The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
London’s High Court ruled that Chinese law governs ownership claims to 61,000 seized Bitcoin, rejecting English law arguments and leaving property rights assessment for future proceedings.
Bitcoin rose over 2.5% to $83,944 on Tuesday, defying a 7.4% weekly loss in South Korea's KOSPI index driven by semiconductor stock declines.
Basel Committee rates Australia, Japan, Korea, and Switzerland compliant with leverage ratio rules, while Canada and the UK are deemed largely compliant.
Ledger identified LTE-enabled implants in wallets sold by CryptoBilis that stole recovery phrases, prompting loss estimates up to $103 million and causing multiple vendors to terminate the reseller's authorization.
Visa secured PBOC approval to launch domestic bank card clearing in China, ending decades of cross-border-only operations and marking a key milestone ahead of upcoming U.S.-China diplomatic meetings.
Binance will shut down its mining pool and related services on Nov. 10, ending a six-year operation, with users given until Nov. 24 to access historical records.
Blur announces the shutdown of its website frontend and Blend lending protocol by November 12, prompting relief from NFT collectors critical of its past royalty policies.
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan pitches Singapore’s stability as a key asset for investors navigating global volatility, citing the bank’s strong credit rating and Temasek’s backing.
Meta launches Muse Wonder AI models with Active Memory features, scoring 56 on Artificial Analysis, though Abacus.AI's CEO disputes performance claims against rivals.
South Korea's FIU approved blocking 27 unregistered crypto exchange websites, including KuCoin and MEXC, expanding enforcement beyond prior mobile app restrictions.
Aptos launched an optional Encrypted Mempool on mainnet to shield users from MEV attacks like frontrunning, though it requires double the base gas price and adds 20ms latency per block.
Standard Chartered offers RLUSD custody in Dubai and plans LMAX integration using collateral mirroring to keep assets at the bank while enabling trading.