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Moscow Exchange plans to launch crypto trading on Dec. 1 under Russia’s new law, with annual purchase limits for non-qualified investors. Moscow Exchange plans to launch trading in Bitcoin, Ether and Tether’s USDT on Dec. 1, opening what it describes as Russia’s first organized digital currency market. The exchange said Monday that pilot trades would begin as participants join the platform. Trades will use its existing stock-market infrastructure and be cleared through the National Clearing Center (NCC), with trading hours from 6:50 am to 11:50 pm Moscow time. The venue will initially support same-day and next-day settlement, as well as swap transactions. Non-qualified investors must pass a test before purchasing crypto and will be limited to purchases of 300,000 rubles (about $3,700) ann…
Meanwhile, both the BTC ETFs and ETH ETFs bleed outflows in the Binance hack aftermath, dragging down prices.
Tether Bitcoin holdings are approaching $12 billion as USDT profits fuel the stablecoin giant growing treasury among major corporate holders.
Any year-end reserve relief depends on actual cash flows and funding costs, with a larger first-quarter Treasury cash rebuild already assumed. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Nearly $11 billion left the exchange over 46 hours, although CEO Richard Teng said hourly deposits were beginning to exceed withdrawals.
The proposed issuance cut would prevent 11.8 million NEAR from entering circulation over two years, worth about $45 million at today’s price. Near Protocol’s NEAR token fell by roughly 7% on Tuesday, despite community approval of a proposal to gradually reduce the maximum annual issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months. NEAR traded at $3.82 as of 11:06 am UTC, extending its weekly decline to roughly 13%, according to CoinMarketCap. The latest drop followed Monday’s approval of HSP-029, which received support from 99.9% of participating voting power. About 3.28 million vote-escrowed NEAR (veNEAR) tokens were cast in favor, according to the NEAR House of Stake governance platform.
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LUNC holders are waiting for Binance’s November burn, but it hasn’t arrived as the exchange recovers from a record $6.3 billion hack.
Intel (INTC) suffered one of its worst periods to date, with a massive nosedive.
But there’s a catch: validators that fail to deliver on their commitments currently face no financial compensation requirement under the service.
Tether describes immobilized USDT, while US precedents show separate decisions governing custody, ownership and return. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Consensys launches institutional settlement infrastructure as MetaMask prepares to operate independently, raising questions about its future.
Binance led exchanges in 24-hour net inflows, reversing Monday’s heavy outflows as it restored access to funds after its $6.3 billion hack. Binance recorded $2.3 billion in net inflows over the past 24 hours as it expanded withdrawals following last week’s $6.3 billion hack. The exchange led centralized exchanges tracked by DefiLlama in 24-hour net inflows. Bitfinex recorded about $280 million and Bitget about $127 million over the same period. “By 03:00 UTC, we are seeing hourly deposits exceed withdrawals, reflecting improving user activity and stabilizing flows,” Binance said Tuesday on X.
Bitcoin edged up 0.2% to around $76,900 since midnight UTC as spot ETFs lost $399 million for a second day and Binance customers pulled a net $4.72 billion.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said the sidechain's defenses have been hardened, and warned developers not to trust AI-suggested fixes blindly.
XRP's Bollinger Bands are signalling a major move is right upon us.
A final 250 BTC transfer closed the hole left by September’s bug, but the federation behind the network still hasn’t said who paid to fill it.
The National Assembly postponed the vote on the budget’s revenue section for the second time, while the Nov. 17 deadline for the first reading examination nears. The French National Assembly will continue debating the revenue section of the 2027 state budget on Tuesday instead of holding a planned vote. According to the Assembly’s end-of-session notice following Monday’s sitting, Tuesday’s agenda includes questions to the government and continued debate on the budget’s revenue section with 758 amendments still pending examination. This marks the vote’s second delay, after the original Oct. 20 vote was postponed with more than 2,000 amendments awaiting debate, according to French newspaper Le Monde.
Bybit and Bitget recorded larger address counts during the shutdown, but the data do not establish Binance customer migration. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
