Bitcoin whipsaws between $81K and $84K as Korean chip rout hits risk assets
Bitcoin rebounded from an early dip but stayed pinned below $84,000 as South Korean semiconductor stocks sold off on AI spending worries, with traders watching
Cointelegraph · +10 outlets
UK court ruling boosts government's odds of keeping 61,000 seized BTC worth about $5B
A London High Court judge ruled Chinese law governs fraud victims' claims to the bitcoin seized from Zhimin Qian, a setback for claimants seeking recovery.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Strategy buys 250 BTC for $21.5M, its smallest purchase of 2026, while spending $192M on STRC buybacks
The company's bitcoin buying hit its lowest weekly level since December as it redirected capital to repurchasing STRC preferred shares; holdings now stand at 84
Cryptoslate · +13 outlets
Sberbank wins approval to trade crypto, plans client access from Dec. 1
Russia's largest bank is already testing BTC, ETH and USDT trades in its app ahead of a full client rollout.
Coindesk · +9 outlets
Ledger says covert cellular implant in CryptoBilis reseller devices stole wallet recovery phrases
The hardware wallet maker linked confirmed cases in a suspected $87 million drain to tampered devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis, and Tether froze $10 million
Coindesk · +3 outlets
Crypto liquidations top $770M over 24 hours, longs take the hit as BTC slides below $82K
Roughly $771 to $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out in 24 hours, the large majority bullish, with tokenized chip-stock contracts absorbing part o
Theblock · +8 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs shed $679M for the week as institutional allocations pull back
Spot bitcoin fund outflows came as options positioning returned to 2021 levels and traders clustered downside bets below $80,000 ahead of the CPI print.
finance.yahoo · +3 outlets
Blur to shut down frontend on Nov. 12 after NFT volumes collapse 99%
Monthly Blur trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million; the BLUR token dropped more than 20% on the news.
Coindesk · +11 outlets
Metaplanet to issue $329M in zero-interest convertible bonds to refinance debt and fund buybacks
The five-year bonds aim to cut the Japanese bitcoin treasury company's reliance on BTC-collateralized loans without selling holdings.
Cointelegraph · +1 outlets
IMF finds more than half of tokenized US stock trading occurs outside Wall Street hours
Volume concentrated off-hours with volatility about 1.5 times that of traditional counterparts in the five-product sample.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
South Korea clears courts to seize and sell bitcoin for unpaid debts under November rules
An October 12 amendment standardizes court-led debt recovery with separate procedures for exchange claims and directly held crypto.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets
Bitcoin whale dormant since March 2020 moves $378 million in BTC
The wallet originally received 4,582 BTC worth about $40.8 million before the Covid crash and sat through the ensuing cycles.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Binance launches AI trading interface after 150,000-user beta
Binance AI is a free generative-UI trading tool rolled out to all English-language users.
Theblock
Bitmine adds 12,532 ETH, treasury reaches 4.9% of supply as Tom Lee flags wealth transfer
The ether treasury company holds 6.03 million ETH with 84% staked, and its chairman expects younger investors to drive a $2 trillion transfer into digital asset
Theblock · +12 outlets
Standard Chartered to custody Ripple's RLUSD in Dubai and enable client trading in place
Eligible clients can hold XRPL-issued RLUSD through the bank's DIFC branch, with a planned LMAX collateral link still conditional and undated.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
Ripple-backed Evernorth lists on Nasdaq holding 473 million XRP
The digital asset treasury company's XRP position is worth far less than its cost basis, with Ripple having spent years on bank partnerships to lift adoption.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Tether freezes $10M in USDT tied to $93M CryptoBilis Ledger exploit
The freeze follows Ledger's disclosure that tampered reseller devices siphoned wallet recovery phrases.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
FSB warns $300B stablecoin market could face runs even with full reserves
The global watchdog flagged that redemption demand could concentrate at affiliated issuers while cross-border backing movement faces frictions.
Cryptoslate