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Moscow Exchange Details Clearing and Settlement for Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Trades
Moscow Exchange released clearing and settlement details for BTC, ETH and USDT trades, with pilot deals first.
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Apple Joins OKXICE Stock-Token Objectors as Total Reaches 59
Objections to OKX's stock-token venue now cover 53 of 63 proposed symbols, with Apple among the latest objectors.
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Bitcoin bounces from 7-week low under $76K as Democrats sweep Congress
Bitcoin fell to a seven-week low near $75,618 as roughly $300 million in long positions were liquidated.
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Bitcoin ETFs Lose $1 Billion as Midterms, Binance Hack Weigh on Sentiment
Bitcoin ETFs saw about $1 billion in outflows amid midterm election uncertainty and the Binance hack.
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Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764 million DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit plunges 50%
Block faces a proposed $764 million DOJ settlement over AML failures, and its bitcoin gross profit halved on lower Cash App trading fees.
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Bitcoin briefly sinks to $75,700 as bets on a Democratic sweep rattle markets
Bitcoin dipped to $75,700 as traders priced in a Democratic sweep in the midterms.
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What voters said about their views on crypto
A CoinDesk-commissioned April poll shows how non-crypto voters view the industry.
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What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next
Using the Binance hack as a lens, the piece argues tokenized securities may offer better theft recourse than crypto, but market stress can still break them down.
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CFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto version
Citadel-backed firms sued the CFTC over its path for stock perpetuals, setting up a jurisdictional fight with the SEC over crypto-style derivatives.
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SpaceX blocks tokenized stock listing on OKXICE despite offshore trading boom
SpaceX and other issuers are objecting to OKXICE's tokenized trading of stock tied to their shares, a notable test of issuer control over tokenized equities.
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CFTC clears stock perpetual futures for trading on US exchanges
CFTC cleared stock perpetual futures on US-registered exchanges, bringing a crypto-native product to equities.
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CFTC Chair Says Equity Perps Can Begin US Trading
CFTC Chair Selig says equity perpetuals can begin trading in the US via futures exchanges also registered with the SEC. Kraken hinted at a launch.
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Cboe-Backed Group Sues CFTC Over Single-Stock Perps Approvals
Cboe-backed group sues the CFTC over approvals of single-stock perps from Coinbase, Kalshi and Bitnomial.
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Stock Market that Never Sleeps: Inside the Premiums and Liquidity Gaps of Tokenized Equities
Coin Metrics research on tokenized equity premiums and liquidity gaps versus the underlying shares.
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CFTC’s Selig Says Perpetual Futures on Individual Stocks Can Now Trade in the US
CFTC chair says perpetual futures on individual stocks can trade in the US, but names no exchange or start date.
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Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX join OKX–ICE tokenized stock objections as deadline looms
Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX have objected to OKX and ICE tokenized stock plan; 56 objections so far.
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CFTC approves individual stock perpetual futures trading in US for the first time
CFTC now allows US exchanges to offer perpetual futures on individual stocks, a notable regulatory step.
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Kalshi’s Tradable Midterms Index Settles to Pyth Values
Kalshi's midterms index settles to Pyth price values, a notable oracle and prediction market design.
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CFTC Opens U.S. Stock Market to Equity Perpetual Futures
The CFTC cleared perpetual futures on individual US stocks to trade on dual-registered US exchanges for the first time.
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Binance Details Months-Long Campaign Behind $6.34 Billion Hack
Binance's report on the months-long campaign behind the $6.34B hack says 98% of impacted tokens were replenished and explains why pausing withdrawals did not stop every outflow.
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Moscow Exchange to launch Bitcoin, Ether and USDT trading in December
Moscow Exchange plans Bitcoin, Ether and USDT trading from Dec. 1 under Russia's new law, with annual purchase limits for non-qualified investors.
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Binance net outflows reach $5.3 billion after record hack. CEO says recovery underway
Binance recorded $5.3 billion in net outflows after the record hack, with nearly $11 billion leaving over 46 hours.
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Binance Lacks Cyber Insurance for $6.3 Billion Hack, Bloomberg Law Reports
Binance reports no cyber insurance covering its $6.3B hack and is using company and futures reserves to replace stolen assets.
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BlackRock’s IBIT sees biggest Bitcoin ETF outflows since June
BlackRock's IBIT saw $405M in outflows on one Monday, its largest since June, amid nearly $399M in net outflows across US spot Bitcoin funds.
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Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, data shows
Binance's SAFU fund holds about half its bitcoin (~$580M) and sits below its own $800M top-up trigger, with no refill date given.
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Bitcoin miner Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot begins
Cipher Mining's $31M profit came from a $127M accounting gain while revenue fell 63%, showing its operating loss; the AI pivot is the context.
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Crypto.com to withdraw Hong Kong consumer app citing regulatory changes
Crypto.com will shut its consumer app in Hong Kong in February, a concrete regulatory-driven retreat from a major market.
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Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of U.S. midterm vote
Bitcoin falls below $77,000 as a chip sell-off deepens, with ZEC and BNB also down sharply; a market move report.
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Binance begins second withdrawal phase, exchange outflows slow
Binance is reopening withdrawals in phases after an initial Sunday reopening, with a second phase starting Tuesday after security checks.
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Bitcoin giant Strategy, unfazed by Binance hack, adds over $65 million BTC to its holdings
Strategy reported buying over $65M of BTC after the Binance hack, its largest purchase since late September.