Crypto-driven perpetual futures are rapidly emerging as the next frontier in global price discovery, reshaping how equities and major indices will trade as traditional exchanges confront an urgent adapt-or-die crossroads.

As inflation and currency turmoil intensify across Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey, crypto use is surging, signaling a pivotal shift that is fueling new momentum for Ripple’s expanding foothold in these rapidly evolving markets.

Mounting stress from a rapidly unwinding yen carry trade is reviving fears of a broad market slide, driving Robert Kiyosaki’s latest warning that investors brace for turbulence by shifting toward assets he says can hold firm as volatility accelerates.

Stablecoins are rapidly shifting from trading tools to a backbone of global payments, with soaring settlement volumes and accelerating adoption placing Ripple’s RLUSD in a strategic position as blockchain-based transactions outpace legacy networks worldwide.

Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies just scooped up 14,618 ETH for its balance sheet, according to onchain records. Meanwhile, plenty of market watchers are waiting to see whether Michael Saylor’s Strategy picks up its shopping spree again after last week’s timeout.

XRP is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a cocktail of modest gains, long-term strength, and enough mixed signals to keep traders awake at night. The token’s short-term performance suggests a market that hasn’t completely made up its mind, while the broader trends hint at something sturdier underneath. And with RLUSD’s sudden burst onto the global stage, the ecosystem has more moving parts than ever.

The crypto market rebounded in the final week of November, recovering over $200 billion to close around $3.18 trillion after a sharp downturn. Bitcoin rose 7% to $90,500, briefly topping $93,000, while exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fueled inflows that signaled renewed investor appetite.

China’s top financial and law enforcement agencies recently convened a high-level meeting to reaffirm and strengthen the nation’s total prohibitive stance on cryptocurrencies.

On Friday — and over the past week — publicly traded bitcoin miners shrugged off the prior week’s funk and piled on a run of solid gains. Of the ten largest miners by market cap, all of them spent the last seven days comfortably swimming in green.

On Nov. 29, the crypto economy slipped 1.84% to $3.09 trillion, cooling off after a week that wore a brighter shade of green. Bitcoin tacked on 8.2% in gains and ethereum added 10.1%, yet plenty of other tokens outperformed the big names — and a few lagged behind entirely, refusing to hitch a ride on this week’s market’s climb.

If bitcoin’s mood had a name today, it’d be “cautiously optimistic with a hint of suspense.” After a thunderous drop and a dramatic bounce, the king of crypto now appears to be tiptoeing along a tightrope of indecision, with bulls and bears exchanging awkward glances but neither making the first move.

A dedicated mortgage broking service for cryptocurrency investors has been launched in Australia, aiming to help holders of digital assets translate their crypto wealth into property ownership.

Artemis, a blockchain analytics platform, stressed that while several issuers tried to make inroads in the non-USD stablecoin market, they have failed to dent the dollar hegemony in the asset class. Nonetheless, euro stablecoins have shown consistent growth.

Turkmenistan has passed a new law, signed by President Serdar Berdymukhamedov on Nov. 28, that officially legalizes and regulates virtual assets, starting next year.

A new article by Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, raises alarms about the vulnerability of bitcoin before the emergence of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC). Carter believes that such an event will happen circa 2035, sooner than expected.