trump's Crypto Hype Fades: Is Bitcoin in Trouble?

Bloomberg, Yahoo Entertainment

Just a little more than a month after hitting an all-time high, Bitcoin has wiped out over 30% of its gains for the year. The excitement around the Trump...

Crypto price plunge: What Eric Trump, Michael Saylor, and others are saying

Brian Sozzi, Yahoo Entertainment

Crypto volatility is back, and it's to the downside. Here's what the power players are doing.

10 Sunday Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Bitcoin’s Plunge Means Trouble Beyond Tokens: Robinhood, Coinbase, and Interactive Brokers are getting clobbered, too. But you can protect your portfolio. (Barron’s) • …

Eric Trump Lauds Bitcoin: 'Send $500 Million On A Sunday Night, Virtually No Fees'

Khyathi Dalal, Yahoo Entertainment

Eric Trump has doubled down on his pro-crypto stance, promoting Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a fix for inefficiencies in traditional finance and calling it...

First Central Bank in Europe Buys Bitcoin Months After ECB President Said It Would Never Enter Reserves

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

Never say never.

Bitcoin Wallet Lava Removes Decentralization via Sneaky App Update

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

The growing problem of decentralization theater in crypto rolls on.

Crypto Market Crash: Here’s Why Bitcoin, ETH, SOL, ZEC, & Other Altcoins Are Falling

Varinder Singh, Coingape

The crypto market crash continues in November, with the global market cap dropping from $4.28 trillion to a 6-month low of $3.27 trillion in a month. Bitcoin...

Wall Street will keep investing in crypto, says Coinbase exec

Brian McGleenon, Yahoo Entertainment

According to Brett Tejpaul, head of Coinbase Institutional, institutional investors are now taking crypto seriously as part of modern investment portfolios.

WATCH: Chinese 'cryptoqueen' jailed for scamming billions

ABC News

A Chinese woman found with $6.6 billion in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China was jailed in the U.K. for over 11 years

Coinbase Wants to Bring Back an Old Crypto Trend That Ended in Disaster

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

Déjà vu, all over again.

Hollywood.com Enters Buzzing Prediction Market Arena With Crypto.com Partnership

David Okoya, Yahoo Entertainment

Entertainment website Hollywood.com has said it is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com to launch a prediction market feature. “Partnering with...

Crypto Prices Rise as Trump Announces ‘At Least’ $2K Tariff Dividend Per American

coindesk.com, Biztoc.com

Crypto Prices Rise as Trump Announces ‘At Least’ $2K Tariff Dividend Per American The rally comes after a broader weekly slump, with the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index recovering from a near 15% drawdown over the week. What to know: - US President Donald Trump anno…

U.S. Regulator That May Rule Over Digital Assets Pushing Toward Crypto Spot Trading

Jesse Hamilton, CoinDesk

The CFTC's interim boss, Caroline Pham, is said to be personally guiding exchanges on launching compliant products as she also overhauls the agency.

10 Sunday Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • Crypto investors lose billions in biggest-ever liquidation event: A record $19 billion crypto liquidation rocked markets this month. Discover what caused the crash and …