Crypto’s Worst Month Since February: Volume Sinks to $1.6T, ETFs Bleed $3.5B
Cryptocurrency markets endured their sharpest monthly retreat since February as trading volumes collapsed to $1.59 trillion and bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged $3.48 billion, pressured by Bank of Japan rate hike speculation and corporate bitcoin concerns.
National Bank of Kazakhstan Plans Up to $300M Crypto Investment
Kazakhstan’s central bank announces plans to invest between $50 million and $300 million in crypto assets from foreign exchange reserves, adopting a cautious approach following Bitcoin’s sharp decline from $110,000 to $81,000 since early November.
SEC’s Hester Peirce Defends Crypto Self-Custody and Financial Privacy
Hester Peirce says crypto self-custody is a basic freedom and people should not be forced to rely on intermediaries to hold their assets.
Housing Crisis Pushes Young Americans Into Crypto Gambles: Study
Young Americans are turning to crypto out of financial desperation as housing becomes increasingly unaffordable.
CME Blackout: Traders Cry “Manipulation” After 10-Hour Halt Freezes Markets
CME has faced a rare outage after a data center cooling failure has halted Globex trading for hours, disrupting futures in equities, rates, commodities and crypto as traders have questioned single-point risks and thin Thanksgiving liquidity.
KuCoin EU Gains MiCAR Approval to Roll Out Digital Asset Services in Europe
KuCoin has secured an Austrian MiCAR license, allowing KuCoin EU to provide regulated, audited digital asset services across most of the EEA, as part of its Trust and Compliance strategy and broader shift toward licensed exchanges, with peers such as Bybit also receiving MiCAR approval.
Philippines Could Unlock $60B Through Asset Tokenization by 2030: Report
The Philippines could build a $60 billion tokenized-asset market by 2030, led by equities and government bonds.
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Linked to $30M Hack at South Korean Exchange Upbit
North Korea’s notorious cybercrime unit, Lazarus Group, is suspected of orchestrating $30 million hack at South Korean exchange Upbit.
Visa Partners With Aquanow to Expand Stablecoin Settlement Across the CEMEA Region
Visa announced it is expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) through a new partnership with Aquanow, a digital assets platform.
EU Unveils Tough New Crypto Data-Sharing Rules – Here’s What It Means for Your Privacy
The EU has introduced a comprehensive crypto data-sharing framework under DAC8, requiring exchanges and wallet providers to report holdings and transactions, feed tax data into an EU-wide register, and align oversight with MiCA, TFR and new anti-money laundering rules from 2026 across the bloc area.