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Tokyo Exchange Operator Mulls Limits on Digital Asset Treasury Firms: Report
NewsNov 13, 2025

Tokyo Exchange Operator Mulls Limits on Digital Asset Treasury Firms: Report

Japan Exchange Group (JPX), operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is weighing new measures to curb listed companies that amass digital tokens as treasury assets. The proposals include tighter enforcement of back‑door listing rules and fresh audits of firms shifting...

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Bitcoin Price Dips 0.9% as Heavy Volume Breakdown Tests Key Support
NewsNov 13, 2025

Bitcoin Price Dips 0.9% as Heavy Volume Breakdown Tests Key Support

Bitcoin slipped 0.9% on Tuesday, dropping from $103,177 to $102,203 after a brief rally to $105,342, while trading volume surged 138% above its 24‑hour average, with 27,579 BTC exchanged during the breakdown. The cryptocurrency then found a narrow consolidation zone between...

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House Votes to Reopen Government as Congress Suddenly Ramps Up Crypto Work
NewsNov 13, 2025

House Votes to Reopen Government as Congress Suddenly Ramps Up Crypto Work

The U.S. House approved a month‑long continuing resolution, voting 222‑209, to reopen the government after a record‑breaking 42‑day shutdown, funding operations through the end of January 2026. The measure restores the ability of federal agencies—including the CFTC and SEC—to resume crypto‑related...

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Polymarket's Shayne Coplan: Blockchain Let Him Build a Global Force From His Bedroom
NewsNov 12, 2025

Polymarket's Shayne Coplan: Blockchain Let Him Build a Global Force From His Bedroom

Shayne Coplan, founder of prediction market platform Polymarket, told a Miami conference that he built the global service from his bedroom with minimal capital by leveraging blockchain’s open, low‑cost infrastructure. Launched in 2020, Polymarket lets users trade binary contracts on...

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Crypto Long & Short:  The Rise of Digital Asset Treasury Companies
NewsNov 12, 2025

Crypto Long & Short: The Rise of Digital Asset Treasury Companies

Digital Asset Treasury Companies (DATCOs) are emerging as active crypto treasuries that deploy holdings into staking, validator operations, and ecosystem development, shifting away from the passive buy‑and‑hold model exemplified by firms like MicroStrategy. This transition coincides with a 59% drop...

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Crypto Investor Dan Tapiero Sees AI-Blockchain Crossover Fueling Next Big Wave
NewsNov 12, 2025

Crypto Investor Dan Tapiero Sees AI-Blockchain Crossover Fueling Next Big Wave

Dan Tapiero, founder of crypto‑focused growth equity fund 10T Holdings, said he will allocate about 20% of the firm’s next fund – slated to close in early 2026 – to startups that combine artificial intelligence and blockchain, a category he...

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LINK Drops 4% as Chainlink ETF News Fails to Push Break of Technical Resistance
NewsNov 12, 2025

LINK Drops 4% as Chainlink ETF News Fails to Push Break of Technical Resistance

Chainlink's LINK token dropped 4% to just above $15 after failing to break the $16.25 resistance level, even as Bitwise's proposed Chainlink ETF (ticker CLNK) appeared on the DTCC registry. The rejection triggered a volume surge of 138%—3.36 million tokens traded...

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Dubai Court Freezes $456M Linked to Justin Sun’s Bailout of TrueUSD Issuer Techteryx
NewsNov 12, 2025

Dubai Court Freezes $456M Linked to Justin Sun’s Bailout of TrueUSD Issuer Techteryx

Dubai’s Digital Economy Court issued its first worldwide freezing order, locking up $456 million tied to Justin Sun’s bailout of TrueUSD issuer Techteryx. The court found compelling evidence that reserve funds were improperly diverted to Aria Commodities DMCC through Hong Kong trustee...

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Stellar's XLM Trades in Tight Range as Traders Exhibit Uncertainty
NewsNov 12, 2025

Stellar's XLM Trades in Tight Range as Traders Exhibit Uncertainty

Stellar’s XLM is consolidating in a narrow $0.2810‑$0.2950 band after a 36.08 million‑token volume surge on Nov 11 broke the $0.2845 support level, pushing the price to $0.2944, a 0.2% dip. The heavy‑selling episode, 47% above the 24‑hour average, was followed by...

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Toncoin Drops 2.4% as Post-Rally Selling Pressure Caps Gains
NewsNov 12, 2025

Toncoin Drops 2.4% as Post-Rally Selling Pressure Caps Gains

Toncoin slipped 2.37% to $2.02 in the past 24 hours after a brief rally to $2.1165 on heightened volume ahead of U.S. market open. The surge was quickly erased by heavy selling, pushing the token back to a key support...

