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Bitcoin
IREN shares fall 17% as Bitcoin mining revenue drops 58%
The Nasdaq-listed miner reported $28 million in mining revenue for the September quarter as AI cloud sales climbed to $200 million.
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Regulation
Treasury cuts MEXC off from US financial system over $16B in illicit transactions
The crypto exchange allegedly facilitated sanctions evasion and cybercrime involving Iran, Russia and North Korea.
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Markets
XRP hits 11-week low as whales accumulate and exchange outflows rise
XRP fell to its lowest level since August while large holders added about 60 million tokens and exchange withdrawals increased.
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Regulation
Greece approves 10% crypto gains tax and 15% levy on staking income
Parliament backed the framework, due to take effect in January 2027, with annual gains up to €500 exempt and detailed guidance still pending.
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Hacks & Security
Vitalik Buterin urges crypto exchanges into 'bunker mode' following Binance hack
The Ethereum co-founder warns that security must take priority over growth as centralized infrastructure remains vulnerable to sophisticated attacks.
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Markets
Bitcoin defends $75K as futures surge raises volatility concerns
Bitcoin tested critical support near $75,000 on November 6 as derivatives trading surged relative to spot activity.
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Regulation
US Treasury and Fed withdraw $250 crypto transfer reporting proposal
FinCEN and the Federal Reserve have abandoned a 2020 plan to lower the cross-border reporting threshold from $3,000 to $250, keeping current rules.
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Markets
Crypto market sheds $140 billion as bitcoin slips below $76,000
A rapid bitcoin sell-off alongside a technology stock retreat triggered more than $1 billion in leveraged liquidations, reports say.
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Hacks & Security
Elliptic says $3.1 billion from Binance hack remains unlaundered
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic says about half of the $6.43 billion stolen from Binance is still in wallets tied to the October 29 breach.
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Hacks & Security
Gnosis Pay imposes 3D Secure after breach of legacy card system
Gnosis Pay says unauthorized access to its consumer card system exposed customer data, and online payments now need 3D Secure checks until the platform closes.
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ETFs
US spot bitcoin ETFs swing to $430 million net outflow
Fidelity's FBTC flipped from a large inflow to a near-$200 million redemption, driving most of the day-to-day change, Farside data show.
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Regulation
White House begins review of final rule on crypto in 401(k) plans
The Labor Department's final rule on alternative assets in retirement plans is at the White House for review, with the text unpublished.
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Regulation
Paradigm adviser says CLARITY Act is dead as Democrats draft crypto bill
Justin Slaughter said CLARITY will not pass in the lame-duck session and outlined four elements House Democrats may include in a market structure bill.
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Markets
ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB and HYPE slide as sellers dominate
A volatile week leaves Ethereum flat, XRP near October lows, Cardano on a fifth red week and HYPE down 17%.
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Exchanges
GOPAX halts trading and withdrawals after hacking threat
The South Korean exchange suspended services and is moving customer assets to cold wallets after receiving an email threatening an attack.
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Altcoins
XRP Ledger activates fix for delegated burn permission
Amendment fixCleanup3_4_0 closes a PaymentBurn side effect that could let a delegate create issued tokens, not just destroy them.
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ETFs
US bitcoin ETFs lose $430M as Hong Kong broadens bitcoin market
Fidelity and BlackRock led $430.2 million of withdrawals from US spot bitcoin funds, while Hong Kong's regulated crypto market kept expanding.
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Hacks & Security
CZ's security alliance call follows closure of Binance-linked T3 unit
SEAL says attackers had weeks of access before the $6.3B Binance hack, as CZ calls for industry coordination after a prior unit closed.
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Regulation
Former FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47M in crypto
Patrick Steven Yaroch admitted using wallet credentials from 35 FBI investigations to move about $2.47 million in cryptocurrency, prosecutors said.
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Regulation
China's central bank confirms it halted Solana's Shanghai event over crypto promotion
The People's Bank of China said Solana's Shanghai advertising broke crypto rules and that local entities and individuals face investigation.
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Regulation
White House review office takes up SEC draft on crypto broker-dealer rules
OIRA logged the proposed rule on Nov. 3, but the text is unreleased and no deadline is set.
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Regulation
Warren expected to chair Senate Banking, putting crypto oversight in focus
Democrats' midterm wins put the industry critic in line to lead the panel from January 2027, pending leadership arrangements.
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Technology
Zcash activates NU7 upgrade, retiring Sprout pool and cutting block target
The network upgrade went live at block 3,543,405, reducing the target block interval to 25 seconds and leaving about 12,224 ZEC in Sprout unspendable.
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Altcoins
Solana Labs' Leap launches mobile app for tokenized stocks and crypto
Leap, built by the Dialect team, opens iPhone early access with plans for Android and no platform trading fees at launch.