Summary: The central bank finalized regulations allowing exchanges to offer Bitcoin, Ether and Tether to retail investors starting Nov. 17, with annual purchase caps for non-qualified buyers.
Summary: Bitcoin Magazine Books opened a third-anniversary campaign for Aaron van Wirdum's The Genesis Book, offering 333 hand-signed hardcovers priced from $221 to $5,000.
Summary: San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly expects further interest rate increases as Americans remain on a treadmill of high inflation, despite recent labor market strength.
Summary: Bitcoin fell below $75,000 on Friday after strong US jobs data raised December Fed rate hike expectations to 76.8%, diverging from a tech stock rebound.
Summary: Patrick Steven Yaroch admitted to wire fraud and money laundering after stealing cryptocurrency from FBI investigation wallets, facing up to 20 years in prison.
Summary: Thailand’s SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget operator BG Limited for unlicensed operations and ordered an access block starting December 5.
Summary: CoreWeave's 2032 bond yield exceeded 16% and its credit default swaps spiked above 1,289 basis points, reflecting rising borrowing costs for AI infrastructure firms.
Summary: Investors tell the Wall Street Journal Anthropic’s expected $1.5 trillion IPO valuation may drop to $1 trillion after a tech sell-off, raising risks of a delayed offering.
Summary: Gnosis Pay said hackers accessed customer data on its consumer platform but not funds. The firm detected the breach on Nov. 3 and began containment within two hours.
Summary: South Korean exchange Gopax suspended trading and withdrawals Friday after receiving an unverified hacking threat, moving assets to cold storage with no reported losses.
Summary: Bitcoin traded near $75,800 after U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding forecasts and raising the odds of a December Federal Reserve rate hike.
Summary: Elliptic says hackers converted about 42 million XRP into bitcoin via THORChain. Roughly $3.11 billion in stolen assets remains unmoved across linked addresses.
Summary: A final Department of Labor rule easing alternative assets like crypto into 401(k) plans arrived at the White House for review, marking a key step toward implementation.
Summary: Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet to resolve security concerns regarding eight smart contract invariants tied to gas pricing changes.
Summary: The Central Bank of Nigeria issued immediate regulations banning algorithmic stablecoins and setting capital requirements for licensed virtual asset operators.
Summary: Democrats won both chambers in the 2026 midterms, positioning Senator Elizabeth Warren to lead banking oversight and reshape the stalled CLARITY Act amid industry spending.
Summary: The Hellenic Parliament approved a 10% levy on cryptocurrency gains effective Jan. 1, 2027, with higher rates for staking income and exemptions for small investors.
Summary: Bitcoin stabilized above $75,000 while South Korea’s KOSPI index plunged over 8%, triggering a trading halt amid global tech sell-offs driven by AI regulation concerns.
Summary: Chinese authorities stopped the Solana Accelerate gathering in Shanghai, citing unauthorized promotional activities by domestic entities as illegal financial services under local crypto regulations.
Summary: Zcash activated its NU7 upgrade, introducing a mechanism to recycle 60% of transaction fees into future block rewards while cutting target block times to 25 seconds.