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  • YouTube’s Web3 gaming content ban, Animoca to list on Nasdaq: Web3 Gamer
    Cointelegraph.com - 14:20 Nov 04, 2025
    YouTube launches “direct attack” on blockchain gaming vids, Animoca to list on Nasdaq five years after getting kicked off the ASX: Web3 Gamer. YouTubes latest content rules announcement hasnt gone down well with Web3 gaming creators, who say the platform is unfairly targeting them. YouTube’s new policy is a direct attack on Web3 gaming and CS skins, Gamer Leevai said in an X post. Fellow gamer Predz added, Know any Web3 creators? They need to see this. The update, which is expected to roll out on Nov. 17, expands YouTubes definition of prohibited online gaming content to cover digital goods with monetary value, including skins, cosmetics, NFTs, and other blockchain-based assets.  Read more
  • YouTube’s Web3 gaming content ban, Animoca to list on Nasdaq: Web3 Gamer
    Cointelegraph.com - 14:20 Nov 04, 2025
    YouTube launches “direct attack” on blockchain gaming vids, Animoca to list on Nasdaq five years after getting kicked off the ASX: Web3 Gamer. YouTubes latest content rules announcement hasnt gone down well with Web3 gaming creators, who say the platform is unfairly targeting them. YouTube’s new policy is a direct attack on Web3 gaming and CS skins, Gamer Leevai said in an X post. Fellow gamer Predz added, Know any Web3 creators? They need to see this. The update, which is expected to roll out on Nov. 17, expands YouTubes definition of prohibited online gaming content to cover digital goods with monetary value, including skins, cosmetics, NFTs, and other blockchain-based assets.  Read more
  • XRP price flashes classic ‘hidden bullish divergence.’ Is $5 still in play?
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:52 Nov 04, 2025
    XRP price charts are showing a hidden bullish divergence that has a history of preceding 50%-70% rallies in recent years. Key points: Hidden bullish divergence on the XRP charts can provide some respite for the bulls. Over $695 million in XRP shorts may face a squeeze if the price rebounds. Read more
  • Ripple’s RLUSD enters top 10 USD stablecoins less than year after debut
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:52 Nov 04, 2025
    Ripple’s US dollar-pegged RLUSD has entered the top 10 stablecoins by market cap, reaching $1 billion less than a year after launch. Ripple USD, a stablecoin created by XRP issuer Ripple, has surpassed $1 billion market capitalization, marking a significant milestone less than a year after its launch. Officially launched in December 2024, the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin has achieved a remarkable 1,278% year-to-date growth in market capitalization. The stablecoin first broke through the $1 billion mark on Monday, just a few days after reaching $900 million on Oct. 24, according to CoinGecko data. Read more
  • EU plan to centralize crypto oversight under ESMA dividing the industry
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:41 Nov 04, 2025
    Extending ESMA jurisdiction to include financial markets threatens to slow innovation for crypto and fintech companies, but some policy experts see a silver lining. The European Commission’s plan to expand the authority of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) over cryptocurrency and capital markets has sparked debate across Europe, with critics warning it could stifle innovation and slow decision-making. The European Union is reportedly exploring giving the ESMA direct supervisory powers over stock exchanges and crypto service providers, potentially creating a centralized regulatory framework similar to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The European Commission is expected to publish a draft of the plan in December. Under the existing Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which took effect for crypto asset service providers in December 2024, companies authorized in one EU member state can “passport” their licenses to operate across the 27-nation bloc. Read more
    Tags: ESMA
  • DeFi sleuths trace $284M in loans and stablecoin risk linked to Stream Finance
    Cointelegraph.com - 13:10 Nov 04, 2025
    Yields and More maps out over $284 million in DeFi debt tied to Stream Finance, exposing complex loops across stablecoins and lending markets. Decentralized finance (DeFi) researchers mapped out more than $284 million in stablecoin exposure and outstanding loans linked to Stream Finance, following the protocol’s collapse.  On Tuesday, a detailed post by DeFi group Yields and More (YAM) flagged dozens of lending markets and vaults, including platforms Euler, Silo, Morpho and Gearbox, that held positions connected to Stream’s synthetic assets, which include xUSD, xBTC and xETH.  The data highlighted the extent of the fallout. Exposure loops involving Elixir’s deUSD, Treeve’s scUSD and other assets suggested that at least $284.9 million in overall debt is owed to lenders across various markets. This excludes indirect exposure via secondary vaults and other lending strategies.  Read more
  • CZ’s Giggle Academy distances itself from GIGGLE as token plunges
    Cointelegraph.com - 12:45 Nov 04, 2025
    Giggle Academy, founded by Binance’s CZ, clarified that it is not behind the GIGGLE token as market swings and community confusion continue to unfold. Giggle Academy, a crypto educational project founded by Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has renewed efforts to distance itself from the Giggle Fund token amid heightened volatility and mounting community skepticism. In a Tuesday X post, Giggle Academy clarified that GIGGLE — a newly launched token linked to the project — is not issued by the organization and is a community-initiated memecoin. “The Giggle memecoin is not an official coin launched by Giggle Academy,” CZ wrote on X on Monday, adding: “I don’t know who launched it.” Read more
  • Bitcoin long-term holders offload 400K BTC: How low can BTC price go?
