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Cointelegraph.com - 21:30 Nov 03, 2025
The biotech company's pivot into digital assets marks one of the largest treasury financings to date, underscoring growing institutional demand for tokenized finance. Biotech company Tharimmune has raised $540 million in private funding to launch a crypto treasury strategy and acquire Canton Coin (CC), the native token of the Canton Network. The private offering, among the largest digital asset financings to date, was led by DRW and Liberty City Ventures, with participation from ARK Invest, Polychain Capital, Kraken, and other institutional investors. The round values Tharimmune’s shares at $3.075 each. Tharimmune said the funds will be used to purchase CC tokens, support general operations, and expand its role within the Canton ecosystem. The company also plans to become a Super Validator, operating additional nodes to earn token rewards and strengthen network performance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:12 Nov 03, 2025
Reports showed four security companies conducted 11 audits of Balancer’s smart contracts starting in 2021, but a bad actor was still able to drain millions in staked Ether. Many cryptocurrency traders are seeking answers after a successful exploit at the decentralized exchange and automated market maker Balancer resulted in more than $100 million in digital assets being stolen. In a Monday X post updating users on the exploit, Balancer said the incident was “isolated to V2 Composable Stable Pools and does not impact Balancer V3 or other Balancer pools.” The platform added that it had “undergone extensive auditing by top firms, and had bug bounties running for a long time to incentivize independent auditors,” calling into question how the exploit was accomplished. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:19 Nov 03, 2025
Banco Inter and Chainlink test cross-border trade finance using Brazil’s Drex and Hong Kong’s Ensemble networks in landmark blockchain pilot. Brazilian digital bank Banco Inter has completed a blockchain-based international trade finance pilot with Chainlink, the Central Bank of Brazil and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), showcasing how distributed ledger technology can simplify cross-border settlement. The experiment took place under Phase 2 of Brazil’s Drex central bank digital currency (CBDC) project and simulated the settlement of export transactions between Brazil’s Drex network and Hong Kong’s Ensemble platform, a blockchain system developed under the HKMA’s Project Ensemble initiative. Chainlink provided the interoperability infrastructure connecting the two networks, according to Banco Inter. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:00 Nov 03, 2025
The advocacy organization filed a brief opposing prosecutors’ arguments that two brothers presented themselves as “honest validators” to allegedly pull off a $25-million exploit. Cryptocurrency advocacy organization Coin Center has weighed in on the ongoing criminal trial of two brothers who allegedly exploited the Ethereum blockchain using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. In a Monday amicus curiae brief — a document filed by an entity that is not a party to the case — Coin Center argued against one of the prosecutors’ key case theories involving Anton and James Peraire-Bueno. The two individuals are allegedly responsible for a $25 million MEV exploit in April 2023. According to Coin Center, the US government’s claims of “honest validation” lack merit and should be rejected by the court. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:25 Nov 03, 2025
Grants will now be distributed through a wishlist and requests for proposals, aligning funding with the Ethereum ecosystem’s goals. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has overhauled its grants program, shifting from an open application model to a new funding approach under its Ecosystem Support Program. According to a blog post on Monday, grants will now be distributed through two main channels: a wishlist outlining focus areas set by the Foundation and requests for proposals (RFPs), targeting specific needs within the Ethereum ecosystem. The previous open grants program, which was paused earlier this year, stretched the Foundation’s resources, it said. The new model will take a more selective approach by coordinating with internal teams to direct funds toward defined ecosystem priorities. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:11 Nov 03, 2025
Bitcoin and altcoin’s early November performance mirrors October, where the market ignored historicals and fell to new lows. Will bulls show any interest in buying the range lows? Key points: Bitcoin will complete a double-top reversal pattern on a close below the $107,000 support. Several altcoins have broken below their immediate support levels, clearing the path for further downside. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:04 Nov 03, 2025
