ETH hits 5-month high, leads majors higher. ETH beta-coins lead altcoins, led by DeFi & memes. Hong Kong set to announce zero taxes on crypto. Hyperliquid to launch HYPE with $310mn drop. XT hacked, all funds withdrawn for ETH. Stablecoins hit record $190bn market cap. Base breaks 10m transactions in one day. Metaplanet set to raise $62m to buy BTC. Vancouver mayor has “BTC friendly city” plans. SOS plans $50mn BTC purchase, stock pops 40%. Metamask adds fiat on-ramp through Venmo. Celsius to distribute $127mn to creditors. Russia passes new crypto tax bill. Tether to shutter Euro stablecoin. Bitwise files for 10 crypto index ETF with SEC. 21Shares launches four new European crypto ETPs. Vitalik donates $1m to Tornado Cash defence. Ex-CFTC chair Giancarlo in running for crypto czar. GFT team doubles token size as Binance delists….
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While privacy coins as a category have since tapered off, decentralized finance’s market cap has jumped 8.2% on the day….
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ETH/BTC begins to reverse, BTC dominance falls. Pro-crypto Bessent nominated for Treasury. BTC may reach $180k this cycle: Van Eck. CBOE to launch BTC ETF-linked options in Dec. PumpFun faces backlash on livestream content. ZA bank in Hong Kong launches crypto trading. Future of AI is agents: Salesforce CEO. Aethir to invest $100m in new crypto AI projects. Cantor Fitzgerald owns 5% of Tether. Polymarket blocks French traders. SEC commissioner to leave following Gensler. DeSci is like ‘early DeFi in 2019’. Monad rolls out testnet….
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The so-called dealer rule as interpreted by the SEC would have treated DeFi projects and traders like securities exchanges and brokers….
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BTC briefly hits $87k amid ETF outflows. BTC ETFs get third highest outflow since launch. BTC miners moved $4bn BTC since Nov 12. Tump wants 0% capital gains tax on crypto. Lummis proposes selling gold to buy BTC. Pennsylvania introduces BTC reserve bill. Bhutan sold $100m BTC in last month. 18 US states and DeFi Lobby sue SEC over crypto. Gensler defends crypto stance amid exit rumours. XRP at 16 month high on Gensler exit rumours. Tether launches platform to simplify tokenization. Satoshi’s BTC holdings $100bn. Bitwise files to list crypto index ETP. Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison. Sling Money opens ‘global venmo’ to US users. Web4 will involve ‘crypto & AGI’. S. Korea to fine Upbit for KYC violations….
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Anthony Day, Head of Strategy and Marketing for Midnight, joined Decrypt’s Stephen Graves at Web Summit to explain why everything from DeFi to gaming needs programmable data privacy….
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ETH leads majors, ETH/BTC reverses 8%. Blackrock BTC ETF hits record $4.1bn volume. BTC was up 1900% in Trump’s first term. Regulation headwind now tailwind: Bernstein. Bitcoin may hit $100k by year-end: BitGet. Trump may pass Bitcoin Act: CoinShares. Uyeda may replace Gensler at SEC. Lummis backs BTC as National Reserve asset. Tether bridges $2bn to ETH network. ETH ICO investor transfers $39.4mm to Kraken. DeFi coins outperform, ENA proposes fee swap. JPM allows instant FX settlement on blockchain. BNB allows tokenisation platform. CryptoCom plans stablecoin in 2025. Arkham launches perp futures exchange. AVAX buys $52m tokens from Luna Foundation. DOGE flip over XRP only brief. WLFI fails to see bounce in funding after election….
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BTC hits ATH of $75k on Trump victory. Every coin in the top 100 higher. 220 pro-crypto candidates elected in US. Warren still defeats crypto advocate Deaton. Gensler out, Ulbritch freed and new policy expected. DeFi tokens the biggest gainers on Trump victory. BTC & SOL hit cycle highs against ETH. SOL flips BNB for 4th largest crypto. DOGE flips XRP for 7th largest crypto. VC funding hits $860m in Oct, up 30% MoM. Swift, UBS, Chainlink tokenisation pilot a success. AI agents will give retail traders ‘an edge’. Arkham supports TON….
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Solana breaks $200 for the first time since April 1, thanks to Donald Trump securing U.S. Presidential election….
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Here’s a round-up of the crypto industry’s most viral, headline-grabbing moments in the lead-up to Election Day on November 5….
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