Crypto exchange Binance appointed co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, tightening its top team as it leans into regulated global expansion.

Digital asset treasury stocks surged Tuesday, with Ether-focused firms leading gains up to 12.35% as crypto markets rebounded from the sell-off.

This partnership could accelerate institutional adoption of crypto by aligning staking services with traditional finance standards and security.

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Tokenization's potential to revolutionize financial systems could reshape market dynamics and investment strategies, impacting global asset management.

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SPAR Switzerland has started letting shoppers pay with Bitcoin at checkout, a move that puts crypto into everyday grocery shopping. According to a company announcement and follow-up reports, the rollout is already live in more than 100 SPAR stores and is planned to expand to 300+ locations across the country.

Stores Now Accept Crypto

At the till, paying is simple. Customers scan a DFX.swiss “OpenCryptoQR” with a supported wallet such as Binance Pay, pick a cryptocurrency from a long list, and confirm the payment on their phone.

Reports say the system supports 100+ cryptocurrencies and that DFX.swiss converts the payment into Swiss francs on the spot, so stores receive fiat rather than crypto.

Merchants Stand To Cut Costs

According to the rollout materials, stores could cut fees by roughly two-thirds compared with traditional card processing. Transactions are described as gas-free when using Binance Pay in the checkout flow, which supporters say makes the process affordable for retailers as well as quick for customers.

Crypto Payments Now in the SPAR App! @SPARInt is officially rolling out Crypto Payments in their brand-new Swiss app!

We’re very happy that SPAR has integrated our @OpenCryptoPay solution into their app, bringing crypto payments to everyone.

Getting started is as easy as it… pic.twitter.com/wBM0k7mUKP

— DFX (@DFX_swiss) December 1, 2025

The wider effort follows tests earlier this year. Based on reports, SPAR first tried Bitcoin payments at a store in Zug, using the Lightning Network to make small payments instant and cheap. That pilot is cited as part of what convinced partners to move forward with a larger rollout.

JUST IN: GROCERY STORE GIANT SPAR JUST ANNOUNCED THEY INTEGRATED #BITCOIN LIGHTNING INTO THEIR APP IN SWITZERLAND

IT HAS 13,900 STORES ACROSS 48 COUNTRIES. MASSIVE pic.twitter.com/qZFbWTS5Zl

— The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) December 1, 2025

People who already hold crypto can now use it to buy everyday items like bread and milk. According to press material, shoppers need only a smartphone with a supported wallet app. For those who prefer stablecoins, the system supports major dollar- and euro-pegged coins, which are converted at checkout so the retailer avoids exposure to price swings.

Reports indicate the initial rollout covers more than 100 outlets and aims to cover the whole SPAR network of roughly 300 stores in Switzerland, but no single date for full completion has been given.

Observers will likely track how many customers actually use crypto at the supermarket, how smoothly conversions to Swiss francs work in busy stores, and whether the lower fees translate into any savings for shoppers or improved margins for stores.

Featured image from Payments Journal, chart from TradingView

The President of Poland has vetoed a controversial bill that aimed to set strict rules on the crypto assets market, following multiple concerns of a startup exodus, “overregulation” of the sector, and stifling market innovation.

Poland’s President Vetoes Divisive Crypto Bill

On Monday, Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki refused to sign a crypto market legislation over concerns that it could pose a real threat to the freedoms of Poles, the stability of the state, and market innovation.

In an official statement, the president’s office announced Nawrocki’s decision to veto the Crypto-Asset Market Act, introduced in June, to prevent “overregulation” and abuse of the “legal mess” proposed by the Polish government.

As reported by Bitcoinist, Poland’s crypto community previously raised concerns about the legislation in September, noting that the bill exceeded the European Union (EU)’s minimum regulatory requirements and could drive small businesses and startups abroad.

Notably, the bill’s text required all Crypto Asset Service Providers to obtain a license from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) to operate in the market. It also proposed heavy fines and potential prison time for participants who breached the law.

Rafal Leśkiewicz, Press Secretary of the President, listed on X three main reasons for Nawrocki’s decision to reject the bill. He asserted that the legislation risks power abuse and overreach, as some provisions allow the government to shut down websites of companies offering crypto services “with a single click.”

“This is unacceptable. Most European Union countries use a simple list of warnings that protects consumers without blocking entire websites,” he noted.

