Bitcoin slips below $83,000 as Ethereum researcher's 'bunker mode' call divides crypto
Justin Drake's call to prepare for an AI break of wallet cryptography drew a mixed response as bitcoin slipped below $83,000. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say
Bitcoinbacked lending is evolving into a mainstream source of credit, with borrowers using BTC to access liquidity without selling. Source：CoinDesk
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test runs near 200 million gas per block after upgrade
The Sepolia rehearsal has raised its processing budget more than threefold, but sampled blocks used less than half that allowance. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI
AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don’t age out. Michael Zhao of…
Tether tapped by Kazakhstan’s central bank to explore stablecoin and tokenization
The National Bank of Kazakhstan said it will study a local currencylinked stablecoin and tokenized realworld assets with Tether. Source：CoinDesk
Ether is about to lose a steady buyer as Tom Lee says Bitmine will stop token purchases
Tom Lee said Bitmine will be “done stacking” once it owns 5% of ETH, setting an end date to an accumulation streak that began in mid2025 and made the company…
Live updates: Cryptos tumble, with ETH down 5% as Tom Lee confirms buying limit
Traders betting on higher prices took the brunt of forced selling as interest rates spiked upwards on Wednesday. Source：CoinDesk
U.S. government moves over $100 million in BTC and BNB. A sale hasn't been confirmed
Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved millions in crypto on Tuesday, according to data tracked by Arkham. Source：CoinDesk
Pudgy Penguins’ Abstract becomes second Ethereum layer 2 to shut in a week
The consumerfocused blockchain will close Dec. 15 after Igloo spent tens of millions supporting it, days after Blast said its own network was no longer worth…
Arbitrum joins Paxos-led stablecoin group Global Dollar to capture digital dollar growth
The Ethereum layer2 is backing Paxosissued USDG to earn a share of reserve income as new stablecoin alliances compete for distribution, users and reserve…
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam test gets last-minute fix before major capacity jump
One of Ethereum’s main validator clients updated its software hours before a Sepolia test that will raise the amount of work each block can hold to 200 million…
Bitcoin keeps getting rejected at $87,000 as stocks hover near records
BTC fell back to about $85,600 after sellers turned it away from $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23, while Nasdaq closed at a record and Treasury yields…