Russia finalizes crypto trading rules ahead of Nov. 17 rollout
The rules allow retail investors to trade BTC, ETH and USDT through regulated intermediaries, with Moscow Exchange planning to launch crypto trading in…
What Democrats’ US midterm sweep means for the CLARITY Act
The CLARITY Act faces a new test as Democrats control Congress, raising questions over consumer protections, ethics and what the crypto industry may have to…
Greece approves 10% tax on crypto gains and 15% levy on DeFi income
Investors will have 12 months to declare past crypto gains without latefiling penalties, though questions remain over cryptotocrypto swaps. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs post $530M outflows as election gains evaporate
US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs shed a combined $530 million Thursday as Bitcoin fell below $76,000 and US stocks tumbled. Source:Cointelegraph
Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi tokenizes equity index fund on Ethereum
The new share class offers blockchainbased exposure to an index tracking 600 companies across European markets. Source:Cointelegraph
Standard Chartered and SBI back crypto insurer Soter as funding reaches $23.5 million
Soter also received backing of 500 BTC and 2000 ETH, worth another $43 million at current prices. Source:CoinDesk
Trump’s memecoin ventures derailed CLARITY Act, Scaramucci says
The SkyBridge founder said disputes over ethics restrictions also stalled negotiations, with both sides responsible for the setback. Source:Cointelegraph
Zcash is about to freeze $16 million in its oldest privacy pool
About 12,200 ZEC remains in Sprout, the privacy pool Zcash launched in 2016. Roughly 10,000 coins have left over the past week, but only about 40 moved out…
Trump Media moves $342 million in bitcoin to Crypto.com, blockchain data show
A wallet supposedly linked to Trump Media has made a large BTC transfer to Crypto.com, data tracked by Arkham show. Source:CoinDesk
Riot shares surge on $28B AI lease as Hut 8 sinks on revenue miss
Bitcoin miner Riot sold BTC to finance its AI expansion, while Hut 8 reported falling revenue and rising costs before its major data center leases generate…
Wall Street rethinks AI data center boom as Texas election raises new risks
Bitcoin miners pivoting to AI face new uncertainty over power access and construction permits, while companies with approved projects could benefit from…
THORChain's RUNE jumps 10% as North Korean hackers resume laundering Binance loot
North Korea’s TraderTraitor is routing Binance hack proceeds through THORChain, swapping ether for bitcoin after an earlier wave of conversions from Tron.…