JPMorgan’s sudden shutdown of a prominent bitcoin executive’s bank accounts is igniting fierce debate as the clash between traditional finance controls and fast-growing crypto-payment rails accelerates with high-stakes implications.

Soaring crypto derivatives momentum at CME Group is reshaping market dynamics as demand for regulated bitcoin hedging tools explodes, powering record-breaking volume and signaling accelerating institutional conviction in digital-asset risk management.

Ripple is igniting a new wave of institutional adoption as XRP and RLUSD surge into prime-broker collateral roles, signaling a transformational leap in crypto liquidity, multi-asset trading access, and global market connectivity.

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Bitget Wallet has introduced a bank transfer feature that connects stablecoins to more than 80 banks across Nigeria and Mexico, enabling instant conversion of the stablecoins USDT and USDC into local currencies.

Anchorage Digital Bank is expanding access to USDtb, the first federally regulated stablecoin in the United States, following a partnership that makes the firm the sole issuer of the token.

All signs are now pointing toward a December rate cut, but will that be enough to push the cryptocurrency back above six figures?

Ondo Finance strategically backs Figure’s yield-bearing stablecoin to bolster its Onchain US Treasuries Fund (OUSG).

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is still operating and recently rebuked a report that claimed it “did not exist.” DOGE’s latest social media post, on November 23, said it had terminated several “wasteful” contracts, yielding $335 million in savings.

Texas has become the first U.S. state to obtain bitcoin exposure with public funds, allocating $10 million to its new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Bitcoin Core, the broadly used software implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, has undergone its first-ever public third-party security audit. The assessment found no high-impact vulnerabilities and introduced new testing tools that strengthen the network’s long-term resilience.

Falcon Finance has integrated Centrifuge’s $1B JAAA token as collateral to mint USDf, marking a major step in DeFi by enabling investment‑grade structured credit and expanding real‑world asset utility onchain.

Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, has launched klarnausd, marking its first entry into the stablecoin sector.

Since Sept. 16, South Korean crypto traders have witnessed a bitcoin premium, while the Coinbase Premium Index has been sitting in the negative since Oct. 26, hinting that U.S. institutional enthusiasm is barely flickering. The pattern usually signals a geographic divide in how traders view bitcoin rather than any kind of unified global conviction.

Bitcoin ETFs slipped back into heavy outflows to start the week, while ether ETFs staged a strong recovery, and solana products pushed their inflow streak even higher. The day delivered a sharp divergence in investor behavior across the three major asset classes.