In addition, the regulation’s size and lack of transparency risked overregulation, noting that countries like the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary implemented concise and comprehensive frameworks. Meanwhile, Poland’s text surpasses the one-hundred-page mark.

He argued that “Overregulation is a straight path to driving companies abroad—to the Czech Republic, Lithuania, or Malta—instead of creating conditions for them to earn money and pay taxes in Poland.”

Lastly, the Press Secretary listed the amount of supervisory fees as an issue, affirming that the government set them at a level that would have prevented small businesses and startups from developing, favoring foreign corporations and banks. To him, “this is a reversal of logic, killing the competitive market and posing a serious threat to innovation.”

Community Praises The ‘Necessary Decision’

Leśkiewicz emphasized that regulation is necessary, but added that it must oversee the market in a way that’s “reasonable, proportionate, and safe” for users, rather than overreaching and potentially harming the Polish economy.

“The government had two years to prepare a bill in line with the European MiCA regulation on the crypto-asset market in the European Union. Instead, it produced a legal mess that hurts Poles and Polish companies,” he asserted. “The decision to veto was necessary and was made responsibly. The president will defend the economic security of Poles.”

Polish economist Krzysztof Piech praised the president’s decision to veto the crypto bill, affirming that it was “a very bad law” that “violated the Polish Constitution and was contrary to the EU regulation it was supposed to implement in Poland.”

Piech also refuted claims that Poland will become a “paradise” for criminals and fraudsters, who will “be grateful” to President Nawrocki for “a crypto market without state supervision.”

The economist asserted that the government’s version of the bill “did not provide for any assistance to victims of fraudsters,” adding that, “as of July 1, 2026, the entire Polish market will be regulated and supervised — even without any legislation. After all, we are in the EU.”

Bitcoin was launched fifteen years ago. The industry has ballooned into a nearly $4 trillion ecosystem, yet Satoshi’s vision of everyday payments remains largely unfulfilled. The hope for peer-to-peer payments has shifted to stablecoins. But rather than replacing banks, stablecoins risk becoming bank-like infrastructure. Stronger regulation in the U.S. and Europe may push them toward centralized rails rather than open money.

Regulation turning stablecoins into regulated payment networks

In America, the GENIUS Act established a federal framework for payments with stablecoins—who can issue them, how to back them up, and how they’re regulated. In Europe, MiCA regulation (Markets in Crypto-Assets) became applicable in 2024 and set strict requirements for stablecoins under categories like “e-money tokens” and “asset-referenced tokens.”

These regulations foster legitimacy and safety, but at the same time push stablecoin issuers into the world of banks. When issuers need to comply with reserve, audit, KYC, and redemption requirements, the structure and essence of stablecoins shift. They become centralized gateways rather than peer-to-peer money. Over 60% of corporate stablecoin usage is cross-border settlement, not consumer payments. Stablecoins are becoming more institutional tools and fewer tokens for individuals.

The danger: becoming the next SWIFT

What does it mean to “become the next SWIFT”? It means evolving into the go-to rail for institutions; efficient yet opaque, centralized yet indispensable. SWIFT transformed global banking by enabling messaging between banks; it did not democratize banking access. If stablecoins mirror that evolution, they’ll deliver faster rails for existing players rather than empowering the unbanked.

Crypto’s promise was programmable money—cash that moves with logic, autonomy, and user control. But when transactions require issuer permission, compliance tagging, and monitored addresses, the architecture changes. The network becomes compliant infrastructure, not money. That subtle but profound shift may make stablecoins less radical and more reactionary.

A better path to open rails with compliance baked in

The challenge is not regulation; it’s design. To uphold the promise of stablecoins while adhering to regulatory demands, developers and policymakers should embed compliance in the protocol layer, maintain composability across jurisdictions, and preserve non-custodial access. Back in the real world, initiatives like the Blockchain Payments Consortium provide a glimpse of hope that standardizing cross-chain payments is possible without sacrificing openness.

Stablecoins must work for individuals, not just institutions. If they serve only large players and regulated flows, they won’t disrupt—they’ll conform. The design must allow true peer-to-peer movement, selective privacy, and interoperability. Otherwise, the rails will lock us into old hierarchies, just faster.

