Author: James Wilson
The price of oil relative to BTC during key news events might be one of the most interesting chart studies of the Iran war. Source link
Chaos Labs’ Correlated Asset Price Oracle pushed a faulty update yesterday, causing a 2.85% drop in the price of wstETH collateral. Source link
Nasdaq-listed BTC treasury company Strive has announced a $50M cash purchase of fellow BTC treasury company Strategy’s STRC. Source link
There’s been a disagreement between Ten31’s Marty Bent and Coinbase about lobbying efforts around a proposed BTC tax exemption. Source link
Researcher Andrey Sergeenkov told Protos about his researc on Ethereum’s scaling improvements and a $63.3M spike in address poisoning losses. Source link
For 20 minutes, the glitch allowed customers from Lloyds, Halifax, and the Bank of Scotland to view the banking activity of other users. Source link
Tokenized crude oil perpetuals on Hyperliquid have generated multiple, billion-dollar trading days this week. Source link
Coinbase plans a prediction markets platform using Kalshi’s regulated system. Users can trade USDC or USD across sports, politics, and tech events. Move aligns with Coinbase’s goal to become an “everything exchange.” Coinbase is preparing to enter the rapidly growing prediction markets sector, leveraging the regulated infrastructure of Kalshi to build its own platform. Screenshots shared by tech researcher Jane Manchun Wong suggest the cryptocurrency exchange is creating a fully branded interface that would allow users to trade event-based contracts using USDC or US dollars. Coinbase is working on Prediction Market pic.twitter.com/0T3HwdXmDy — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) November 18, 2025…
Ether holders on the exchange can borrow up to $1M in USDC using ETH as collateral. That ensures access to liquidity/cash without selling their holdings. The service is available in all US states, excluding New York. Leading exchange Coinbase has introduced a new feature that will likely reduce selling pressure amid the current broader crypto market turmoil. The trading platform has launched Ethereum-backed loans, allowing users in most American states to access on-chain cash without offloading their holdings. Notably, borrowers can use ETH assets as collateral and receive loans of up to $1,000,000 in USDC stablecoin. The team has confirmed…
Stablecoins and the Base network sit at the core of its plans through 2026. The strategy places Coinbase closer to retail brokerages and derivatives platforms. Security and support concerns remain a constraint as the platform broadens. Coinbase is entering 2026 with a platform that looks increasingly different from a traditional crypto exchange. The company is placing greater emphasis on stablecoins, its Ethereum layer-2 network Base, and a wider range of trading products that stretch well beyond digital tokens. The shift reflects how crypto platforms are adapting as growth in spot trading cools and competition intensifies. Rather than positioning itself only…