Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (November 28) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC.
Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news.
Bitcoin and Ether price update
Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$91,586.78, up by 1.1 percent over 24 hours. Its lowest price of the day was US$90,485.83, and its highest was US$91,839.31.
Bitcoin price performance, November 28, 2025.
Chart via TradingView
Meanwhile, Ether (ETH) was at US$3,060.34, up by 1.4 percent over 24 hours. Its lowest price on Friday was US$2,986.86 and its highest was US$3,061.67.
Altcoin price update
XRP (XRP) was priced at US$2.24, up by 0.6 percent over 24 hours.
Solana (SOL) was trading at US$141.20, down by 0.2 percent over 24 hours.
Fear and Greed Index snapshot
Chart via CoinMarketCap.
CMC’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index continues to climb steadily after plunging into ‘extreme fear territory’ in the last to weeks, currently settling at 20 and inching closer to ‘fear.’
Bitcoin’s rebound from the mid-US$80,000 zone has triggered a swift and notable shift in market sentiment, accelerating far faster than most traders anticipated. After briefly cooling near US$80K, many expected a sluggish recovery phase.
Instead, optimism snapped back, with the sentiment index rising ten points over the week and marking one of its sharpest moves in recent months. The increase corresponds with heavier buying activity and reduced caution among traders who had previously stayed on the sidelines during the pullback.
Today’s crypto news to know
Visa expands stablecoin settlement push with Aquanow partnership
Visa (NYSE:V) has deepened its stablecoin strategy by teaming up with Aquanow to support faster settlement across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The deal plugs Aquanow’s infrastructure directly into Visa’s payment rails, allowing banks and payment firms in the region to settle transactions in approved stablecoins such as USDC.
Visa says the upgrade is aimed at institutions seeking cheaper and quicker cross-border settlement options as demand for digital-asset rails grows. The company also aims to modernize the “back-end plumbing” of payments by reducing reliance on traditional networks with multiple intermediaries.
Aquanow, which processes billions in crypto transactions each month, will provide liquidity and technical support for the integrations.
The collaboration follows Visa’s recent stablecoin payout pilot, Visa Direct, which lets businesses fund transactions in fiat while recipients opt to receive stablecoins directly in their wallets.
UK backs “no gain, no loss” tax model for DeFi activity
The U.K. government has endorsed a major shift in how decentralized finance transactions are taxed, moving to eliminate capital gains charges when users deposit tokens into lending protocols or liquidity pools.
Under the current rules, deposits can be treated as disposals, often generating tax liabilities even when investors haven’t realized any economic gain. HMRC’s updated guidance supports a “no gain, no loss” approach that would tax users only when they withdraw assets and eventually sell them.
The proposal comes after two years of industry feedback from firms, many of which argued that the existing system distorts reality and burdens ordinary users with excessive record-keeping.
The new model would apply to both simple lending and automated market makers, ensuring that only genuine gains or losses are captured for tax purposes.
Australia introduces digital assets bill
Australia has tabled a new digital assets bill aimed at ending years of regulatory uncertainty and preventing a repeat of past offshore failures such as FTX and Celsius. T
The proposed Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025, would require platforms holding customer crypto to meet the same licensing and conduct standards applied across the financial sector.
Officials said the legislation is designed to bring crypto businesses fully into the regulated economy, ensuring transparency, custody safeguards, and clear accountability.
The bill includes exemptions for smaller operators that process under US$10 million annually and hold less than US$5,000 per customer, mirroring existing thresholds for low-risk financial products.
The government argues that modernizing the rules could unlock as much as US$24 billion a year in productivity and efficiency gains.
Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.