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New Strike Force Set to Target Overseas 'Pig Butchering' As U.S. Hits Burma Operation
NewsNov 12, 2025

New Strike Force Set to Target Overseas 'Pig Butchering' As U.S. Hits Burma Operation

U.S. Treasury, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies announced a new Scam Center Strike Force to dismantle transnational “pig‑butchering” crypto fraud operations in Southeast Asia, focusing on Burma, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines. The force follows Treasury’s Office...

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The Protocol: Sweeping Uniswap Proposal ‘UNIfication’
NewsNov 12, 2025

The Protocol: Sweeping Uniswap Proposal ‘UNIfication’

Uniswap Labs and the Uniswap Foundation have unveiled a joint governance overhaul called “UNIfication,” which would activate protocol fees, route a share of Unichain fees to a UNI‑burn mechanism, and retroactively burn 100 million UNI from the treasury while consolidating the...

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Pantera-Backed Solana Company to Tokenize Its Shares With Superstate's Opening Bell
NewsNov 12, 2025

Pantera-Backed Solana Company to Tokenize Its Shares With Superstate's Opening Bell

Solana Company (HSDT), a Nasdaq‑listed digital‑asset treasury backed by Pantera Capital, announced it will tokenize its shares on Superstate’s Opening Bell platform, a regulated Solana‑based service that brings SEC‑registered equity onto blockchain. The tokenized shares will retain SEC registration while...

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Trump Nominee Mike Selig Set for CFTC Confirmation Hearing as Crypto Bill Advances
NewsNov 12, 2025

Trump Nominee Mike Selig Set for CFTC Confirmation Hearing as Crypto Bill Advances

President Donald Trump’s nominee Mike Selig, currently chief counsel of the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, is slated for a Senate confirmation hearing on Nov 19, 2025 to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He replaces withdrawn nominee Brian Quintenz and would succeed...

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U.S. SEC Chief Atkins Says Clarity Coming on Crypto Tied to Investment Contracts
NewsNov 12, 2025

U.S. SEC Chief Atkins Says Clarity Coming on Crypto Tied to Investment Contracts

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced that the agency is drafting recommendations for a package of exemptions covering crypto assets tied to investment contracts, aiming to streamline capital formation while safeguarding investors. He stressed that tokens linked to investment contracts may...

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RWA Specialist Centrifuge Debuts Tokenization Service, Starting with Daylight
NewsNov 12, 2025

RWA Specialist Centrifuge Debuts Tokenization Service, Starting with Daylight

Centrifuge unveiled Centrifuge Whitelabel, a modular tokenization platform that enables institutions, fintechs and DeFi apps to create tokenized financial products faster and with built‑in security. Daylight, a decentralized energy‑infrastructure startup that recently raised $75 million, is the first to use the...

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Franklin Templeton Expands Benji Technology Platform to Canton Network
NewsNov 12, 2025

Franklin Templeton Expands Benji Technology Platform to Canton Network

The move links traditional finance infrastructure with blockchain rails as major institutions push deeper into tokenized markets.

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Bitcoin Crafts 'Bullish Wedge,' Keeping Hopes Alive for Record Highs Above $126K
NewsNov 12, 2025

Bitcoin Crafts 'Bullish Wedge,' Keeping Hopes Alive for Record Highs Above $126K

Bitcoin has slipped from its October record of $126,000 to around $106,000, forming a classic bullish falling‑wedge pattern on the chart. The converging trendlines suggest waning selling pressure, and a breakout above the $106,000‑$107,000 upper boundary could spark a rally...

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BNB Recovers Above $970 After Brief Drop as Market Volatility Pressures Token
NewsNov 12, 2025

BNB Recovers Above $970 After Brief Drop as Market Volatility Pressures Token

BNB slipped to a 24‑hour low of $953, a 2.3% drop from its opening at $980.18, before rebounding above $970 amid heightened volatility and elevated selling volume. The bounce occurred despite a technical breakdown and is now meeting resistance near...

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Circle’s USDC Keeps Climbing; William Blair Reiterates Outperform After 3Q Results
NewsNov 12, 2025

Circle’s USDC Keeps Climbing; William Blair Reiterates Outperform After 3Q Results

Circle reported third‑quarter results that beat both its own and Wall Street forecasts, prompting William Blair to reaffirm its outperform rating on the company’s stock. USDC’s transaction volume surged, with trailing twelve‑month TPV climbing 101‑fold to an annualized $3.4 billion,...

