Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares
The $911 billion Pittsburghbased asset manager is teaming up with Prometheum to bring blockchainbased share classes of its funds to traditional brokerage…
ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system
New .eth registrations would pause for hours during the transition, while existing domain holders could renew their names without migrating.…
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto
Sberbank plans to open crypto trading to all clients Dec. 1 and is already testing BTC, ETH and USDT trades in its app. Source:CoinDesk
UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin
The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to defrauding thousands of people…
Tom Lee sees $2 trillion wealth transfer fueling crypto demand as Bitmine buys more ether
The Bitmine chairman said he expects younger investors to drive demand for digital assets as his ether treasury company inches closer to owning 5% of the total…
Ledger implant tests Bitcoin ETFs as safer custodial solutions than hardware wallets
The discovery of an unauthorized Ledger hardware implant reignited debate on whether Bitcoin ETFs are safer than selfcustodying Bitcoin via hardware wallet…
BTC price support holds ahead of US CPI data: Three things Bitcoin traders need to know this week
Bitcoin traders braced for inflationbased volatility after BTC price action preserved key weekly support around $82,500. Source:Cointelegraph
Everyone wants SCOTUS to take up prediction markets: State of Crypto
The U.S. Supreme Court hasn't yet indicated whether it will take up cases surrounding prediction markets, but there are now several amicus briefs, an interim…
THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults
Chad Barraford, technical cofounder of the network, said that the funds were frozen and then unfrozen without explanation. Source:Cointelegraph
Ledger investigates potential wallet tampering after reports of $86 million in crypto stolen
The hardware wallet maker said it is investigating devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller as social posts swirl about crypto assets drained from Bitcoin,…
ESMA seeks evidence tokenized collateral can be cashed out in crisis
ESMA is seeking industry feedback on the legal, liquidity and operational risks of tokenized collateral before deciding whether additional EU regulatory…
Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms
Bitcoin recovered to around $82,500 after Trump ruled out an Iran strike, but remains about 4% lower on the week, while ether has lost 9%. Source:CoinDesk