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Apple, Meta reject OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans, leaving crypto firms as the ones to watch
Apple and Meta rejected OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans, leaving crypto firms like Strategy and Coinbase as the remaining issuers.
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US 401(k) proposal leaves door open to altcoins, but hurdles remain
A 401(k) proposal does not exclude altcoins, but experts see hurdles for smaller tokens in retirement plans.
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Kazakhstan Expands Its Sovereign Crypto Exposure
Galaxy Research on Kazakhstan's sovereign crypto exposure; the snippet is empty, so the details are unverified.
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Russia finalizes crypto trading rules ahead of Nov. 17 rollout
Russia finalized rules letting retail investors trade BTC, ETH and USDT through regulated intermediaries from Nov. 17, with Moscow Exchange planning December launch.
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Strive buys 15,124 Bitcoin in October, closes in on top treasury holders
Strive reported $509 million in Q3 net income and bought 15,124 BTC in October, bringing holdings to 43,124 BTC.
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Binance-Controlled Korean Exchange GOPAX Stops Trading, Makes Users Email to Withdraw Crypto
Binance-controlled Korean exchange GOPAX halted trading on regulator advice and now processes crypto withdrawals only by emailed request.
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Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitget Ahead of Dec. 5 Access Block
Thailand's SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget's operator for unlicensed trading from 2022 to 2025, ahead of a Dec. 5 access block.
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LIVE: Nasdaq suffers record $2.3 trillion loss as AI sell-off deepens
Nasdaq suffered a record $2.3 trillion one-day loss in an AI-led tech selloff, a macro backdrop for crypto risk assets.
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Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion as Bitcoin Tests 11-Week Low
Over $1B in crypto liquidations as bitcoin nears 11-week lows after AI stocks plunged.
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The crypto industry has found new ways to grow. Making money from them is another story
Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle are diversifying into stablecoins, payments and prediction markets, but earnings show cyclical exposure persists.
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Rule to Allow Crypto in 401(k)s Arrives at White House for Final Review
A Labor Department rule allowing crypto in 401(k) menus has reached White House review, bringing public release close.
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AI insiders had already cashed out $7.4 billion before stocks crashed
Insiders at nine AI companies sold $7.39B of stock across 282 SEC Form 4 filings before a sell-off.
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Hypercall to launch first Anthropic-linked pre-IPO options market
Hypercall plans a pre-IPO options market on Anthropic exposure, a product launch with limited substance.
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The Carry Trade That Broke: How Basis Compression Triggered the Cascade
Kaiko Research breaks down how basis compression unwound carry trades and triggered a cascade in crypto markets.
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GOPAX halts crypto trading, withdrawals to move all assets to cold storage
South Korea's GOPAX halted trading, deposits and standard withdrawals after a hacking threat and is moving all assets to cold storage.
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Kalshi Users Pour $300 Million Into Stock Perps Within Hours of U.S. Debut
Kalshi users put $300M into stock perpetuals within hours of the U.S. debut, which both the CFTC and SEC oversee.
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Binance’s $6.3B hack leaves questions over hot wallet safeguards
Onchain records show repeated drains from Binance's hot wallets, but experts say they cannot verify Binance's internal signing controls or transaction limits behind the $6.3B hack.
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Bitcoin, Ether ETFs post $530M outflows as election gains evaporate
Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw $530M in combined outflows as BTC fell below $76,000.
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Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plans token buyback after 66% year-to-date slide
World Liberty Financial plans a token buyback, possibly funded by USD1 stablecoin reserve fees, after a 66% year-to-date slide.
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Prediction markets’ biggest month yet, in 3 charts
Prediction market notional volume hit $123.6B in one month, 1.5x all of 2024 and 2025 combined.
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Core Scientific (CORZ) to Exit Bitcoin Mining by Year-End as Colocation Hits $215 Million
Core Scientific will exit bitcoin mining by year-end and become a pure-play AI colocation operator, with self-mining revenue down to $12.3 million.
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Mercado Bitcoin Said Its Hack Was Contained, But Blockchain Data Tells a Different Story
Forensic tracing finds $48.6M moved across 11 chains from Mercado Bitcoin, with customer deposit addresses drained hours after the exchange said the breach was contained.
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Bitcoin erases post-election gains as Wall Street selloff triggers over $1 billion in crypto liquidations
Bitcoin fell 6% to $75,700 in a Nasdaq-driven selloff that triggered $1.03 billion in crypto liquidations.
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California Tribes Win Order Barring Kalshi Sports Contracts on Their Lands
A tribal court order requires Kalshi to report compliance steps within 21 days over sports contracts on California tribal lands.
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Kalshi, Coinbase stock perps under threat ahead of CFTC deadline
Kalshi and Coinbase stock perps face a CFTC deadline after a lawsuit filed in Manhattan; a regulatory story with stakes for prediction markets and perps.
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Binance, Deribit revoke SignalPlus API keys after fake Teams invite attack
Binance and Deribit revoked SignalPlus API keys after a fake Teams invite attack on an engineer's computer, with under $82,000 in losses to be reimbursed.
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Crypto Clearing vs. Settlement: What Happens After a Trade?
Explainer distinguishing netting, collateral, and final settlement in crypto clearing; useful for market structure readers.
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Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi tokenizes equity index fund on Ethereum
Amundi launched a tokenized share class of an equity index fund on Ethereum, a notable TradFi tokenization step.
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Bitcoin Slides Under $76K as AI Stocks Crater After Midterms
Bitcoin fell below $76K as AI stocks sold off after chipmaker earnings and the Democratic midterm sweep, with over $1B in crypto leverage liquidated.
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Paraguay president resigns after collapse of Ueno digital bank
Paraguay's president resigned as the collapse of Ueno digital bank left customers unable to access funds.