Oracle

Oracles are essential infrastructure components that feed real-time, off-chain data (such as price feeds, weather, or sports results) into blockchain smart contracts. Without decentralized oracles like Chainlink and Pyth, DeFi could not function. In 2026, oracles have evolved to support verifiable randomness and cross-chain data synchronization. This tag covers the technical evolution of data availability, tamper-proof price feeds, and the critical role oracles play in ensuring the deterministic execution of complex decentralized applications.

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Nvidia was the worst stock on the Dow in November: Time to buy?

Nvidia was the worst stock on the Dow in November: Time to buy?

The post Nvidia was the worst stock on the Dow in November: Time to buy? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The AI juggernaut was down about 15% in November. It was not a great month for technology and AI stocks as investors drew back a bit due to what some fear may be an AI stock bubble. The whole question of whether this is an AI bubble akin to the dotcom bubble or even the technology bubble of 2021 is open to debate. But what is less debatable is that tech stock valuations are historically, abnormally high after three straight years of sky high, and in some cases, triple-digit returns. Few, if any, stocks have enjoyed the success that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has in recent years, as its returns are staggering. Over the past three years, it has had an average annualized return of 119% and over the past five years it has posted an average annualized return of 68%. This year, Nvidia stock is only up 33% — but that is still a ridiculous number by most standards. But in November, Nvidia hit a wall, as the stock price fell some 15%, making it the worst performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial Average index. Why was Nvidia stock down in November? It wasn’t the chipmaker’s third quarter earnings, as the company set revenue and earnings records. Its outlook also called for 14% revenue increase in Q4, fueled by new deals with AI companies Open AI, Anthropic, and Humain, as well as partnerships with Oracle and Intel. Increasing competition and profit-taking The more likely cause of the November selloff is Nvidia’s high valuation. It had been trading at about 57 times earnings at the end of October and now it is down slightly to 43 times earnings. But that’s still high, even for an earnings machine like Nvidia. But its forward P/E, based on expected earnings, is a reasonable…

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11% Drop as Crypto Sell-off Overshadows ETF Launch News

11% Drop as Crypto Sell-off Overshadows ETF Launch News

The post 11% Drop as Crypto Sell-off Overshadows ETF Launch News appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The native token of oracle network Chainlink broke below $12 on Monday as the broader crypto market pullback overwhelmed anticipation for the token’s U.S. spot ETF debut. The LINK token tumbled more than 11% over the past 24 hours, with a bearish technical picture pointing to a breakdown, CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis tool noted. The weakness came despite news that asset manager Grayscale is set to convert its closed-end LINK trust into an ETF structure. Well-followed ETF analyst Nate Geraci said the ETF could start trading this week on NYSE Arca. Still, traders appeared more focused on the technical breakdown than the regulatory milestone. A spike in volume to 7.14 million LINK, roughly 280% above the daily average, pushed the token below the $13.00 support level, CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis tool noted. Prices slid to $11.94, establishing a bearish structure of successive lower highs and confirming downside pressure. The weakness also mirrors broader risk sentiment in crypto, as bitcoin tumbled to near $84,000 in U.S. morning hours amid macro jitters and Bank of Japan rate hike speculation. Key levels to watch: Support/Resistance: Immediate support now sits at $11.87 and resistance at $12.26, the prior breakdown point. Volume Analysis: 7.14M token volume marked a 280% spike above average, confirming institutional sell pressure. Chart Patterns: Break below descending trendline with an 11.7% drop across a $1.56 range. Targets and Risk: Further downside could target the $11.70–$11.80 zone, with November lows at $11.39 as the next level to watch. Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk’s full AI Policy. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/12/01/chainlink-s-link-slides-11-as-technical-breakdown-overshadows-etf-launch-news

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Grayscale Set to Launch First US Spot Chainlink ETF with Staking Exposure