As Ripple’s Swell conference kicked off in New York this week, the company announced an expansion of OTC services following its October acquisition of a prime broker. Blockchain payments company Ripple expanded its services to include digital asset spot prime brokerage for US markets, about seven months after announcing plans to acquire Hidden Road. In a Monday notice, Ripple said that its US-based institutional clients would be able to execute over-the-counter (OTC) spot transactions across multiple cryptocurrencies. The launch of the service followed Ripple’s acquisition of crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road as part of a $1.25 billion deal disclosed in April and finalized in October. “The launch of OTC spot execution capabilities complements our existing suite of OTC and cleared derivatives services in digital assets and positions us to provide US institutions with a comprehensive offering to suit their trading strategies and needs,” said Michael Higgins, international CEO of Ripple Prime and former H... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:09 Nov 03, 2025
Investors trimmed exposure to Bitcoin funds amid US policy uncertainty, even as Bitwise’s new Solana staking ETF attracted strong debut inflows last week. 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. Most of the selling pressure came from the US markets, which saw $439 million in outflows, partly offset by modest inflows from Germany and Switzerland. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) led the decline, with $946 million in redemptions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:45 Nov 03, 2025
Ethereum’s price risked a deeper correction toward $2,800 as institutional demand through ETH ETFs and treasury companies declined Key takeaways: Ethereum ETFs experienced outflows for three consecutive days, totaling $364 million. Strategic Ether reserves and ETF holdings have dropped by 124,060 ETH since mid-October. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:22 Nov 03, 2025
Dash’s setup mirrors Zcash’s pre-breakout phase, hinting at a possible 400% rally if it breaks above a multiyear technical resistance zone. Key Takeaways: Dash’s technical setup mirrors Zcash’s pre-breakout structure, implying a potential for a multi-hundred percent rally. Failure to break out could trigger a correction toward $69 or even the $14–$16 range. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:20 Nov 03, 2025
IREN’s Microsoft partnership underscores how Bitcoin miners are reinventing themselves as AI infrastructure providers amid tightening margins. Bitcoin mining company IREN (IREN) has signed a multi-year GPU cloud services contract with Microsoft, highlighting the growing integration between traditional mining infrastructure and the expanding demands of Big Tech for AI computing power. The five-year agreement, valued at $9.7 billion, will provide Microsoft with access to Nvidia GB300 GPUs hosted within IREN’s data centers. In a related move, IREN also announced a $5.8 billion deal with Dell Technologies to acquire GPUs and related equipment. The company plans to fund its capital expenditures through a combination of cash reserves, customer prepayments, operational cash flow, and additional financing. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:30 Nov 03, 2025
Tokenized Treasuries have climbed to a capitalization of $8.63 billion as traders and banks begin using them for repo market financing. Tokenized U.S. Treasuries, the largest class of real-world assets (RWA) after stablecoins, have entered a new phase. Tokenized money-market funds (MMFs), which pool cash into short-term U.S. government securities, are shifting from passive yield to collateral for trading, credit and repo transactions. As of late October, the total market cap of tokenized Treasuries reached $8.6 billion, up from $7.4 billion in mid-September. The increase was led by BlackRock’s BUIDL, which reached about $2.85 billion, followed by Circle’s USYC at $866 million and Franklin Templeton’s BENJI at $865 million. Fidelity’s newly launched tokenized MMF also showed impressive growth and rose to $232 million. Digital representations of Treasury bills are starting to move through the same settlement and margin systems that support traditional collateral markets. The first practical test of fund-as-col... -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:30 Nov 03, 2025
A clear guide to WLFI, the TRUMP memecoin and USD1, explaining how token sales, trading fees and treasury deals produced $802 million for Trump-linked ventures. Reuters estimates Trump-linked ventures earned $802 million in crypto in early 2025. Income came from WLFI tokens, the TRUMP coin and USD1 stablecoin yields. Alt5 Sigma’s deal and foreign buyers helped turn token value into cash. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:18 Nov 03, 2025
Nasdaq has reprimanded TON Strategy for its $272.7 million Toncoin purchase and PIPE deal, citing missed shareholder approval rules. TON Strategy, a publicly traded company that accumulates Telegram-linked Toncoin tokens and previously operated as Verb Technology Company, has been reprimanded by Nasdaq over rule violations related to its Toncoin purchases. Nasdaq has issued TON Strategy a letter of reprimand in connection with its $272.7 million Toncoin purchase and associated private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing. According to Nasdaq, TON Strategy failed to obtain shareholder approval for stock issuance under the PIPE financing to purchase Toncoin (TON), Nasdaq stated in an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:15 Nov 03, 2025