Stablecoins still hold the potential to rewrite money. But if we allow them to become institutionalized rails built for banks rather than people, we will have replaced one central system with another. The question isn’t whether we regulate—stablecoins will be regulated. It’s whether we design for inclusion and autonomy, or lock in yesterday’s system behind digital wrappers. The future of money depends on which path we choose.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Joël Valenzuela, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Dash.

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XRP spot ETFs have posted one of the most consistent inflow streaks of this quarter, attracting roughly $756 million across eleven consecutive trading sessions since their Nov. 13 launch.

Yet the strength in the ETF demand contrasts with XRP’s price performance.

According to CryptoSlate’s data, the token has fallen about 20% over the same period and currently trades near $2.03.

This divergence has prompted CryptoSlate to examine how XRP’s ownership structure is shifting beneath the surface.

The strong ETF inflows alongside falling prices point to a market absorbing two opposing forces of steady institutional allocation on one side and a broader risk reduction on the other.

Essentially, this pattern reflects a more complex process in which new, regulated demand is entering the ecosystem as existing holders adjust their exposure.

XRP dominates crypto ETFs flow

The inflow profile of XRP products is statistically remarkable, particularly against a backdrop of net redemptions elsewhere.

During the reporting period, Bitcoin ETFs saw over $2 billion in outflows, and Ethereum products recorded nearly $1 billion in withdrawals.

Even high-flying competitors like Solana have managed only about $200 million in cumulative inflows. At the same time, other altcoin ETFs have drawn smaller totals, with Dogecoin, Litecoin, and Hedera products each holding between $2 million and $10 million.

In this context, XRP stands alone for its consistent accumulation, with the four products now holding about 0.6% of the token’s total market capitalization.

Considering this, market participants attribute the demand to the ETF’s operational efficiency. The four XRP funds offer institutional allocators a compliant, low-friction path into the asset, bypassing the custody headaches and exchange risks associated with direct token handling.

However, the fact that these inflows have not translated into upward price pressure suggests that other market segments may be reducing exposure or managing risk amid elevated macro and crypto-specific uncertainty.

This phenomenon is not unprecedented in crypto, but the scale here is distinct.

The selling pressure is likely originating from a combination of early adopters cashing out after years of volatility and potential treasury movements. The ETF boom has essentially created a liquidity bridge, allowing large-scale entities to offload positions without crashing the order book instantly.

Consolidation or centralization risk?

Meanwhile, the ownership data below the surface reinforces the view that the asset is undergoing a radical centralization.

Data from blockchain analysis firm Santiment indicates that the number of “whale” and “shark” wallets holding at least 100 million XRP has plummeted by 20.6% over the past eight weeks.

This pattern of fewer large wallets with more combined assets can be interpreted in different ways.

Some market observers have framed this as “consolidation,” arguing that supply is moving into “stronger hands.”

However, a risk-adjusted view suggests rising centralization risk.

With nearly half of the available supply concentrated in a shrinking cohort of entities, the market’s liquidity profile is becoming increasingly fragile.

This centralization of supply means that future price action is heavily dependent on the decisions of fewer than a few dozen entities. If this group decides to distribute, the resulting liquidity shock could be severe.

Simultaneously, spot exchange balances are thinning as tokens move into the regulated custody solutions required by ETF issuers.

While this theoretically reduces the “float” available for retail trading, it hasn’t triggered a supply shock. Instead, the transfer from exchange to custodian appears to be a one-way street for now, soaking up circulating supply sold by the shrinking whale cohort.

The benchmark race

The inflow streak has renewed discussion about which asset could emerge as the benchmark altcoin for institutional portfolios.

Historically, regulated crypto exposure has centered almost exclusively on Bitcoin and Ethereum, with other assets attracting minimal attention. XRP’s recent flow profile, which has significantly exceeded the cumulative inflows of other altcoin ETFs, has temporarily shifted that dynamic.

Part of the interest stems from developments around Ripple. The firm’s licensing expansion in Singapore and the significant adoption of RLUSD, its dollar-backed stablecoin, give institutions a broader ecosystem to evaluate.

At the same time, Ripple’s acquisitions across custody, brokerage, and treasury management have created a vertically integrated framework that resembles components of traditional financial infrastructure, offering a foundation for regulated participation.

Still, analysts caution that a short inflow streak does not establish a new long-term benchmark.

XRP will need to sustain demand across multiple market phases to maintain its position relative to peers such as Solana, which has gained attention for its growing tokenization activity, and to assets that may attract larger flows once new ETFs launch.

