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News DeFi & FinTechNEAR Business Offers Private Crypto Treasuries Across 35+ Chains
NEAR Business combines confidential balances, multisig approvals and cross-chain payments across 35+ chains, with access limited to a private beta.
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News BitcoinStrive Closes $630M SATS Preferred IPO
Strive sold seven million SATS preferred shares at $90, raising $630 million gross. Bitcoin is among the permitted uses, with no specific allocation disclosed.
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In Brief Bitcoin
Bitcoin Tops $83,000 Amid US–Iran Diplomatic Hopes
Bitcoin briefly climbed above $83,000 as reports of US–Iran mediation progress circulated, without confirmation of a finalized agreement.
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News DeFi & FinTechEthereum Staking Hits Record 43.8M ETH in Q3, Bitwise Says
Bitwise reports 43.8 million ETH staked at the end of Q3, or 35.9% of supply, as positive net inflows continued for a sixth quarter and gross yields fell.
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Story of the Day AltcoinsSolana’s Alpenglow Switch Targets 150ms Finality on October 21
Solana’s Alpenglow migration is scheduled for epoch 1064, targeting roughly 150ms finality while leaving ordinary wallet and staking flows unchanged.
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In Brief Technology & Security
Arkham Moves Full Transaction History and Filters to Enterprise
Arkham limits free users to the latest 100 transactions per address or entity, moving full history and filtering to Enterprise.
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In Brief DeFi & FinTech
LayerZero Sets November 30 Launch for Zero Mainnet and lzATLAS
LayerZero plans to launch Zero mainnet and lzATLAS on November 30, with Open ATLAS supporting more than a dozen trading venues initially.
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Story of the Day DeFi & FinTechWestern Union Taps Noah for Stablecoin Transfers on Solana
Western Union has selected Noah for USDPT remittance payouts on Solana, letting recipients hold digital dollars. Launch markets, timing and fees remain undisclosed.
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Story of the Day BitcoinSwitzerland Approves First Spot Bitcoin ETF for Retail Investors
FINMA has approved Switzerland’s first retail fund holding Bitcoin directly, while the provider, fees and trading launch remain undisclosed.
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News Markets & TradingBitget Moves to Buy GMO’s Thai Crypto Exchange
Bitget is linked to the buyer of GMO’s Z.com EX operator in Thailand, with the acquisition still awaiting regulatory approval and financial terms undisclosed.
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In Brief DeFi & FinTech
1inch Card to Close, Users Urged to Move Balances by December 18
1inch is winding down its card programme, urging customers to withdraw or spend balances by December 18, 2026.
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News DeFi & FinTechSam Altman’s World Launches World ID Suite for Banks
World, co-founded by Sam Altman, has launched identity tools for banks and financial firms, combining its app, Zoom verification and AI-agent credentials.
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News Startups & InvestorsMulticoin Keeps Its Crypto Focus as AI Draws Rival Investors
Multicoin Capital is keeping its crypto mandate rather than expanding into standalone AI startups, Bloomberg reports, as the firm manages $2.7 billion in assets.
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In Brief Bitcoin
Mt. Gox Delays Repayment Deadline to October 2027 in Fourth Annual Extension
Mt. Gox’s trustee extends three creditor repayment deadlines to October 31, 2027, citing unfinished procedures and payment-processing issues.
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News AltcoinsSkyAI Sells Entire Solana Treasury to Fund $201.3M Buyback
SkyAI has sold all its SOL and opened a tender offer for up to $201.3 million of shares and warrants, backed by $223.8 million in disclosed cash.
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Story of the Day DeFi & FinTechVisa Partners With Mesh to Enable Direct Crypto Wallet Payments
Visa and Mesh plan wallet-based crypto and stablecoin spending across Visa’s 175 million-plus merchant locations, with participating apps and launch details still to come.
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In Brief Altcoins
XRP Gets Dedicated Website and Official X Account
XRP’s dedicated X account is jointly managed by Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation, with xrp.org providing a token-focused information hub.
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News DeFi & FinTechEcho Protocol Announces Shutdown After Nearly Two Years
Echo Protocol is winding down after nearly two years, with a November 14 loan-repayment instruction and a final November 19 withdrawal and unstaking cutoff.
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Story of the Day DeFi & FinTechSparkassen Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Solana Trading
Sparkassen begins in-app trading in BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and POL through DekaBank, with 30–40 more savings banks expected to join each month.
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In Brief DeFi & FinTech
Sophon Sets November 25 Withdrawal Deadline Before Mainnet Shutdown
Sophon plans to close its mainnet on November 30, urging users to withdraw assets and claim outstanding rewards by November 25.
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In Brief Regulation & Policy
Tether CEO Says Freezes Cut Iran-Linked Stablecoin Volume by 94%
Paolo Ardoino attributes a 94% drop in Iran-linked stablecoin volume to Tether’s freezes, but his post gives no calculation period or supporting dataset.
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News BitcoinBitcoin Whales Turn to Accumulation, but Spot Demand Remains Weak
CryptoQuant contributors find renewed accumulation among 1,000–10,000 BTC holders, while weak US spot demand keeps a sustained recovery uncertain.
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News DeFi & FinTechCiti Research Highlights Aave’s Role in Tokenized Collateral
Citi Research sees collateral mobility as a major tokenization use case, according to Aave, whose Horizon market lends against approved real-world assets.
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