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NEWS

Amundi Boosts Strategy (MSTR) Stake 44% to $291 Million as Shares Slide

Micah Zimmerman -
Europe's largest asset manager raised its Strategy holding to 1.9 million shares in the third quarter, a 13F shows, even as MSTR has since fallen about 18% from quarter-end.
NEWS

Elizabeth Warren Plans Prediction Market Crackdown as She Prepares to Chair Senate Banking

Micah Zimmerman -
A Warren banking aide says the incoming Senate Banking chair will target prediction markets' "Wild West-style lack of oversight," after she and Sen. John Curtis pressed Kalshi and Polymarket on election trading.
NEWS

North Korea Is Minting Its Own Meme Coins to Launder Binance Hack Loot

Micah Zimmerman -
Elliptic says North Korean launderers created six throwaway meme tokens on NEAR between Nov. 5 and 7, moving about $430,000 of stolen Binance funds through homemade liquidity pools.
NEWS

TD Cowen Gives Stablecoin Yield Ban 10% Odds as Banks Plan Push in Democrat-Led Congress

Micah Zimmerman -
TD Cowen's Jaret Seiberg puts only a 10% chance on a congressional ban on platform stablecoin yield over the next two years, even as banks renew their push after Democratic midterm wins.
NEWS

BlackRock: Security Fears Are Driving Bitcoin Whales Into IBIT

Micah Zimmerman -
BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick told Barron's demand to swap directly held bitcoin for IBIT shares is at its highest yet, with "security and peace of mind" the top reason as kidnappings and hacks rise.
NEWS

Binance to Close Accounts in Four EU Countries Dec. 31, Charging Idle Balances From Nov. 29

Micah Zimmerman -
Binance told users in France, Spain, Italy and Poland to withdraw their crypto, with deposits blocked, accounts closing Dec. 31 and a monthly fee starting Nov. 29, as the exchange still lacks an EU license.
NEWS

U.S. Regulators Drop $250 Travel Rule Plan, Crypto Language Too

Micah Zimmerman -
FinCEN and the Federal Reserve formally withdrew a 2020 proposal that would have cut the cross-border funds-transfer threshold from $3,000 to $250 and spelled out that the rules cover crypto, saying any future version needs a fresh comment period.
VIDEOS
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Kraken’s Dave Ripley: “That Was the Bear Market” and Bitcoin Is “On Our Way Out of It”

Mark Mason -
Kraken’s Dave Ripley explains why Bitcoin’s rebound past $80K hints the bear market is over, marking the softest macro pullback in the asset’s history.
NEWS

Strive (ASST) Adds 29 Bitcoin for $2.2 Million as Weekly Buys Slow After Crossing 43,000

Micah Zimmerman -
Strive purchased 29 bitcoin from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 at an average of $75,721, lifting holdings to 43,153 BTC while cash slipped to $487.6 million and SATS preferred shares edged higher.
NEWS

Coinbase Wins Full Federal Trust Charter From OCC

Micah Zimmerman -
Coinbase's custody arm has completed its national trust bank charter with the OCC, upgrading April's conditional approval, but the license does not let it take deposits, make loans or issue stablecoins.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Drops Below $74,000 as Nvidia Probe and Regulation Fears Spark $1 Billion in Liquidations

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price fell to $73,477 overnight, its lowest since August, before bouncing to about $74,700 Monday morning as a Nvidia probe, Democratic regulation fears and ETF outflows hit risk appetite.
NEWS

Strategy (MSTR) Adds 1,036 Bitcoin for $81.9 Million as Holdings Slip Below Cost

Micah Zimmerman -
Strategy bought 1,036 bitcoin last week for $81.9 million at an average of $79,012, lifting its stack to 850,364 BTC.
NEWS

U.S. Treasury Cuts Off MEXC From U.S. Financial System Over Alleged $16 Billion in Illicit Flows

Micah Zimmerman -
FinCEN issued a final order under section 9714(a) that will bar U.S. financial institutions from sending or receiving funds with MEXC Global 30 days after Federal Register publication, citing at least $16 billion in alleged illicit activity.
NEWS

Bitcoin Magazine Books Opens 333-Copy Genesis Book Collector Edition for 3rd Anniversary

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin Magazine Books opened a third-anniversary campaign for Aaron van Wirdum's The Genesis Book, capping a hand-signed Collectors Edition at 333 numbered copies.
NEWS

Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitget Ahead of Dec. 5 Access Block

Micah Zimmerman -
Thailand's SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget operator BG Limited for unlicensed Thai trading from 2022 to 2025.
NEWS

Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47 Million in Crypto From Investigations

Micah Zimmerman -
Patrick Steven Yaroch, 37, of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud and money laundering after using wallet credentials from 35 FBI investigations to take about $2.47 million in cryptocurrency.
NEWS

Strive (ASST) Posts $474.8 Million Common Net Income as Bitcoin Yield Hits 63.2%

Micah Zimmerman -
Strive posted $474.8M in Q3 net income to common holders, almost entirely a $533.7M unrealized bitcoin gain, and touted 103.7% year-to-date outperformance versus bitcoin.
NEWS

Rule to Allow Crypto in 401(k)s Arrives at White House for Final Review

Micah Zimmerman -
A final Labor Department rule that would create a fiduciary safe harbor for private equity, real estate and crypto in 401(k) menus arrived at OIRA on Thursday, putting public release within reach.
NEWS

Binance Hackers Swap About $50 Million of Stolen XRP Mostly Into Bitcoin, Elliptic Says

Micah Zimmerman -
About 42 million stolen XRP, worth roughly $50 million, has been swapped mostly into bitcoin via THORChain, Elliptic said, lifting converted bitcoin from the Binance theft to about 1,650 BTC.
VIDEOS
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What the Blue Wave Means for Data Centers

Patrick Green -
DarkHorse CEO Joel Block breaks down how midterm results impact AI data centers, converting Bitcoin mines in the South, and surging compute demand.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Holds Near $75,000 After Hot October Jobs Report

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price held near $75,800 Friday after U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, far above the 59,000 forecast, as December Fed hike odds climbed toward 80%.
NEWS

South Korean Crypto Exchange Gopax Suspends Withdrawals and Trading After Hacking Threat

Micah Zimmerman -
South Korea's Gopax halted standard withdrawals at 2:55 p.m. and trading at 3:53 p.m. Friday after a hacking-threat email, and is transferring all held assets to cold wallets with no loss reported so far.
CULTURE

Argentine Bitcoiners Debut “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto” Artwork in Downtown Buenos Aires

Juan Galt -
Bitcoin.ar presented the 2.4-meter stainless steel and glass cube “The Genesis of Satoshi Nakamoto” on October 29 at Polo Dot as part of LABITCONF 2026’s Open Fest.
MARKETS

Bitcoin Price Trades Near $76,000 as Nasdaq Tumbles into Correction

Micah Zimmerman -
Bitcoin price held near $76,000 Thursday afternoon as the Nasdaq sank deeper into a correction, crypto liquidations topped $1 billion and Strategy, Coinbase and bitcoin miners sold off in double digits.
NEWS

Core Scientific (CORZ) to Exit Bitcoin Mining by Year-End as Colocation Hits $215 Million

Micah Zimmerman -
Core Scientific will finish winding down bitcoin mining in the fourth quarter and enter 2027 as a pure-play AI colocation landlord, with self-mining revenue already down to $12.3 million.
NEWS

Greece Approves 10% Crypto Capital Gains Tax as First Framework Lands Below Draft Rate

Micah Zimmerman -
Greece's parliament approved a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, the country's first dedicated crypto tax framework, with annual gains up to €500 exempt.
NEWS

South Korea Pushes 22% Crypto Tax to 2029 in Fourth Delay, Offers Three-Year Loss Carryforward

Micah Zimmerman -
South Korea's government will ask lawmakers to delay its 22% crypto gains tax to 2029 and let investors carry losses forward for up to three years.
BUSINESS

Bull Bitcoin Becomes First Exchange to Add Payjoin Privacy Deposits, Withdrawals, and Payjoin-by-Default Trading

Juan Galt -
Bull Bitcoin is the first Bitcoin exchange to offer Payjoin privacy as a deposit and withdrawal option. Every on-chain buy or sell via BULL Wallet is now a Payjoin by default, automating UTXO aggregation for users while reducing future mining fees and the overall Bitcoin UTXO set.
NEWS

Keel (KEEL) Sells Entire Bitcoin Treasury for $192 Million, Will Sell BTC Daily

Micah Zimmerman -
Keel sold 2,520 bitcoin in the third quarter, left its treasury near zero and said Quebec-mined coins will now be sold every day as it pivots to AI data centers.
NEWS

U.S.-Sanctioned Moscow Exchange Will List Bitcoin on Dec. 1 as Russia Pulls Crypto Trading Home

Micah Zimmerman -
Russia's largest exchange, Moscow Exchange,. will open bitcoin trading on Dec. 1 under the country's new crypto law, with retail buyers tested and capped at 300,000 rubles a year.
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