For now, XRP’s performance within the ETF complex reflects early momentum rather than structural dominance.

The flows highlight genuine institutional interest, but the asset’s price behavior reflects the broader challenges large-cap cryptocurrencies face amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

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Binance has promoted co-founder Yi He to Co-CEO, joining Richard Teng in shared leadership as the company faces a $1 billion terrorism financing lawsuit and the aftermath of founder Changpeng Zhao’s criminal conviction.

This leadership change is a crucial moment for the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange as it works to repair its reputation following years of regulatory scrutiny.

Dual Leadership Structure and Focus

Binance announced Yi He’s appointment as Co-CEO. She joins Richard Teng, and together they are tasked with strengthening the company’s regulatory standards and building trust in the digital asset sector.

Binance is stressing global regulatory compliance and a commitment to transparency.

Teng will focus on legal, regulatory, and administrative responsibilities, using his experience with regulated markets.

Yi He will concentrate on product development, retail operations, and user-oriented initiatives, ensuring smooth operations and customer satisfaction. She previously served as chief customer service officer at Binance.

While customer experience remains a strong focus, her influence has expanded its interactionfrom operational oversight to strategic leadership. She now helps shape Binance’s overall direction, not just how it interacts with users.

Yi He has publicly addressed her connection with CZ, stating her independence despite having children together.

Legal and Regulatory Hurdles After Trump Pardon

Binance’s executive changes come with ongoing legal challenges. The exchange faces a $1 billion federal lawsuit from victims and families of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. The suit, filed in North Dakota, lists Binance, CZ, and Gunagying “Heina” Chen as defendants.

Plaintiffs accuse Binance of facilitating funding to terrorist groups including Hamas and Hezbollah. The lawsuit alleges weak compliance, off-chain transactions, and operation of questionable accounts in Venezuela and Brazil.

The suit followed President Trump’s pardon of CZ in early 2025. Trump’s move overturned a four-month prison sentence CZ received after pleading guilty to inadequate anti-money laundering controls. The US Senate condemned the pardon in an October 2025 resolution.

According to CZ’s lawyer Teresa Goody Guillén, the pardon resulted from a formal review by the Justice Department and the White House. She called CZ’s case a compliance matter, not criminal fraud or money laundering.

In a November 2023 settlement, Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion, and CZ paid a $50 million fine. He resigned as CEO and accepted restrictions on his industry involvement. Goody rejected claims of improper Binance-Trump connections, citing transparent blockchain records.

Amid questions about whether CZ could still influence Binance’s operations, Yi He stressed her professional independence, saying her “achievements and capabilities as co-founder are often overlooked” due to personal associations.

With dual leadership now in place, Binance faces the challenge of stabilizing its reputation while navigating one of the most consequential legal threats in its history.

Yi He’s Rise: From OKX to Binance’s Helm

Yi He entered the cryptocurrency arena in 2013 at OKX, where she worked in marketing and branding. While at OKX, she recruited CZ in 2014. Later, in 2017, CZ brought her into Binance as Chief Marketing Officer, a key moment for the new exchange.

As co-founder, Yi He has been crucial in establishing Binance’s culture and improving user experience. Her strategies fueled the expansion into spot trading, futures, and DeFi products. Binance now claims over 300 million users worldwide.

Yi He has strongly denied the terrorism financing accusations, highlighting that much criticism comes from traditional financial sectors. She maintains the company’s compliance and pointed to US Treasury statements showing crypto is rarely used by Hamas.

Nonetheless, the lawsuit provides examples allegedly linking Binance customers to illicit transactions. Plaintiffs say internal Binance messaging shows knowledge of suspicious funds. The pending civil trial in North Dakota could set important precedents for crypto exchange liability.

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Bitcoin (BTC) price surged more than 6% on Wednesday, pushing toward the $94,000 threshold during the early hours of the Asian session. It comes just hours after Vanguard lifted its long-standing ban on trading Bitcoin ETFs.

The sudden rally triggered one of the strongest intraday moves of the quarter, raising new questions about how much conservative capital may now flow into crypto markets.

A Sudden Bitcoin Price Spike as Vanguard Flips Its Crypto Stance

The Bitcoin price surged above $93,000 on Wednesday, adding over $200 billion to its market capitalization in 36 hours.