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Key Bitcoin Capitulation Metric Points to Bottoming in Price
NewsNov 12, 2025

Key Bitcoin Capitulation Metric Points to Bottoming in Price

Bitcoin’s Net Unrealized Profit (NUP) ratio fell to 0.476, the lowest level since April and a range that has historically preceded short‑term market bottoms. The metric has previously foreshadowed rebounds after the February surge to $70,000, a mid‑2024 correction, and...

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Pooled Order Books in the Crosshairs as EU Regulators Look to Tighten MiCA Oversight
NewsNov 12, 2025

Pooled Order Books in the Crosshairs as EU Regulators Look to Tighten MiCA Oversight

EU regulators, led by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), are preparing to tighten oversight of pooled order books under the MiCA framework, seeking an explicit ban on cross‑border order‑book sharing. France’s AMF, along with Austria’s FMA and Italy’s...

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Circle Q3 Profit Triples, Beating Estimates, on USDC Growth
NewsNov 12, 2025

Circle Q3 Profit Triples, Beating Estimates, on USDC Growth

Circle Internet Group reported third‑quarter net income of $214 million, a 202% year‑over‑year jump, as total revenue and reserve income surged to $740 million, more than double the same period last year. Earnings per share rose to $0.64, well above analysts’ $0.22...

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Kraken Co-CEO Says UK Crypto Promotion Rules May Harm Retail Investors: FT
NewsNov 12, 2025

Kraken Co-CEO Says UK Crypto Promotion Rules May Harm Retail Investors: FT

Kraken co‑CEO Arjun Sethi warned that the UK’s FCA‑mandated crypto promotion rules – mandatory risk warnings and multi‑step questionnaires – slow transaction times and act like overly harsh “cigarette‑box” warnings, which he says could harm retail investors. He noted that...

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Visa Tests Stablecoin Payouts to Speed Payments for Creators, Gig Workers
NewsNov 12, 2025

Visa Tests Stablecoin Payouts to Speed Payments for Creators, Gig Workers

Visa announced a pilot of its Visa Direct network that lets businesses pay creators, freelancers and gig workers in dollar‑backed stablecoins such as USDC, delivering funds to digital wallets in near‑real time. The service enables payors to fund payouts in...

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Bernstein Says U.S. Crypto Framework Positions Nation as Global Leader
NewsNov 12, 2025

Bernstein Says U.S. Crypto Framework Positions Nation as Global Leader

Bernstein says the United States has become a global crypto leader after enacting the GENIUS Act and preparing the CLARITY Act, which together create a unified regulatory regime for digital assets. Stablecoin supply has topped $260 billion and crypto ETFs hold...

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Is Bitcoin Volatility Vacation Over? Chart Suggests So, Analysts Cite 3 Catalysts
NewsNov 12, 2025

Is Bitcoin Volatility Vacation Over? Chart Suggests So, Analysts Cite 3 Catalysts

Bitcoin’s 30‑day implied volatility index (BVIV) broke through its year‑to‑date downtrend line, signaling a resurgence of price turbulence after a low‑volatility stretch in 2025. Analysts attribute the shift to three catalysts: the retreat of traditional volatility sellers such as miners,...

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Coinbase Ends Acquisition Talks for U.K.-Based BVNK: Fortune
NewsNov 12, 2025

Coinbase Ends Acquisition Talks for U.K.-Based BVNK: Fortune

Coinbase announced it has terminated exclusive acquisition talks with U.K.-based stablecoin startup BVNK, a deal that had been in negotiation since earlier this year and was expected to value BVNK between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion. The talks, which placed Coinbase ahead...

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Dogecoin Near Make-or-Break Zone as Fresh Bitcoin Slide Pulls Down Majors by 5%
NewsNov 12, 2025

Dogecoin Near Make-or-Break Zone as Fresh Bitcoin Slide Pulls Down Majors by 5%

Dogecoin slid 5.5% on Tuesday, dropping to $0.1730 and breaking the critical $0.1720 support level as Bitcoin’s fresh slide dragged major cryptocurrencies down about 5%. The move completed a textbook lower‑high, lower‑low pattern, with the hourly RSI near 38 and...

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XRP Faces Bearish Cross Risk, Sinks 5% Even as ETFs Move Further
NewsNov 12, 2025

XRP Faces Bearish Cross Risk, Sinks 5% Even as ETFs Move Further

XRP slipped 5.1% to $2.41 on Tuesday, breaking through the $2.43 support zone as selling pressure intensified and trading volume surged 46% above its daily average. Over $1 billion in XRP moved between major custodial wallets, adding uncertainty despite on‑chain data...

