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Key Highlights: BitGo now supports $USDC minting and redemption through the BitGo platform and API. Average fulfillment times are under 30 minutes for minting and under two hours for redemption, subject to transaction volume and compliance requirements. BitGo Bank & Trust provides a federally supervised regulatory framework for the service, targeting market makers, asset managers, ...
Key Highlights Strive raised SATA’s variable dividend rate to 13.25%, while SATS remains fixed at 15% on a $100 stated amount. Strive reported holding 43,153 $BTC as of November 6, 2026, after purchasing 29 Bitcoin for approximately $2.2 million. The company’s preferred shares carry roughly $288 million in combined annual dividend obligations, supported in part ...
Key Highlights: Tron, Tether and Chainalysis have launched a joint task force to identify suspicious crypto transactions and accelerate enforcement action. Chainalysis will provide blockchain analytics and AI-powered tracking, while Tron monitors its network and Tether freezes wallets linked to illicit activity. The task force will target investment fraud, cyberattacks, terrorist financing and North Korea-linked ...
Key Highlights: $ETH remains below its $2,090-$2,104 gamma flip zone, where dealer hedging shifts from stabilizing prices to amplifying volatility. A negative gamma peak, put wall and $589 million short-gamma pocket are concentrated between $1,980 and $2,000. The November 16 options expiry has a max pain level of $1,800, placing the options market’s downside center ...
Key Highlights: Ethlabs says Ethereum’s quantum-readiness target has moved to 2028 but argues developers should aim for 2027. The proposal centers on Frame Transactions, which could support quantum-resistant signatures and key replacement. Existing accounts would not be protected automatically; wallets and users would need to adopt the new signing methods. Ethlabs Urges Ethereum Developers to ...
Key Highlights Bitcoin’s leveraged market has a higher concentration of bullish positions, signaling broad expectations of an uptrend. More than $1 billion in long-position liquidation risk is clustered near the $72,500 level. Major short-liquidation zones are farther away, concentrated between $83,400 and $85,100. Bitcoin’s $72,500 Support Level Faces Elevated Liquidation Risk Bitcoin’s current liquidation distribution ...
Key Highlights: Bitcoin fell 0.7% since midnight UTC to around $73,400 as a technology-stock selloff pressured crypto markets. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $299.9 million in outflows on Wednesday, extending the losing streak to five sessions and taking cumulative outflows since Nov. 5 to about $1.44 billion. Crypto derivatives activity cooled sharply, while negative cumulative ...
Key Highlights BNY Mellon increased its stake in Strive by 39% to 257,718 shares rather than buying Bitcoin directly. Strive holds more than 43,000 BTC and primarily finances its Bitcoin purchases through stock offerings and perpetual preferred stock. The roughly $6 million position is small relative to BNY Mellon’s overall assets, but institutional ownership could ...
Key Highlights The Enforcement Directorate alleged that CoinDCX and another platform routed customer funds abroad for derivatives and tokenized foreign shares without authorization. The agency said CoinDCX converted rupees into USDT and sent the funds to overseas exchanges including Binance, KuCoin and Gate.io. The ED alleged that CoinDCX mirrored customers’ futures and options positions on ...
Key Highlights India’s Enforcement Directorate is investigating alleged large-scale cross-border activity involving crypto token derivatives and tokenized real-world asset products. The agency alleges that Indian rupees were converted into $USDT and transferred offshore through a Costa Rica-based “paper entity” or API links to international exchanges. CoinDCX and Delta Exchange India deny wrongdoing, say operations and ...
Key Highlights LitVM infrastructure is moving from Caldera to Zeeve, changing its RPC and block explorer endpoints. LiteForge documentation now lists Zeeve-hosted HTTP RPC, explorer, explorer API and faucet services while retaining the same network name, chain ID and gas currency. LitVM’s mainnet launch is expected in the second half of 2026, although no specific ...
Key Highlights: Potential buyers are examining Gemini’s shuttered U.K. and European businesses for their regulatory permissions rather than seeking to acquire the entire Nasdaq-listed company. Singapore-based KAST offers stablecoin accounts, cross-border transfers and payment cards for consumers and businesses. The activity reflects a broader shift toward smaller crypto acquisitions focused on licenses, distribution networks and ...