Oracle

Oracles are essential infrastructure components that feed real-time, off-chain data (such as price feeds, weather, or sports results) into blockchain smart contracts. Without decentralized oracles like Chainlink and Pyth, DeFi could not function. In 2026, oracles have evolved to support verifiable randomness and cross-chain data synchronization. This tag covers the technical evolution of data availability, tamper-proof price feeds, and the critical role oracles play in ensuring the deterministic execution of complex decentralized applications.

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APRO (AT) to Binance HODLer Airdrops

APRO (AT) to Binance HODLer Airdrops

Binance has listed APRO (AT) as the newest project eligible for HODLer Airdrops, adding the data-oracle protocol to its expanding lineup of early-distribution tokens. Any user who kept BNB in Simple Earn or On-Chain Yields between 4 and 6 November 2025 will receive AT, with distributions scheduled ahead of trading. The exchange plans to open AT trading at 14:00 UTC on 27 November across four pairs: USDT, BNB, USDC and TRY. Deposits will be available from 10:30 UTC, and AT will launch with a seed tag. AT HODLer Airdrops Details Eligible users are those who held BNB in Simple Earn (flexible or locked) or in On-Chain Yields during the snapshot window from 4 November 00:00 UTC to 6 November 23:59 UTC. Binance will complete the AT distribution within 24 hours of the listing announcement. Token metrics: Name: APRO (AT) Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 AT Airdrop Allocation: 20,000,000 AT, representing 2 percent of supply Marketing Reserve: 20,000,000 AT earmarked for promotional use six months after listing Circulating Supply at Launch: 230,000,000 AT Listing Fee: None BNB Hard Cap: Individual holdings capped at 4 percent of the total eligible pool Source: Binance Binance noted that the airdrop covers a small slice of the supply, with additional allocations locked for longer-term ecosystem growth. Eligible users do not need to perform any extra steps; tokens will be credited automatically before the market opens. Introducing Binance HODLer Airdrops Binance’s HODLer Airdrops give long-term BNB users a way to receive new token distributions simply by keeping their assets in eligible earning products. Instead of requiring active participation or ongoing tasks, the program relies on historical snapshots of BNB balances to determine who qualifies. Learn more: Allora (ALLO) to Binance HODLer Airdrops Users who put BNB into Simple Earn, whether flexible or locked, are automatically counted in the snapshot pool and stay eligible for Launchpool and Megadrop rewards. Those who allocate BNB to On-Chain Yields also qualify for HODLer Airdrops and earn on-chain returns at the same time. What makes the program appealing is how little users need to do. As long as BNB stays in one of the supported products during the snapshot period, the account automatically qualifies for upcoming airdrops. There is no sign-up step, no special campaign to join and no manual claiming once the distribution goes live. How to Benefit from HODLer Airdrops Users who want to participate only need to allocate BNB into one of Binance’s supported Earn products. To join, they enter the Earn section, search for BNB and choose the product that fits their preferences. Binance tracks balances through multiple hourly snapshots and later uses them to compute the average holdings for each account. Each airdrop uses a separate snapshot period selected after the announcement. For example, a mid-June distribution may rely on balances recorded earlier that month. Once Binance completes the calculation, rewards are delivered directly to the Spot Wallet, often within one day. This approach lets BNB holders earn new tokens passively while keeping full control of their assets. Learn more: NFTPlazas first exchange choice to trade AT The post APRO (AT) to Binance HODLer Airdrops appeared first on NFT Plazas.

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The 7 Best Altcoins to Buy Now Before the Market Recovers: NNZ Token Leads the Pack

The 7 Best Altcoins to Buy Now Before the Market Recovers: NNZ Token Leads the Pack

When the market cools down, smart investors do not panic. They rotate. Downtrend periods often create the perfect entry points into the next cycle’s biggest winners. That is why traders are closely watching the best altcoins to buy now before the recovery phase kicks in. The goal is simple. Accumulate projects with low market caps, […]

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30% Of Crypto Market Makers Got Wiped, Mike Novogratz Says

