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Satoshi-era wallet served in a $260 billion lawsuit moves 75 BTC it held since 2011

The roughly $5 million transfer also spent the tiny payment used to deliver a court notice to the address in May.

Bitcoin miners pay Paraguay $350 million a year, but AI is pushing them out

Contracts that sell power to a 4% slice of the world’s bitcoin mining at $44 a megawatt-hour expire on Dec. 31, 2027. Paraguay’s state utility calls the date final, and it has just signed a 15-year deal to power a Founders Fund-backed AI campus.

Bitcoin plunges to $68,000 as Anthropic IPO frenzy adds to market jitters

Analysts see no direct link between Nvidia and bitcoin's decline, pointing instead to investor capital headed into Anthropic as well as a broader risk-off move.

U.S. Senate Banking Committee races toward hearing on new SEC nominations

The committee that needs to advance President Donald Trump's nominees responded quickly to set his SEC picks for review next week.

Bitcoin heads for sixth weekly loss as Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO looms

Bitcoin is down 21% this year as investors weigh Anthropic’s anticipated listing, Nvidia’s leadership upheaval and rising Fed rate hike expectations.

Kraken parent Payward says expansion outside crypto trading helps cushion revenue decline

While earnings and the company’s newly introduced financial performance measure remained below year-earlier levels, there are signs of improvement from the second quarter.

Bitcoin's momentum gauge is turning red, could send prices back below $60,000

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 13, 2026

Bitcoin hits 12-week low as dollar rallies on interest-rate outlook, liquidations top $1.6 billion

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $70,000 for the first time since August and is down 3.5% since midnight UTC, as the dollar climbs and liquidations top $1.6 billion.

Ethereum treasury firm BTCS sold ether at a loss to keep $64 million Aave loan healthy

The Nasdaq-listed company has 46,676 ETH backing its borrowings, and the loan could become eligible for liquidation if ether slides to around $1,700.

Bitcoin firm Nakamoto owes Kraken $165 million, more than its entire market value

About 70% of the bitcoin treasury firm’s coins are pledged to the exchange, bought at roughly $118,000 each, and bitcoin now trades under $69,000.

Bitcoin ETFs are now down over $1.5 billion in net outflows for the year

Recent rapid redemptions explain the market swoon. Bitcoin's spot price fell below $70,000 on Friday, the lowest since August.

SpaceX-Tesla merger talks put 30,000 bitcoin back in focus

A deal could be announced as soon as December, putting $2.1 billion of bitcoin under one roof, a sliver of what the combined group would be worth.

Bitcoin dips below $70,000 as Dollar Index hits 19-month high

The crypto market selloff gathered pace early Friday. Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 and ether traded below $2,000, triggering large liquidations in futures market.

North Korea's Binance hack faces U.S. crackdown as DOJ targets $1.2 billion in stolen crypto

Federal authorities say they've taken infrastructure used in the FaceStealer scheme used to steal as much as $400 million in crypto assets.

U.S. President Trump names CFTC, SEC nominees for first time in a year

U.S. President Donald Trump has named two potential commissioners each to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Kalshi ends Donald Trump Jr.’s advisory contract over 1789 Capital’s Polymarket investment

Trump Jr. joined Kalshi as a strategic adviser in January 2025, helping the prediction market expand its customer base and strengthen its market presence.

Illinois crypto tax is impossible to enforce as written, crypto industry tells court

The legal battle to head off the crypto transaction tax in Illinois has drawn up a hefty roster of industry opposition, and they're saying the tax won't work.

DTCC adds Solana to Wall Street tokenization plans, targeting 2027 rollout

The securities infrastructure giant plans to bring tokenized stocks, ETFs and U.S. Treasuries to Solana as it expands next year's roadmap beyond Stellar and Arc.

Crypto for Advisors: The blockchain built to run financial markets

Jupiter adds Anchorage-backed USDGO to its $1 billion Solana lending platform

OSL offers a yield on USDGO only to professional investors, but Jupiter said its market lets other holders earn onchain at rates set by borrower demand.

The next Congress will write rules for AI and emerging tech. They should use the stuff first.

The best thing industry leaders can do is to invest the time to ensure this country’s policymakers can experience the technology they’re regulating up close, writes Allie Page, executive director of American Innovation Project.

Nvidia CEO Huang quits company he co-founded, led for 3 decades. Shares slump

CFO Colette Kress takes over as interim CEO after Huang steps down immediately as president, chief executive and board member, as shares tumble.

Bitcoin weakness erases September's bullish signal

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 12, 2026

UK bank Griffin raises $20 million to expand into stablecoin payments

The Series B funding round, led by Octagon Partners valued the London-based company at more than $100 million.

Ethereum researchers drop faster blocks to race toward quantum defenses in 2027

Ethlabs wants quantum-resistant accounts targeted for next year, even if wallet holders still have to switch signing methods themselves.