Grayscale Set to Launch First US Spot Chainlink ETF with Staking Exposure

The post Grayscale Set to Launch First US Spot Chainlink ETF with Staking Exposure appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Grayscale is launching the first US spot Chainlink ETF this week, following approval to convert its Chainlink Trust into a tradable product on NYSE Arca. This ETF will provide investors with direct exposure to LINK’s spot price plus staking rewards, marking a significant step for institutional adoption of Chainlink’s oracle network. Grayscale’s approval enables the uplisting of its Chainlink Trust to become the inaugural spot LINK ETF in the US market. The fund will track LINK’s spot price and incorporate staking yields, differentiating it from competitors like Bitwise’s non-staking CLNK ETF. Institutional adoption of Chainlink is accelerating, with pilots in CBDC projects and corporate treasuries integrating LINK for enhanced blockchain interoperability. Discover how Grayscale’s spot Chainlink ETF launch offers regulated LINK exposure with staking rewards. Explore institutional growth and investment opportunities in this pivotal crypto development. Stay ahead in the evolving blockchain landscape. What is Grayscale’s Spot Chainlink ETF and How Does It Work? Grayscale’s spot Chainlink ETF represents a groundbreaking investment vehicle that allows US investors to gain direct exposure to Chainlink’s native token, LINK, through a regulated exchange-traded fund. Approved for uplisting to NYSE Arca, the ETF converts Grayscale’s existing Chainlink Trust into a fully tradable product, tracking the spot price of LINK while incorporating staking rewards to enhance returns. This structure provides a familiar and compliant way for institutions and retail investors to participate in Chainlink’s ecosystem without needing to manage tokens directly. Chainlink, as a decentralized oracle network, plays a crucial role in connecting smart contracts on blockchains to real-world data, making it essential for DeFi, NFTs, and tokenized assets. The ETF’s launch follows Grayscale’s pattern of bringing crypto assets to traditional markets, similar to its Bitcoin and Ethereum offerings. By including staking, where LINK holders delegate tokens to secure the network and earn rewards, the…

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First Spot Chainlink ETF to Debut This Week, Says ETF Specialist

First Spot Chainlink ETF to Debut This Week, Says ETF Specialist

The post First Spot Chainlink ETF to Debut This Week, Says ETF Specialist  appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. During Monday’s market session, the Chainlink price witnessed an intraday sell-off of over 6.7% to trade at the $12 mark. The selling pressure followed Bitcoin’s breakdown below $85,000 and continued uncertainty in the broader market. However, the anticipated debut of Grayscale’s Chainlink ETF in the U.S market could bolster volatility and rebound opportunity in the near term. Key Highlights: Chainlink price could plunge another 10% to continue its downtrend within the channel pattern. Grayscale is converting its Chainlink Trust into a fully tradable Chainlink ETF, approved by the SEC. The LINK price faces dynamic resistance from the 20-day EMA slope. Chainlink ETF Approved as Grayscale Converts Trust to GLNK on NYSE Arca Grayscale Investments is taking its Chainlink stocks out of over-the-counter and into a full exchange product. The firm’s Chainlink Trust, which has been operating as a private vehicle since 2020, was cleared by the SEC to restructure as a spot ETF. Trading under the GLNK symbol on NYSE Arca begins December 2, following an announcement on November 28. The setup replaces the old OTCQX venue with all its OOTC identifiers and introduces ARCX as the new market code. This shift opens up Chainlink exposure to more market participants, as Grayscale did with its recent rollout for XRP and Dogecoin assets. The GLNK structure monitors the CoinDesk LINK reference rate; it fetches up-to-date pricing from different platforms to reflect the value of the token, less fees. Unlike standard holdings, it includes staking options once regulatory hurdles get out of the way, which enable a portion of the trust’s LINK to yield network yields through vetted providers. Custody is down to Coinbase, while Bank of New York Mellon is responsible for administration. Nate Geraci, who leads The ETF Store, flagged the development on X early on the 1st of December,…

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Historic Launch: First-Ever Spot LINK ETF from Grayscale Arrives Tomorrow

Historic Launch: First-Ever Spot LINK ETF from Grayscale Arrives Tomorrow

BitcoinWorld Historic Launch: First-Ever Spot LINK ETF from Grayscale Arrives Tomorrow The cryptocurrency world is on the cusp of a landmark event. Tomorrow, Grayscale Investments, a titan in digital asset management, will launch the first-ever spot LINK ETF. This move, first reported by Cointelegraph, is not just another fund listing; it’s a pivotal moment for Chainlink’s native token and a significant signal of growing institutional confidence […] This post Historic Launch: First-Ever Spot LINK ETF from Grayscale Arrives Tomorrow first appeared on BitcoinWorld.

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Who Is Austin Theory And Where Has He Been?

