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Wall Street Banks Commit $270M to Stablecoin Challenger Project Faro: Bloomberg
Key TakeawaysProject Faro’s $270 million commitment will finance five years of operations, separate from the reserves backing its...
Grayscale Pledges $1M to Zcash Ecosystem as ZEC Plunges Below $1,000
Key TakeawaysFour Zcash groups were awarded a combined $400,000, with Grayscale planning a total $1 million in grants.Grayscale...
XRP Ledger Targets Quantum-Resistant Upgrade by 2028—The Risks and Costs
Key TakeawaysXRP Ledger is targeting quantum readiness by 2028, with new roadmap research outlining plans to implement ML-DSA-44...
AI Giant Anthropic Starts IPO Roadshow With Offering of Up to $64.35B
Key TakeawaysAnthropic’s IPO could raise up to $64.35 billion before fees.Seven technology partners committed to a separate,...
Apple iOS Vulnerability Puts Crypto Wallets at Risk as Binance Issues Warning
Key TakeawaysBinance warns that worse_query could allow malicious iOS apps to access sensitive files belonging to other...
Bitcoin Wallets ‘Drop’, Telegram Wallets Rise, and Both Are Nothingburgers
Key TakeawaysThe number of nonempty bitcoin wallets has remained almost unchanged since its October highs.Telegram created nearly...
WhiteBIT on Ghana’s Digital Asset Future: Moving from Adoption to Real-World Utility
Speaking at the AVAS 2026 Summit, where WhiteBIT is the headline sponsor, the company’s Country Manager Fred Frimpong highlighted...
Zcash Devs Eye 20-Second Blocks Days After Major Network Overhaul
Key TakeawaysDevelopers proposed cutting Zcash’s target block interval to 20 seconds under draft NU7.1.NU7 retired Sprout on NU7,...
Pompliano Says a Bitcoin ETF Beats Hardware Wallets on Security
Key TakeawaysPompliano said ETFs are the most secure option for holders of $10,000 to $10M in bitcoin.Blackrock’s IBIT relies on...
Ethereum risks falling to $1,970 as Buterin challenges ETH fee-burning narrative
Key takeaways Ethereum (ETH) is up 1.3% on Tuesday as co-founder Vitalik Buterin sparked debate over the cryptocurrency’s long-term...
MARA Dumps Over 13,500 Bitcoin for Over $1B to Wipe out Its BTC Loans
Key TakeawaysMARA repaid $750M owed to Coinbase Credit and Two Prime, freeing 17,477 BTC pledged as collateral.MARA’s Q3 2026...
Bitcoin could dip to $67k amid $1.3 billion ETF outflows
Key takeaways Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume surged more than 200% over 24 hours as the cryptocurrency fell toward $75,000. US spot...
This Week in Crypto Law (November 8, 2026)
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This Week in Crypto Law This week brought unusually...
Kalshi Posts Back-to-Back $5.3B Days, Topping Its October Record
Key TakeawaysKalshi traded $5.33 billion on Nov. 7 and $5.36 billion on Nov. 8, above its $5.30 billion Oct. 24 record.Combos made...
Polymarket Whale Who Won $1M on Dortmund Loses $1.1M on Sunday Soccer
Key TakeawaysPolymarket trader totoro3miyazaki lost $818,286 on Manchester United, who drew 4-4 with Aston Villa on Nov. 8.It lost...
China’s Central Bank Probes Solana Over Illegal Crypto Services
Key TakeawaysThe PBOC is probing Solana’s new Shanghai office, reinforcing China’s hostility toward crypto.Authorities halted a...
Prediction Markets Never Bought Trump’s Dana White Press Secretary Pick
Key TakeawaysKalshi’s Dana White contract stayed below 20 cents after a thin, volatile first 13 minutes of trading.Polymarket’s...
XRP Ledger Foundation Offers $40K to Teach XRPL and Its Next Upgrades
Key TakeawaysCreators can explain proposed upgrades, existing features, and protocol principles.Eligible formats include videos,...
Ripple Highlights Custody Services as 37 Banks Prepare Euro Stablecoin – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBBVA and DZ BANK already use Ripple Custody for digital assets.Each bank faces its own decision on safeguarding...
IRS Is Sending Crypto Users Tax Letters—Here’s What You Need to Know
Key TakeawaysThe IRS is sending a massive wave of Letter 6174 notices to pressure crypto users on tax compliance.The notices alert...
Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin Sued Over Employee Firing After ‘Suicide Pledge’
Key TakeawaysKayleen Fulton sued the Ethereum Foundation after her April 6 firing following a cancer disclosure.The case exposes...
Ether Treasury Sharplink’s Q3 Profit Soars 620%—but There’s a Catch
Key TakeawaysSharplink reported Q3 net income of $751.4M on Nov. 9, up sevenfold year-over-year.Staking on Ethereum surged 27% to...
