Happy Sunday crypto fam, we are here with the most important crypto updates from 29 November. While most of us were sleeping off after Thanksgiving leftovers the crypto market kept cooking.
Let’s take a quick look at the important crypto updates that actually matter.
Ethereum’s Gas Limit Drama: “180 Million Is Just the Floor”
If you thought the recent bump from 45 million to 60 million gas units per block was spicy, I have an important crypto news for you.
Ethereum O.G. and DeFi degen Anthony Sassano went on Bankless yesterday and said the community and core devs are targeting at least a 3× increase in the gas limit over the next couple of years.
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Some analysts are openly floating 5× in 2026.
This means cheaper transactions, way more room for rollups, real-world apps, and everything else the ecosystem has been begging for.
Sassano’s exact words: “180 million is the floor, we can go higher.” Music to every ETH maxi’s ears.
South Africa’s Reserve Bank to Retail CBDC: “Yeah… We’re Good” in Important Crypto News Update
In a 74 page research paper that basically reads “thanks but no thanks,” the South African Reserve Bank said there’s no “strong immediate need” for a retail central bank digital currency right now.
They could technically launch one tomorrow if they want and the tech is ready, but they’re choosing not to.
Plus, with 16% of adults in South Africa still unbanked, a half-cooked CBDC that can’t beat cash on privacy, offline use, or zero fees would probably cause more problems than it solves.
Refreshingly pragmatic take from a major central bank, if you ask me.
CoinShares Quietly Pulls the Plug on Its Staked Solana ETF Filing in Important Crypto Update
In a Friday afternoon document dump, CoinShares withdrew its SEC application for a staked Solana ETF.
They blamed the whole structuring deal and asset purchase behind no shares being sold, nothing to see here.
That said, the staked SOL ETF train is still rolling and in fact REX-Osprey got there first in June, Bitwise followed in October and pulled in a massive $223 million on day one.
But to me, it’s still wild that SOL is down from its September highs above $250 while these products keep launching. Narrative and price doing their usual decoupling dance here.
That’s your Sunday serving of the important crypto updates, served hot, no fluff, straight to the point.
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