30% Of Crypto Market Makers Got Wiped, Mike Novogratz Says

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says the October 10th crash in crypto was far more than a routine shakeout, claiming that roughly a third of market makers in parts of the ecosystem were effectively wiped out. “We had a flash crash and it did a lot of damage to the fabric of the market,” Novogratz told Anthony Scaramucci on the first-ever episode of “All Things Markets,” recorded November 26. “Even on Hyperliquid, the market makers, you know, 30 percent of them went out of business. Got zeroed.” Scaramucci framed the last 20 trading days as another brutal reminder of crypto’s structural volatility. “I know I have a trap door on my portfolio,” he said. “Once in a while I’ll be walking across the living room feeling beautiful about myself. And then, boom, a trap door opens and I have fallen into the basement of the house.” Related Reading: Will Crypto Explode If Kevin Hassett Takes Over The Fed In 2026? According to Novogratz, this particular trap door opened at Binance. “It started really by, you know, at Binance, they had an oracle which set price misfunction,” he said. That error hit a synthetic stablecoin and “created a cascade where people were getting stopped out because there was the wrong price.” The dislocation then bled into levered perpetual markets “like Hyperliquid, like Uniswap,” where “as prices went down, people started getting liquidated.” He argued that the way crypto participants use leverage turned a technical glitch into a systemic event. “What people don’t understand about crypto is that the crypto investor doesn’t play for 10, 11, 12 percent returns,” he said. “Crypto investor call themselves degens with pride. They want to turn one into 15. And so they trade a very volatile asset with a lot of leverage.” Perpetual futures make that leverage particularly dangerous for liquidity providers. “Perpetual futures are not normal futures,” Novogratz said, crediting “the genius that Arthur Hayes and his group of people” for a design where “as longs get liquidated, they’re paired off against shorts.” In a fast collapse, “you could be short and you lose your short position. Well, if you’re long on another exchange against that short position, you’re shit out of luck. And that happened to a lot of market makers.” Will The Crypto Market Recover? The result, he said, was a sharp loss of liquidity and retail capital. “We lost a lot of liquidity in the market. We lost a lot of retail punters who lost their stack,” he noted, adding that after such a wipeout “it takes a while for Humpty Dumpty to get put back together again.” Novogratz said he initially expected higher levels to hold. “I actually, to be fair, thought we were going to hold at higher levels at $90,000,” he admitted. “And we went all the way to $80,000. $80,000 was a maximum pain point… Got to $1.80 on XRP. We got to $125 on Solana. Real pain points.” He links the subsequent rebound to macro tailwinds, not healed sentiment. “Now we bounce up. We bounce because of the Fed. But we’re not out of the woods,” he said. “I do think Bitcoin will climb back towards $100,000 by the end of the year, but there’ll be sellers waiting there. We’ve done some medium-term damage to the psychology of the market.” Related Reading: Crypto Has Entered Late-Cycle Territory, Says Global Liquidity Veteran On the spot side, he highlighted massive profit-taking by early holders against ETF-driven inflows. “We had one $9 billion seller,” he said. “That’s one-third of all of IBIT’s flows of the year.” As US wealth channels move “from a zero weighting to a 3 to 4 percent weighting” in Bitcoin, that “was met with OG sellers.” “In the long run, that’s healthy,” he said. “In the short run, that’s painful.” Novogratz also argued that crypto is being repriced as a real business ecosystem rather than a pure story. “It’s a transition from just being a story — ‘we’re the most important industry… we’re going to decentralize the world’ — to ‘show me what crypto actually does,’” he said. “Some businesses are making money. Some businesses aren’t. There are some token ecosystems that make common sense to an investor and there’s some that all feel like they’re just an association.” Overlaying it all is a macro backdrop he views as increasingly supportive. He called the Fed’s recent signals and plans to ease bank cash requirements in repo “a monstrous liquidity boom that’s coming,” adding that “they’re going to bring rates down to 2 percent in the next 16 months” and that inflation will “creep higher,” implying negative real rates. For crypto, the message is double-edged: structurally de-levered, with fewer market makers and wounded sentiment, but still tied to a global liquidity cycle that Novogratz believes is turning in its favor — once Humpty Dumpty gets put back together again. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $91,115. Featured image from YouTube, chart from TradingView.com

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華爾街名嘴示警:Google Gemini 來勢洶洶,ChatGPT 恐陷生存危機?

華爾街名嘴示警:Google Gemini 來勢洶洶,ChatGPT 恐陷生存危機?

