According to Reuters, a group of 10 European banks including ING, UniCredit and BNP Paribas has formed a new company, Qivalis, to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin in the second half of 2026, aiming to counter the U.S. dominance in digital payments. Qivalis is applying for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the Dutch central bank. https://t.co/1svnihrmxO ...

Cathie Wood: AI Is Still in Its Early Stage, With a Productivity Inflection Point ApproachingCathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, stated at the ARK November Fund Monthly mARKet Update on November 20, 2025, that the lack of obvious productivity gains from AI in enterprises is due to the longer timelines required for large-scale organizational restructuring, rather than evidence of an AI bubble. She emphasized that AI adoption on the consumer side has already accelerated significantly, and corporate leadership is ...

Market Expansion & Acquisition - Kraken acquires Backed Finance, a tokenized asset platform [1] - Backed Finance holds approximately 23% market share in public stock tokenization [1] - Kraken plans to further integrate tokenized U S equities and related products into its trading platform [1] Company Valuation & Future Plans - Kraken is valued at around $20 billion [1] - Kraken is preparing for a 2026 IPO (Initial Public Offering) [1]

The Aave community has introduced a temporary proposal titled “Focusing the Aave V3 Multichain Strategy,” suggesting adjustments to its multichain deployment strategy, including increasing reserve factors on underperforming networks to boost revenue, shutting down low-revenue markets on zkSync, Metis, and Soneium (annual revenue around $3,000–$50,000), and setting a $2 million annual revenue threshold for any new deployments. https://t.co/XT09fjxVkv ...

SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins said in an interview with CNBC that the Commission expects to issue an “innovation exemption” for the crypto industry in about a month. Atkins also stated that the SEC plans to introduce new policies next year to improve the market environment for IPOs. https://t.co/yWbEkszLQS ...

CZ-owned Trust Wallet has launched “Predictions,” a built-in prediction market hub starting with Myriad, letting users trade on real-world events directly inside the wallet with full self-custody. The feature will integrate major platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket in the coming weeks, expanding access to prediction markets across crypto, politics, sports, entertainment and global events. https://t.co/X7t7EPPPDY ...

November VC Monthly Report: November 2025 recorded 57 crypto VC deals, down 28% month-over-month, while total funding surged 219% to USD 14.54 billion, mainly due to Naver’s USD 10.3 billion acquisition of Upbit operator Dunamu. Other major deals included Kalshi (USD 1B), Ripple (USD 500M), Kraken (USD 200M), and DRW–Liberty City Ventures (USD 540M). Read more https://t.co/zmXLJOOtUd ...

According to Cryptopolitan, the Bank of Russia has confirmed that it is discussing easing cryptocurrency regulations with the Ministry of Finance, considering expanding access beyond “highly qualified investors.” First Deputy Governor Vladimir Chistyukhin said that crypto assets could become a “normal financial instrument” and that the central bank expects to finalize its policy stance by the end of the year. https://t.co/25nrTnfZAm ...

Bank of America is now recommending a 1%–4% crypto allocation for clients of Merrill, the Private Bank, and Merrill Edge, and will begin CIO coverage of four bitcoin ETFs — BITB, FBTC, Grayscale’s Mini Trust, and IBIT — starting Jan. 5, 2026. This marks a shift from its previous policy that barred advisers from proactively suggesting crypto products, allowing over 15,000 advisers to formally include digital assets in client portfolios.https://t.co/pPM6XwBbR2 ...

Ethereum developers are testing a zero-knowledge (ZK)-based privacy protocol enabling on-chain “Secret Santa”–style anonymous matching. Participants use ZK proofs to verify relationships, relayers to hide transaction origins, and shared randomness to encrypt gift messages, preventing address exposure, duplicate registration, or self-matching. The protocol is seen as a key step in Ethereum’s privacy framework, with potential applications in anonymous voting, DAO governance, whistleblowing, and private airdro ...