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Polymarket Cuts Staff as Kalshi Pulls Ahead
Polymarket is cutting staff while Kalshi's trading volume is about three times Polymarket's over 30 days.
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BlackRock’s IBIT Bleeds $2 Billion in Nine Straight Days of Outflows
US spot bitcoin ETFs logged nine straight days of outflows, with IBIT taking most of November's withdrawals.
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Stablecoin Firm KAST Buys Gemini’s Shuttered UK and EU Arm for Under $10 Million, Report Says
Report says stablecoin firm KAST bought Gemini's shuttered UK and EU arm for under $10M; no deal announced.
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Winklevoss twins sell UK and Europe Gemini operations, report
Reportedly Gemini sold its UK and Europe operations to KAST as part of cost-cutting.
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India's Financial Crimes Agency Searches CoinDCX, Delta Exchange Over Offshore Trades
India's Enforcement Directorate searched CoinDCX and Delta Exchange, alleging they routed Indian users' trades offshore through a Costa Rican shell.
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Zcash Could End Flow of Block Rewards to Community Grants as Polls Open Nov. 16
A Zcash draft would redirect the 8% block reward grants cut into a locked fund with no spending rules, and move 50,000 ZEC out of treasury; coinholder vote opens Nov. 16.
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Strategy to Leave MSCI Indexes By Month End, Metaplanet Also Out
Strategy and Metaplanet drop out of MSCI indexes at the Nov. 30 close; Strategy is the only one of 24 USA deletions not moving to small cap.
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Stablecoin supply falls $14.2B in biggest 30-day drop since June 2022
Major stablecoin market cap fell $14.2B in 30 days, the biggest drop since June 2022, leaving crypto markets with less liquidity to rally.
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Senators Ask White House if Kalshi-Betting Aide Could Get Clemency
Senators pressed the White House over whether a Kalshi-betting aide could receive clemency, with a Nov. 23 deadline for seven ethics questions.
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SEC Reportedly Backs CFTC Against Stock-Perps Injunction
The SEC reportedly backs the CFTC against a challenge to perpetual futures on US stocks, with Better Markets opposing.
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Polymarket trims workforce under investor pressure as Kalshi surges ahead
Polymarket is cutting staff under investor pressure, with more than half of those affected contractors, as Kalshi pulls ahead.
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Nomura weighs Laser Digital sale as European losses hit four straight quarters
Nomura is weighing a sale of its Laser Digital unit after four straight quarters of European losses.
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India’s financial crimes watchdog raids crypto exchanges CoinDCX and Delta over alleged illegal cross-border trades
India's Enforcement Directorate raided CoinDCX and Delta over alleged illegal cross-border crypto trades, which both exchanges say is not affecting operations.
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Gemini sells UK and European operations to stablecoin payments firm KAST for under $10 million
Gemini is selling its UK and European operations to stablecoin payments firm KAST for under $10 million as it retreats from overseas markets.
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Canaan may sell more bitcoin for stock buybacks as mining-rig revenue falls 96%
Canaan is selling bitcoin to fund buybacks as mining-rig revenue falls 96%, a sign of miner stress.
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MSCI is dropping Strategy from its index, and the exclusion could hit its bitcoin-buying machine
MSCI's exclusion of Strategy from its equity indices could limit the company's ability to keep buying bitcoin, according to analysts.
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Zcash holders to vote on pulling 50,000 ZEC, worth $50 million, from grants treasury
Zcash holders will vote on removing 50,000 ZEC (about $50M) from Zcash Community Grants and redirecting future block rewards to a development and legal-defense fund.
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MSCI Removes Strategy (MSTR) From Its USA Index, Forcing Index Funds to Sell by Nov. 30
MSCI will drop Strategy, Metaplanet and others from its global indexes at the Nov. 30 close, forcing index funds to sell.
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Stablecoin Drain, ETF Outflows Leave Bitcoin 'Running on Empty'
Stablecoin supply fell $14.2 billion in 30 days, the fastest contraction since June 2022, alongside weak ETF demand.
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Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Send $3.6 Billion in BTC to Exchanges at a Loss
Short-term Bitcoin holders have moved $3.6 billion to exchanges at a loss, with Binance seeing sharp inflows from recently moved coins.
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Polymarket Cuts Staff and Contractors in Reorganization
Polymarket cuts staff and contractors in a reorganization while revenue reportedly rises and it trails Kalshi.
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Deutsche Bank Goes Live With Crypto Custody After a Five-Year Buildup
Deutsche Bank's European custody service is live for Bitcoin, Ethereum and three stablecoins for institutional clients.
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OKXICE moves ahead with tokenized stocks as blue chips push back
OKX's tokenized stock debut on Nov. 23 tests a new SEC exemption, while Nasdaq warns cross-platform trading could fragment liquidity.
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Bitcoin Faces First Back-to-Back Annual Losses in History, But There's a Catch
Bitcoin is on track for its first back-to-back annual losses, breaking an 18-year pattern; the data has nuance.
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Stablecoin supply drops $14.2 billion in largest contraction since 2022 bear market
Stablecoin supply shrank $14.2 billion, the largest contraction since the 2022 bear market, with USDT and USDC down nearly $11 billion in a month.
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MSCI Rules Today on Cutting Strategy (MSTR) From Its Indexes After a Draft List Marks It Deleted
MSCI's November review applies a new non-operating company screen, and its draft list already marks Strategy and Metaplanet as deleted; the decision lands today at 5 p.m. ET.
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OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue Sets Launch, Turning to Crypto Companies After Big Tech Opts Out
OKX-ICE tokenized securities venue opens Nov. 23 with 70+ assets after 67 companies objected to listing.
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Anchorage Digital Lets Institutions Borrow Against Tether’s Tokenized Gold
Anchorage Digital now lets institutions hold, trade and pledge Tether Gold (XAU₮) as collateral through its Prime platform, with more tokenized assets planned.
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Russia’s Central Bank Clears Exchange to Open Bitcoin and Crypto Trading on Nov. 22
Bank of Russia ordinance lets exchanges begin organized crypto trading Nov. 22, pending central bank approval of their rules.
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Sports Betting Built the Prediction Market Boom. Is It Headed for a Ban?
Robinhood's filing shows event contracts earned $173M last quarter, more than its $120M from crypto, with sports wagers driving most of that growth and a possible ban looming.