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Bitcoin Miners Must Own Power—Or Die Trying Before Next Halving, MARA CEO Says
NewsNov 12, 2025

Bitcoin Miners Must Own Power—Or Die Trying Before Next Halving, MARA CEO Says

MAR A Holdings CEO Fred Thiel warned that Bitcoin miners must secure low‑cost power or pivot to AI and high‑performance computing to survive the tightening margins ahead of the 2028 halving, when block rewards drop to roughly 1.5 BTC. Rising competition...

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Ethereum Is ‘The Infrastructure’ for Wall Street, Says Former BlackRock Executive
NewsNov 11, 2025

Ethereum Is ‘The Infrastructure’ for Wall Street, Says Former BlackRock Executive

Former BlackRock digital‑assets head Joseph Chalom, now co‑CEO of Sharplink, argues that Ethereum’s trust, security and liquidity make it the preferred infrastructure for Wall Street’s move to digitized finance. Sharplink holds over $3 billion in ether, staking nearly all of it...

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HBAR Declines 2.1% to $0.183 as Volume Spike Signals Technical Breakdown
NewsNov 11, 2025

HBAR Declines 2.1% to $0.183 as Volume Spike Signals Technical Breakdown

HBAR slipped 2.1% to $0.1837 on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains after hitting resistance near $0.1885 and $0.1940. Volume surged 95% above its 24‑hour average to 142.7 million tokens, a pattern the analysts attribute to institutional distribution rather than retail profit‑taking. The...

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Bitcoin Slips Toward $103K; Miners Tumble on AI Trade Cooling, SoftBank's Nvidia Exit
NewsNov 11, 2025

Bitcoin Slips Toward $103K; Miners Tumble on AI Trade Cooling, SoftBank's Nvidia Exit

Bitcoin slipped back below $104,000 on Tuesday, erasing a brief rally that had pushed it above $107,000. The decline dragged down major crypto miners such as CleanSpark, Hut 8, Core Scientific, TeraWulf and Bitdeer, which posted double‑digit losses amid weakening AI‑infrastructure...

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ClearToken Wins UK Regulator Approval for Digital Asset Settlement Service
NewsNov 11, 2025

ClearToken Wins UK Regulator Approval for Digital Asset Settlement Service

ClearToken has received FCA authorization to launch CT Settle, a delivery‑versus‑payment settlement platform that handles crypto, stablecoins and fiat currencies. The system eliminates pre‑funding of trades, enabling simultaneous asset and payment transfers and freeing up liquidity for institutional traders. Backed...

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Lighter Raises $68M at $1.5B Valuation to Take on Decentralized Derivatives Rivals: Report
NewsNov 11, 2025

Lighter Raises $68M at $1.5B Valuation to Take on Decentralized Derivatives Rivals: Report

Lighter, a zk‑rollup perpetual‑futures exchange on Ethereum, closed a $68 million Series round at a $1.5 billion post‑money valuation, backed by investors including Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Haun Ventures and Robinhood. The platform reported $279.5 billion of 30‑day perpetual trading volume, $1.15 billion in...

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Stellar Blockchain to Power Turbo Energy’s Tokenized Clean Energy Financing Initiative
NewsNov 11, 2025

Stellar Blockchain to Power Turbo Energy’s Tokenized Clean Energy Financing Initiative

Turbo Energy, a Nasdaq‑listed solar‑energy storage firm, is partnering with Swiss digital‑asset provider Taurus and the Stellar Development Foundation to tokenize debt for hybrid solar‑plus‑battery projects, beginning with a pilot installation at a supermarket in Spain. The debt will be...

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BNB Slips Below $1,000 as Selling Pressure Pushes Token Into Bearish Territory
NewsNov 11, 2025

BNB Slips Below $1,000 as Selling Pressure Pushes Token Into Bearish Territory

BNB slipped below the $1,000 psychological barrier, hitting a 24‑hour low of $974 amid an 88% surge in trading volume that signals heavy selling pressure. The token remains in a downtrend from its $1,300 peak, facing resistance at $1,000‑$1,008 and...

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Injective Launches Native EVM, Promising Faster and Cheaper DeFi
NewsNov 11, 2025

Injective Launches Native EVM, Promising Faster and Cheaper DeFi

Injective Protocol has launched a native Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layer, enabling developers to write Ethereum‑compatible smart contracts directly on its high‑speed, low‑fee Layer‑1. The MultiVM upgrade also supports WebAssembly and will soon add a Solana VM, allowing dApps to...

