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Stablecoins
World Liberty Financial launches WLFI buyback after token falls over 60%
The Trump-backed project says the program will start with an allocation possibly funded by USD1 stablecoin reserve revenue and aims to boost governance
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Regulation
Hollywood studios reportedly bar staff from prediction market bets
Trade paper says studios and production companies are warning employees not to wager on casting, release dates or earnings, or to tip off others.
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Markets
Bitcoin slides near $76,000 as Nasdaq correction sparks $1 billion liquidation
Bitcoin traded near $76,000 on Thursday afternoon, down more than 5% on the day, according to Bitcoin Magazine, which cited Bitcoin Magazine Pro data.
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Bitcoin
Core Scientific to exit bitcoin mining by year-end, pivoting to AI data centers
The major bitcoin miner will complete its exit from cryptocurrency operations by Q4 2026, redirecting infrastructure toward higher-margin AI workloads.
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Regulation
Paraguay's Peña resigns after Ueno Bank collapse and impeachment push
President Santiago Peña stepped down after Ueno Bank's resolution froze about 3 million accounts and lawmakers debated impeachment.
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Markets
Bitcoin slips below $76,000 as tech selloff erases $1 billion in crypto longs
A sharp reversal in US technology shares spilled into digital assets on Nov. 5, liquidating mostly bullish leveraged positions.
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Regulation
Greece approves 10% crypto gains tax with €500 annual exemption
Parliament backed the country's first comprehensive crypto tax framework, setting a rate below earlier proposals and applying it from January 2027.
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Markets
Bitcoin slides to $76,000 as tech rout triggers crypto liquidations
A sharp selloff in technology shares spilled into crypto, wiping out leveraged longs as AI spending concerns and midterm politics rattled markets.
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Hacks & Security
Loopscale pauses protocol after week of 30,000 daily malicious API requests
The Solana lending protocol says deposits are safe and its affected Genesis vaults were made whole after a sustained campaign against its APIs.
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Markets
Hyperliquid whales book $5 million as Druckenmiller buzz draws retail buyers
Santiment says four large wallets sold into a late-October HYPE rally tied to Stanley Druckenmiller's Trade[XYZ] backing, the token is down over 12% since.
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Altcoins
Binance XRP reserves surge 280M tokens in two days after October hack
The exchange restored its Ripple holdings following a major security breach, though the source of the additional tokens remains unclear.
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Bitcoin
Keel sells entire bitcoin treasury for $192 million, will sell mined BTC daily
The former Bitfarms miner liquidated 2,520 BTC in the third quarter and will now sell newly mined coins each day as it pivots to AI infrastructure.
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Altcoins
Schwartz's casual XRP price reply sparks community backlash
Ripple's former CTO faced criticism after sharing a brief price update, reigniting frustrations over the token's longer-term performance.
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Exchanges
62 companies object to tokenized stock trading on OKXICE platform
Corporate resistance to the ICE-OKX venue has grown dramatically, with major firms blocking third-party tokenization of their shares.
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DeFi
Kraken parent Payward buys AAVE tokens via investment fund
Payward and its asset management clients acquired an undisclosed amount of AAVE on the secondary market and say more purchases are possible.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin's push toward $80,000 stalls at technical resistance
Two analyses describe a sharp rebound from the mid-$70,000s that has yet to clear the moving averages and channel levels capping upside.
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Regulation
Ukraine's central bank declines to back crypto bill before key vote
The National Bank of Ukraine says draft law No.
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Technology
ZetaChain opens vote on Solana move and December 9 L1 shutdown
ZetaChain's second governance proposal would halt its Layer 1, convert ZETA to Solana SPL tokens and launch a private AI app.
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ETFs
Fidelity and BlackRock bitcoin ETFs diverge as BTC tops $80K
Spot bitcoin ETFs drew $75 million on Nov. 4 as Fidelity's FBTC outweighed BlackRock's IBIT outflows, while bitcoin rebounded above $80,000.
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Bitcoin
Riot filing names Anthropic as tenant in $28 billion Texas lease
The 15-year Corsicana deal covers 910 MW and requires Anthropic's consent before Riot can curtail the tenant's power load.
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Stablecoins
Samsung exec suggests Korean won stablecoin could integrate with wallet
A Samsung executive outlined how won-denominated stablecoins could eventually work within Samsung Wallet if South Korea issues them.
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Altcoins
Evernorth registers 73.7M shares for resale after stock plunge
Ripple-backed treasury company files to allow major investors to eventually sell holdings as shares lose nearly 40% since debut.
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Regulation
Thailand to block Bitget exchange in December over unlicensed operations
Thailand's securities regulator filed criminal charges against Bitget and ordered access restrictions starting December 5.
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Exchanges
Bitget launches Open Custody Network for trading without exchange custody
The network uses asset mirroring to let eligible institutional users trade spot, margin and futures while assets stay with external custodians.