Meta Plans Metaverse Budget Cuts in Shift to AR Glasses

Social media giant Meta is reportedly planning to scale back its metaverse spending by up to 30% and redirect the funds into virtual reality glasses and artificial intelligence. No final decision has been made yet, but budget cuts and possible layoffs are on the table for Meta’s Reality Labs division, mainly aimed at its virtual reality unit, which eats up the bulk of metaverse-related spending, Bloomberg and The New York Times reported on Thursday. The budget cuts could come as early as January, but Meta plans to redirect resources to…

Bitcoin May Have Already Bottomed as Grayscale Projects New Highs

Grayscale Investments signals that bitcoin’s sharp pullback still aligns with bullish market behavior, spotlighting macro shifts and expanding institutional demand that could set the stage for potential new highs in 2026. Grayscale Cites Signs of a Crypto Bottom While Forecasting Next-Year Highs Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments’ research team published a report on Dec. 1 […] Original

Bitcoin Signals Bear Market, One Thing Could Flip It: CryptoQuant CEO

Bitcoin may be sliding into a new bear phase unless fresh macro liquidity – particularly through spot ETFs – returns to the market, according to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju. Bitcoin Bear Market Incoming? Sharing a composite on-chain dashboard overlaid on the BTC price, Ju wrote on X: “Most Bitcoin on-chain indicators are bearish. Without macro liquidity, we enter a bear cycle.” The chart stacks ten CryptoQuant metrics behind the price in a red-to-green heatmap from 2021 to 2025, highlighting how regime shifts in prior cycles coincided with clusters of…

Reversal Loading? Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Solana Build Powerful High-Time-Frame Structures

In the volatile theatre of the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are showing signs of a potential high-time-frame reversal. After weeks of stress and price compression, each of the top assets is now stabilizing at key structural support levels. The multiple leading cryptocurrencies are flashing similar recovery setups at the same time. The current crypto landscape may be setting up one of the most powerful high-time-frame reversals across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. An investor and trader known as MacroCRG on X highlighted that yesterday, all three assets printed a…

Ethereum NUPL Holds Steady, Signaling Market Balance Amid Volatility

Ethereum is demonstrating notable relative strength after reclaiming the $3,150 level and attempting to push higher, offering a refreshing shift in sentiment following weeks of intense selling pressure, fear, and market-wide uncertainty. As the broader crypto landscape begins to stabilize, ETH stands out as one of the assets showing early signs of recovery, drawing renewed attention from traders and long-term investors alike. Related Reading A key factor supporting this shift is the Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) reading for Ethereum on Binance, which is currently sitting around 0.22 while price trades…

Fusaka Upgrade Reignites Confidence in Ethereum, Analysts Eye $3,500 Target

Ethereum (ETH) is topping talks once again as its Fusaka upgrade goes live and the ETH price returns firmly above the $3,200 mark. After weeks of choppy trading and lingering fear across the broader crypto market, the combination of a major technical overhaul and rising on-chain activity is giving traders a fresh narrative to follow. Related Reading: Eric Trump Says Bitcoin Could Hit $500,000, Stands By ABTC Strategy In the last 24 hours, ETH has climbed around 4–5%, outperforming most large-cap cryptos and reclaiming a key psychological zone near $3,200.…

Chinese Bank Tokenizes $600M in Yuan-Backed Government Bonds

Hua Xia Bank, a publicly traded financial institution linked to China’s government, issued 4.5 billion yuan ($600 million) in tokenized bonds on Wednesday, aiming to reduce clearing friction by removing intermediaries from the auction process. According to Sina, the onchain government bonds were issued by Hua Xia Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Hua Xia Bank, a state-controlled commercial bank in China. The bonds offered a three-year fixed yield of 1.84% to holders. The $600 million bond tranche was auctioned off exclusively to holders of China’s digital renminbi, also known as…

Ex-Binance.US CEO Launches Stablecoin Platform Ahead of L1 Network

1Money, a company co-founded by the former CEO of Binance.US, has launched a stablecoin orchestration platform ahead of its plans to build a layer-1 blockchain for payments. In a Thursday announcement, 1Money said the platform by the same name will have “zero platform fees,” opting instead for usage-based fees for transactions involving stablecoins and fiat. According to the company, the initiative will continue on 1Money’s layer-1 network for stablecoin payments, offering no gas fees. “For too long, legacy stablecoin service providers have held the ecosystem back with outrageously high monthly…

Dogecoin Price Can Stage A 96% Rally If It Breaks This Falling Wedge Pattern

Dogecoin has spent the majority of the past 30 days drifting lower, falling into a tight and almost predictable rhythm of lower highs and lower lows. The movement has been sluggish, but technical analysis shows that something important may now be forming.  A new analysis shared by crypto commentator Clifton Fx suggests that Dogecoin is approaching the end of this decline, and the chart he posted highlights a falling wedge pattern that could become the basis for a 96% rally if buyers finally step in with conviction. A Falling Wedge…