CNBC 指出 Google Gemini 3 威脅 OpenAI,若 ChatGPT 無反制恐被視為外強中乾。Google Gemini 的生態整合能力強大,引發華爾街關注。美國 CNBC 知名財經節目主持人Jim Cramer日前在節目中指出,Google 最新推出的 Gemini 3 大型語言模型,可能成為 OpenAI 有史以來最大的威脅。他認為,ChatGPT 若不採取反制措施,恐怕會被視為「外強中乾」。 Google Gemini 3 備受矚目,Salesforce CEO 也喊讚 特別點名 Google Gemini 的整體實力「令人振奮」,並透露 Salesforce 執行長 Marc Benioff 也直言偏好使用新版 Gemini,而非 ChatGPT。這一點引起了不少華爾街科技觀察人士的注意。 他強調,Google 在 AI 模型領域的強項在於生態整合能力,能將 Gemini 與旗下搜尋、Gmail、Docs 等服務無縫接軌,形成天然優勢。 除了產品競爭壓力,OpenAI 面臨的另一個關鍵挑戰是資金問題。他透露,OpenAI 曾承諾將投入約 1 兆美元資金持續擴展,這對其維持高速成長、吸引資金來說至關重要。但若使用者成長放緩,將牽動其未來營運節奏與合作夥伴信心。 值得注意的是,OpenAI 的重要合作夥伴之一甲骨文(Oracle)也可能受到影響。不過克雷默認為,即使 OpenAI 面臨風險,甲骨文仍具備吸引其他大型雲端客戶的能力,不會完全受限於單一客戶的命運。 ChatGPT 還有沒有機會逆轉? 雖 ChatGPT 面臨挑戰,但也不完全看衰 OpenAI,他認為該公司可能正投入研發下一代「革命性產品」。這也代表 AI 大戰仍未結束,ChatGPT 並非無力反擊,只是當前聲勢已遭 Gemini 重擊。 截至目前為止,Google(母公司 Alphabet)與 OpenAI 均尚未對此公開評論。     延伸閱讀:Gemini 3 威脅來襲?OpenAI 執行長內部信坦言技術落後很有壓力,燒錢大戰誰能笑到最後? 延伸閱讀:年薪破900萬搶人!OpenAI瘋搶的FDE是誰?為什麼比AI科學家還搶手? 延伸閱讀:OpenAI 推出 GPT-5.1,新增友善、專業、直率等多種個性語氣選擇  加入T客邦Facebook粉絲團

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Altcoins Are Suffering Heavy Losses, But There Are Two Exceptions – This Year Has Been Incredible for These Two Altcoin Groups

Altcoins Are Suffering Heavy Losses, But There Are Two Exceptions – This Year Has Been Incredible for These Two Altcoin Groups

The post Altcoins Are Suffering Heavy Losses, But There Are Two Exceptions – This Year Has Been Incredible for These Two Altcoin Groups appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. While the negative sentiment that has dominated the cryptocurrency market in recent weeks has caused sharp pullbacks in many major altcoins, privacy-themed tokens have stood out as a notable exception. Privacy tokens, the only segment that remained in positive territory along with exchange tokens, recorded the strongest growth since the beginning of the year, attracting investor attention again. According to the data in the image, privacy-focused projects stand out from all other categories in both weekly performance and year-to-date growth. While the overall market remained negative during this period, established privacy coins like Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), and Decred (DCR) gained strong momentum with double-digit gains. Zcash (ZEC), which topped the list, rose 26.02% in the last week, bringing its market capitalization to $8.3 billion. Monero (XMR) also saw a weekly increase of 11.08%, reaching a market capitalization of $7.28 billion. Another prominent privacy-themed project, Dash (DASH), continued its strong performance, closing the week up 16.03%. Even Decred (DCR), which had long been under the radar, provided support for the category with a 14.31% weekly increase. Most altcoins outside this segment remain in negative growth territory. For example, projects like Litecoin (LTC), Canton (CC), OriginTrail (TRAC), and Mina (MINA) have seen mostly sideways or limited gains during the week, while the overall market is currently showing a weak outlook. All categories except privacy and exchange tokens have been stuck in negative performance territory since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, ZKsync (ZK), among the newer projects in the privacy world or considered infrastructure-focused, has rallied 11.56% in the last week, while Starknet (STRK) has rallied a staggering 40.69%. While these two projects aren’t considered core representatives of the “privacy token” class, the momentum surrounding scalability and ZK-technologies suggests they are attracting significant interest in the category. Here are…

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$60 billion market predicted by 2026