Bitmine Buys $20M in ETH as Tom Lee Hails Vitalik Buterin’s Store-of-Value Shift
Key TakeawaysBitmine purchased another 9,587 ETH, bringing its holdings to 6.07 million tokens, or approximately 4.97% of...
North Korea’s $6.3B Binance Hack Takes a Strange Turn With Meme Coins
Key TakeawaysLinked wallets controlled nearly all trading in the disposable tokens.Launderers recycled sale proceeds to finance new...
Bitcoin’s 6% Price Drop After $6.3B Binance Hack Signals Maturity: Fitch Ratings
Key TakeawaysThe price of bitcoin fell just 6% after the $6.3 billion Binance hack, outperforming its reaction to past crises.Fitch...
Bitcoin Developer Floats ‘Quantum Landmines’ to Trap Future BTC Thieves
Key TakeawaysCory Fields outlined quantum landmines on Nov. 4, proposing hidden ownership proofs that could financially punish...
Coinbase Lands Federal Trust Approval and Expands PNC Stablecoin Deal
Key TakeawaysCoinbase received full Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approval for its national trust bank, effective...
Bitcoin Price Struggles Below $75K as $1.2B in Crypto Bets Get Wiped Out
Key TakeawaysBitcoin briefly fell to $73,500 before recovering above $75,000, extending its November losses.Coinglass data showed...
Trump Says He Knows ‘Nothing’ About World Liberty Financial’s UAE Ownership Ties
Key TakeawaysPresident Donald Trump said he knows “nothing” about World Liberty Financial’s UAE-linked ownership, despite...
Charles Schwab Opens Crypto Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ether
Key TakeawaysSolana, avalanche, and chainlink expanded Schwab Crypto’s offerings to five assets.Trading costs 0.75% of each...
NYSE Chooses Avalanche to Power 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trades
Key TakeawaysAvalanche will power the NYSE’s new tokenized trading platform, enabling 24/7 trading of U.S. securities.The NYSE...
Strategy Scoops up 1,036 BTC as Bitcoin Holdings Reach 850,364 – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysStrategy purchased 1,036 BTC at an average price of $79,012 per coin.Total holdings reached 850,364 BTC, acquired for...
Hyperliquid Whale Bets $5.4M Against Nvidia Over Jensen Huang’s Spy Scandal
Key TakeawaysA Hyperliquid whale shorted 30,000 Nvidia perps worth $5.4 million at 10x after Huang’s Nov. 8 memo.Nvidia’s...
Is XRP heading towards $1 amid persistent ETF outflows?
Key takeaways XRP trades near $1.09 on Monday after declining more than 10% last week, with sellers maintaining control of the...
Bitcoin Traders Will Now Need to Follow Nvidia CEO’s Affair, Too
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell below $74,000 as more than $297 million in BTC long positions were liquidated.Nvidia shares and tokenized...
Cardano whales dump 50 million tokens amid bearish sentiment
Key takeaways Cardano (ADA) trades below $0.175 on Monday after declining more than 9% last week. Large Cardano whales holding...
Ethereum Co-Founder Urges Embracing Store of Value Narrative – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysVitalik Buterin argued Ethereum should pivot to a Store of Value (SoV) rather than optimizing as a fee-burning...
Bitcoin Price Drops Below $74,000 as Liquidations Top $1 Billion
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell about $2,200 in 15 minutes on Nov. 8 to $73,900, its lowest level since August.Coinglass logged over $1...
Did the Crypto Industry Blow Its Best Chance at Regulatory Clarity? Patrick McHenry Thinks So
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. For years, the cryptocurrency industry has complained...
California Orders $4.8M Payout to Bitcoin ATM Scam Victims
Key TakeawaysCoinflip must pay more than $4.8 million in victim compensation.Transactions exceeded California’s $1,000 daily...
Binance CFO Exits After 5 Years to Pursue AI and Crypto Tokenization – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysJustin Yek will succeed Ng under a transition plan in place for six months.Planned projects span basketball, music,...
The Solana Company Targets Hong Kong for Massive APAC Expansion
Key TakeawaysThe Solana Company is expanding its tokenization services to Hong Kong to capitalize on Asia’s fintech...
Binance Restores HYPE, APT as Data Reveals Billions in Reserve Outflows – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBinance reopened HYPE and APT withdrawals on Nov. 8, ahead of its previously announced target.Cryptoquant data shows...
Bitcoin Packs 11,255 Transactions Into a Single Block, Nears Record
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s 2015 transaction record emerged from an unusual cleanup of spam-related outputs, while today’s contenders...
Lightning Network Security Scare Forces LNbits Servers Offline
Key TakeawaysLNbits urged all server operators to shut down immediately following a wave of reported attacks on Nov. 8.A Bittipbot...
