Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s blunt reminder about buying low and selling 
high landed at a tense time for crypto traders. His line — “Sell when there is 
maximum greed, and buy when there is maximum fear” — was posted as markets 
showed fresh signs of strain and debate over whether now is a buying moment or 
another stall. Related Reading: Bitcoin Miners Face A Harsh December: Rising 
BTC Difficulty, Falling Hashprice CZ’s Message Meets Extreme Fear According to 
the Crypto Fear &amp; Greed Index, sentiment recently climbed to 20, moving out of 
“Extreme Fear” after a streak of low readings. The index had hit a yearly low 
of 10 on Nov. 22 and the market had spent eighteen days stuck in extreme fear. 
Unpopular opinion, but it&#8217;s better to sell when there is maximum greed, and 
buy when there is maximum fear. 🤷‍♂️ — CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) November 29, 
2025 Analysts called that stretch unusually deep. Matthew Hyland described it 
as the “most extreme fear level” of the cycle, and other traders argued that 
calling it extreme was being generous. Bitcoin Holds But Mood Is Fragile Based 
on reports, Bitcoin was trading at $91,780, a far cry from the all-time high 
of $126,000 reached in October. Prices remain up from 2024 lows of just over 
$40,000, yet confidence is thin. Santiment tracked online chatter and found 
talks focused more on volatility and institutional moves than on excitement. 
The Altcoin Season Index sat at 22/100, a clear sign that traders are favoring 
safety. Market Psychology Overrules Charts Traders reacted fast to CZ’s post. 
One user said emotion often beats logic in real trading. Another noted that 
markets tend to move on psychology well before technical signals line up. That 
gap between what traders know and what they do was on full display: many agree 
with the rule, and few actually follow it when prices slip. History Offers A 
Hint, Not A Guarantee Reports have disclosed that some analysts see a pattern. 
Nicola Duke pointed out that in the last five years, every time the market 
reached extreme fear, Bitcoin found a local bottom within weeks. While past 
stretches can offer context, they do not promise the same result now. Bitwise 
researcher André Dragosch warned that current pricing reflects a recession- 
level global growth outlook — the most bearish setting since 2020 and 2022 — 
which raises real risk for buyers. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s November Slump 
Could Trigger A 2026 Revival, Analysts Say Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Turns 
Positive After 29 Days Meanwhile, the Bitcoin (BTC) Coinbase premium finally 
flipped back into positive after nearly a month of staying in the red. Data 
from Coinglass on the 30th showed the premium at 0.0255%, marking the first 
positive reading in 29 days. For almost a month, the negative premium had 
suggested that selling pressure dominated the US market, with traders and 
investors leaning toward caution. The Coinbase premium tracks how Bitcoin’s 
price on Coinbase, a major US exchange, compares to the global average. When 
it’s positive, it means the US price is above the worldwide average. This is 
often seen as a sign that buying is picking up in the US, more institutions 
are getting involved, dollar liquidity is recovering, and overall investor 
confidence is improving. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView

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Although most models projected ETH prices above $4,000, one critical valuation 
model bucked the trend, signaling that ETH may be overvalued.

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Arthur Hayes warned that Tether is running a risky interest rate trade that 
could threaten USDT solvency if markets move against the stablecoin issuer. 
The BitMEX co-founder analyzed Tether&#8217;s latest attestation report and noted 
that a 30% decline in the…

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While crypto assets have bounced back and mended the dents left between Nov. 
12 and 25, gold and silver have quietly strutted into the spotlight, with 
silver even tagging a fresh all-time high over the past week. Analysts and 
banks are still eyeing higher ground for precious metals, and Goldman Sachs 
researcher Daan Struyven even […]

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The Layer 1 blockchain Monad has grabbed the headlines in the past few days 
following its successful launch earlier last week. MON, its native token, 
enjoyed a significant 80% surge on the back of the launch, hitting an all-time 
high of 0.048 on Wednesday, November 26. While the Monad protocol has enjoyed 
significant attention since going live, it appears that not everyone is 
confident in its potential adoption. Most notably, BitMEX co-founder Arthur 
Hayes has put forward a pessimistic outlook for the project, saying its token 
value could fall as much as 99%. Monad Has No Real Use Case: Hayes In a 
YouTube interview with Altcoin Daily, Hayes stated that any other Layer 1 
blockchain besides Ethereum and Solana is “zero” and is not going to do very 
well. Using Monad as an example, the former BitMEX CEO described the 
protocol’s coin as another “high FDV, low-float” token. Related Reading: 
Solana Braces For A Dual-Test Setup – Here’s What Could Happen Next Hayes said 
that Monad is going to be the new “Berachain” and expects its native token’s 
value to fall by 99% after the initial jump. Berachain, which launched in 
February 2025, has its native token BERA trading beneath $1, nearly 94% 
beneath its all-time high of $14.83. As of this writing, the Monad token is 
valued at around $0.0285, reflecting an over 40% decline since hitting its 
all-time high on Wednesday. Hayes highlighted that every new project’s token 
often enjoys an early price spike before facing a deep correction, as there is 
usually no real use case to back up the initial growth. The crypto founder 
noted that it is a classic case of FOMO (fear of missing out), especially 
after the massive success of Ethereum. Hayes said in the interview: Every coin 
gets their first pump and people want to believe in the new L1. Everybody 
wants to invest in the new Ethereum like they would have in 2014 when everyone 
missed it. Me included. But again, that doesn’t mean it [Monad] is going to 
actually have any real use case. Moving forward, Hayes went on to pick a 
“magnificent five” of protocols currently in the cryptocurrency space, 
including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, ZCash, and Ethena. If Not Layer 1s, What 
Next? It is little surprise that ZCash made it to the BitMEX co-founder’s list 
of top blockchain protocols. According to Hayes, ZCash and other privacy- 
focused coins—like Monero—will dominate the crypto narrative even more in the 
coming year. Related Reading: Ethereum Fusaka Will Be ‘The Most Bullish 
Upgrade’ Ever, Pundit Claims Additionally, Hayes mentioned that Zero Knowledge 
(ZK) proofs and quantum resistance are other crypto narratives to watch out 
for in 2026. Specifically, the crypto founder noted that the next winner in 
the crypto market over the next one to two years would come from the ZK space. 
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