The surge began during the US opening on Tuesday. It put Bitcoin on track for its biggest daily gain since May 2021, as the pioneer crypto approached $91,000, with levered short liquidations surging.

According to ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, this surge is attributed to the “Vanguard Effect,” which occurred on the first day after the firm lifted its ETF ban.

As BeInCrypto first reported on December 1, Vanguard has ended its years-long crypto ban. Now, it allows trading of Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, and other regulated crypto ETFs and mutual funds.

This marks a dramatic departure from its previous position. For years, Vanguard executives have argued that crypto lacks intrinsic value, produces no cash flows, and does not fit long-term retirement strategies.

The firm rejected Bitcoin ETFs after their January 2024 debut and even restricted customer purchases of competing funds. However, from as early as January 2024, analysts predicted the firm would soften its stance.

“Vanguard’s anti-bitcoin ETF stance is totally on brand and would’ve made Bogle proud. That said, I think they will soften in the coming years as they build their advisory business; they’ll need to have access to alternative asset classes,” Balchunas said in a January 13, 2024, post.

Notably, its restrictive stance had compelled many Vanguard customers to redirect their funds to alternative firms. The backlash from clients was swift and decisive, with Vanessa Harris, a former Vanguard client, sharing her experience.

“Just fully transferred my retirement account from Vanguard to Fidelity because Vanguard won’t support Bitcoin ETFs, and appears to be manipulating the price of Bitcoin by only allowing people to sell GBTC, not buy,” Harris said.

The post has since been taken down.

Nonetheless, sustained customer demand, combined with Bitcoin ETFs becoming one of the fastest-growing product categories in US fund history, has forced a strategic reassessment.

Vanguard now says Bitcoin and crypto ETFs have been “tested and performed as designed through multiple periods of volatility.”

While the firm still refuses to launch its own crypto products or support meme coin-linked funds, opening access alone represents one of the most significant institutional shifts of 2025.

Institutional Momentum Surges Through IBIT and Vanguard

Balchunas highlighted that BlackRock’s IBIT ETF reached $1 billion in trading volume within the first 30 minutes, with Vanguard saving Bitcoin just before the Christmas holiday, when trading momentum typically begins.

The wave of inflows was not limited to Balchunas’ observations. Analyst Crypto Rover said the price action was no mystery.

“This is why bitcoin pumped… Vanguard just lifted its Bitcoin ETF ban reversal, and a wave of new institutional investors rushed in through BlackRock’s $IBIT ETF. BlackRock’s $IBIT alone hit over $1.8 billion in trading volume within the first two hours,” he wrote.

Separately, market watcher Vivek Sen reported that Bitcoin ETF volume on Vanguard surpassed $1 billion within the first 30 minutes, describing the surge as “wild.”

These rapid inflows suggest that a portion of previously blocked demand, comprising conservative, retirement-oriented investors who could not access Bitcoin ETFs, may have entered the market as soon as the restriction disappeared.

One-Off Burst or the Start of a Larger Trend?

Despite the excitement, analysts remain divided on whether Vanguard’s reversal marks a structural shift. When asked whether this is a short-term effect after the ban is lifted, or if it is the beginning of a systemic flow of conservative capital into Bitcoin ETFs, Balchunas urged caution.

“I doubt it. I think there’s a small % of ppl who were pent up. And it’s good to be on the platform and available. You never know when others may allocate. That said, you can’t rely on ETF Boomers for everything,” he warned.

The remark highlights a key tension, that while institutional-grade access is expanding, the long-term behavior of traditional investors remains uncertain.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana, among cryptocurrencies featured in Vanguard’s new pivot, are rallying. BTC was trading for $93,562 as of this writing, up by nearly 10% in the last 24 hours.

If conservative capital continues to flow into IBIT and other spot ETFs, the market could enter a new phase of liquidity expansion. However, if this spike was merely the release of pent-up demand, momentum may cool quickly.

Either way, Vanguard’s reversal ensures that the wall between traditional finance and crypto just got much thinner, and investors are reacting fast.

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Bitcoin has turned itself around with a sharp surge to $92,000, unleashing a fresh wave of short liquidations on the derivatives exchanges.

Bitcoin Has Seen A Flash Recovery Back To $92,000

Bitcoin suffered a blow on Monday as its price slipped under $84,000, but just as quickly as it had crashed, the cryptocurrency has made a swift recovery on Tuesday.