Keplr Wallet Breach Triggers $6 Million in Transfers Across Cosmos
Key TakeawaysKeplr suspended Google and Apple logins on Nov. 7 following a security incident involving third-party authentication...
OKX Freezes MEXC User Deposits Following Strict FinCEN Order
Key TakeawaysFinCEN cut MEXC from the US financial system for allegedly processing $16B for sanctioned foreign actors.In response,...
Weekly Report: Crypto Market Erases $100B Rally as Bitcoin, XRP Prices Slide
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell 2.5% as crypto markets erased $100 billion in post-election gains amid a global sell-off.XRP dropped over...
Saylor Shares $64B Bitcoin Chart, Stirring Strategy Buy Questions – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSaylor’s chart displayed 849,327 BTC across 120 purchase events.Strategy’s latest disclosed purchase totaled $65.5...
Blue Wave, Red Week — Week in Review
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the...
CZ Issues AI Warning Following Binance Hack, STRC Repegs, And More
WEEK IN REVIEW CZ Warns AI Is Outpacing Crypto Defenses After $6.3B Binance Hack In his first interview since Binance suffered a...
Revolut Targets Latam Growth With Massive $1 Billion Investment
Key TakeawaysRevolut will invest at least $1 billion into Latam markets to fuel its 2027 user growth and expansion plans.The firm...
Crypto Market-Making Agreements: What Token Projects Should Negotiate Before Signing
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. A token project is preparing for an exchange listing....
EU, Asia, or the US: Who Will Win the Regulatory Race for Crypto Business?
The following opinion editorial was written by Volodymyr Nosov, founder and president of WhiteBIT Group. Europe: the first-mover...
Meta and Palantir Reject OKXICE Stock Tokenization Listings
Key TakeawaysMeta and four other tech firms rejected OKXICE stock tokenization, raising total corporate opt-outs to 67.This mass...
Galaxy Flags New Risks for Crypto as Democrats Take Both Chambers
Key TakeawaysElizabeth Warren and Maxine Waters were positioned to lead key panels.Industry-backed candidates lost nine of 12...
XRP $0.99 Call Draws Scrutiny as Santiment Tracks Growing Shorts
Key TakeawaysThree active short sellers added about 2.1 million XRP since late October.Only one of the most profitable XRP wallets...
Michael Saylor Reveals 400-Year History Behind Bitcoin Income
Key TakeawaysStretch’s initial offering raised approximately $2.521 billion.Daily dividend accrual includes weekends and...
XRP Is Ripple’s North Star: CEO Centers Strategy on ‘Things That Are Good for XRP’
Key TakeawaysBrad Garlinghouse linked RLUSD’s expansion to greater XRP liquidity and utility.Ripple focused on integrating...
EU Deploys Dedicated Crypto Task Force to Block Russian Evasion
Key TakeawaysThe EU formed a new crypto task force to close loopholes letting Russia evade sanctions with digital assets.The...
Gnosis Pay Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Customer Records
Key TakeawaysGnosis Pay detected unauthorized access on Nov. 3, 2026, and disclosed the data breach Nov. 6, initiating containment...
Solo Bitcoin Miners Strike Digital Gold as 2026 Jackpot Wins Reach 36 Blocks
Key TakeawaysSoloblocks.io recorded 36 solo-style Bitcoin blocks from Feb. 11 through Nov. 7, 2026, with rewards ranging from...
Prediction Markets Favor Another Drop as Year-End Bitcoin Price Forecasts Sour
Key TakeawaysPolymarket traders assign a 52% probability to bitcoin’s price touching $70,000 before 2027, compared with 24% for...
Binance Hack Takes Another Twist as Hackers Amass 2,300 More Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysThe bitcoin conversion: Hackers transformed $175 million in stolen altcoins into 2,300 BTC, according to Elliptic.The...
White House Reviews SEC Crypto Rules After Democratic Midterm Victory
Key TakeawaysThe SEC’s proposal, identified as RIN 3235-AN48, is undergoing White House regulatory review, with no public release...
Nubank and Mercadopago Suspend Crypto Withdrawals in Latam
Key TakeawaysMercadopago and Nubank paused crypto transfers, citing issues with an external risk monitoring provider.The sudden...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Has Never Stayed Below Its Peak for This Long
Key TakeawaysBitcoin difficulty peaked at 155.97T on Oct. 29, 2025, and has not returned there for 374 days.The streak beats...
XRP ETFs Go a Whole Week Without a Single Dollar of Inflows
Key TakeawaysCanary’s XRPC lost $529,500 on Nov. 2, and XRP ETFs then posted zero net flows from Nov. 3 to Nov. 6.XRP ETF net...
Indian Enforcement Raids CoinDCX Over Claims Its Trades Ran Through Binance
Key TakeawaysED officers searched three Bengaluru premises tied to CoinDCX and Delta Exchange India on Nov. 4 and 5.The ED alleges...
