Archives - November 2026

MEXC says operations remain normal and user assets are secure. It has opened an independent review of anti-money-laundering and sanctions controls.

Binance France accounts face closure on December 31. Monthly fees of 0.025%, with a 10 USDC minimum, begin from the November 29 calculation date.

US Treasury cited at least $16 billion in illicit MEXC transactions. FinCEN’s transfer ban takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication.

Patrick Yaroch pleaded guilty to stealing cryptocurrency using wallet credentials from FBI investigations. Sentencing is scheduled for March 4, 2027.

FinCEN and the Federal Reserve withdrew their 2020 plan to track smaller cross-border transfers. Existing Travel Rule requirements remain in place.

Ondo says Anthropic stock will join Ondo Stocks on IPO day. The plan concerns tokenized exposure to newly public shares, rather than a pre-IPO allocation.

Aave Labs acquired Avon’s team, lending protocols and onchain order book, with fixed-rate loans its first priority. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Hypercall plans 24/7 Anthropic-linked options from November 9. The synthetic contracts confer no shares and will be restricted to eligible non-US customers.

A Labor Department rule covering crypto and other alternative assets in 401(k) plans has entered final White House review. It has not yet been approved.

Bitcoin recovered from an afternoon low after US payrolls beat forecasts. The report lifted rate hike bets, while spot Bitcoin ETFs faced heavy outflows.

Gnosis Pay says a November 3 intrusion exposed customer information in its legacy consumer-card system. Funds and its enterprise platform were unaffected.

Greece approved a 10% tax on crypto capital gains and a 15% levy on staking and DeFi income from 2027. Questions remain over crypto-to-crypto swaps.

Cory Fields’s quantum landmines concept would let prepared Bitcoin owners reclaim vulnerable coins and take an attacker’s collateral. It remains a thought experiment.

World Liberty Financial announced new WLFI buybacks after a steep token decline. USD1 reserve fees may help fund purchases, but no budget was disclosed.

Zcash’s NU7 upgrade has activated, lowering block targets from 75 to 25 seconds and making about 12,224 ZEC in the legacy Sprout pool unspendable.