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November 26 Crypto & Finance – Texas $10M BTC Purchase, Solana Memecoins Surge Back

Fuck, I'm so dumb... Sorry for titling those news as October. We're in NOVEMBER! Anyways, todays news... Starting with Texas, the first state to buy Bitcoin spot ETF.

  • Over $800M flowed out of BTC Spot ETFs in a single day, while demand for altcoin market ETFs continues.

  • Monad mainnet launched after raising $431M, but the token is trading below its ICO price. Technical issues on launchpads like nad.fun and Alloca show that while hype is easy, real infrastructure is much harder to deliver.

  • The U.S. state of Texas became the first state to accumulate a Bitcoin spot ETF, purchasing $10M worth of BlackRock’s spot BTC ETF. The announcement came from the Texas Blockchain Council.

  • Walmart is now testing ads inside its AI shopping agent, Sparky hinting at the next phase of monetized chat experiences. Users were shown a “Sponsored Prompt,” and one click triggered Sparky’s answer followed by a direct click to buy ad, signaling how shopping might quietly shift into AI-driven funnels. Is it good or bad, I don't know...

  • Same with Binance they're also launching an AI agent to trade, search news and make yourself feel better. It's called "BiBi" I just started doing this and AI is already taking my job.

  • Memecoins are back in the spotlight, especially on Solana. FARTCOIN rebounded 55%, WOJAK hit all-time highs, and USELESS came back to life. This reflects Prospect Theory’s classic “risk-seeking in losses,” as investors hold tighter when underwater.

  • Polymarket received official approval from the CFTC for an amended designation, allowing the platform to open access to U.S. markets through intermediaries.

  • The Singapore Exchange’s BTC and ETH perpetual contracts saw 2,000 contracts and $35M notional volume on day one.

  • Deutsche Bank expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates by 25 bps in December. Polymarket users agree, assigning an 85% probability to a rate cut.

There are several bullish signals for the market, but caution is still advised. You never know their next move... Thanks for reading stay tuned for more updates.