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Keplr Says Recovery Effort May Explain Empty Wallet Balances
Users who created accounts through Google or Apple should stop deposits and move remaining liquid assets, Keplr said.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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STRK Slumps 57% in Four Weeks as Starknet Rally Unwinds
Starknet’s DeFi TVL fell to $35.8 million after Extended moved settlement to Arc, while its proposed Layer 1 transition remains at the research stage.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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How to Check Crypto Companies and Wallet Addresses in OFAC Records
OFAC’s official tool searches names and exact crypto addresses. A result still requires identity checks, while an unlisted wallet or company can remain subject to blocking rules.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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How to Restore Access to a Crypto Wallet
Losing an app password is different from losing the keys. Social-login wallets and guardian systems also depend on specific credentials or arrangements already in place.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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US Sanctions Eight Canadian Money Firms Over Alleged Iran Crypto Links
The designations freeze covered assets and generally bar US dealings with the firms. OFAC also listed six Tron addresses.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Keplr Pauses Google and Apple Login After Unauthorized Transaction Reports
The wallet says recovery-phrase and hardware-wallet accounts are unaffected in its initial assessment, while social-login users should stop sending funds to their accounts.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Dinari Promises Anthropic dShares on IPO Day, Including for US Investors
The pledge follows Ondo's non-US launch plan, while Dinari's US tokens remain non-transferable and barred from DeFi.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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MEXC Says Withdrawals Continue as FinCEN Orders US Financial Cutoff
The exchange says it has begun an independent review of its AML and sanctions controls. The US transfer ban takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aave Labs Acquires Avon Team to Develop Fixed-Rate Lending
The deal includes Avon's lending protocols and onchain order book, but Aave Labs has not named a first market or launch date.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Merkley-Raskin Bill Would Ban Election and Sports Contracts on US Exchanges
The March 26 proposal also targets US government-action contracts, with a commercial-hedging exception defined by the CFTC. It remains in committee.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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What Is Stablecoin Market Cap? Supply, Share and Dominance Explained
Issuance and redemptions change circulating supply. Transfers do not, and a price move can change market cap without any tokens being issued or redeemed.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Algorand Foundation Shuts Forum and Advisory Council
The Foundation will pause xGov grants on Dec. 6 and shelve Project King Safety, while maintaining bonus staking support through January 2028.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Veranta Adds 1,000x BTC and ETH Leverage on Base
The venue says traders can redeem profits immediately, with payouts drawn from a protocol buffer before liquidity-provider capital.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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US Sanctions 45 More Targets Linked to Prince Group
The SDN update lists no crypto addresses for the newly designated parties, but US firms must still block covered assets and avoid unauthorized dealings with them.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Threshold Sets tBTC Reconnection Target as Week-Long Pause Continues
Bitcoin redemptions will resume once enough operators return, while Aave’s $123.2 million Ethereum Core tBTC reserve remains frozen.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Coinbase Opens USDC Borrowing Against PAX Gold
The gold-backed token joins Coinbase’s collateral options, while its loan-health pricing updates only during gold-market hours.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ondo Plans Tokenized Anthropic Shares From IPO Day
Ondo Stocks uses share-backed notes for eligible non-US investors, unlike the derivatives already trading on Anthropic's valuation.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Gnosis Pay Confirms Breach of Consumer-Card System
The company says funds and its enterprise platform were unaffected, but has not disclosed how many customers were hit.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto 401(k) Rule Enters Final White House Review
Labor’s public proposal would give plan fiduciaries a process-based safe harbor for investment decisions involving crypto and other assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Rotki Founder Says Gnosis Pay Exposed His Address, Card and Wallet Details
A notification screenshot he shared describes unauthorized access to the consumer-card system on Nov. 3 and says enterprise programs were unaffected.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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What Are Crypto Derivatives? Futures, Perpetuals and Options Explained
Futures bind both sides to settlement obligations. Options give buyers a right in exchange for a premium, while sellers take the corresponding obligation.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Treasury and Fed Withdraw Plan for $250 Cross-Border Travel Rule Threshold
The $3,000 threshold remains in place, including for qualifying crypto transfers under FinCEN's existing guidance.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Gains Drive Strive's $474.8 Million Q3 Profit
SATA and SATS imply about $287.4 million in annual dividends at November rates and Oct. 30 share counts, a cost excluded from its Bitcoin Yield metric.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Safe Says $12.4 Billion of Smart-Account Assets Sits in DeFi
The figure is net of $2.37 billion in borrowing. Safe's published third-quarter report gives the $57.64 billion total but not the DeFi split.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bank of Russia Clears Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Rules for Nov. 17
Non-qualified investors face testing and a 300,000-ruble annual purchase cap per intermediary, while Moscow Exchange targets a Dec. 1 rollout.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance Hackers Swap $50 Million in XRP, Mostly Into Bitcoin, Elliptic Says
Bitcoin obtained from other stolen assets nearly doubled in a day to 1,650 BTC, while the main ETH and bitcoin holdings remain untouched.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ethereum Foundation Calls for Contract Checks After Glamsterdam Security Findings
Most findings involve fixed gas budgets and reserves. The Hoodi testnet upgrade remains paused, with no confirmed mainnet activation date.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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iPhone Wallet Theft Probe Traces $4.06 Million in TRON Drains
Trust Wallet warns that DarkSword and Coruna exploit older iOS versions to access wallet data, rather than flaws in wallet apps.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ether Falls 8.5% to $2,220, Lagging Bitcoin
US ether ETFs recorded $99.9 million in net withdrawals on Nov. 5, reversing the previous day's $53 million inflow.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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IREN Mining Revenue Falls 58% as AI Sales Reach $200 Million
IREN aims to substantially complete its mining transition by December, while its $4 billion AI revenue run-rate target moves into early 2027.... Read the full story at The Defiant