The storage token faced selling pressure at the $1.33 resistance level while institutions accumulated on the dips.

The national banks regulator OCC released a statement signaling a shift in rules that will have significant crypto market consequences across the United States.

DOT is facing pressure as it tries to retake the $1.76 support/resistance level.

The decline comes as bitcoin sank back to $87,000 in Tuesday trade.

Most tokens that debuted this year are trading below their initial valuations.

The company expanded its USD buffer runway beyond 2027, supporting dividends and reduces refinancing risk ahead of the next bitcoin halving.

VanEck data shows declining bitcoin mining activity has historically preceded strong returns in bitcoin.

Gold and copper have outperformed other major assets this year, with gold rallying more than copper.

The move added to selling pressure that had already been building since the governance proposal moved to a Snapshot vote.

Trading volume surged to 721 million tokens, indicating active repositioning rather than thin price movement.

Price action remained contained within a relatively tight range, with total volatility of about 2.7%, reflecting indecision rather than capitulation.

Crypto continues to lose ground ahead of this week\\\'s record options expiration, while defensive positioning and thinning liquidity suggest caution into 2026.

The underperformance came over an investigation alleging Binance failed to stop suspicious transactions, despite agreeing to pay $4.3 billion to settle a U.S. criminal case in 2023.

The deal brings a team with specialized experience building event-based trading systems, including veterans from Polymarket and Kalshi.

This is the company\\\'s second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.