    Cointelegraph.com - 12:35 Nov 04, 2025
    Selling by long-term Bitcoin holders, capitulation by short-term holders and a weakening technical structure could fuel BTC’s price drop to $72K. Key takeaways: Long-term Bitcoin holders have sold 400,000 BTC over the past 30 days. Short-term Bitcoin holders panic-sell $3 billion in BTC at a loss. Read more
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Balancer hack shows signs of months-long planning by skilled attacker
    Cointelegraph.com - 11:33 Nov 04, 2025
    The $116 million Balancer exploit appears to have been months in the making, with the attacker utilizing Tornado Cash and advanced methods to evade detection. The onchain transactions of the exploiter behind the $116 million Balancer hack point to a sophisticated actor and extensive preparation that may have taken months to orchestrate without leaving a trace, according to new onchain analysis. The decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) Balancer was exploited for around $116 million worth of digital assets on Monday. Blockchain data shows the attacker carefully funded their account using small 0.1 Ether (ETH) deposits from cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash to avoid detection. Conor Grogan, director at Coinbase, said the exploiter had at least 100 ETH stored in Tornado Cash smart contracts, indicating possible links to previous hacks. Read more
    Tags: Balancer
  • China’s budget AI bots smash ChatGPT in crypto trading face-off
    Cointelegraph.com - 11:08 Nov 04, 2025
    The Chinese budget AI model QWEN3 was the only one to generate positive returns, while its more heavily funded competitors returned significant losses. Two Chinese artificial intelligence chatbots outperformed some of the world’s most advanced models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, in an autonomous cryptocurrency trading competition that ended Tuesday. Budget AI models QWEN3 MAX and DeepSeek finished first and second in the trading challenge, outpacing higher-profile and more expensive competitors. QWEN3 was the only AI chatbot to generate positive returns, making a total profit of $751 at a 7.5% return rate, while all other AI bots ended the competition in the red, according to data aggregator CoinGlass. Read more
    Tags: ChatGPT
  • FTX drops ‘restricted countries’ motion but warns it may refile
    Cointelegraph.com - 09:29 Nov 04, 2025
    The FTX Recovery Trust dropped a motion to limit payouts to creditors in countries including China, which holds about $380 million in claims. The bankruptcy estate of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has dropped its bid to limit payouts to creditors in certain “restricted foreign jurisdictions.” On Monday, the FTX Recovery Trust filed a notice withdrawing its request to implement special procedures for jurisdictions such as China, which had been flagged as potentially restricted under the confirmed bankruptcy plan. “If and when the FTX Recovery Trust seeks to renew the relief requested in the Motion, the FTX Recovery Trust shall file a motion and provide notice in accordance with the applicable rules,” the notice states, adding that the motion has been withdrawn without prejudice. Read more
  • Crypto liquidations hit $1.3B as Bitcoin price nosedives below $104K
    Cointelegraph.com - 09:27 Nov 04, 2025
    Over $1.3 billion was wiped out across the crypto market as traders shifted their focus to $100,000 as the last line of defense for Bitcoin. Key takeaways: Bitcoin price on Tuesday is down 17% from its all-time high, dropping under $104,000. Crypto liquidations totaled $1.3 billion in losses over the past 24 hours. Read more
  • Bitcoin price gets $92K target as new buyers enter 'capitulation' mode
    Cointelegraph.com - 08:58 Nov 04, 2025
    Bitcoin gave up $104,000 for the first time in weeks, while traders warned of a return to sub-$100,000 levels and new buyers amassed unrealized losses. Key points: Bitcoin slips under $104,000 amid doubts over BTC price support. Price targets now include the CME futures gap at $92,000. Read more
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Stablecoins deserve better, and they’re finally getting it
    Cointelegraph.com - 08:30 Nov 04, 2025
    Stablecoin settlement times vary wildly depending on their blockchain. Purpose-built payment chains must remain open, or they will repeat TradFi fragmentation. Opinion by: Neeraj Srivastava, chief technology officer at MNEE When they first emerged, stablecoins were pitched as a revolution in payments. Traditional banking rails often take one to four days to settle debit card transactions (and weeks for wire transfers) and charge you a hefty sum for the service. Stablecoin settlements wouldn’t just be faster and cheaper; they’d be near-instant and cost almost zero.  Unfortunately, we can’t really claim they’ve lived up to that promise. While transaction settlement times have been significantly decreased, they still vary substantially depending on the blockchain used.  Read more
  • Postmortems can’t stop AI-powered crypto fraud
    Cointelegraph.com - 08:30 Nov 04, 2025
