According to Fortune, Kraken secured a $200 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities at a $20 billion valuation, following a $600 million raise in September at a $15 billion valuation. The $800 million total will support global expansion, new payment products, and balance-sheet strengthening ahead of its planned IPO next year. https://t.co/d5Vjk1nPqZ ...

The OCC issued Interpretive Letter 1186, confirming that national banks may pay blockchain network fees for otherwise permissible activities and hold on their balance sheets the crypto-assets needed for such fees, as well as the crypto-assets needed to test otherwise permissible crypto-asset-related platforms. https://t.co/xNoUaBLmA3 ...

Investment Initiative - Bitfury announces a $1 billion "Ethical Technology & AI" investment initiative [1] - The company plans to allocate $200 million (20%) of the total investment in the next year [1] - The remaining $800 million (80%) will be gradually allocated over the coming years [1] Target Investment Areas - Bitfury's investment targets include AI (人工智能) [1] - Quantum computing (量子计算) is also a target investment area [1] - Transparent decentralized systems (透明的去中心化系统) are among the target areas [1] - Self-sovereign identity (SSI, 自主主权身份) is another area of focus for investment [1]

Tether announced today that it has invested in Bitcoin lending company Ledn. Since its inception, Ledn has issued over $2.8 billion in Bitcoin-backed loans, with more than $1 billion expected in 2025 alone. The company’s current annual recurring revenue (ARR) has surpassed $100 million.https://t.co/bBk6DvBipq ...

Korean crypto asset institutions and investors may face a tax burden of 20%–25%On November 4 at the Finternet 2025 Asia Digital Finance Summit, Kintsugi Technologies CBO Harry Kim told Stratford Finance Managing Director Angelina Kwan that although Korea is opening its tokenization market, its rules on taxation, custody and core digital-asset laws are still incomplete. Unlike Hong Kong, which currently does not tax such transactions, Korea plans to levy around 20%–25% on digital assets, so building a clear ...

The Value Behind Uniswap's UNIfication Proposal and the CCA Protocol: Uniswap has launched “UNIfication,” enabling protocol fees and using them, along with fees from the Unichain Sequencer, to burn UNI. It introduces a Protocol Fee Discount Auction (PFDA) to internalize MEV, and plans to retroactively burn 100 million UNI. The goal is to directly anchor protocol usage to token scarcity and cash flow. While user-side fees are reduced, LP earnings are diverted, and it remains to be seen whether PFDA and tradi ...

According to Reuters, Brazil is considering taxing the use of cryptocurrencies for international payments. Two informed officials said the Finance Ministry is evaluating whether to extend the existing financial transaction tax (FTT) to certain cross-border crypto transactions, including payments using virtual assets and stablecoins. One source noted that the central bank has classified such transactions as foreign exchange operations, which could make them subject to taxation.https://t.co/uowazOTVLZ ...

On Nov 17 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a $255M net outflow, extending a four-day streak of redemptions; BlackRock's IBIT led with a $146M single-day outflow. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $183M in net outflows, while U.S. spot Solana ETFs posted an $8.26M net inflow. https://t.co/QHxqsa3V6q ...

ETF Launch & Fees - Fidelity's spot Solana ETF (FSOL) is expected to launch on November 19 with a 25 bps (0.25%) fee [1] - BlackRock is not participating in the Solana ETF launch for now [1] - BSOL will list first with approximately $450 million in assets [1] - VSOL launched today [1] Competitor Activity - Grayscale is also entering the Solana ETF market [1] - Canary Funds will launch its own Solana ETF (SOLC) on the same day [1] On-Chain Staking - Canary Funds is partnering with Marinade Finance for on-chain staking of its Solana ETF (SOLC) [1]

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said Bitcoin’s drop is driven by shrinking USD liquidity, not fundamentals, as ETF arbitrage and DAT flows fade. He sees BTC potentially sliding to $80k–$85k near term. Hayes expects that once U.S. equities correct and liquidity returns, Bitcoin could rebound toward $200k–$250k by year-end.https://t.co/5OBqZCEkbh ...