Binance France To Charge Idle Accounts Fees Before Shutting Them Down
Key TakeawaysBinance France told users their accounts close Dec. 31 after the exchange failed to win a MiCA license.From Nov. 29,...
Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47M in Crypto Across 35 Cases
Key TakeawaysFormer FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47 million in cryptocurrency through...
French Crypto Holder Gets 30 Months in Prison for Shooting at Attackers
Key TakeawaysA French crypto holder was sentenced to 30 months in prison after firing a gun at his attempted kidnappers.The...
Binance Pulls Kevin O’Leary, Michael Lewis Into $1.76B FTX Clawback Lawsuit
Key TakeawaysFTX seeks to reclaim a payment made while it was allegedly insolvent.The evidence requests also reached accounting...
Greece Approves 10% Crypto Gains Tax, 15% Levy on Staking and DeFi Income
Key TakeawaysGreece approved a 10% tax on annual cryptocurrency capital gains exceeding €500, effective Jan. 1, 2027, with losses...
Stolen Binance Bitcoin, XRP on the Move as $3.1B Remains Unlaundered: Elliptic – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBinance hackers have converted $124 million in stolen crypto into approximately 1,650 BTC, including $50 million in...
CFTC Tells Prediction Markets to Drop State Geoblocks Within 30 Days
Key TakeawaysThe CFTC gave exchanges 30 days to end state-by-state geographic restrictions or explain why they can’t.Exchanges must...
Terawulf and IREN Bet Big on AI as Bitcoin Mining Revenue Shrinks – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTerawulf’s Q3 2026 HPC lease revenue reached $63 million, driving total revenue to $76.2 million.Bitcoin miners like...
US Treasury Blacklists MEXC Over $16B in Alleged Illicit Crypto Activity
Key TakeawaysFinCEN ordered U.S. financial institutions to stop processing transactions involving crypto exchange MEXC Global over...
LuqEE Simplifies Solo Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Mining
The model has already produced a public record of block discoveries. On October 22, 2026, LuqEE reported a 100th solo block find,...
Zcash Rises After Upgrade Freezes $16M in ZEC, Establishes Security Reserve
Key TakeawaysZcash’s NU7 upgrade cuts block times from 75 to 25 seconds while preserving its 21 million ZEC supply cap.Shielded...
Magnificent 7 Stocks Lose $1 Trillion, but Their Shift Is Just Beginning: Devere CEO
Key TakeawaysTesla and Nvidia each sank more than 9% on Thursday, Nov. 5, while Apple slipped just 1.5%.Green says investors will...
US Treasury and Fed Abandon Plan to Track Smaller Bitcoin, Crypto Transfers
Key TakeawaysThe withdrawal is scheduled to take effect upon publication Nov. 9.Commenters challenged compliance costs and risks to...
Bitcoin Price Falls Below $75K for First Time Since August as Tech Sell-Off Deepens
Key TakeawaysBitcoin hit $74,762, its lowest since Aug. 21, as a global tech stock sell-off rattled markets.Crypto liquidations...
Strive Posts $509M Q3 Profit as Bitcoin Holdings Surge to $3.25 Billion
Key TakeawaysStrive reported $509 million in Q3 net income, driven largely by $533.7 million in unrealized bitcoin gains, while...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Drops to $52 Billion as Traders Retreat
Key TakeawaysCoinglass reports $52.04 billion in bitcoin futures open interest, down 1.88% over 24 hours.Deribit’s Nov. 27 $74,000...
Hyperliquid drops 4% as whales take $5 million profit
Key takeaways Hyperliquid (HYPE) fell 4% to approximately $78 on Friday, extending its pullback. Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR) has...
Trump-Backed World Liberty Launches a WLFI Buyback as Democrats Circle
Key TakeawaysWorld Liberty Financial said on Nov. 6 it will fund WLFI buybacks partly with fees earned on USD1 reserves.USD1 supply...
Zcash holds near $1,300 as NU7 upgrade fuels bullish momentum
Key takeaways Zcash (ZEC) trades around $1,300 on Friday, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market. Grayscale’s ZEC-focused...
Crypto’s Toughest Critic Elizabeth Warren Set to Run Senate Banking
Key TakeawaysThe WSJ reported on Nov. 6 that Warren is expected to lead Senate Banking when Democrats take over in January.Stifel...
Paraguay Congress Impeaches President Over Bank Collapse
Key TakeawaysThe collapse of Paraguay’s Ueno Bank stranded millions in deposits and sparked violent street protests.Central bank...























































































