The week of November 9 to November 16, 2025, was a period of extreme contrast, characterized by a severe market downturn and retail panic on one side, and highly confident, strategic institutional adoption on the other.
Market plunge below $95,000 sparks bear market fears
The biggest story affecting sentiment was the continued, sharp market correction. Bitcoin (BTC) plunged below the $95,000 level on November 14th, marking its lowest point in six months and extending its drop to over 24% from its October high.
As Coinidol.com reported previously, the decline was exacerbated by a massive $1.24 billion in leveraged long liquidations and sustained selling pressure from large holders, or “whales,” who used the $100,000 threshold as a profit-taking level.
BlackRock’s BUIDL fund accepted as collateral on Binance
BlackRock’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, BUIDL was announced as being accepted as off-exchange collateral for trading on Binance. This is a major victory for the Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization movement. It allows institutional traders to post compliant, yield-bearing tokenized assets as collateral, boosting capital efficiency and establishing a crucial, regulated bridge between traditional TradFi instruments (like Treasuries) and the decentralized trading world.
Strive upsizes $160M IPO to fuel Bitcoin accumulation
Despite the market turmoil, the capital markets for Bitcoin-focused corporate treasuries showed extraordinary strength. Strive, Inc. announced the successful closing of an oversubscribed and upsized $160 IPO of preferred stock on November 10th.
The high demand for Strive’s offering, which occurred right after Bitcoin’s steep decline, demonstrated that institutional capital views market corrections as buying opportunities. The funds are earmarked specifically to accelerate the company’s Bitcoin treasury holdings, reinforcing the long-term bullish outlook among sophisticated investors.
SoFi Launches Direct Crypto Trading
Traditional banking fully embraced digital assets as financial technology giant SoFi announced the phased rollout of SoFi Crypto, allowing customers to buy, sell, and hold dozens of cryptocurrencies directly within their main banking application.
This integration simplifies crypto access by eliminating the need for external exchanges, merging crypto trading with a user’s standard checking, savings, and lending products. This move by a chartered financial institution sets a new benchmark for how traditional banks will interact with digital assets, making crypto an integrated part of a consumer’s standard financial toolkit.
SharpLink doubles down on advanced Ethereum treasury & DeFi yields
The institutional focus on advanced altcoin strategies deepened as SharpLink Gaming, Inc., a major Ether holder, announced a massive expansion of its treasury strategy to target sophisticated DeFi yields.
The company announced plans to allocate an additional $200 million in ETH for deployment on platforms like Linea and EigenCloud to generate enhanced staking and restaking yields. This pivot from simple holding to active, compliance-focused participation in DeFi protocols confirms that large institutions view Ethereum as a core, yield-generating infrastructure asset.
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