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Coinbase Prime adds Deribit liquidity with 20-plus assets and BTC, ETH and USDC collateral
Coinbase says Coinbase Prime now draws liquidity from Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, covering more than 20 assets including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, AVAX and HYPE. BTC, ETH and USDC are accepted as collateral, with more assets to follow.
Coinbase Prime opens global options and perpetual futures trading to institutions
Coinbase says Coinbase Prime now offers regulated global options and perpetual futures trading to institutions in the US and other eligible regions, with a unified liquidity pool for US and global traders.
Address sends 813 BTC worth about $65.4m to Coinbase Institutional
An address transferred 813 BTC to Coinbase Institutional at 15:52 UTC, worth about $65.4m at the price at the time of the transfer.
Democrats plan deeper probe into Trump's crypto businesses
Democrats plan an in-depth investigation into Donald Trump's cryptocurrency-related businesses and will publish the agenda within 100 hours of taking office on 3 January, the Financial Times reported.
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Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falls 3% as chip stocks slide
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index extended its decline to 3%, with Nvidia down 2.04%, Broadcom down 2.03%, Micron down 5.85% and Intel down 4.84%, according to MSX.COM data.
T3 Financial Crime Unit backed by TRM Labs, Tether and TRON disbanded in August
The T3 Financial Crime Unit, set up by TRM Labs, Tether and TRON in September 2024 to track and freeze USDT linked to illegal activity on the TRON chain, disbanded in August, people familiar said, citing slow response and poor coordination. In May it said it had frozen more than $450m in illicit assets, working with agencies across 23 jurisdictions on five continents.
21,294 ETH worth about $51.8m sent from unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional
Whale Alert monitoring shows 21,294 ETH moved from an unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional at 15:17 UTC, worth about $51.8m at the time of transfer.
Crypto and AI super PACs lose 9 of 12 decided competitive races
Crypto and AI industries spent a combined $250m on the 2026 US midterms, and their side lost 9 of the 12 competitive races decided so far, per Citation Needed's Molly White. Crypto groups spent over $64m opposing Democrat Sherrod Brown in Ohio's Senate race, which he won.
Riot Platforms signs $28bn AI lease covering its entire Corsicana site
Riot Platforms has signed a $28bn AI leasing deal covering all of its Corsicana campus. The Bitcoin miner has sold 20,264 BTC so far this year to fund data centre construction; mining still brought in about 64% of third-quarter revenue.
ZachXBT tracks over $133m in suspected stolen funds through crypto platforms
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed a cyberattack in which unauthorised transactions were made, and has notified regulators and paused some transfers. ZachXBT traced more than $133m in suspected stolen funds through crypto platforms, while Bitquery identified 178 withdrawals across 15 wallets in about 21 hours, including about $109m in USDC via Kraken, Crypto.com and OKX.
US stock-linked contracts extend 24-hour gains
Contracts tracking US stocks extended their 24-hour gains, with APP up 13.5% at $271.23, UBER up 7.2% at $71.45, MSTR up 6.3% at $143.58 and FWDI up 5.6% at $6.544, per MSX.COM data.
Sei says MonacoTrading integrates Chainlink APAC equities data streams
Sei says MonacoTrading, a platform built on the layer-one blockchain, is integrating Chainlink's APAC Equities Streams, which cover more than $40tn in equities across China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, including TSMC, Tencent, Samsung, SK Hynix and BYD.
Liquid says 4,270.54 BTC now backs equal amount of L-BTC after September exploit
On 6 September an attacker exploited an Elements range-proof verification flaw to mint about 4,000 L-BTC without Bitcoin backing, cutting reserves from about 4,205 BTC to 197. Most tokens were returned and a final 250 BTC deposit on 2 November closed the gap; SideSwap now shows 4,270.54 BTC backing an equal amount of L-BTC, though direct federation redemptions remain limited.
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Crypto futures liquidations hit $913m over 24 hours, short positions lead
CoinGlass data shows $913m of crypto futures were liquidated across exchanges in 24 hours, including $554m in shorts and $359m in longs. Bitcoin accounted for $396m and ether for $236m, with the largest single liquidation worth $38.0m on HTX-ETH-USDT.
BWET falls 14.6% in 24 hours to $722.93
BWET fell 14.6% over 24 hours and 7.7% over one hour, and was trading at $722.93, according to MSX.COM data.
IMPBinance says 98% of stolen assets backfilled as reserves snapshot covers 44 tokens
Binance says about 98% of the assets affected in its security incident have been backfilled, with the remaining 2% to be bought through market and over-the-counter channels. A new proof-of-reserves snapshot on 4 Nov covers 44 tokens, up from 10.
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Glassnode says Bitcoin pullback has eased much market overheating
Glassnode says Bitcoin's roughly 10% fall from its September peak cut the share of short-term holder supply in profit to about 38% from over 97.5% in early October, and flushed out much leverage built since August. It says fresh capital remains limited, with about $1bn of net outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs in two weeks.
Crypto liquidations hit $466m in an hour as short positions dominate
CoinGlass data shows $466m of crypto positions were liquidated across the market in the past hour, about $379m of them shorts, roughly 81.3% of the total. Over 24 hours, 115,731 traders were liquidated for $903m, with the largest single order an ETH-USDT position on HTX worth about $38m.
Tether says XAUT gold reserves reached about 25.7 tonnes at end of third quarter
Tether said its Tether Gold (XAUT) reserves stood at 827,418 troy ounces, about 25.7 tonnes, on 30 September, up 59% from 520,089 ounces at the end of 2025. At $4,157.41 an ounce the gold is worth about $3.44bn.
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Aave V4 adds SPCXc tokenised stock as collateral for USDC borrowing
Aave says SPCXc, a Coinbase tokenised stock on Base, is now live as collateral in its Aave V4 market, letting users borrow USDC against it. The tokenised stock is available only to eligible users outside the US.
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