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Brazil’s Central Bank Sets Crypto Rules, Establishes up to $7M Capital Bar for Firms
NewsNov 11, 2025

Brazil’s Central Bank Sets Crypto Rules, Establishes up to $7M Capital Bar for Firms

Brazil’s central bank rolled out its most comprehensive crypto regulatory framework, establishing a licensing regime for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) and mandating minimum capital of 10.8 million reais (≈$2 million) – up to 37.2 million reais for certain firms – with a...

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Bullish Upgraded to Buy by ClearStreet as Exchange Gains Market Share, Expands Into U.S.
NewsNov 11, 2025

Bullish Upgraded to Buy by ClearStreet as Exchange Gains Market Share, Expands Into U.S.

ClearStreet analyst Owen Lau upgraded Bullish (BLSH) to Buy, citing its market‑share rise from 2.1% to 3.7% of global crypto spot trading and the launch of a U.S.‑based options platform after securing a BitLicense. The exchange’s October volume jumped 70%...

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Intain, FIS Roll Out Tokenized Loan Marketplace on Avalanche for Small Banks
NewsNov 11, 2025

Intain, FIS Roll Out Tokenized Loan Marketplace on Avalanche for Small Banks

FIS and Intain have launched Digital Liquidity Gateway, a blockchain marketplace built on Avalanche that tokenizes regional bank loan portfolios as NFTs and automates settlement with stablecoins. The platform integrates with FIS’s core banking system used by over 20,000 institutions,...

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SoFi Launches Crypto Trading, Citing ‘Bank-Level Confidence’ as Key Edge
NewsNov 11, 2025

SoFi Launches Crypto Trading, Citing ‘Bank-Level Confidence’ as Key Edge

SoFi became the first nationally chartered consumer bank in the United States to offer in‑app cryptocurrency trading, adding Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and dozens of other assets to its platform. The phased rollout will be available to all users in the...

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Solana Drops Below Key $165 Level as Technical Support Cracks
NewsNov 11, 2025

Solana Drops Below Key $165 Level as Technical Support Cracks

Solana (SOL) slipped 3.1% in 24 hours, dropping from $169.54 to $164.26 and breaking the critical $165 support level. The decline was accompanied by a 58% surge in trading volume, peaking at 1.47 million shares during the support test near $163.85....

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JPMorgan and DBS Bank Team Up on Cross-Border Tokenised Deposit Framework
NewsNov 11, 2025

JPMorgan and DBS Bank Team Up on Cross-Border Tokenised Deposit Framework

JPMorgan’s Kinexys digital payments platform and Singapore’s DBS Bank are collaborating to build an interoperability framework that links their tokenised deposit systems across public and private blockchains. The joint solution will enable institutional clients to transfer tokenised USD deposits in...

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China Accuses U.S. of Stealing 127K BTC in High-Profile Crypto Hack
NewsNov 11, 2025

China Accuses U.S. of Stealing 127K BTC in High-Profile Crypto Hack

China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) alleges that the U.S. Department of Justice seized 127,000 bitcoin—valued at roughly $13 billion—that were stolen in a 2020 hack of a Chinese mining pool, and claims the theft was carried out by...

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Prediction Markets Say U.S. Government Shutdown Days From Ending as Health Care Fight Looms
NewsNov 11, 2025

Prediction Markets Say U.S. Government Shutdown Days From Ending as Health Care Fight Looms

Prediction markets are betting a 96% chance that the record‑long U.S. government shutdown will end between Nov. 12‑15, after the Senate passed a bipartisan funding bill that restores federal operations but leaves ACA subsidy extensions unresolved. Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi...

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Diversification, Not Hype, Now Drives Digital Asset Investing: Sygnum
NewsNov 11, 2025

Diversification, Not Hype, Now Drives Digital Asset Investing: Sygnum

A Sygnum survey of 1,000 investors across 43 countries finds diversification has eclipsed speculative hype as the primary motive for digital‑asset investing. Bitcoin remains the favored safe‑haven amid inflation, sovereign‑debt and de‑dollarisation concerns, while altcoins have been hit by massive...

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Standard Chartered to Support DeCard Stablecoin Payments in Singapore
NewsNov 11, 2025

Standard Chartered to Support DeCard Stablecoin Payments in Singapore

Standard Chartered has teamed up with DCS Card Centre to serve as the principal banking partner for DeCard, a new credit‑card product that lets users spend stablecoins in everyday transactions. The service launches in Singapore, where regulators are encouraging digital‑payment...

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