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
Live updates: Bitcoin whipsaws between $81,000 and $84,000 as altcoins slide
Bitcoin bounced back from an early dip as ZEC, HYPE and SOL led altcoin losses. JPMorgan fell after kicking off U.S. earnings season. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin diverges from South Korean stocks as AI concerns deepen the Kospi selloff
South Korea’s chipmakers lead another sharp selloff as concerns over AI spending and Chinese competition grow, while bitcoin holds well above its summer lows.…
Ledger says 'spy' chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network
The hardwarewallet maker gave its first public account of how a covert component in devices sold by CryptoBilis could steal users’ master keys without changing…
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…
Bitcoin whale that sat through the March 2020 crash moves $378 million
A bitcoin whale that received coins days before the Covid crash and sat through it has moved millions onchain. Source:CoinDesk
Tokenized SanDisk bets saw more liquidations than XRP as Asia’s chip rout wipes out $800 million
About $800 million in leveraged positions were wiped out over 24 hours, 86% of them bullish. Chipstock contracts on crypto exchanges took a chunk of the…
Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%
Blur will close its website on Nov. 12 after monthly trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million, ten days after sister project…
Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000 as it decouples from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures
Bitcoin climbed back above $83,000 after an early dip, decoupling from a sharp slide in Korean chip stocks and weakness in Nasdaq futures ahead of Thursday’s…
Palantir's Europe head warns the region is 'missing the boat' on AI just as it did with the internet
The Palantir UK chief said the U.S. is racing ahead on enterprise AI while Europe hesitates, and explained why he thinks the company faces intense political…
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…
Tokenized catastrophe bonds target the disaster-insurance gap
A planned Bermuda issuance would put legal ownership onchain and seek capital for disaster risks that remain costly to insure. Source:CoinDesk