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Blur NFT Marketplace to Shut Down Next Month as Trading Slows
Blur announces its web interface closes November 12 as monthly NFT volume is down over 99.5% from its 2023 peak; contracts stay live onchain.
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MNX Launches Futures on AI Lab IPOs and Revenue
MNX launched leveraged futures settled on AI lab IPO filings, private valuations, and revenue estimates, a niche product launch.
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Strive reports $208M in warrant exercises as Bitcoin holdings jump 11%
Strive reports $208M in warrant exercises and now holds 32,773 BTC as the fifth-largest public corporate holder.
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Crypto exchange MNX takes on OKX, BitGet offering pre-IPO futures for AI giants
MNX offers pre-IPO futures on private AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, a niche product with some novelty.
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Interactive Brokers expands crypto services with Ethereum staking via Zerohash
Interactive Brokers now lets eligible clients stake ETH through its platform, with zerohash providing the service.
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DRW and Marex complete OTC swap referencing tokenized S&P iBoxx Index
DRW and Marex completed the first OTC swap referencing a fully tokenized index, settled via Canton Network with Kaiko data.
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Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking Through Zerohash
Interactive Brokers now offers Ethereum staking via Zerohash, with clients keeping at least 70% of rewards.
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Strive buys 3,311 bitcoin for $280 million in largest acquisition since January
Strive bought 3,311 BTC for $280M, lifting holdings to 32,773 BTC.
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Strive Adds 3,311 Bitcoin as Warrants Covering 15.3 Million Shares Near Expiry
Strive added 3,311 BTC as warrant exercises of about $208M came due, and set a binding $100 minimum for SATA preferred shares.
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Fed Odds, DeFi Yields, and Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade
Coin Metrics weekly note on the Fed's October decision, DeFi yields, and the Glamsterdam Ethereum upgrade.
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Binance Closes Its Mining Pool and Cloud Mining, Gives Miners Four Weeks to Move Hashrate
Binance Pool stops accepting mining shares Nov. 10, with miners having until Nov. 24 to view records and payouts before the pages close.
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Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch
Sberbank has regulatory approval to run a crypto exchange and plans BTC, ETH and USDT trading for clients from December; a notable step for Russian banking.
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DRW and Marex Execute Bond-Index Swap on Canton
DRW and Marex executed a bond-index swap on Canton linked to licensed S&P benchmark data, with cash and collateral integration planned next.
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Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares
Federated Hermes, a $911B asset manager, is partnering with Prometheum to offer blockchain-based share classes in traditional brokerage accounts, a meaningful tokenization milestone.
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Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto
Sberbank has won approval to offer crypto trading to all clients from Dec. 1 and is already testing BTC, ETH and USDT trades in its app.
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Metaplanet to issue $329M convertible bonds to pay debt, fund share buybacks
Metaplanet plans a zero-interest five-year bond to refinance Bitcoin-collateralized loans and fund buybacks without selling BTC.
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NFT Marketplace Blur to Shut Down Website, Stop New Blend Loans Next Month
Blur is shutting its website and stopping new Blend loans next month as NFT volumes have collapsed from their peak.
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Bitcoin whale that sat through the March 2020 crash moves $378 million
An early-2020 bitcoin whale that held through the Covid crash moved $378 million on-chain. Mostly an on-chain movement story with limited context.
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Binance VIP head says hedge funds are actively exploring arbitrage opportunities on crypto venues
A Binance VIP executive says hedge funds are exploring arbitrage on crypto venues, citing deeper liquidity and 24/7 trading. Mostly an executive comment, not hard data.
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Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million
About $800 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours during an Asian chip-stock selloff, with tokenized SanDisk bets seeing more liquidations than XRP.
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Bitcoin whale moves $378 million in BTC after six years of dormancy: onchain data
A wallet dormant since March 2020 moved about 4,582 BTC, now worth roughly $378 million, per onchain data. Notable for a large old-coin wake-up, though the snippet is thin.
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South Korea moves to block 27 crypto websites, including KuCoin, MEXC
South Korea is moving to block 27 crypto sites including KuCoin and MEXC over unregistered exchanges, with users warned of possible withdrawal difficulties.
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FTX’s crypto mining venture is now used to advance AI
FTX's former 20% stake in Genesis Digital Assets is being used to fund AI work, a notable outcome of the FTX bankruptcy estate.
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Robinhood Reports $15B in Stock Token Trading as Chain Passes 100 Days
Robinhood says its stock tokens reached $15B in trading and 200,000 holders in 100 days, while Morpho data shows about $1.1B deposited on the chain.
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IMF Finds Most Tokenized Equity Trading Happens Outside Regular Hours
IMF research finds most tokenized equity trading happens outside regular hours, showing real demand for 24/7 access but challenges in building liquid markets.
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Crypto PACs report $2.7M spending blitz on House races as midterms loom
A crypto-aligned PAC announced a $2.7M ad buy backing pro-crypto House candidates ahead of the US midterms.
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Binance launches AI trading tool after 150,000-user beta
Binance launched a free AI trading interface to all English users after a 150,000-user beta.
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Ripple-Backed Evernorth Hits Nasdaq Holding 473 Million XRP Worth Far Less Than It Paid
Evernorth's XRP treasury SPAC closed with most investors cashing out and holdings worth about 40% less than at signing.
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Thoughts on institutional ownership of btc? Is it a threat to the original intent of the technology?
Discussion on whether institutional ETF ownership of bitcoin undermines its decentralized, peer-to-peer original intent.
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Bitcoin miners face widening AI financing costs as lenders scrutinize deals
Bitcoin miners need roughly $50B for AI infrastructure, with funding gaps at IREN, Riot and HIVE and lenders scrutinizing deals.