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November 20, 2025
The Nvidia market rally couldn’t save Bitcoin’s price: BTC sinks to new low today. What’s up with this crypto crash? — fastcompany.com
The cryptocurrency hit a 6-month low on Thursday despite a brief rally, adding to an overall decline in digital assets over the past few weeks. Is this the beginning of the end for Bitcoin?
Crypto’s Q4 wipeout is among worst in memory–but better times may be ahead, says analyst — fortune.com
It’s been a brutal stretch for the crypto market, which was flying high as recently as early October. On Thursday, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, hit a low of under $87,000. Its price is down about 14% since last week. Altcoins like Ethereum and
Bitcoin bears dominate: odds of year-end price below $90,000 rise — reuters.com
Bitcoin bears dominate: odds of year-end price below $90,000 rise Reuters
Crypto Market Extends Slide With Bitcoin Dropping Below $87,000 — bloomberg.com
The cryptocurrency market extended a more than a month-long retreat in Thursday trading, just as stocks surrendered the gains they had logged earlier in the day.
Two men arrested as Serious Fraud Office investigates £21.4m cryptocurrency firm — independent.co.uk
The law enforcement agency appealed for information from investors in a scheme called Basis Markets.
Senate Agriculture advances Selig to lead CFTC — rollcall.com
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday advanced, along party lines, the nomination of Michael Selig to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The panel approved Selig’s confirmation to replace CFTC acting Chairman Caroline Pham,
Only ‘catastrophic missteps’ could unseat the U.S. dollar, says author Paul Blustein: ‘It is entrenched—like it or not’ — fortune.com
Imagine Bitcoin becoming an official U.S. legal tender or a “Mar-a-Lago Accord” restricting foreign ownership of U.S. Treasuries. That is the level of “catastrophic missteps” required to unseat the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency, according to
Exclusive: Former BlackRock employees raise $4.6 million for HelloTrade, a blockchain-powered trading platform — fortune.com
Kevin Tang and Wyatt Raich used to work in digital assets at BlackRock, where they helped the company pivot from its loud skepticism of crypto to being one of Wall Street’s major players in the sector. During this time, they came to feel it was too
Trump's former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross remains optimistic on crypto future despite market slide — foxbusiness.com
EXCLUSIVE: Crypto markets have broadly shed roughly $1 trillion in value over the past six weeks as Bitcoin falling below $90,000 sparked fears surrounding the industry's growth. But President Donald Trump’s first Secretary of Commerce remains optimistic
One of the world’s most popular economists on why AI is ‘undoubtedly going to crash,’ it’s built off ‘digital lettuce’—and the U.S. will be just fine anyway — fortune.com
David McWilliams is shaking off the jet lag on his trip from Ireland to Los Angeles as he opens a Zoom call and logs on with Fortune. The widely read (and listened to) economist, with hundreds of thousands of followers on X and an economics podcast with
5 stocks to buy—and 5 to avoid—if 2026 brings a downturn — fortune.com
It’s getting frothy out there. Pick any stock market metric, whether it’s the Nasdaq’s closing price or a more technical measure like the Shiller P/E ratio, and the number will look unusually large. Throw in crazy AI valuations, for privately held startups
AI may replace people in Southeast Asia’s scam complexes—and that could undercut the drive to stop them — fortune.com
AI-driven automation of labor isn’t just coming for legitimate businesses. Hundreds of thousands of workers—hailing from over 50 countries—are currently trapped within Southeast Asia’s sprawling scam centers, according to estimates by the United Nations.
Burisma, Meet Your Brother Binance — spectator.org
WASHINGTON — I’ll admit it: I’ve held President Donald Trump to a different standard than former President Joe Biden when it comes to financial entanglements. Why? For all their “Middle Class Joe” values, Biden and his family — notably, grabby son Hunter —
How Hong Kong’s law protects those drawn to crypto and virtual asset investments — scmp.com
In Hong Kong and elsewhere, digital currencies, cryptocurrencies (including stablecoins) and virtual assets are gaining in popularity and are rapidly becoming a mainstream asset class, with retail investors increasingly buying into them. Here in the city,
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