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Bitcoin/Crypto Daily Podcast — 12/02/2025
Welcome back! Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories: a fast-moving crypto selloff, regulatory headlines out of China, fresh exploit news, and a busy week ahead for Ethereum and ETFs. Here’s what you need to know in a few quick, actionable takeaways.
Crypto Markets Today: Hawkish BOJ Comments Spur Sharp BTC Downturn
Source: Read the full article | Authors: Oliver Knight, Omkar Godbole | Date: December 1, 2025
Bitcoin and major tokens slid after the CME open, with hawkish remarks from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda amplifying risk-off moves; the CoinDesk 20 fell nearly 6%. Derivatives showed sharply negative funding and a jump in implied volatility, while altcoins absorbed more than 430 million dollars in liquidations. Despite oversold readings hinting at a relief bounce, breadth remains weak and the altcoin season gauge is still subdued.
Bitcoin Drop Ends Up Liquidating $500M Bullish Bets in Early Asia Trading
Source: Read the full article | Author: Shaurya Malwa | Date: December 1, 2025
A thin Asian session triggered a cascade that wiped out about 646 million dollars in leveraged positions, nearly 90 percent of them longs, across major venues. Bitcoin slid to the mid-86k range and ether toward 2,815, with open interest bleeding lower as October’s leverage continues to wash out. Expect choppy intraday swings until liquidity improves during the U.S. session.
Legendary Trader Peter Brandt Warns Deeper Bitcoin Price Crash Below $58K
Source: Read the full article | Author: Varinder Singh | Date: December 1, 2025
Veteran trader Peter Brandt reiterated a bearish near-term view, flagging downside scenarios toward the low-70k and even mid-40k region based on long-term trend bands. He previously highlighted 81k and 58k as key supports, and on-chain reference levels around 56k align with that risk zone. While he remains long-term constructive on BTC, he warns that institutional de-risking could push prices below 50k in a deeper drawdown.
Bitcoin Slides More Than 5% As Crypto Selloff Resumes
Source: Read the full article | Author: Siladitya Ray | Date: December 1, 2025
Bitcoin fell more than 5 percent back below 86k as the broader crypto selloff resumed, erasing part of last week’s rebound. Traders eyed a potential test near 80k, while a 9 million dollar exploit at Yearn Finance further weighed on sentiment. Ether dropped to roughly 2,840 and majors slumped, pulling total crypto market value back under 3 trillion dollars.
China To Intensify Crackdown on Virtual Currencies, Including Stablecoins: Report
Source: Read the full article | Authors: Omkar Godbole, Sam Reynolds | Date: December 1, 2025
Beijing reiterated that virtual currencies are not legal tender and pledged tougher enforcement as speculative activity rises. Officials singled out stablecoins for weak customer identification and AML controls, a stance that contrasts with more supportive approaches elsewhere. Hong Kong, operating under a separate legal regime, continues to court crypto firms despite the mainland’s posture.
Hacked Down: Crypto Daybook Americas
Source: Read the full article | Authors: Jamie Crawley, Omkar Godbole | Date: December 1, 2025
December opened soft, with BTC near 86.8k amid BoJ rate worries and weak China data. Another DeFi exploit at Yearn underscored a wider security problem, with more than 9 billion dollars lost to hacks and scams in the past year and limited recoveries. Near term, all eyes are on Chair Powell’s remarks for clues on rate-path expectations and dollar direction.
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade, Grayscale Chainlink Trust: Crypto Week Ahead
Source: Read the full article | Authors: Francisco Rodrigues, Siamak Masnavi | Date: December 1, 2025
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade lands midweek, coordinating consensus and execution updates to better handle layer-2 transaction throughput. Grayscale plans to convert its Chainlink trust into a spot ETF, extending token ETF offerings beyond the largest assets. A busy slate of protocol upgrades, unlocks, and macro prints could keep volatility elevated.
Se acabó la fiesta: el Bitcoin se viene abajo después de los avisos de China sobre su ilegalidad
Source: Read the full article | Author: Iago Rodriguez | Date: December 1, 2025
Spanish outlet Andro4all framed China’s latest warning as a key catalyst for Bitcoin’s 5 percent pullback to the mid-86k area. The piece highlights how regulatory headlines from China continue to sway sentiment years after the mainland ban. It also underscores the market’s sensitivity during low-liquidity windows.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink, bitcoin plummets in downbeat start to December
Source: Read the full article | Author: Not specified | Date: Not provided
Yahoo Finance’s live markets coverage tracked a risk-off open as the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq slipped while bitcoin tumbled to kick off December. The cross-asset pullback aligns with broader macro uncertainty and leverage unwinds pressuring crypto into the new month.
Filecoin Slumps More Than 10%
Source: Read the full article | Authors: Will Canny, CD Analytics | Edited by Sheldon Reback | Date: December 1, 2025
Filecoin underperformed with a slide of more than 10 percent to roughly 1.46 dollars, driven by a volume surge and a breakdown through prior support. Technicals point to resistance near 1.47 to 1.58 and a risk toward 1.40 if support fails, though selling pressure shows signs of exhaustion. The drop came as the CoinDesk 20 index fell about 7 percent.
Bottom line: Macro jitters from Japan, a renewed regulatory drumbeat in China, and persistent security lapses kept risk appetite in check, while leverage continued to unwind across crypto. Yet, the building blocks remain in motion — from Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade to expanding ETF access — setting the stage for the next phase once liquidity and confidence stabilize. Keep position sizes disciplined, watch Powell’s cues and liquidity conditions, and stay tuned for midweek upgrade and ETF milestones.
