Silver, the commodity metal that has awakened from a five‑decade slumber, has breached $58 for the first time and is once again making headlines. Analysts say the rally may have room to continue, as demand is poised to grow while supply remains constrained.

Pavel Durov announced the launch of Cocoon, a decentralized AI-compute network. Durov said initial user requests are already being served and the network will begin onboarding more computing resources in the coming weeks.

Tokenization is poised to open a vast new financial market in the Philippines, with fresh analysis pointing to a multibillion-dollar opportunity driven by rapid retail adoption and expanding blockchain access.

Bitcoin’s renewed slide is stirring talk of a pivot toward traditional havens even as equities hover near highs, a divergence that critics say underscores fading confidence in its staying power, a point pressed by Peter Schiff.

Crypto’s drive to cut cross-border payment costs is accelerating as Ripple positions XRP and RLUSD to deliver swift, low-cost transfers that could echo Whatsapp’s rise from pricey SMS replacement to a global standard for frictionless communication.

Saudi Arabia has outlined a fresh trove of nearly 11 million tonnes of copper, zinc, gold, and silver resources in the Najran region, marking one of the Kingdom’s most intriguing early-stage mineral finds of the decade.

Bitcoin’s price on Sunday just before 8 p.m. Eastern time flashed a dramatic breakdown as a wave of heavy selling torched support and dragged the price from the mid-$91,000 region into the high-$86,000s in a matter of minutes.

While decentralized perpetual exchanges, or perp DEXes, clocked an eye-popping $1.2 trillion in volume in October, the data reveals their November tally eased slightly, trading a bit softer than the prior month’s fireworks. While the dip clocked in at just $70 billion, November’s perp DEX haul still loomed 71.7% above September, making it clear the momentum didn’t exactly curl up for a long winter nap.

Blackrock says its spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have become its most profitable product line, with allocations nearing $100 billion, according to comments from its Brazil director.

The stablecoin economy is puffing itself back up after slipping from its $309 billion peak at the end of October, gliding down to a low of $302 billion by Nov. 22. Over the past seven days, the sector has added $3.087 billion back to its total, giving the market a fresher shine.

Ether is trading at $3,034 on Nov. 30 as futures and options markets show concentrated activity across CME, Binance, and Deribit, signaling a tightly balanced derivatives environment heading into December.

As of Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, bitcoin is priced at $91,482, and odds from prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi show traders expecting potential gains but keeping their expectations firmly tethered to earth.

While crypto assets have bounced back and mended the dents left between Nov. 12 and 25, gold and silver have quietly strutted into the spotlight, with silver even tagging a fresh all-time high over the past week. Analysts and banks are still eyeing higher ground for precious metals, and Goldman Sachs researcher Daan Struyven even floated the idea that gold could reach $4,900 per ounce next year.

Bitcoin’s price held at $91,453, backed by a market capitalization of $1.82 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $39.43 billion. Within the last day, its price danced between $90,278 and $91,510, never straying far from its newfound groove.

G20 Crypto Standards, DATs’ Future, BNB ETF Advance, China Mining Resurgence, and more in this Week in Review.