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A US lawmaker is seeking to ban US President Donald Trump, his family, and members of Congress from trading crypto or stocks. US Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat representative from California’s 17th Congressional District and vice-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, used an appearance on MSNBC to raise concerns around Trump’s apparent conflict of interest with crypto via his son’s crypto project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), alleging the recent pardoning of Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was “blatant corruption.” “You’ve got a foreign billionaire who was basically engaged in money-laundering,” Khanna said of CZ, adding, “then he petitions for a…

A new chapter begins for AI16Z as Binance backs its transformation into ELIZAOS, a move that signals the dawn of next-generation AI-powered token ecosystems. Summary Binance will support the AI16Z-to-ELIZAOS token swap starting November 6, 2025. Trading for AI16Z will pause on Binance Alpha 2.0 and Binance Futures to facilitate the transition. The swap will convert the tokens at a 1:6 ratio, with trading resuming Nov. 7. ELIZAOS total supply will rise from 6.6 billion to 11 billion, with circulating supply increasing to 7.4 billion. Binance has confirmed it will support the token swap and rebranding of the AI16Z token…

Mining hardware producer Canaan has won a contract to supply 4.5 megawatts (MW) of Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for a project designed to help stabilize Japan’s electric grid. According to a Thursday announcement, the company will supply an electrical engineering solutions provider with Bitcoin mining ASICs with a capacity of 4.5 MW for the project. The project will deploy Canaan’s new Avalon A1566HA-488T water-cooled mining ASICs for “real-time grid balancing and energy-efficiency optimization,” Canaan said. The mining operation will run continuously and utilize controlled overclocking and underclocking, adjusting power consumption to stabilize the regional grid load. Canaan’s proprietary…

MetaMask spent years as the default gateway to Ethereum, the browser extension that turned “connect wallet” into muscle memory for millions of users. Now Consensys is betting that same reflex can work across blockchains. In late May, MetaMask flipped the switch on native Solana support, letting its 30 million monthly active users manage SOL and SPL tokens without installing Phantom or any other Solana-first wallet. Bitcoin support sits somewhere on the 2025 roadmap, initially slated for the third quarter but not yet shipped. If it lands, MetaMask will become the first primary wallet to natively support Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin.…

Cetus, a fast-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has added WalletConnect support. WalletConnect is a popular tool that lets users connect their wallets to decentralized apps (dApps) safely and easily. This news was shared by Cetus on its official X account and marks an important step in making Sui DeFi more accessible. Cetus now supports @WalletConnect! 🌊We’re thrilled to announce that WalletConnect, the connectivity layer for the financial internet, is now fully integrated into Cetus. 🐳This integration opens the door to broader access and smoother connectivity across wallets, users, and… pic.twitter.com/5PFlZZgYeJ — Cetus🐳 (@CetusProtocol) October 30, 2025 Easier Access for All…

As of 2025-10-31, the market for tokenized assets is spotlighted by a new institutional projection that frames rapid expansion and regulatory drivers. What is the projected tokenized asset market size? How will tokenized asset change DeFi lending markets? How does DeFi lending affect liquidity and yields? Does tokenized asset ethereum dominance matter? What is the tokenized asset regulation update and timing? In brief: What is the projected tokenized asset market size? The analysis projects a market of $2 trillion by 2028, up from roughly $35 billion today — a rise of about 5,600% (as reported by The Block, quoting Standard…

Event-contract platform Kalshi filed a federal lawsuit against New York regulators on Monday, seeking to block the state’s gaming commission from treating its sports prediction markets as illegal gambling, striking preemptively just weeks after rival Crypto.com lost a similar battle in Nevada. The Manhattan-based company says the federal law preempts state gambling regulations for contracts traded on platforms overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in its filing. Kalshi sued after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the New York State Gaming Commission on Friday, demanding that it halt its sports-event contracts or face civil penalties and potential criminal liability. …

Amid broader dips, trading firm Crypto.com has sparked the Sonic community with a Flash Reward campaign, offering $S holders a short-term chance to enjoy 6% annualized profit. The promotion has started today, and will conclude on November 13, or when it reaches 1,500,000 $S aggregate cap. Meanwhile, the event introduces another incentive program for users of the exchange’s Crypto Earn feature, which offers rewards for users who lock their tokens for specified periods. Most traditional Earn options could span months. Meanwhile, Crypto.com Flash Rewards offers a 14-day lock-up period while ensuring lucrative yield rates. Details about the $S flash rewards…

Crypto miners in two Russian regions may soon have their business activity permanently banned, according to the federal government in Moscow. The Siberian territories are next in line to be added to a long list of areas where mining is already prohibited due to allegedly causing electricity shortages. Moscow considers banning mining in Buryatia and Transbaikal Bitcoin mining may be banned year-round in the Russian Republic of Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai (Transbaikal), a representative of the Ministry of Energy announced during a meeting in the Federation Council, the upper house of parliament in Russia. Current restrictions there are of seasonal…

Flutterwave, one of the largest payments firm in Africa, has tapped Polygon Labs to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper with blockchain rails, the firms said on Thursday. The tie-up will embed the Polygon (POL) network as the default plumbing under Flutterwave’s new, stablecoin-based payment system, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The first phase of the rollout, starting later this year, focuses on multinational business clients including Uber and Audiomack. A broader release is planned for next year, extending the service to Flutterwave’s Send App for retail remittances. Today, cross-border payments in many African nations are slow…