Tech

November, 2025

• 21 November

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Makes Surprise Bitcoin Bar Visit, Ignites Crypto Buzz

  

  In a move that’s sent the Bitcoin world into a frenzy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a stealthy cameo at the grand opening of Pubkey DC, the capital’s newest Bitcoin-themed bar and cultural hub. The unannounced Thursday night drop-in—captured in viral photos shared by Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn—has crypto insiders hailing it as a “covert signal” of institutional embrace, …
• 21 November

  $15M Reward Offered in Ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding’s Crypto-Linked Trafficking Case

  

  The U.S. Department of Justice has slapped a record $15 million reward on fugitive ex-Olympian Ryan James Wedding, escalating a manhunt for the Canadian snowboarder accused of helming a billion-dollar cocaine cartel laced with cryptocurrency laundering and a grisly witness assassination. Now atop the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, the 44-year-old faces life in prison for murder, witness tampering, and …
• 21 November

  65+ Crypto Groups Urge Trump to Drop Roman Storm Charges

  

  In a bold display of industry solidarity, over 65 blockchain advocacy organizations have penned a fiery letter to President Donald Trump, demanding he quash the DOJ’s retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm—a move they brand as a “lawless prosecution” threatening open-source innovation and U.S. digital edge. Led by the Solana Policy Institute, Blockchain Association, and DeFi Education Fund, the …
• 21 November

  UK Crime Agency Busts $33M ‘Cash for Crypto’ Money Laundering Ring

  

  The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has shattered a billion-dollar “cash-for-crypto” money laundering syndicate, seizing $33 million in illicit funds and exposing a web linking Russian spies, ransomware hackers, and drug cartels. Dubbed Operation Destabilise, the probe—spanning three years—unraveled a network funneling dirty cash into cryptocurrencies for sanctions evasion and global crime. The scheme, orchestrated from Moscow and Dubai, swapped …
• 21 November

  Bitcoin Poised for a Pivot: ABCD Pattern Signals $83K Target as Demand Zone Narrows

  

  Bitcoin is flashing classic reversal signals as a textbook ABCD harmonic pattern nears completion, targeting a pivot near $83,000 while price coils inside a rapidly narrowing demand zone between $80,200–$82,500. After a 12% correction from $94,000 highs, technical analysts see growing evidence that the worst of the sell-off may be over. ABCD Pattern Breakdown The emerging bullish ABCD structure maps …
• 21 November

  Kalshi’s Mega Leap: Prediction Market Bags $1B, Soars to $11B Valuation

  

  In a seismic validation of event-based trading, Kalshi has clinched a staggering $1 billion funding round, propelling its valuation to $11 billion – a lightning doubling from its $5 billion mark just two months ago. Led by Sequoia Capital and CapitalG – with Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, Anthos Capital, and Neo joining – the infusion cements Kalshi’s edge in the CFTC-regulated …
• 21 November

  XRP on the Brink: Massive Sell-Off Sparks Fears of Total Collapse

  

  XRP’s brutal 16% weekly bloodbath has hurled it toward the precarious $2 threshold, erasing $500 billion from the crypto market cap and igniting panic over an impending bearish abyss. Trading at $2.10—its lowest since October—the Ripple token’s descent mirrors a sector-wide rout, with Bitcoin’s 50-day correction dragging altcoins into the abyss. Yet, amid the carnage, ETF inflows clash with whale …
• 21 November

  Top Altcoins to Buy in the Crypto Crash – Best Picks for 20 November

  

  Bitcoin’s 7% plunge to $87,700 on Nov 20 – erasing $1 trillion from crypto’s $3.2 trillion market cap – has altcoins in freefall, down 10-20% amid Fed hawkishness and ETF outflows. Yet, analysts like Michael van de Poppe hail this as a “historic mispricing,” echoing 2022’s FTX crash where Solana rebounded 3,000%. With rate cuts eyed for 2026 and macro …
• 21 November

  Shiba Inu Breaks Into Real World Spending: Will the New SHIB Card Trigger a Price Surge?

  

  Shiba Inu (SHIB), the meme coin darling with a $4.85 billion market cap, has unveiled a game-changing debit card in partnership with Bitget Wallet, bridging crypto hype to everyday spending and igniting speculation of a price rebound. Launched November 19, the SHIB-branded virtual card lets users spend tokens at millions of Visa/Mastercard merchants worldwide, with instant fiat conversion at POS—no …
• 21 November

  Asia Markets Slip: Bitcoin Crashes 7% to $85K as US Jobs Data Clouds Rate Outlook

  

  Asian equities plunged into the red at Friday’s open, mirroring a global risk-off exodus triggered by Bitcoin’s brutal 7% nosedive to around $85,000 – its sharpest single-session drop since October’s “great crypto crash.” The sell-off, erasing $120 billion from the crypto market cap and pushing it below $3.1 trillion, amplified volatility after Thursday’s mixed US jobs report sowed fresh doubts …