The best crypto writing from the last 24 hours.
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U.S. Treasury Cuts Off MEXC From U.S. Financial System Over Alleged $16 Billion in Illicit Flows
FinCEN's final order under section 9714(a) bars U.S. financial institutions from dealings with MEXC Global 30 days after Federal Register publication, citing at least $16B in alleged illicit flows.
Also covered by The Defiant - 2
Keplr Pauses Google and Apple Login After Unauthorized Transaction Reports
Keplr paused Google and Apple social login after reports of unauthorized transactions. Recovery-phrase and hardware-wallet users are unaffected so far; social-login users should stop funding those accounts.
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Elliptic says Binance hackers swapped stolen tokens for $124M in bitcoin, exchange plans more withdrawal reopenings
Elliptic says Binance hackers swapped stolen tokens for $124M in bitcoin, with little cashed out and $2.85 billion still frozen.
Also covered by Cointelegraph - 4
Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitget Ahead of Dec. 5 Access Block
Thailand's SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget's operator for unlicensed trading from 2022 to 2025, ahead of a Dec. 5 access block.
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How to Check Crypto Companies and Wallet Addresses in OFAC Records
Practical guide to checking crypto companies and addresses against OFAC records and the tool's limits.
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How to Restore Access to a Crypto Wallet
Practical guide to recovering wallet access when app passwords or social-login credentials are lost.
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Bitcoin holders have received eCash — What can you do with it?
Explains the Bitcoin eCash fork's ECX balances for holders and the unresolved questions about trading and use.
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US Sanctions Eight Canadian Money Firms Over Alleged Iran Crypto Links
OFAC sanctioned eight Canadian money firms over alleged Iran crypto links and listed six Tron addresses, freezing covered assets.
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Aave Labs Acquires Avon Team to Develop Fixed-Rate Lending
Aave Labs acquired the Avon team to build fixed-rate lending, but has named no first market or launch date yet.
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Gnosis Pay breach exposes card details, personal data and crypto wallet information
Gnosis Pay disclosed a breach exposing card details and personal data, though it says customer funds remained safe.
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US Treasury walks back crypto surveillance ‘travel rule’ proposal
US Treasury withdrew its proposal to expand the crypto travel rule, a notable policy reversal.
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Greece Passes Crypto Tax Law With 10% Gains Levy, 15% on Staking and DeFi
Greece approved a crypto tax framework with a €500 annual gains threshold, a 10% gains levy, and 15% on staking and DeFi income, leaving token swap questions open.
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A Field Guide to Robinhood Chain's Hook Economy
A guide to the Uniswap v4 hook experiments crowding Robinhood Chain, covering what builders are testing there.
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Why a Hyperliquid Treasury Firm Wants to Become a US Futures Broker
Hyperliquid Strategies has applied to become a US futures commission merchant, which would allow Americans to trade perpetuals on Hyperliquid markets pending approval.
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Democratic Midterm Wins Alter the Crypto and AI Landscape
Galaxy Research piece on how the Democratic midterm wins may reshape crypto and AI policy; snippet is empty.
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Russia finalizes crypto trading rules ahead of Nov. 17 rollout
Russia finalized rules letting retail investors trade BTC, ETH and USDT through regulated intermediaries from Nov. 17, with Moscow Exchange planning December launch.
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Trump administration moves closer to allowing crypto in 401(k) retirement plans
A proposed rule to open 401(k) plans to alternative assets including crypto has reached the White House.
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US Sanctions 45 More Targets Tied to Alleged Crypto Scam Empire Prince Group
OFAC sanctioned 45 more targets tied to Prince Group, accused of helping executives hide assets and evade earlier sanctions.
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U.S. prediction markets regulator issues demand that clashes directly with courts
The CFTC says regulated prediction exchanges cannot cut off customers state by state, clashing with court orders that let Kalshi do exactly that.
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Binance-Controlled Korean Exchange GOPAX Stops Trading, Makes Users Email to Withdraw Crypto
Binance-controlled Korean exchange GOPAX halted trading on regulator advice and now processes crypto withdrawals only by emailed request.
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Threshold Sets tBTC Reconnection Target as Week-Long Pause Continues
Threshold paused tBTC redemptions for a week and will resume once enough operators return; Aave's $123.2M tBTC reserve stays frozen.
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Chainalysis Starts Reopening Compliance Tools Behind IP Allowlists in Sixth Breach Update
Chainalysis is reopening compliance tools behind IP allowlists after a breach that exposed all users' password hashes.
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Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.47 Million in Crypto From Investigations
A former FBI agent pleaded guilty to stealing $2.47M in crypto using wallet credentials from 35 seized-asset investigations.
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Crypto Card Provider Gnosis Pay Says Hackers Accessed Customer Data
Gnosis Pay says hackers accessed customer data on its legacy consumer card system; funds and enterprise platform were unaffected.
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Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion as Bitcoin Tests 11-Week Low
Over $1B in crypto liquidations as bitcoin nears 11-week lows after AI stocks plunged.
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Apple, Meta reject OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans, leaving crypto firms as the ones to watch
Apple and Meta rejected OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans, leaving crypto firms like Strategy and Coinbase as the remaining issuers.
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US 401(k) proposal leaves door open to altcoins, but hurdles remain
A 401(k) proposal does not exclude altcoins, but experts see hurdles for smaller tokens in retirement plans.
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Gnosis Pay data breach exposes customer info; funds unaffected
Gnosis Pay disclosed a data breach of legacy debit card system customer info on Nov. 3; funds were not affected.
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Merkley-Raskin Bill Would Ban Election and Sports Contracts on US Exchanges
Merkley-Raskin bill would ban election and sports event contracts on US exchanges; it remains in committee.
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Strive buys 15,124 Bitcoin in October, closes in on top treasury holders
Strive reported $509 million in Q3 net income and bought 15,124 BTC in October, bringing holdings to 43,124 BTC.
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Algorand Foundation Shuts Forum and Advisory Council
Algorand Foundation is closing its forum and advisory council and pausing xGov grants on Dec. 6.
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LIVE: Nasdaq suffers record $2.3 trillion loss as AI sell-off deepens
Nasdaq suffered a record $2.3 trillion one-day loss in an AI-led tech selloff, a macro backdrop for crypto risk assets.