The Fear & Greed Index is sitting at 24, deep in ‘Fear’ territory. Bitcoin dropped below $106K this week after cooling from its October peak above $126K. Meanwhile, the market just posted a 1.58% bounce in 24 hours, nothing to write home about, but enough to make you wonder if the worst is over. The Fear & Greed reading screams panic, but fresh stablecoin inflows suggest someone’s getting ready to buy this dip. Is this a bounce or just another bull trap before things get worse?
Bitcoin’s Last Stand Before the Drop
Bitcoin dropped below $100,000 this week, but one analyst says that’s not the level that matters. Nearly 57% of all capital invested in Bitcoin is now underwater. The real battleground? $95,000. So what happens to Bitcoin if it breaks below $95,000? Read more.
Monad’s Airdrop Date Is Finally Here
A Layer 1 that raised $225 million just set its mainnet launch date. Monad goes live November 24 with one of the year’s most anticipated airdrops. When the claims portal opened last month, it literally crashed from traffic. But which protocols qualified users for the Monad airdrop? Read more.
Citadel Just Backed Ripple
Ripple raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, Citadel Securities and Fortress Investment Group led the round. Galaxy Digital, Pantera, and Brevan Howard joined in. Their RLUSD stablecoin crossed $1 billion in market cap less than a year after launch. Ripple Payments has processed over $95 billion in volume. How much has Ripple spent on acquisitions in 2025 alone? Read more.
Iggy Azalea Wants to Fix Celebrity Coins
Iggy Azalea just joined a Solana launchpad as creative director, and she’s migrating her MOTHER token to it. The platform is called Thrust. Unlike Pump.fun, every celebrity signing up has to sign actual legal contracts defining their obligations to token holders. Which celebrities are launching tokens on Thrust next? Read more.
Galaxy Cuts Bitcoin Target in Half
Galaxy just cut its year-end Bitcoin forecast from $185,000 to $120,000. The institutional crypto firm says Bitcoin entered its “maturity era” where wild price swings are over. What caused Galaxy to slash its Bitcoin forecast so dramatically? Read more.
BNB Chain News: Volatility Returns, CZ Headlines, Ecosystem Expands
BNB ecosystem slides 14.2% WoW (~$38.4B) as BTC wicks below $100K and sentiment dips toward 20 on CMC’s index. Despite the reset, BNB sector remains +66.9% YoY as many majors test their 50-week MAs. Read more.
