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Another difficult day in markets has bitcoin BTC$98,204.31 lower by nearly 3% to $98,600, helping to drag down the largest corporate holder of BTC, Strategy (MSTR), by 6.6%.Now trading at $210, MSTR has returned to levels not seen since the weeks prior to the election of Donald Trump last November. Shares are lower by 30% year-to-date and 36% year-over-year, though remaining massively higher since Michael Saylor and team adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy in August 2020.The plunge in Strategy relative to the price of bitcoin prompted some on social media to declare the stock in buy territory due to its…

Global private markets investment firm Halberg & Rowe Capital Partners LLC (“H&R”) today announced the formal launch of its strategic expansion into the European market. This move marks a new phase in the firm’s global growth strategy and further strengthens its footprint in the international private investments space. According to the company’s statement, H&R will adopt a “dual-hub structure” in Europe, with its initial offices to be established in Madrid, Spain and Paris, France. These offices will serve as H&R’s primary operational centers in the region, responsible for capital raising, client coverage, and investment management across Europe.H&R stated that its entry into Europe is driven by the growing demand from institutional investors…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Steven McClurg, CEO of Canary Capital, has said that XRP could outperform Solana once its exchange-traded fund (ETF) is launched, particularly in terms of inflows and trading volume.  In a recent interview, McClurg responded to a question comparing Solana’s strong ETF debut to what might be expected from XRP, stating that the token would probably double what Solana did in its first week of ETF trading.  His comments are part of a growing confidence in XRP’s institutional positioning among crypto investors as the crypto industry prepares for…

The delayed US CPI report — previously postponed due to the historic government shutdown — is scheduled for release on November 13, with high market expectations. October’s inflation is projected to stay close to September’s 2.6% headline and 3.3% core year-over-year readings. A cooler print could revive rate-cut hopes, while a hotter one might delay them again. Ahead of the release, crypto whales are making selective purchases.They appear to be shifting away from broad risk-on bets toward tokens with steady fundamentals and clear use cases. Their accumulation pattern suggests a focus on DeFi-linked assets and lower-volatility projects. And price structures…

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, two brothers indicted for their alleged role in money laundering and fraud involving a $25 million exploit of the Ethereum blockchain, could face a second trial as early as February.In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyers representing the US government requested a federal judge schedule a retrial for the Peraire-Bueno brothers “as soon as practicable in late February or early March 2026.” The request came about three days after a judge declared a mistrial in the case, following the jurors’ inability to reach a verdict. Source:…

Michael Selig, currently serving as chief counsel for the crypto task force at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, will face questioning from senators next week in a hearing to consider his nomination as the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.On Tuesday, the US Senate Agriculture Committee updated its calendar to include Selig’s nomination hearing on Nov. 19. The notice came about two weeks after the SEC official confirmed on social media that he was US President Donald Trump’s next pick to chair the agency following the removal of Brian Quintenz.Hearings for Quintenz, whom Trump nominated in February, were…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The number of XRP ETFs on the DTCC website has increased even as these funds prepare for launch. Expert Nate Geraci noted that the first ‘33 Act XRP ETF could launch this week, which is a positive for XRP. Record XRP ETFs Now Listed On The DTCC Website DTCC data shows that nine XRP ETFs have now been listed on the site, which signals the readiness of some of these funds ahead of a possible launch this month. These ETFs include funds by Bitwise, Canary Capital, Franklin…

Coinbase’s new token pre-reserve platform reopens US retail participation in public token sales for the first time since regulators shut down the ICO boom in 2018.The mechanism looks familiar, with curated projects, fixed sale windows, and algorithmic allocation. Every purchase is settled in USDC, and every token launched through the platform receives a guaranteed listing on Coinbase.However, it introduces new structural constraints, such as prohibiting issuers from selling tokens on secondary markets for six months after launch.Additionally, users who flip allocations within 30 days get deprioritized in future sales.The bet is behavioral: if you punish early exits and reward patience,…

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the country’s tax-collection bureau under the Department of the Treasury, has updated its guidance for cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) to include a safe harbor for trusts to stake digital assets.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote in a Monday X post that the agencies released guidance offering crypto ETPs “a clear path to stake digital assets and share staking rewards with their retail investors.”According to the guidance available on the IRS website, government agencies would allow crypto trusts to participate in staking, provided they are traded on a national securities exchange, hold only cash and “units of a…