With the asset’s price now floating above $92,000, its price has surged by more than 8% over the last 24 hours.

Like is usually the case, Bitcoin hasn’t been alone in this rally; the rest of the cryptocurrency market has also shot up alongside the number one digital asset. Some of the top altcoins have even managed to outperform BTC, with Ethereum (ETH) sitting in a profit of nearly 10% for the past day.

The fresh wave of volatility in the sector has triggered a liquidation squeeze in the derivatives market.

Crypto Liquidations Have Crossed $400 Million In Last 24 Hours

According to data from CoinGlass, the cryptocurrency market as a whole has suffered over $410 million in liquidations during the past day. “Liquidation” here naturally refers to the forceful closure that any contract undergoes after it has amassed a certain percentage of loss (as defined by the platform).

Considering that the price action in this window was majorly to the upside, it’s not surprising to see that short contracts made up for most of the derivatives flush.

As is visible in the above table, $348 million in short positions found liquidation in the last 24 hours, equivalent to about 85% of the total flush.

In terms of the individual symbols, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana were the top three contributors to the liquidation event with $196 million, $95 million, and $18 million in positions, respectively.

Just $13 million of the Bitcoin liquidations involved long investors; the rest $182 million in liquidations struck the traders betting on a bearish outcome for the cryptocurrency.

A mass liquidation event like this latest one is popularly known as a squeeze. Today’s squeeze involved shorts in an extreme majority, so the event will be termed a short squeeze.

During a squeeze, a sharp swing in the price triggers a large derivatives flush, which only ends up feeding back into the price move. The amplified price swing then unleashes a further cascade of liquidations.

Such events aren’t a particularly rare sight in the cryptocurrency market, as assets tend to be volatile and many traders opt for significant amounts of leverage.

Cardano (ADA) has opened December under pressure, dropping more than 7% in the past week as broader market sentiment weakens and macroeconomic uncertainty rises.

ADA is now trading near $0.38–$0.4, testing key support levels and extending a month-long downtrend that has erased recent gains.

Macroeconomic Pressure and Market Sentiment Weigh on ADA

The latest decline comes amid renewed concerns over global interest rate policy. Comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled the possibility of a rate hike, a shift that could unwind leveraged positions funded through low-interest yen borrowing.

Cardano’s drop aligns with losses seen across the crypto market, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major altcoins also trading lower. High trading volumes, over $1 billion in the past 24 hours, reflect elevated volatility and growing caution among investors.

On-chain indicators show dormant ADA wallets from as far back as 2017 moving coins to exchanges, a sign that long-term holders may be preparing to exit positions.

Short interest in ADA futures has also increased, with open interest rising 12% over the past week. Traders are betting on a further slide below $0.35 unless ADA can reclaim the $0.40 resistance level.

Ecosystem Developments Offer Some Long-Term Support

Despite the market downturn, several developments within the Cardano ecosystem continue to generate attention. A $30 million liquidity initiative designed to strengthen Cardano’s DeFi sector is scheduled for rollout in early 2026.

The fund aims to boost total value locked by supporting lending, staking, and decentralized exchange activity, areas where Cardano has historically lagged behind competitors.

Another upcoming milestone is the launch of the Midnight sidechain on December 8. The privacy-focused network introduces new capabilities around data protection and secure enterprise applications.

Some analysts believe the launch could increase Cardano’s adoption and improve sentiment, particularly if it leads to more activity in decentralized finance.

Cardano’s long-term technical outlook also remains a topic of debate. Analysts note that ADA is once again touching the support line of a multi-year uptrend. Historically, similar tests have preceded recoveries, with some projecting a possible rebound toward the $0.50–$0.75 range if the market stabilizes.

The near-term outlook for Cardano remains uncertain. A break below $0.38 could expose the token to further declines toward the $0.30 area, especially if broader market weakness continues. However, strong staking participation, around 70% of circulating supply, may help cushion deeper drawdowns.

Longer-term forecasts vary widely, ranging from modest recoveries to highly optimistic projections tied to expected ecosystem upgrades in 2026.

For now, ADA’s trajectory will depend on whether macroeconomic pressures ease and whether Cardano can translate its upcoming developments into sustained network growth and investor confidence.

Cover image from ChatGPT, ADAUSD chart on Tradingview