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Leading prediction market Polymarket was placed on the blacklist of unauthorized websites by Romania’s National Office for Gambling (ONJN), the regulator announced on Thursday. The firm was banned due to carrying out gambling activities without a license in Romania. “The decision to include Polymarket on the blacklist is not related to technology, but to the law,” ONJN President Vlad-Cristian Soare said in a statement. “Regardless of whether you bet in lei or crypto, if you bet money on a future result, under the conditions of a counterpart bet, we are talking about gambling that must be licensed.” “ONJN will not…
Cryptocurrency spot trading on major centralized exchanges (CEXs) recovered during the past quarter, reversing the downward trend that began in early 2025. The total spot volume for the top 10 CEXs surged by 30.6% in the third quarter of the year, netting $4.7 trillion, the crypto analytics platform TokenInsight reported in its latest exchange analysis published Friday. The surge marked a notable trend reversal after CEX spot volumes suffered two steep declines in the first half of the year, signaling renewed investor interest as Bitcoin (BTC) rallied to new highs above $123,000 in August. Despite the spot market spike, derivatives…
Key Takeaways Tradeweb is bringing US Treasury benchmark prices on-chain with Chainlink. Institutions will be able to leverage high-quality Treasury data for tokenized financial products, risk management, and analytics. Tradeweb, a leader in electronic marketplaces, has partnered with Chainlink to make Tradeweb FTSE US Treasury Benchmark Closing Prices available on-chain through DataLink. The initiative enhances transparency and accessibility in the US Treasury market by offering reliable, real-time benchmark pricing to institutional clients. Chris Bruner, Tradeweb’s Chief Product Officer, described the collaboration with Chainlink as a pivotal move toward integrating blockchain technology into traditional finance and expanding around-the-clock access to high-quality…
Another significant exploit happened on November 4, 2025, on the decentralized lending protocol Moonwell on both Base and Optimism networks. BlockSec security firm noted anomalies in smart contracts of Moonwell and discovered that attackers took advantage of a pricing mistake in the ETH/ETH oracle feed. The attack resulted in over one million dollars in losses, one of the biggest decentralized finance (DEFI) security breaches over the past few months. The way Attackers took advantage of the Price Feed. This manipulation enabled the attackers to do arbitrage and extract money out of the lending pools. The price difference allowed them to…
Ethereum is showing signs of strength again as it attempts to reclaim key resistance levels after a sharp early-October drop. The bounce from the lower boundary of the descending channel has brought it back toward $4,150. Momentum is building, but the market remains cautious ahead of key resistance levels. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the asset is retesting a supply zone just under the top of the descending channel. The rejection wicks from last week showed clear seller interest, but today’s candle is pushing back into that region, suggesting a potential breakout attempt. The…
Wall Street was upbeat Tuesday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average rising more than 150 points and S&P 500 and Nasdaq jumping to record highs as Nvidia and a Microsoft-OpenAI deal boosted US stocks. Summary US stocks popped to all-time peaks as investors positioned ahead of October Federal Reserve interest rate decision. S&P 500 hit new peak and Dow jumped 150 points and looked to extend its winninng streak. Wall Street held onto upbeat sentiment amid market boost from Nvidia and Microsoft and OpenAI. With the Federal Reserve interest rate decision expected on Oct. 29, sentiment across risk assets ticked up,…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an exemptive order on Oct. 31 that has nothing to do with Bitcoin or Ethereum but everything to do with how crypto exchanges will argue their cases over the next two years. The order delays compliance deadlines for Regulation NMS, the rulebook governing US equity trading, until February and November 2026. The announcement mentions a lapse in appropriations and the need to “facilitate orderly market functions” after a court denied a stay petition. Chairman Paul Atkins framed the relief as procedural housekeeping for traditional markets struggling with new tick-size rules, access-fee caps, and…
Based, the omnichannel trading platform built on Hyperliquid, is expanding its livestream trading ecosystem with new features that combine copy trading, enhanced discoverability, and multiple revenue streams for streamers. Summary Based’s new system will integrate copy-trading mechanics, instant crypto donations, and enhanced discoverability. Streamers will earn through direct donations, a share of trading fees from copy trades, and additional earnings from broadcasts on YouTube. Based, an omnichannel trading platform built on top of Hyperliquid (HYPE), announced a major upgrade to its livestream crypto trading ecosystem following a successful prototype run. Drawing on insights from its initial 48‑hour experiment livestream, Based…
Key Notes The company’s total Bitcoin holdings reached 6,412.6 BTC by month-end, surpassing the 6,000 BTC milestone with no plans to sell. Cango will terminate its ADR program on November 14 and list Class A ordinary shares directly on the NYSE starting November 17, 2025. CEO Paul Yu said operational milestones position Cango to capture value from emerging opportunities in energy and AI markets. Cango Inc. produced 602.6 Bitcoin BTC $107 868 24h volatility: 2.2% Market cap: $2.15 T Vol. 24h: $48.85 B in October 2025, bringing its total holdings to 6,412.6 BTC by month-end. The company mined an average…
ETHZilla Corporation, a technology company that combines traditional finance and decentralized finance, announced that it has completed the sale of approximately $40 million worth of ETH and that the proceeds will be used for share buybacks. Following the sale on October 24, 2025, the company repurchased approximately 600,000 shares for $12 million under a $250 million share repurchase program approved by the current board of directors. ETHZilla plans to use the remaining funds for additional share repurchases and continue selling ETH until the discount to net asset value (NAV) per share returns to normal levels. ETHZilla CEO McAndrew Rudisill made…