This week’s Crypto Intelligence Weekly is live and it’s packed.Here’s what you’ll find inside 👇
💹 Bitcoin’s balancing act
🏛️ Policy & Power
🧠 What’s HOT This Week?
👤 X, Memes and Reports
Plus: Polymarket nails another political prediction, and Italy backs the digital euro rollout.
👉 It’s a loaded week, read the full issue now:
Crypto Weekly News 🌐📡
Over the past seven days, the global cryptocurrency market capitalization has decreased from CA$5.08 trillion to CA$5.03 trillion.
Bitcoin’s Delicate Balancing Act
Over $1.8B worth of BTC has been moved by major whales to exchanges, sparking short-term sell-off fears. Yet easing U.S.–China trade tensions helped stabilize Bitcoin near $101K.
Source; Online, edited
HYPE Longs on the Edge
Hyperliquid’s token HYPE is faltering after repeated failed rebounds. Data shows up to $24.4M in long positions could be liquidated if prices fall to $35.3 — a sharp reminder of the risks leveraged traders face in this tightening market.
Source; CoinCodex, edited
Trump Media Discloses $1.3B in Bitcoin
A new SEC filing reveals Trump Media & Technology Group holds 11,500 BTC (~$1.3B) and 756M CRO tokens (~$110M).
While that puts it among the largest corporate BTC holders, the firm still posted $54.8M in losses in Q3 2025 — signaling that its crypto play is symbolic, not yet profitable.
It also strengthens ties with Crypto.com and amplifies the Trump-linked message of “financial independence through crypto.”
Source; Online, edited
Japan’s FSA Backs Stablecoin Trials
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has launched the Payment Innovation Project, partnering with top banks (MUFG, Mizuho, SMBC, Mitsubishi Corp) to test regulated stablecoin issuance.
The FSA also proposed new oversight for crypto lending and IEOs, reinforcing Japan’s position as one of the most forward-thinking crypto regulators worldwide.
Source; FSA, edited
Canada to Introduce Laws Regulating VRCAs Under 2025 Budget
Canada’s 2025 federal budget includes plans to regulate value-referenced crypto assets (VRCAs), requiring issuers to maintain sufficient reserves, establish redemption procedures, and adopt robust risk management and data protection standards. The initiative follows similar U.S. legislation and is part of a broader effort to modernize Canada’s payment systems.
Source; Thought Co, edited
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Data & On-Chain Analytics 📊
Innovation Corner 💡
DefiLlama dropped LlamaAI, an AI analytics tool that lets users query live crypto data using natural language — like “Who’s winning the perp DEX wars?”
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Italy’s banking association has backed the ECB’s digital euro initiative, eyeing a 2029 rollout.
While supportive, banks are urging the ECB to phase infrastructure spending, signaling strong institutional approval — but with budget caution.
Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral victory wasn’t just political — it validated Polymarket’s 90% win prediction.
With the NYSE’s $2B stake in the platform, Polymarket’s accuracy strengthens its case as a decentralized “truth machine”, redefining how elections and sentiment are tracked in real time.
Weekly Poll 💰
HOT This Week🎯
CZ’s Memoir Nears Release, Prison Chapter Included
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has completed a 97,000-word memoir covering his life, Binance’s rise, and his prison time after his 2023 legal case.
Pardoned by President Trump in October 2025, CZ says the book “pulls no punches.”
Since stepping down and serving a four-month sentence, he’s turned to philanthropy, but this memoir could be crypto’s most unfiltered autobiography yet.
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Deep Reads 🧠
Key take-aways from this week’s report:
• The transition of crypto from niche/trading asset to part of institutional portfolios is advancing.
• Even so, the size of allocations remains modest => risk-management mindset predominates.
Meme of the Week 🚀
From market movements, industry news and our favorite reads, we strive to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the crypto landscape. AI is rewiring DeFi analytics, and cultural figures from Trump to CZ — continue to blur the lines between money, politics, and power. Let’s stay SAFU and keep building.
This newsletter is intended solely for informational purposes. Readers are advised to seek professional financial guidance before making any investment or related decisions.