    AI systems drive crypto fraud while the industry relies on outdated postmortems. Real-time transaction defense must become infrastructure. Opinion by: Danor Cohen, co-founder and chief technology officer of Kerberus In 2025, crypto risk is a torrent. AI is turbocharging scams. Deepfake pitches, voice clones, synthetic support agents — all of these are no longer fringe tools but frontline weapons. Last year, crypto scams likely hit a record high. Crypto fraud revenues reached at least $9.9 billion, partly driven by generative AI-enabled methods. Meanwhile, in 2025, more than $2.17 billion has been stolen — and that’s just in the first half of the year. Personal-wallet compromises now account for nearly 23% of stolen-fund cases. Read more
  • Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest adds $12M in Bullish shares as options trading surges
    Cointelegraph.com - 07:18 Nov 04, 2025
    Bullish’s new crypto options platform attracted $82 million in trading volume in five days, with participation from institutional traders. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest increased its position in Bullish crypto exchange on Monday, purchasing about 238,000 shares worth around $12 million across its flagship funds. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) bought 164,214 shares, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) added 49,056 shares, and the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) acquired 25,076 shares. The move follows ARK’s purchases last week. On Friday, the investment firm acquired over $5 million worth of Bullish shares across multiple ETFs. Read more
  • Cipher Mining rockets 32% after $5.5B data center deal with Amazon
    Cointelegraph.com - 01:36 Nov 04, 2025
    Fellow miner IREN also signed a multi-year GPU cloud services contract with Microsoft worth $9.7 billion on Monday. Bitcoin mining company Cipher Mining surged more than 32% after revealing a new 15-year deal with tech giant Amazon, adding to a wave of partnerships between major technology companies and crypto miners. The 15-year lease agreement with Amazon Web Services, valued at $5.5 billion, requires Cipher to provide turnkey space and power for AI workloads in two phases, starting in July and August next year, the Bitcoin (BTC) miner announced on Monday. Cipher Mining also posted a significantly narrowed net loss of $3 million and a rise in adjusted earnings of $41 million for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $46 million and adjusted earnings of $30 million in the previous quarter. Read more
  • Crypto whale who nailed the October crash opens $55M BTC and ETH longs
    Cointelegraph.com - 00:29 Nov 04, 2025
    HyperUnit, the whale that made $200 million from the US-China tariff crash last month, is now betting on a rebound in Bitcoin and Ether, opening $55 million in long positions. The crypto whale that made $200 million from the US-China tariff-led crypto crash last month is now betting $55 million that Bitcoin and Ethereum will rise again.  Crypto analytics platform Arkham was one of the first to identify the whale’s new long positions in an X post on Monday, which comprise a $37 million Bitcoin long position and an $18 million Ether long position on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid. Referred to as the “Hyperunit whale,” the trader recently became famous for making $200 million by successfully predicting the US-China tariff market crash on Oct. 10. Read more
    Tags: Crypto
  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
    Cointelegraph.com - 21:57 Nov 03, 2025
    Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, digital assets investment products recorded $360 million in outflows last week. DeFi protocol Balancer suffered a $116 million exploit involving staked Ether, while Aster surged 30% after Binance co-founder revealed the purchase of about $2.5 million worth of the token with personal funds. Cryptocurrency investment products saw $360 million in outflows last week as investors reacted to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s cautious remarks on future rate cuts. Despite Wednesday’s rate cut, Powell’s remark that another one in December was “not a foregone conclusion,” combined with the absence of economic data due to the ongoing government shutdown, appears to have left markets uncertain, CoinShares reported on Monday. Read more
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  • FTSE Russell partners with Chainlink to publish stock indexes onchain
    Cointelegraph.com - 21:42 Nov 03, 2025
    The partnership will place key FTSE Russell and Russell index data on blockchains, expanding public access to reliable market information. Global index provider FTSE Russell has partnered with Chainlink to publish its benchmark equity and digital asset indexes onchain, highlighting how blockchain technology is being used to deliver institutional-grade market data. On Monday, Chainlink announced that data for the Russell 1000, Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 small-cap indexes, the FTSE 100 Index and several digital asset benchmarks will be made available across multiple blockchains via DataLink, an institutional-grade publishing service powered by the oracle network. The Russell indexes, widely used as benchmarks for US small- and mid-cap stocks, are tracked by more than $18 trillion in assets globally. Read more

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