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SEC’s Office of Corporate Finance updated its FAQ on crypto assets. According to the document, token buybacks, the development of an already functioning network, and promoting its features by themselves do not make a coin a security. Liquid-staking assets in some cases may also be considered digital commodities. At the same time, everything depends on the circumstances of a particular project, and the regulator emphasized that the clarifications do not have the force of law.

Coinbase (COIN): CEO Brian Armstrong met with President Trump in the White House and said that the Clarity Act could move forward after Senator John Thune scheduled a Senate vote for mid-September.
At Coinbase Global (COIN), July spot trading turnover fell 26.4% year over year, contributing to a reduction in volumes; total July spot trading turnover across 14 exchanges dropped 21.7% to $429.0 billion.

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan reported owning 2.88 million shares of Hyperliquid Strategies, valued at $35.33 million. The company is building cryptocurrency reserves in HYPE tokens and earns income from staking them. This position was not included in the organization’s previous quarterly filing.
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MSCI will exclude MSTR from its major indexes after the market closes on November 30, 2026, due to inclusion rules. Strategy is assessing the potential volume of share sales, while the shares will remain listed on Nasdaq.
As of November 8, MSTR held 850,364 Bitcoin, acquired for $64.16 billion at an average price of $75,456 each. At a Bitcoin price of $67,400, the assets were worth $57.315 billion, and the unrealized loss was $6.845 billion.

Today in crypto: OpenAI launched AI-powered payments in ChatGPT, Jane Street nearly increased its stake in Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF eightfold while reducing its stake in BlackRock’s fund, and Trump nominated four SEC and CFTC commissioners, including a candidate to replace Hester Peirce.
OpenAI launches AI-powered payments in ChatGPT with Visa, Mastercard, and Amex

Outflows from US spot XRP ETFs totaled $10.42 million and $7.62 million on November 9 and 10, respectively. There were no outflows on November 11–12, while outflows on November 13 totaled $18.04 million. Assets fell from $1.51 billion to $1.16 billion.
On the monthly XRPUSD chart, $0.75 is marked as a key support level in a long-term ascending channel. Holding this level would preserve the channel structure; a confirmed breakout could signal a deeper correction.

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini reported its lowest quarterly retail trading volume in three years, despite growth in overall crypto trading volume.
Total spot trading volume rose 18% from the second quarter to $4.5 billion, according to Gemini’s third-quarter results report. Institutional trading volume increased 26% to $3.9 billion, while retail volume fell 14% to $600 million, its lowest level since the third quarter of 2023.

The L1 blockchain Initia suffered its second hack in less than three weeks. The attacker compromised the project’s cloud infrastructure and stole $3.27 million in crypto assets.
The team halted the blockchain. About $2.16 million of the stolen funds remain frozen on the halted network and are currently inaccessible to the hacker.

Another participant in the Solo CKPool pool independently found Bitcoin block #974,893. This was the 319th such case since the platform launched.
According to service administrator Con Kolivas, the miner used computing power of around 581 TH/s, while its main worker provided 564 TH/s. For a miner with this hashrate, the probability of finding a block is estimated at roughly 1 in 35 over the course of a year. The miner's reward was 3.1335 BTC (~$238,000).

The U.S. Treasury has ordered American financial institutions to prohibit fund transfers involving the cryptocurrency exchange MEXC Global. FinCEN claims the platform processed at least $16.7 billion linked to money laundering, sanctions evasion, and cybercrime.
MEXC said it is reviewing the order and announced that it has begun an independent review of its anti-money laundering procedures.

Net outflows from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs totaled about $310 million in 2026, while their assets fell from $17.95 billion to $13.04 billion. In November, outflows reached approximately $272 million.
The Moscow Exchange plans to begin test trading in cryptocurrencies on December 1. Initially, it will offer Ether alongside Bitcoin and Tether.

Cosmos Hub will host a webinar on Zoom on November 13. Cosmos engineers Jermund Garaba and Adair Kelly will discuss practical applications of IBC and the interaction between independent digital ledgers.
You can find more information in the official ATOM tweet:
Information about ATOM
Cosmos is a decentralized ecosystem designed to enable cross-chain compatibility between blockchains. At the heart of the ecosystem is the Cosmos Hub, which acts as a central registry for all compatible blockchains, known as zones.

Nigeria's central bank has introduced new licensing and reserve requirements for cryptocurrency companies, tightening oversight of stablecoins and digital-asset payment services in one of Africa's largest cryptocurrency markets.
On Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) published the Rules for the Operation of Non-Security Virtual Assets, establishing requirements for stablecoin issuers, crypto payment service providers, exchanges, custodians, and other service providers covered by the rules.

SafePal has added transaction simulation for decentralized applications on supported networks. The SafePal app now shows the outcome of swaps, signatures, staking, and lending operations before users confirm them.
For more details, see SFP’s official tweet.

Kiyosaki assured readers that market fluctuations do not worry him much. In the investor and author’s view, people should fear not the volatility of the crypto market, but the rapid growth of US government debt and the actions of the US central bank, which is printing unlimited amounts of money—this could lead to the collapse of the global financial system. Kiyosaki called the US administration incompetent, saying it is unable to take the necessary steps to reduce the national debt.

Payward, the company that owns crypto exchange Kraken, and its clients purchased AAVE tokens on the secondary market through an affiliated investment fund. The deal size was not disclosed, and further purchases are possible. The parties are also exploring prospects for cooperation. In June, media reported talks about Payward acquiring a 15% stake in Aave Group at a company valuation of $385 million. The new statement makes no mention of purchasing an ownership stake in the business.

Bitcoin fell below $76,000 during trading on November 5, at one point losing around 6% and hitting a seven-week low, Bloomberg reported. The sell-off coincided with a broad sell-off in the U.S. stock market: the Nasdaq 100 was down 6.4% at its session low, dragged down by chipmakers amid weak earnings forecasts and concerns that Democratic control of Congress would lead to tighter oversight of the artificial intelligence industry.

Today in crypto, Democrats gained control of Congress, while the head of CertiK warned that the CLARITY bill is “probably dead.” In Europe, ZachXBT named French banking group Crédit Mutuel Arkéa as the alleged victim of a crypto theft worth more than $133 million.
Democrats won the congressional elections, and the CLARITY bill faced renewed doubts

Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, which trades on the Nasdaq, were worth just over $5 on the morning of Tuesday, November 3—a record low (the share price reached a record high of $101 last year). Overnight, the stock lost 11%, beginning to fall after the first voting results emerged. Trump owns 114 million DJT shares (more than 40%) through a trust, The Guardian noted. The president’s wealth has grown during his current presidency: according to a September estimate by Forbes, he is $2.7 billion richer than he was on the day he won the 2024 election.

Jack Dorsey's payments company Block has tentatively agreed to pay $764 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice investigation. The agency examined the company's compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.
The payment exceeds the company's third-quarter profit, which totaled $566 million. The fine was initially $964 million, but regulators reduced it to account for Block's previous payments. The company has already set aside the required amount.