$60 billion market predicted by 2026

The post $60 billion market predicted by 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tokenized real-world assets are projected to reach $60 billion in 2026, according to a report released by blockchain oracle platform RedStone. Summary RedStone’s report predicts substantial growth in tokenized assets. The trend is fueled by rising institutional interest in private credit, tokenized Treasuries, and equities. Private credit is projected to represent 45-50% of the tokenized asset market by 2026. The market has experienced substantial growth since late 2023, with institutional interest increasing in on-chain private credit, tokenized Treasuries, and tokenized equities, the report stated. Private credit currently represents the largest category within the tokenized asset sector and is expected to account for approximately 45-50% of the real-world asset market in 2026, according to RedStone’s analysis. Tokenized equities are forecast to experience the fastest growth rate, with projections indicating 200-300% expansion following anticipated clarification of U.S. regulatory rules in mid-2026, the report said. Tokenized Treasuries, including BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, are also expected to register strong growth, according to the findings. RedStone operates as a blockchain oracle platform that provides data feeds for decentralized finance applications. Source: https://crypto.news/redstone-tokenized-assets-reach-60-billion-2026/

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Chainlink Leads DeFi Development as Crypto Market Begins Epic Rebound

Chainlink Leads DeFi Development as Crypto Market Begins Epic Rebound

The post Chainlink Leads DeFi Development as Crypto Market Begins Epic Rebound appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Insights: Chainlink (LINK) price in focus as it tops the latest Santiment ranking for active DeFi development. New tokenized stock tools on Solana use Chainlink pricing. Chainlink secures most oracle value, holding a strong lead in the sector. Chainlink (LINK) price is in the limelight as it is leading new DeFi development activity. Several data points show rising work across major blockchain projects. The shift comes while the wider crypto market begins to show early signs of recovery and developers expand new use cases on Solana and other networks. Chainlink Leads Santiment’s New DeFi Development Ranking It is worth noting that the latest Santiment ranking placed Chainlink (LINK) at the top of active DeFi development. The list reviewed real development events from GitHub and removed low-value actions, which gives a clearer picture of actual work. Chainlink holds the first position on the chart. DeepBook and DeFiChain follow next. FOX, Lido DAO, Babylon, Injective, Curve, and Osmosis also appeared in the top group. In a medium article, Santiment explained that development activity helps show how much attention each ecosystem receives from its builders. The ranking covered developers who write code, update features, and keep systems stable. Chainlink DeFi Development Profile | Source: Santiment This focus is important because users often look at active development to understand which projects might remain strong over time. The ranking also highlights the range of teams still building even during market swings. Still, work continues across different chains. Each project shows a mix of steady progress and industry-specific changes. Chainlink remains one of the most active projects in the space, which reflects its wider role across many networks. The chart shared in the ranking shows Chainlink with a comfortable lead in development activity over the past 30 days. Other projects move up or down in…

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Tokenized assets surge: $60 billion market predicted by 2026

Tokenized assets surge: $60 billion market predicted by 2026

Tokenized real-world assets are projected to reach $60 billion in 2026, according to a report released by blockchain oracle platform RedStone.

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Why did Apro (AT) Jump Over 30% Today?

Why did Apro (AT) Jump Over 30% Today?

Decentralized data oracle protocol Apro saw an impressive price increase over the last 24 hours. According to on-chain data from CoinGecko, the native token surged over 30% on Thursday. At the time of writing, however, AT has relinquished some of its gains. The asset now trades at approximately $0.25. This represents a 25.7% price rise from one day ago. Additionally, its market capitalization exceeds $59 million. It also has a daily trading volume of over $157 million, a 312.6% increase in the last 24 hours. Apro’s recent price increase is quite notable. This is because the token hit an all-time low price of approximately $0.18 earlier in the day before its price pump. Currently, the token’s value is 35% above its all-time low and 70% below its all-time high of $0.85. Why the Price Jump? The reason behind AT’s price jump is attributed to some recent events. First, Binance announced that it included the token in its HODLer Airdrops program and named it the 59th project on the airdrops page. According to the platform, this airdrop is available to “users who subscribed their BNB to Simple Earn (Flexible and/or Locked) and/or On-Chain Yields products from 2025-11-04 00:00 (UTC) to 2025-11-06 23:59 (UTC).” For context, Binance HODLer Airdrops is a program that incentivizes BNB holders with token airdrops. The airdrop distribution is calculated based on historical snapshots of their BNB balances at random periods. Eligible holders receive their rewards in their spot accounts within 24 hours after Binance announces the event.  To automate their eligibility for token rewards, holders need to subscribe their funds to Simple Earn and On-Chain Yields. They are not required to perform extra tasks. Thus, it is a simple way to earn additional tokens. Following the airdrop news, the exchange confirmed Apro (AT) debut on its spot market. Binance revealed that it listed the token on November 27, 2025, at 14:00 (UTC). However, users could make deposits from 10:30 (UTC). The AT token was paired with USDC, USDT, TRY, and BNB. Although the asset was delisted from Binance Alpha after spot trading commenced, users can still sell their tokens on the platform. About Apro (AT) Apro is a decentralized data oracle designed to connect off-chain real-world information with blockchain data. As a multi-chain protocol, it is compatible with various ecosystems, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Solana. Apro also aims at reducing reliance on centralized data sources. As such, its use cases cut across artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized finance (DeFi), and real-world assets (RWAs).  AT is the native utility asset that supports governance, staking, and reward distribution within the oracle. The token grants holders access to governance rights, enabling them to propose and vote on system upgrades. AT is also used to execute network operations such as paying for data requests and accessing specialized data services. The AT token has a total supply of 1 billion tokens, and 2% (20,000,000 AT) have been allocated for HODLer Airdrops. Meanwhile, 23% of the maximum supply, which amounts to 230,000,000 tokens, entered into circulation upon listing on Binance. Due to its limited supply, Apro (AT) has a deflationary potential. Thus, no new tokens can be minted after the 1 billion cap is reached. This might create scarcity in the future, a likely positive factor for long-term value. The post Why did Apro (AT) Jump Over 30% Today? appeared first on CoinTab News.

