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regulation

Midterms Shift Crypto Battle to Regulators

Democrats captured both chambers in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, threatening to move the crypto policy fight from legislation to regulatory implementation and oversight of the GENIUS Act.

exchanges

Moscow Exchange Sets Dec. 1 Crypto Launch

The Moscow Exchange plans to begin trading Bitcoin, Ether and USDT on December 1, creating what it calls Russia's first organized digital currency market, despite U.S. sanctions on the exchange and its clearing center.

regulation

HKMA chief outlines digital asset hub push

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue discussed Hong Kong's push to become a digital asset hub, citing crypto regulation and tokenization, in an interview with CNBC's Lisa Kim at the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit.

markets

$1.3B Exits Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw about $1.3 billion in net outflows across October 30 and November 2, 2026, with BlackRock's funds accounting for the largest share.

Markets

regulation

Coinbase Canada CEO calls for national crypto rules

Coinbase Canada's CEO says Canada's fragmented, province-by-province crypto regulation is delaying businesses even as the federal Stablecoin Act and new bank tokenization plans take shape.

markets

Survey: Most US Voters Negative on Crypto

A poll of 1,000 US registered voters found 62.8% viewed the crypto industry negatively, citing price volatility, weak regulation and fraud risk, while 37.2% were positive.

regulation

DeFi Split Over Vault Regulation

The Crypto Council for Innovation submitted a 238-page report to the SEC analyzing whether crypto vaults should be classified as securities, drawing disagreement from Aave and Kamino over the proposed standard.

markets

Grayscale, BlackRock See Adoption Continuing Post-Midterms

Grayscale and BlackRock said institutional adoption of digital assets and investor demand are set to continue after the U.S. midterm elections, citing global stablecoin use and existing regulatory clarity for investment products.

exchanges

Crypto.com to shut HK consumer app in 2027

Crypto.com will discontinue its consumer app services in Hong Kong from 1 February 2027, citing regulatory changes and a review of its global operations, while its institutional exchange entity remains under the SFC's transitional licensing status.

regulation

Industry urges Healey to keep crypto strategy deadline

Nearly a dozen UK finance and tech industry bodies have written to Chancellor John Healey warning against delaying or weakening a government-led digital assets strategy before a key parliamentary vote.

regulation

SEC Relief for Canton

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance said in a no-action letter that it views Canton as a digital commodity and will not recommend enforcement action.

security

Investigator: 54% of Binance hack laundering automated

Blockchain investigator SomaXBT found that roughly 54% of 47,644 transactions analyzed on the TRON and Solana blockchains appeared clearly automated in the laundering of funds linked to the Binance exploit.

regulation

S. Korea Seeks 2-Year Crypto Tax Delay

South Korea's finance minister said the government will seek to postpone a planned 22 percent tax on cryptocurrency gains by two years, from 2027 to 2029, and will work with the National Assembly on the proposal.

exchanges

Binance Theft Spotlights Regulated Crypto Stocks

A Yahoo Finance article examines listed companies tied to regulated crypto exchanges and custody after a $6.3 billion Binance cyber theft, with only part of the funds frozen.

exchanges

Stripe adds stablecoin wallet payouts

Stripe's Global Payouts feature now lets US businesses send USDC and OUSD directly to external crypto wallets in more than 160 markets, though New York-based companies are excluded for now and offered a waitlist.

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exchanges

Binance: PH access pending after $6.34B hack

Binance said Filipino users currently have no access to its services pending regulatory and technical steps with BlockShoals Technologies, as it reported covering 98% of assets affected by an October 29 hacking incident involving approximately $6.34 billion.