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Michael Van De Poppe identifies PEAQ, Wormhole, and Ether.Fi as top altcoins to watch while Derivatives tokens surge on Hyperliquid’s success.
The tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) could eventually bridge trillions of dollars from traditional finance into blockchain ecosystems, according to new research from Web3 investment firm Animoca Brands.
Blockchain interoperability protocol LayerZero has finalized a $110 million acquisition of cross-chain platform Stargate, following an intense, last-minute bidding battle that drew rare multi-protocol competition in the DeFi space.
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato has signaled a supportive stance toward cryptocurrencies, recognizing their role in modern investment strategies despite their volatility.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed decisions on the Canary spot PENGU ETF and the Grayscale spot Cardano ETF. This marks another pause in the approval process for U.S. exchange-traded funds that provide direct exposure to cryptocurrency prices. The applications aim to expand mainstream participation in crypto investing. However, regulators have chosen to … <a href="https://beincrypto.com/sec-delays-crypto-etfs-decision/">Continued</a>
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- 02:02Analysis: The "1011" liquidation event and the increasingly challenging macro environment have become the main reasons for the recent downturnChainCatcher News, Bitcoin and Ethereum have erased all gains made so far this year—a sharp reversal for a market that just two months ago saw Bitcoin soar to a historic high of $126,000. VCs point out that there are two main reasons behind this correction: the liquidation event on October 11 and an increasingly challenging macro environment. Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly, stated that this deleveraging event, triggered by low liquidity, poor risk management, and weak oracle or leverage mechanisms, resulted in significant losses and brought about tremendous uncertainty. Boris Revsin, General Partner and Managing Director at Tribe Capital, shared a similar view, describing it as a “leverage washout” that caused a chain reaction throughout the market. At the same time, the macro environment has become less favorable: short-term rate cut expectations have faded, inflation remains stubborn, the job market is weakening, geopolitical risks are rising, and consumer pressure is increasing. VCs note that this series of factors has led to weak performance for most risk assets over the past two months. Anirudh Pai, Partner at Robot Ventures, further emphasized concerns about a slowdown in the US economy. Key growth indicators—including the Citi Economic Surprise Index and 1-year inflation swaps (derivatives used to hedge inflation risk)—have already started to weaken. Pai noted that this pattern has appeared before previous recession fears, fueling broader risk aversion. Dan Matuszewski, Co-founder of CMS Holdings, said that apart from tokens supported by buyback mechanisms, there is almost no “incremental capital inflow” into the crypto market, except for DAT (Digital Asset Treasury) companies. As new demand dries up and ETF inflows no longer provide effective support, prices are falling even faster.
- 02:02Data: A certain whale shorted BTC, currently with a floating profit of $748,000According to ChainCatcher, on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai 9684xtpa) has monitored that a certain whale is shorting BTC, currently holding 205 BTC (17.92 million USD) with an average entry price of 91,104.8 USD, and is currently floating a profit of 748,000 USD. Since November 21, this whale has shorted 6 times, with a 100% win rate so far.
- 02:02Data: US stock index futures extend losses, S&P 500 down 0.46%ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten Data, US stock index futures continued to decline, with S&P 500 index futures down 0.46% and Nasdaq index futures down 0.6%.