Market Whiplash: Bitcoin slid to ~$109K amid $1.1B in liquidations and the Crypto Fear & Greed Index hitting its lowest since April, before bouncing back above $110K on Friday [1][2]. Ethereum rebounded 3.8% to reclaim $4,000 as fresh U.S. inflation data matched forecasts [3]. Michael Saylor predicted Bitcoin will “move up” to new all-time highs by year-end, citing ETF inflows, strong Q4 seasonality and daily corporate buys outpacing new supply [4].
DeFi & Stablecoin Innovations:Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov launched “Yield Basis,” a new DeFi protocol aiming to deliver sustainable on-chain Bitcoin yield without impermanent loss[5][6]. Backed by $5M and using vote-escrow governance, it caps initial liquidity…
