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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has advised that nations should accept the reality of digital money. IMF chief sets a pragmatic crypto stance According to Georgieva, crypto developments are happening at an exponential speed, and nations need to understand the evolution and choose a suitable way to operate. BREAKING: IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva on crypto regulation:Key points:– Blockchain ≠ crypto, it’s a tech for tokenizing assets & money– Digital fiat, stablecoins & CBDCs are reshaping finance– 97% of stablecoins are USD-backed, risks currency substitution– IMF warns… pic.twitter.com/rmpNBv7CRl — Crypto India (@CryptooIndia) October 17, 2025 Blockchain is not the same as…

A Canadian Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Binance in a case involving the OSC’s document production request which the court deems ‘unconstitutional.’ Summary The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that the Ontario Securities Commission had overstepped its reach by demanding Binance to give them communication documents dating back to January 2021. The OSC has has previously taken numerous legal actions against crypto firms like Bybit and KuCoin. Such strict regulatory conditions, forced several major exchanges to leave the Canadian market. According to official court documents, the Court of Appeal of Ontario declared that the Ontario Securities Commission overstepped…

On November 15, 2025 Binance Wallet enabled a high-profile airdrop of elizaOS (ELIZAOS). The campaign will reward early adopters. Specially those who are part of its Alpha Program. This helps to attract users to new token activities, Web3 testing, and high-volume trading. The airdrop will start at 08:00 UTC (01:30 PM IST) and provides a substantial time-pressure to take a quick action. Eligibility and Redeem Tokens At least 240 Alpha Points entitle the user to the airdrop. Every qualified user will have the opportunity to receive 4,375 ELIZAOS. Binance is based on a first-come, first-served system, and therefore the quicker…

Ethereum price today trades near $3,613, attempting to extend a rebound from the demand zone between $3,300 and $3,450. The bounce comes as fresh derivatives data shows rising open interest and improving trader positioning. Buyers Defend Major Demand Zone ETH price dynamics (Source: TradingView) Ethereum price today stabilized after tagging the demand zone that held during August and September. This region near $3,300 to $3,450 sits just above the 200 day EMA at $3,596, which absorbed heavy selling pressure in recent sessions. The daily chart shows price attempting to reclaim the 20 and 50 day EMAs. Immediate resistance sits at…

Corporate balance sheets are going crypto. In 2025, a record number of firms have disclosed holdings of Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies. Currently, 161 publicly listed companies across the globe follow a Bitcoin treasury strategy. Combined together, these companies hold over 1 million BTC. That’s 4.97% of all available Bitcoin. Corporate crypto treasuries hold over $112  billion in net value, a rise of about 628.3% from $15.38 billion within one year. That’s a seismic change in how companies manage excess cash. For finance teams accustomed to parking cash in banks and Treasuries, swapping some of that pile for crypto is…

SEC chair Paul Atkins made perhaps his most explicit comments yet on the security status of crypto tokens Wednesday, in a lengthy speech that clarified the few circumstances in which the Wall Street regulator plans to oversee the booming crypto industry under the second Trump administration. Consistent with prior statements made by Atkins and his fellow Republican commissioner Hester Peirce, the SEC chair emphasized today that certain categories of crypto tokens should not be considered securities in and of themselves. Those include “network tokens” linked to a functional, decentralized blockchain network—a category that likely covers most popular crypto tokens, ranging…

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the Ethereum-focused digital asset treasury (DAT) firm led by Wall Street strategist Thomas Lee, kept buying ether ETH$3,541.63 through last week, adding 110,288 tokens worth nearly $400 million at current prices to its treasury, the company said Monday. The purchases raised the company’s ETH holdings to over 3.5 million tokens, roughly 2.9% of the total ETH supply. The firm also increased its unencumbered cash balance to $398 million, up $9 million from the previous week. BitMine chairman Lee, who is also the head of research firm Fundstrat, said the firm saw the dip in ETH prices…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors very red as Bitcoin hits 4-month low at $105,700 ETFs see biggest outflows since August with $530.9M Charles Schwab plans to launch crypto custody in H1 2026 MegaETH partners with Chainlink for real-time data stream oracles Meteora introduced its tokenomics and airdrop checker, trades at $1.08B premarket 📉 Crypto Selloff – “The Natives Did It” It’s been a long-standing joke: “Are the sellers…

The Brazilian government proposed a law to allow the sale of bitcoin BTC$101,516.94 and other cryptocurrencies seized during criminal investigations at a time when the nation appears to be cracking down on organized crime. Bill 5.582/2025, sent to Congress by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, would authorize financial institutions to liquidate cryptocurrencies even before trial outcomes, just as foreign currencies, checks and securities are treated. What happens if suspects are later acquitted isn’t clear. Officials said the measure is intended to hit gangs where it hurts: their wallets, and is part of a broader “anti-faction bill” that amends legislation…

Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead. Grab a coffee as Ethereum takes back the headlines with big predictions flying. Some say the next surge is just around the corner, while others caution that hidden assumptions and long timelines could make the hype more complicated than it seems. Crypto News of the Day: Analyst Pushes Back on Tom Lee’s $60,000 Ethereum Prediction Fundstrat’s Tom Lee recently made headlines with a bold forecast that Ethereum (ETH) could reach $60,000 in the near future. The crypto executive cited…