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USDC Becomes EU’s First Significant E-Money Token Under MiCA
USDC will move to dual EBA and French ACPR supervision on November 12, becoming the EU’s first significant e-money token under MiCA.
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News BitcoinWhite House Explores Ways to Add Bitcoin to US Reserve, Witt Says
Patrick Witt says the administration is reviewing budget-neutral ways to add Bitcoin, including gold revaluation and mining, without announcing purchases.
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News AltcoinsSolana’s Stablecoin Supply Hits Record: Is SOL’s Fundamental Value Strengthening?
A close look at Solana’s DeFi activity on DeFiLlama shows a TVL of $6.03 billion and a modest 0.79% increase in the past 24 hours.
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News Regulation & PolicyFBI and Brooklyn DA Shut Down 241 Crypto Scam Sites Targeting Russian Speakers
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI disrupted 241 scam domains and 112 servers linked to investment and recovery fraud, with about $300,000 seized so far.
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News DeFi & FinTechStripe’s Privy and Ripple Bring XRP Ledger Wallets Into Apps
Stripe-owned Privy and Ripple are bringing XRP Ledger wallets into apps, supporting XRP, RLUSD and AI payments, with further integration work planned.
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News DeFi & FinTechRobinhood Chain Tops $100B in DEX Volume 3.5 Months After Launch
Robinhood Chain has surpassed $100 billion in tracked DEX turnover since its July 1 launch, with September contributing about $56 billion.
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News BitcoinBitcoin and Ether ETFs Draw $200.5M in October 13 Inflows
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $175.62 million and Ether funds added $24.84 million on October 13, ending a ten-session outflow streak for Ether.
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News Regulation & PolicyRichard Heart Reportedly Detained in Turkey as HEX and PLS Plunge
Turkish media report that HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart was detained in Istanbul, as associated tokens suffer steep daily losses.
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In Brief Technology & Security
Gopax and Prabang Hit by Breaches in South Korean Finance Cyberattacks
Gopax and Prabang were named in wider South Korean financial-sector cyberattacks; both exchanges say customer crypto assets were unaffected.
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Story of the Day DeFi & FinTechKraken Parent Payward Agrees to Buy European Lender Saldo Bank
Payward’s Saldo Bank deal would add European deposits, credit and cards to Kraken’s parent group, with closing expected in 2027 pending approval.
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News Regulation & PolicyFrance Proposes 31.4% Capital-Gains Tax on Crypto-to-Stablecoin Swaps
French lawmakers propose taxing gains on swaps into fiat-pegged stablecoins from 2027, while loss relief and an exit tax remain under debate.
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News DeFi & FinTechPancakeSwap Proposes 88% LP Fee Share and 69% CAKE Emissions Cut
PancakeSwap’s The Flip proposal would raise liquidity providers’ fee share to 88% and reduce daily CAKE issuance to 7,000, subject to a governance vote.
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News BitcoinStandard Chartered Launches BTC and ETH Trading for UAE Wealth Clients
Standard Chartered’s UAE launch lets eligible Professional Investors trade Bitcoin and Ether through bank accounts, with custody and settlement managed in-house.
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OpenAI in Early Talks to Buy Crypto Auditor Trail of Bits: Report
Trail of Bits, which has audited Uniswap, Aave and Worldcoin, already works with OpenAI to validate and patch flaws in open-source software.
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Story of the Day Technology & SecurityLedger Asks Resellers in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to Halt Sales
Ledger has asked resellers in six Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong to stop wallet sales while it investigates pre-sale tampering.
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