Monetary Policy Outlook - Morgan Stanley no longer anticipates a December Fed rate cut [1] - The bank now forecasts three rate cuts in 2025: January, April, and June [1] - Morgan Stanley maintains its terminal rate forecast at 3-325% [1] Economic Indicators - Stronger payrolls data reduces the perceived risk of rising unemployment [1]

Private computing network Nillion stated that the sharp fluctuation in NIL tokens yesterday was caused by a market maker selling tokens at scale without authorization. The party in question also refused to communicate with the team during and after the event. Nillion has used treasury funds to initiate a buyback of the affected tokens. Meanwhile, the team has worked with exchanges to freeze the related accounts and is pursuing legal action. https://t.co/FrKGvknTS6 ...

According to Bloomberg, Polymarket and its competitor Kalshi are actively expanding in the crypto, blockchain, and international markets. Polymarket is seeking to resume operations with clients in the UAE and is currently aiming to raise additional funds at a valuation exceeding $12 billion. Meanwhile, Kalshi is leveraging its regulatory approval in the U.S. to push into the compliant trading space, with a current valuation of $10 billion. https://t.co/ejvXOlMsSC ...

Michael Saylor: If Bitcoin Were to Fall 80%, We'll Still Be FineStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor stated in an interview with CNBC on November 14 that he is not concerned about further declines in BTC, saying the company “can withstand an 80%–90% drawdown and keep operating.”Adopting a strategy similar to that of an intelligent bank, the company amplifies returns for common stock through preferred equity. This type of preferred equity has no maturity date, with dividends declared by the board of di ...

Payment Revolution or Narrative Hype? The Technical Principles and Sober Reflections on the x402 ProtocolCoinbase evaluates x402 based on four factors: average transaction fee, settlement finality time, refundability, and TPS (throughput). x402 is a payment system, not an asset-issuance platform. The flood of so-called “x402 assets” circulating today is fundamentally meme-driven. They may be entertaining in the short term, but they should not be taken seriously over the long run. Read more: https://t.co/cGf ...

U.S. filing initial jobless claims for the week ending November 15 was 220,000, below the market consensus of 230,000. U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in September, exceeding expectations of 4.3% and marking the highest level since October 2021. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 119,000 in September, beating the forecast of 50,000. The previous reading was revised down from 22,000 to -4,000. ...

Tether has announced an investment in Latin American digital asset infrastructure platform Parfin to accelerate institutional adoption of USDT in the region, including use cases such as global payments, RWA tokenization, and credit market settlement. Parfin provides custody, trading, asset management, and Rayls on-chain settlement solutions. https://t.co/Vh3KXzKGD9 ...

Product Expansion - 21Shares listed six new crypto ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm, including Aave (AAVE), Cardano (AADA), Chainlink (LINK), Polkadot (ADOT), and two crypto index baskets (HODL, HODLX) [1] - The listing increases 21Shares' total offerings on the exchange to 16 [1] Market Demand - The move responds to sustained demand for regulated crypto exposure in the Nordic market [1]

India plans to launch ARC, a stable digital asset pegged 1:1 to the rupee, in the first quarter of 2026. Developed jointly by Polygon and Anq, ARC will operate under a two-tier framework complementary to the Reserve Bank of India's CBDC, with minting only available to corporate accounts and token swaps restricted to whitelisted addresses via Uniswap v4 hooks. https://t.co/tgr94DgFhM ...

Quarkslab, under funding from Brink and coordination by OSTIF, has completed the first publicly disclosed third‑party security audit in Bitcoin Core’s history. The team focused on core components including the P2P network, mempool, chain management, and consensus. The audit reported no high‑ or medium‑severity vulnerabilities, identifying only two low‑risk issues and 13 improvement recommendations. https://t.co/YSFZS5NEPi ...