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Expect deeper price drawdowns as Bitcoin’s ‘maturing phase’ continues, says analyst

Expect deeper price drawdowns as Bitcoin’s ‘maturing phase’ continues, says analyst

Can Bitcoin investors relax? The recent brutal price drawdown isn’t the end of the cycle but instead a sign that the market is maturing, says Fabian Dori, chief investment officer at Sygnum bank, who argues that sharper swings should be expected as Bitcoin transitions from fringe speculative asset to a more established market. “From a cycle perspective, we see a maturing phase rather than an ending one,” Dori wrote in a Thursday note to clients. “Volatility and drawdowns could indeed become more pronounced — but the macro environment remains supportive.”Bitcoin’s correction looks excessive rather than structural, according to Dori. Despite maximum fear in sentiment indicators and massive deleveraging across different platforms, on-chain fundamentals continue improving, he wrote. The number of addresses that consistently accumulate Bitcoin has nearly doubled since October, while exchange reserves hit new lows. Meanwhile, macro tailwinds remain intact with hopes that the Fed will end quantitative tightening in December.But still, the top cryptocurrency has fallen more than 20% from its October highs, erasing nearly all of its year-to-date gains, which has also pushed the broader crypto market into negative territory. The selloff has been amplified by a toxic cocktail of macro shocks, market structure stress, and liquidity pressure. Depending on who you ask, Bitcoin has a long way down to go. Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, said on Linkedin that $50,000 is on the table for 2026. Even the permabull Arthur Hayes, known for his six-figure targets for Bitcoin, has alerted investors that the top crypto could be in for some more downside. Others remain bullish. On a November 24 episode of What Bitcoin Did, Bitcoin analyst James Check said that his base case for 2026 remains $150,000 with a possibility of heading to $200,000. ‘Disproportionally negative’Why has Bitcoin fallen so hard? Well, the end of 2025 has brought a cascade of negative catalysts.First, the US and China trade war escalated once again. Second, the historically long US government shutdown limited macro visibility and delayed key data releases. Moreover, the stronger-than-expected labour data reduced prospects for a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve.Adding fuel to the fire is the market structure. A historic liquidation cascade triggered by excessive leverage and immature price oracles wiped out overleveraged positions to a staggering tune of $19 billion. Finally, liquidity dried up as the US Treasury built up its cash account and digital asset treasury companies exhausted their buying power.“The reaction has been disproportionally negative,” Dori wrote.2026 looks healthyTo be sure, market conditions should improve as 2026 arrives. Business cycle indicators point to an acceleration driven by services, while many eyes are on the Fed to see if the agency puts an end to quantitative tightening in December. Regulatory momentum continues despite the government shutdown delaying the Clarity Act.So can Bitcoin investors kick their feet up? Not exactly. Dori’s view is that even though there are some attractive buy opportunities for Bitcoin right now, “the current environment is uncomfortable.”But that definitely beats a bear market. Pedro Solimano is DL News’ Buenos Aires-based markets correspondent. Got a tip? Email him at psolimano@dlnews.com.

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