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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Bitcoin’s price held at $91,453, backed by a market capitalization of $1.82 
trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $39.43 billion. Within the last day, 
its price danced between $90,278 and $91,510, never straying far from its 
newfound groove. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the 1-hour chart, bitcoin’s rhythm 
reveals a modestly bullish heartbeat—think cautious optimism […]

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