Who Is Austin Theory And Where Has He Been?

The post Who Is Austin Theory And Where Has He Been? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: WWE Superstar Austin Theory makes his entrance during Monday Night Raw at the SAP Center on February 26, 2024 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/WWE Via Getty Images) WWE via Getty Images Austin Theory is expected to make his official return to WWE programming on the December 1 episode of Raw in Glendale, Arizona. While WWE has not confirmed it, it is widely believed that Theory was the man who scaled the War Games cage, super kicked and curb stomped CM Punk to set up the Vision’s win in the main event of Survivor Series in San Diego, California on Saturday night. Theory pulled off Seth Rollins’ finisher in an effort to create some doubt in the minds of fans, but almost no one fell for it. In case you missed it, take a look at the finish that had wrestling fans talking through the weekend and leading up to Monday’s episode of Raw. Who is Austin Theory? INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 01: Austin Theory and John Cena wrestle for the United States Chamionship during WrestleMania Goes Hollywood at SoFi Stadium on April 01, 2023 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Getty Images Theory, 28 is a former two-time US Champion, a former Money in the Bank winner and he is viewed as a chosen one of sorts by former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. The latter categorization is a bit of a kiss of death with the WWE universe these days and it severely hampered Theory’s efforts to get over. How high was WWE on Theory? He wrestled John Cena at WrestleMania 39. Theory hasn’t appeared on WWE programming since June and hasn’t worked an event since July. Despite his rapidly descent from up-and-coming top Superstar of the future to…

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This $0.035 New Cryptocurrency is Taking Over Q4 2025, MUTM Climbs to 95% of Phase 6

This $0.035 New Cryptocurrency is Taking Over Q4 2025, MUTM Climbs to 95% of Phase 6

The post This $0.035 New Cryptocurrency is Taking Over Q4 2025, MUTM Climbs to 95% of Phase 6 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. One of the emerging new cryptocurrencies with a price of $0.035 is in the spotlight of the entire market as it is making another significant breakthrough. Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is currently at 95% allocation in Phase 6 and interest is swelling at an extremely high rate as the project is set to become one of the hottest-discussed DeFi tokens of Q4 2025. As the pace of development gains momentum and the volume of supply dwindles, the last part of this phase is under the scrutiny of investors. Quick Presale Growth  At the beginning of 2025 Mutuum Finance had its token offering at $0.01. Following steady demand in various phases, the token grew to $0.035, which is a 250% growth in presale. It has also raised more than $19M and over 18 200 holders up to date and this has made it have one of the most robust early communities in new crypto launches of the year. The 4B total supply consists of 1.82B (45.5%) of presale. Over 800M tokens have been already bought. Phase 6, is offered at $0.035, which is already 95% filled. Mutuum Finance encourages user participation directly by its 24-hours long leaderboard that rewards the highest contributor each day with $500 of MUTM. Mutuum Finance is designing a decentralized lending protocol based on a dual lending model. Through this framework, the type of loans offered becomes flexible and the risk is maintained at its check by the well-articulated collateralization rules and liquidation procedures are automated. One of its components is mtTokens that users are rewarded by providing the assets to the system. Mutuum Finance also functions based on the buy-and-distribute scheme, according to which a part of the protocol revenue is used by buying MUTM on the open market. The purchase of MUTM within the open market…

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Everything can be "contractualized": A revelation from pre-IPO on-chain experiments

Everything can be "contractualized": A revelation from pre-IPO on-chain experiments

