CoinDesk headlines
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Over $1 billion in bullish bets liquidated while ETF flows suggest no help in spot market
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 6, 2026
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Live updates: Nasdaq 100 futures rally points to stock market respite
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost over 6% on Thursday amid worries of an AI slowdown following the Democrats' wins in the House and the Senate.
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Bitcoin steadies after AI-led selloff as eyes turn to latest U.S. jobs figures
Bitcoin bounced from around $75,200 after Thursday’s AI-led selloff, which drove more than $1 billion in liquidations, as traders await the U.S. jobs report.
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Bitcoin recovers $76,000 level as ETFs shed $430 million after tech rout
Bitcoin recovered above $76,000 Friday after dropping below that level during Thursday's tech-driven market rout.
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Greece approves 10% tax on crypto gains and 15% levy on DeFi income
Investors will have 12 months to declare past crypto gains without late-filing penalties, though questions remain over crypto-to-crypto swaps.
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Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plans token buyback after 66% year-to-date slide
The crypto venture may use fees from its USD1 stablecoin reserves to fund token purchases as it seeks to boost governance.
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Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments
NU7 cuts the target time between blocks to 25 seconds, reduces the work wallets must do to find private payments and sets aside fees for future miners.
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Hyperliquid treasury firm seeking U.S. regulatory nod as a domestic futures platform
The company said it's trying to establish a U.S. "futures commission merchant" with full compliance for activity with U.S. clients, though the timing is uncertain.
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Bitcoin developer proposes ‘landmines’ to make quantum thieves lose their own BTC
Anyone trying to move vulnerable bitcoin would have to put up matching collateral, giving prepared owners a chance to take both.
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U.S. Justice Department assembles force to shield against foreign AI threats
The new DOJ task force will aid the recently designated U.S. "SI Force" by warding off bad actors backed by other nations, criminal groups or corporate fraud.
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Bitcoin, crypto stocks caught in AI trade meltdown, but Wintermute trader sees 'glass half full'
The post-election rally quickly reversed as AI stocks plunged, but cryptocurrencies held up relatively better despite a $1 billion liquidation wave.
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What is TraderTraitor, the hacking squad behind the $6.3 billion Binance heist
The hacking group has been behind some of the crypto industry's most recent high-profile thefts.
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Standard Chartered and SBI back crypto insurer Soter as funding reaches $23.5 million
Soter also received backing of 500 BTC and 2000 ETH, worth another $43 million at current prices.
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Crypto for Advisors: Where investors stake crypto shapes how much of the reward they keep
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Gate CEO says crypto exchanges must prove they can survive a hack like Binance’s
Lin Han says Gate holds enough assets in cold storage to cover customer balances even if its hot wallets are emptied. An independent audit is underway.
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Kraken parent Payward and its clients buy AAVE tokens in DeFi investment push
The investment follows talks first reported by CoinDesk in June that included a proposed equity stake in Aave Group.
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Google could take stake in bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $19 billion AI project if Anthropic defaults
A $19 billion data-center agreement includes an unusual provision allowing Google to acquire part of the project if Anthropic fails to pay its rent.
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Binance cuts SignalPlus access after security warning, urges users to check accounts
The exchange says its systems are unaffected but has removed trading connections to the third-party platform as a precaution.
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Ukraine’s central bank opposes crypto bill, citing monetary sovereignty concerns
Ukraine’s central bank won’t back a crypto legalization bill in its current form and wants lawmakers to revise it before a final vote.
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Bitcoin is resilient, but leverage is missing and demand still tepid
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 5, 2026
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Bitcoin miners are oversold following 35% October rout, VanEck says
Investors dumped AI infrastructure providers across the board in October, treating companies in very different sectors as one monolithic trade.
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Trump-linked American Bitcoin swings to $126 million profit but misses revenue estimates
Revenue fell to $63.4 million in the third quarter and missed analysts’ forecasts as bitcoin production declined and higher summer electricity prices pushed mining costs up.
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Bitcoin holds above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump as injective rallies on staked ETF listing
Bitcoin slipped 0.2% to around $80,250 since midnight UTC, holding above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump, as spot ETFs ended a three-day outflow streak.
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Live updates: Bitcoin steady around $80,000 as markets rally after Democratic sweep
Ether jumped 4% and crypto ETFs drew fresh money after Wall Street turned higher and Brent crude fell nearly 9%.
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Mercado Bitcoin hack continued hours after exchange said attack was contained, report finds
The same attacker took about $391,000, mostly from wallets Bitquery ties to BitMart, whose founder confirmed a Nov. 2 hack and suspects a link.
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Bitcoin miner Riot could pay Anthropic 12% interest under $28 billion AI deal
Riot has sold most of its bitcoin to fund its move into data centers. Its latest agreement gives Anthropic a way to finance part of the build and collect interest through rent deductions.
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Hong Kong passes law requiring crypto exchanges to report customer transactions to tax authorities
Crypto firms must collect customer and transaction data from 2027, with Hong Kong sharing the information with overseas tax authorities from 2028.
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OpenAI says its AI can break into Linux at scale. Here's what it means for crypto
OpenAI says its AI found 948 Linux flaws and wrote a working attack for each one. Crypto security voices say decentralization leaves the industry better placed than most to cope.
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Zcash is about to freeze $16 million in its oldest privacy pool
About 12,200 ZEC remains in Sprout, the privacy pool Zcash launched in 2016. Roughly 10,000 coins have left over the past week, but only about 40 moved out Wednesday.
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The pile of lawsuits against Kalshi just grew by one
Arkansas has accused the prediction market of running illegal gambling, joining Utah and several other U.S. states that have filed criminal or civil charges.