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Some large bitcoin holders are moving coins into spot exchange-traded funds through in-kind creations, converting off-platform BTC into brokerage-account assets they can borrow against or include in estate plans, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The mechanics rest on a summer policy shift. On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the decision to approve orders allowing in-kind creations and redemptions for crypto-asset exchange-traded product (ETP) shares, a policy which covers spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs). The agency called the change a break from earlier cash-only approvals for spot bitcoin and ether and an alignment with long-standing practice…

Brazil’s central bank released on Monday, November 10, long-awaited rules for virtual assets that will affect how stablecoins are classified in a framework that extends the country’s existing anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorism, and consumer protection laws to virtual-asset service providers (VASPs) and foreign-exchange (Forex) operators. According to the central bank, any transaction that involves virtual assets pegged to fiat currencies will be treated as a foreign exchange operation. The same classification will apply to international payments or transfers made using virtual assets, including those carried out through cards or other electronic payment methods. The regulations are expected to come into effect in…

In the landscape of crypto-collections, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) offer new investment opportunities and digital culture. In this article, we analyze the global NFT data and emerging trends, starting from the most recent market figures. Global Data: Capital and Volume of Non-Fungible Tokens Dominance of Major Collections Blockchain and Collection Tracking Top NFT Collections with Active Sales CryptoPunks Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) Pudgy Penguins Some Key Numbers and How to Interpret Them Considerations for Those Looking to Trade Monitoring Tools: “NFT Portfolio” Analysis and Critical Context Future Prospects for Non-Fungible Tokens Global Data: Capital and Volume of Non-Fungible Tokens According…

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the Ethereum-centric treasury firm led by Fundstrat’s Thomas Lee, bought 82,353 ether ETH$3,722.54 through last week, worth roughly $306 million at early Monday prices, lifting its total holdings to 3.4 million tokens, the company reported on Monday. BMNR is lower by 5.7% in early Monday trading alongside a sizable late weekend and Monday drop in the crypto prices, with ETH lower by 3.5% over the past 24 hours to $3,715. The company said it also boosted its unencumbered cash holdings to $389 million, up from $305 million a week ago. The combined value of BitMine’s crypto,…

The self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping her husband Ilya Lichtenstein launder roughly $13 billion worth of stolen bitcoin in 2016. ‘Razzlekhan’ Backtracks Her Claims of a Trump Commutation A little over two weeks ago, convicted felon Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan implied that U.S. President Donald Trump had commuted her 18-month prison sentence. “I want to give a shoutout to ‘Papa Trump’ for making my 18-month sentence shorter,” Morgan said during a raunchy scene where the 35-year-old addressed her followers while naked in a bathtub. But after multiple publications debunked the claim, Morgan,…

Ethereum has failed to sustain momentum above the $4,000 mark, and the price action is now breaking down toward key support levels. The broader structure remains corrective, and with both price and sentiment leaning bearish, ETH appears to be entering a more vulnerable stage. Volatility remains low, but downside pressure is gradually building. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH has been rejected from the descending channel’s higher trendline and is now heading toward a key demand zone near $3,400. The asset has also failed to reclaim the 100-day moving average and is now hovering…

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) shares closed over 8% higher on Tuesday following blow-out Q3 earnings. The positive results prompted a number of brokers to raise their price targets on the stock. The company led by Mike Novogratz posted a record quarter, fueled by a massive $9 billion bitcoin BTC$108,067.05 trade linked to a Satoshi-era wallet, broker Cantor said in a research report Tuesday. The broker reiterated its overweight rating on Galaxy shares and raised its price target to $53 from $45, attributing the revision primarily to a higher valuation for the company’s data center business. Galaxy shares were 4.3% lower in…

South Korea’s cryptocurrency taxation plans are facing yet another potential setback, creating uncertainty for millions of digital asset investors. According to a recent research report, the planned 2027 implementation of the South Korean crypto tax might be postponed for the fourth time, raising serious concerns about the government’s ability to effectively regulate and tax the growing digital asset market. Why is the South Korean crypto tax facing another delay? Kim Kap-rae, a senior research fellow at the Korea Capital Market Institute, recently published a concerning analysis. The report highlights that a proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act submitted on…

Ethereum price struggles to regain $4,000 resistance, raising the risk of a deeper capitulation move toward $3,437 as momentum turns bearish. Summary Ethereum rejected from $4,200 resistance, confirming short-term weakness. $3,437 support now the key target for potential liquidity sweep. Reclaiming $4,000 is essential to invalidate the bearish outlook. Ethereum (ETH) price is facing renewed downside pressure after repeated failures to reclaim the $4,000 to $4,200 resistance zone, signaling growing weakness in bullish momentum. Following a high near $4,700, price action has been in a steady downtrend, forming a lower high structure that continues to weigh on the broader market.…

Artificial intelligence has been hailed as the next big thing in both analytics and art. But when it comes to trading cryptocurrencies, your average “crypto degen” might beat AI at it. Not your market analyst The latest data from the CoinGlass AI Model Trading Leaderboard shows how chaotic situations can get when general-purpose AI systems are introduced into an unstable market environment. According to the leaderboard, one of the most advanced language models, GPT-5, had an incredible return of -64.22%, effectively wiping out the majority of its trading portfolio and finishing dead last. It experienced the fastest and steepest collapse…