Hong Kong Regulator: Closed-Loop Environment Limits Hong Kong's Connection with Global LiquidityOn November 4th, Elizabeth Wong, Director of Intermediaries and Head of Fintech Unit at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), pointed out at the Finternet 2025 Asia Digital Finance Summit that the SFC took the lead in regulating digital assets since 2018, earlier than most jurisdictions worldwide. In the early stage, it adopted a prudent approach to build a closed-loop ecosystem, with licensed vi ...

Investment & Industry Focus - YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) made its first biotech investment in 2025, indicating a strategic expansion into regenerative medicine [1] - The investment targets Renewal Bio, a regenerative medicine firm addressing the global organ shortage [1] Technology & Innovation - Renewal Bio utilizes its Stembroid™ platform to create DNA-identical human cells and tissues [1] - The technology aims to provide patient-specific cells and tissues, potentially revolutionizing organ replacement therapies [1]

Funding & Valuation - Lighter has raised $68 million in a funding round [1] - The funding round was led by Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures and Robinhood [1] - The company is valued at $1.5 billion [1] Business Overview - Lighter is an Ethereum-based Layer 2 decentralized exchange and blockchain platform [1] - The platform currently supports perpetual contracts [1] - Lighter plans to launch spot trading soon [1]

The Lido DAO community has proposed a new liquidity buyback mechanism, aiming to deploy LDO/wstETH liquidity as a Uniswap v2-style LP position, with ownership held by the Aragon Agent. The goal is to remove LDO from circulation via automated buybacks while enhancing its utility. If approved, the plan could be implemented in Q1 2026.https://t.co/PELpaGsGHq ...

Technology & Security - ZK proofs alone are insufficient for coercion resistance in voting and similar applications [1] - Combining ZK with trusted parties, MPC, FHE, or TEE is required for coercion resistance [1] - Layered architectures like ZK + FHE can improve security, maintaining privacy even if FHE is compromised, except for coercion resistance [1]

According to the official Monad ICO filing published by Coinbase, this sale is the first large-scale issuance to fully disclose its market makers, loan sizes, and execution periods. The issuer, MF Services (BVI) Ltd., has signed token loan agreements with CyantArb (50M MON, 1 month), Auros (30M MON, 1 month), Galaxy (30M MON, 1 month), GSR (30M MON, 1 month), and Wintermute (20M MON, 1 year), with short-term deals renewable monthly. Coinwatch will monitor MM wallets for token usage and idle balances. The is ...

According to Cryptopolitan, Argentine federal judge Marcelo Giorgi has issued a "prohibición de innovación" order to freeze assets linked to the LIBRA memecoin scheme that was publicly promoted by President Milei. The measure covers U.S. businessman Hayden Davis and two crypto operators. Prosecutors said Davis transferred $507,500 via Bitget just 42 minutes after Milei posted a selfie with him on Jan. 30, suggesting the transfer was part of the suspected fund flow. Authorities estimate the LIBRA project may ...

According to SoSoValue, U.S. bitcoin spot ETFs recorded total net inflows of $1.1529 million on Nov. 10 (ET), with Bitwise's BITB the only product posting inflows, also topping the day at $1.1529 million. Ethereum spot ETFs saw zero inflows. Solana spot ETFs registered $6.78 million in net inflows, marking the 10th consecutive day of inflows. https://t.co/LRUeJvGjtU ...

Binance has launched the 58th project on its HODLer Airdrop platform — Allora (ALLO), a self-improving decentralized AI network. Trading for ALLO will begin on November 11, 2025, at 21:00 (UTC+8), with pairs against USDT, USDC, BNB, and TRY, under the Seed Tag trading rules.https://t.co/iUFL4LMDKb ...

AI and Blockchain Convergence - Ethereum Foundation is working on a 2026 roadmap to position Ethereum as a decentralized settlement and coordination layer for AI [1] - The goal is to enable autonomous agents to interact on identity, assets, and data with transparent, auditable rules [1] Decentralized Commerce Standards - ERC-8004 and x402 are emerging as neutral primitives for "agentic commerce" [1] - The industry is invited to provide feedback on where Ethereum Foundation should focus its support for these standards [1]