Following a presidential pardon that sparked debate over influence and access, crypto companies and PACs are ramping up political spending as the sector matures into a Washington power player. Crypto’s relationship with Washington is rapidly evolving as the industry takes a more assertive role in US politics, signaling a shift from outsider status to growing influence across the federal landscape. This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we examine how lobbying, political spending and access are reshaping crypto’s presence in the Capitol and what that may mean for decentralization, market competition and future policy. The recent presidential pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao catalyzed the conversation, prompting scrutiny into whether crypto’s expanding political footprint is driving outcomes. While some industry figures framed the case as government overreach, critics pointed to lobbying pressure and high-level connections as evidence of swelling influence. Against that backdrop, crypto advocacy in Washing... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:38 Nov 03, 2025
Strategy’s Bitcoin acquisition rate has been significantly down since September, threatening to limit Bitcoin’s price recovery. Michael Saylor’s Strategy added another 397 Bitcoin worth about $45.6 million, but the company’s buying pace continues to slow compared to its pre-October accumulation streak. Strategy acquired 397 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $45.6 million last week at an average price of $114,771 per coin, according to a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. This brought its total holdings to 641,205 BTC, acquired for $47.49 billion at an average price of $74,047 per coin, with a Bitcoin yield of 26.1% year-to-date (YTD), according to a Monday X post from Strategy. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Nov 03, 2025
Inflated dashboards don’t build institutional trust. Only verifiable assets, regulatory clarity and real usage can power the RWA revolution. Opinion by: Aishwary Gupta, global head of payments and RWAs at Polygon Labs Most of the eye-popping RWA numbers making headlines are smoke and mirrors. Unless the industry course-corrects, it risks eroding the institutional trust it has spent years trying to build. Every week brings another announcement claiming billions in tokenized assets. When institutional investors request basic details, however, the answers become mysteriously vague. OpenAI was forced to distance itself from Robinhood’s claim that it was offering access to tokenized stock, clarifying that this did not represent real equity in the company. In May 2025, the SEC charged Unicoin for misleading investors by overstating the value of tokenized real estate deals. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Nov 03, 2025
High yields mean nothing without execution certainty. Institutional DeFi adoption demands predictable transactions over speculative returns at scale. Opinion by: Robin Nordnes, co-founder and CEO of Raiku Many decentralized finance (DeFi) diehards assume that the future of institutional adoption will be driven by sparkly, sky-high yields. The reality is that the mainstream will be most impressed with consistency and reliability. DeFi opened the door for ordinary people to access financial tools that were previously reserved for institutions. For the first time, anyone could invest their money in open markets from anywhere in the world. That was a massive step forward. The same openness that made this possible came with a trade-off. Decentralization gave us freedom, but it sometimes meant unpredictability. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:03 Nov 03, 2025
Crypto investors are rediscovering the importance of financial privacy, as privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies outperform a broader crypto market slump. Investor demand for financial privacy is fueling a rally in privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies, signaling renewed interest in self-sovereign blockchain transactions. The market capitalization of privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies rose by about 80% over the past week to briefly surpass $24 billion earlier on Monday before retracing 2.9% to $23.7 billion at the time of writing, according to data aggregator CoinGecko. Dash (DASH) and Zcash (ZEC) were among the best-performing privacy coins last week, with 65% and 9.55% gains, respectively. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:00 Nov 03, 2025
Analysts see billion-dollar potential as SEC reforms shorten paths for crypto ETFs and XRP moves closer to mainstream trading. XRP ETF talk has moved from Crypto Twitter to Wall Street trading desks. Analysts say the first few months of inflows could top $1 billion. SEC rule changes have streamlined spot crypto fund listings. Read more
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