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ASIC has warned that Australia could lose ground as tokenization has advanced worldwide, citing onchain RWA expansion, bank pilots, and cross-border work with supervisors, and has urged proportionate reforms to support access, settlement, and investor safeguards. The post Australia Risks Being “Left Behind” as Tokenization Transforms Global Markets – ASIC appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP trades near $2.17, revisiting a key support zone seen before past rallies. Analysts watch for a breakout or further downside.

Balancer and Stream Finance incidents totaling over $200 million shook DeFi as RedStone and major Ethereum protocols launched reform initiatives. Balancer suffered one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits on Monday, with more than $116 million in staked Ether and liquidity pool tokens drained from Balancer v2 contracts and several forks.  The decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) investigated what appeared to be faulty access control in its smart contracts, which allowed the attackers to withdraw funds directly from liquidity pools.  The exploit began with a $70 million loss, which ballooned to $116 million, primarily affecting liquid staking assets such as Lido’s wstETH and StakeWise’s osETH. Read more

Balancer and Stream Finance incidents totaling over $200 million shook DeFi as RedStone and major Ethereum protocols launched reform initiatives. Balancer suffered one of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits on Monday, with more than $116 million in staked Ether and liquidity pool tokens drained from Balancer v2 contracts and several forks.  The decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) investigated what appeared to be faulty access control in its smart contracts, which allowed the attackers to withdraw funds directly from liquidity pools.  The exploit began with a $70 million loss, which ballooned to $116 million, primarily affecting liquid staking assets such as Lido’s wstETH and StakeWise’s osETH. Read more

Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 as the Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, signaling weak US demand. Onchain data hints that short-term holders may be buying the dip. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped below $100,000 and could retest its yearly open at $93,500 as its momentum weakens. The Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, reflecting strong US spot Bitcoin selling pressure. Read more

Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 as the Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, signaling weak US demand. Onchain data hints that short-term holders may be buying the dip. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped below $100,000 and could retest its yearly open at $93,500 as its momentum weakens. The Coinbase Premium hit a seven-month low, reflecting strong US spot Bitcoin selling pressure. Read more

The company continues to offer corporate debt securities and equities to finance its Bitcoin acquisitions despite recent troubles. Crypto treasury company Strategy is moving forward with its plan to expand Bitcoin holdings, pricing a new euro-denominated perpetual preferred stock designed to fund additional crypto purchases. The company said on Friday that its Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock (STRE) will debut at 80 euros ($92.50) per share, raising an estimated 608.8 million euros in net proceeds. Strategy plans to use the funds to buy more Bitcoin (BTC) and for general corporate purposes. The stock offering is expected to settle on Nov. 13. The new STRE shares are senior to Strategy’s Perpetual Strike (STRK), Perpetual Stride (STRD) and common stock, but are subordinate to its Perpetual Strife (STRF), Variable Rate Perpetual Stretch (STRC) shares and outstanding debt. Read more

The company continues to offer corporate debt securities and equities to finance its Bitcoin acquisitions despite recent troubles. Crypto treasury company Strategy is moving forward with its plan to expand Bitcoin holdings, pricing a new euro-denominated perpetual preferred stock designed to fund additional crypto purchases. The company said on Friday that its Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock (STRE) will debut at 80 euros ($92.50) per share, raising an estimated 608.8 million euros in net proceeds. Strategy plans to use the funds to buy more Bitcoin (BTC) and for general corporate purposes. The stock offering is expected to settle on Nov. 13. The new STRE shares are senior to Strategy’s Perpetual Strike (STRK), Perpetual Stride (STRD) and common stock, but are subordinate to its Perpetual Strife (STRF), Variable Rate Perpetual Stretch (STRC) shares and outstanding debt. Read more

Pope Leo urges AI builders to embed moral discernment as the tech reshapes human identity.

DOGE was recently trading up more than 13%.

Low trading volume suggests ‘targeted accumulation’ by whales or institutional players as SUI defies the CD5 index.

Analysts say the rising stablecoin liquidity on Binance is building a solid base for Bitcoin’s next major move.

The bank disclosed ownership of nearly 5.3 million shares of IBIT as of September 30, up 64% from the previous quarter.

Nearly 60% of weekly trades in December 2024 were flagged as likely wash trading, with coordinated networks of 43,000 wallets detected.

Trump Media & Technology Group fell to its lowest stock price in over a year following a Q3 loss, despite the firm's big Bitcoin push.

For years, the assumption inside crypto and across traditional finance was simple: when institutional adoption finally matured, Ethereum would be the chain Wall Street chose. This is unsurprising, considering the network is the largest smart-contract network, the default environment for developers, and the ecosystem that has shaped today’s idea of programmable finance. However, as institutional […] The post How high could Solana’s valuation go if Wall Street starts using it properly? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A Columbia study found that up to 60% of Polymarket’s volume may stem from wash trading, raising new concerns about artificial activity in prediction markets. The rapid growth of the prediction market Polymarket may not be entirely organic but instead inflated by artificial trading activity, according to research published by Columbia University. In an 80-page paper titled “Network-Based Detection of Wash-Trading,” which has not yet undergone peer review, Columbia researchers identified extensive wash-trading activity on Polymarket beginning in July 2024. That month, they found that wash trades accounted for nearly 60% of the platform’s total trading volume. “This activity persisted through late April 2025 before subsiding substantially, and once again increased to about 20 percent of volume in early October 2025,” they wrote.  Read more

A Columbia study found that up to 60% of Polymarket’s volume may stem from wash trading, raising new concerns about artificial activity in prediction markets. The rapid growth of the prediction market Polymarket may not be entirely organic but instead inflated by artificial trading activity, according to research published by Columbia University. In an 80-page paper titled “Network-Based Detection of Wash-Trading,” which has not yet undergone peer review, Columbia researchers identified extensive wash-trading activity on Polymarket beginning in July 2024. That month, they found that wash trades accounted for nearly 60% of the platform’s total trading volume. “This activity persisted through late April 2025 before subsiding substantially, and once again increased to about 20 percent of volume in early October 2025,” they wrote.  Read more

Bitcoin bulls have held the price above the critical $100,000 support level, but a shallow bounce increases the risk of a breakdown. Will altcoins gain ground while BTC searches for direction? Key points: Bitcoin has remained above the $100,000 level on a closing basis, but the risk of a breakdown remains until the price rises above $108,000. Several major altcoins are holding onto their support levels, but a weak bounce heightens the risk of a breakdown. Read more

Bitcoin bulls have held the price above the critical $100,000 support level, but a shallow bounce increases the risk of a breakdown. Will altcoins gain ground while BTC searches for direction? Key points: Bitcoin has remained above the $100,000 level on a closing basis, but the risk of a breakdown remains until the price rises above $108,000. Several major altcoins are holding onto their support levels, but a weak bounce heightens the risk of a breakdown. Read more