How many types of assets are being traded on the blockchain? Most of them are native crypto tokens and stablecoins. This year, however, there has been an increase in high-growth RWAs (Real-World Assets) such as bonds, stocks, and gold. Innovation continues: Recently, leading decentralized exchange Hyperliquid launched a perpetual contract for artificial intelligence unicorn OpenAI. Yes, based on the Hyperliquid HIP-3 infrastructure, the decentralized derivatives platform Ventures has deployed perpetual contracts with SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The platform offers 3x leverage, and the open interest cap has been increased from $1 million to $3 million. This token can be seen as a "perpetual contract" of pre-IPO assets. This definition is highly imaginative. In traditional financial markets, pre-IPO equity transactions are strictly regulated and extremely restricted. Combining pre-IPO with perpetual contracts, without involving actual equity delivery, but rather engaging in "contractual valuation games," allows assets that would otherwise lack liquidity to "create something from nothing," thus gaining greater market potential. The positive signs are: after the launch, the trading activity of the contracts has increased slightly, and both the trading volume and price have fluctuated within a certain range, reflecting a certain market demand for Pre-IPO asset trading. However, the early low-liquidity market still faces many challenges: Are oracles stable? Are risk control mechanisms reliable? These are all key prerequisites for its continued development. Regardless, the PerpDEX sector has accelerated significantly this year, and Pre-IPO Tokens have the potential to reshape the on-chain derivatives landscape. Hyperliquid founder Jeff predicts that the perpetual contract market for "any asset" will create a billion-dollar market opportunity as finance becomes fully on-chain, with mobile applications designed for non-crypto users. What are your thoughts on "contractual" Pre-IPO Tokens? Core: The authenticity and credibility of price data As part of the RWA asset range, its feasibility depends on the standardization of the underlying assets. Pre-IPO assets have a reliable price source to some extent. How to continuously, stably, and verifiably provide a price for Pre-IPO assets that is closer to the true valuation requires rigorous observation of the oracle mechanism (a third-party service tool used to obtain, verify external information and transmit it to smart contracts running on the blockchain), which is also the key to the sustainability of the entire track. Policy arbitrage opportunities The regulatory environment remains ambiguous. The US CFTC's "innovation exemption" provides a regulatory sandbox for innovative derivatives; the EU's MiCA primarily focuses on spot trading; and perpetual contracts still have some room for innovation. Hyperliquid provides liquidity to unlisted assets through the "contractual, non-physical delivery" approach offered by HIP-3, which can be seen as providing an on-chain alternative to "restricted transactions". The "innovation" brought about by native encryption The on-chain contract speculative valuation brought about by Pre-IPO Tokens can, to some extent, reflect retail investors' views on the valuation of private companies, thus generating a wider impact. If the market continues to develop, it has the potential to form a "shadow market for restricted trading instruments," a new market brought about by Web3 technological innovation. Competition intensifies on the PerpDEX track Looking at the Perp DEX sector, in order to compete for market share and liquidity, DEXs are constantly exploring new, high-growth trading instruments to attract more users. In the initial data, trading volume of pre-IPO assets such as OpenAI was relatively limited, with the main impact concentrated on innovative experiments. However, if RWA-like perpetual contracts continue to be introduced, it could potentially lead to a redistribution of liquidity between crypto assets and traditional assets. The wave of "contracting everything for perpetual sustainability" 2025 will be a turbulent year. On the one hand, the crypto market is in a period of intense events and is very volatile. On the other hand, RWA is on the rise and RWA + perpetual contracts are also evolving rapidly. This is a trend of "full perpetual contractification" from crypto assets to traditional financial instruments: Prior to this, the public chain Injective had been working hard in the field of tokenized stock perpetual contracts. As of the first half of 2025, through its Helix DEX, it had accumulated a trading volume of more than $1 billion and could provide leverage of up to 25 times. Although the current trading volume of RWA perpetual contracts is relatively limited, it is demonstrating that decentralized infrastructure has the capability to support complex financial products, laying the technical and community foundation for the large-scale on-chaining of traditional assets in the future. This innovation will force traditional financial institutions to seriously consider how to use blockchain technology to reduce transaction costs and improve efficiency, and may ultimately drive the development of RWA tokenization and on-chain derivatives.

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Cardano to finally turn passive ADA holders into real DeFi participants with $30M liquidity push

Cardano to finally turn passive ADA holders into real DeFi participants with $30M liquidity push

Cardano is entering a very important phase in its development, as its founding institutions are attempting to deliver the core infrastructure that every major blockchain already treats as standard. On Nov. 27, a new proposal sought community approval to allocate 70 million ADA tokens (worth about $30 million) to onboard tier-one stablecoins, custody providers, cross-chain […] The post Cardano to finally turn passive ADA holders into real DeFi participants with $30M liquidity push appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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What Comes After the Bunker? Enter Sapphirepunk

What Comes After the Bunker? Enter Sapphirepunk

The Sapphirepunk Manifesto offers a name for a new era in cryptography. It is an exploration of how we got here, what we’re leaving behind, and what a post-cypherpunk future might feel like. The manifesto is a refraction of everything we have learned in crypto, in culture, and beyond.

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