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Greece approves 10% tax on crypto gains and 15% levy on DeFi income

Investors will have 12 months to declare past crypto gains without late-filing penalties, though questions remain over crypto-to-crypto swaps.

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plans token buyback after 66% year-to-date slide

The crypto venture may use fees from its USD1 stablecoin reserves to fund token purchases as it seeks to boost governance.

Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments

NU7 cuts the target time between blocks to 25 seconds, reduces the work wallets must do to find private payments and sets aside fees for future miners.

Hyperliquid treasury firm seeking U.S. regulatory nod as a domestic futures platform

The company said it's trying to establish a U.S. "futures commission merchant" with full compliance for activity with U.S. clients, though the timing is uncertain.

Bitcoin developer proposes ‘landmines’ to make quantum thieves lose their own BTC

Anyone trying to move vulnerable bitcoin would have to put up matching collateral, giving prepared owners a chance to take both.

U.S. Justice Department assembles force to shield against foreign AI threats

The new DOJ task force will aid the recently designated U.S. "SI Force" by warding off bad actors backed by other nations, criminal groups or corporate fraud.

Bitcoin tumbles to $76,000 as collapsing AI trade drags stocks sharply lower

The post-election rally quickly reversed as AI stocks plunged, but cryptocurrencies held up relatively better despite a $1 billion liquidation wave.

What is TraderTraitor, the hacking squad behind the $6.3 billion Binance heist?

The hacking group has been behind some of the crypto industry's most recent high-profile thefts.

Standard Chartered and SBI back crypto insurer Soter as funding reaches $23.5 million

Soter also received backing of 500 BTC and 2000 ETH, worth another $43 million at current prices.

Crypto for Advisors: Where investors stake crypto shapes how much of the reward they keep

Gate CEO says crypto exchanges must prove they can survive a hack like Binance’s

Lin Han says Gate holds enough assets in cold storage to cover customer balances even if its hot wallets are emptied. An independent audit is underway.

Kraken parent Payward and its clients buy AAVE tokens in DeFi investment push

The investment follows talks first reported by CoinDesk in June that included a proposed equity stake in Aave Group.

Google could take stake in bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $19 billion AI project if Anthropic defaults

A $19 billion data-center agreement includes an unusual provision allowing Google to acquire part of the project if Anthropic fails to pay its rent.

Binance cuts SignalPlus access after security warning, urges users to check accounts

The exchange says its systems are unaffected but has removed trading connections to the third-party platform as a precaution.

Ukraine’s central bank opposes crypto bill, citing monetary sovereignty concerns

Ukraine’s central bank won’t back a crypto legalization bill in its current form and wants lawmakers to revise it before a final vote.

Bitcoin is resilient, but leverage is missing and demand still tepid

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 5, 2026

Bitcoin miners are oversold following 35% October rout, VanEck says

Investors dumped AI infrastructure providers across the board in October, treating companies in very different sectors as one monolithic trade.

Trump-linked American Bitcoin swings to $126 million profit but misses revenue estimates

Revenue fell to $63.4 million in the third quarter and missed analysts’ forecasts as bitcoin production declined and higher summer electricity prices pushed mining costs up.

Bitcoin holds above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump as injective rallies on staked ETF listing

Bitcoin slipped 0.2% to around $80,250 since midnight UTC, holding above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump, as spot ETFs ended a three-day outflow streak.

Live updates: Bitcoin drops more than 5% as stocks close out worst day since April 2025

The continued blowup of the AI trade led markets lower, with Nvidia losing 9.3% and many other chip names down double-digit percentages.

Mercado Bitcoin hack continued hours after exchange said attack was contained, report finds

The same attacker took about $391,000, mostly from wallets Bitquery ties to BitMart, whose founder confirmed a Nov. 2 hack and suspects a link.

Bitcoin miner Riot could pay Anthropic 12% interest under $28 billion AI deal

Riot has sold most of its bitcoin to fund its move into data centers. Its latest agreement gives Anthropic a way to finance part of the build and collect interest through rent deductions.

Hong Kong passes law requiring crypto exchanges to report customer transactions to tax authorities

Crypto firms must collect customer and transaction data from 2027, with Hong Kong sharing the information with overseas tax authorities from 2028.

OpenAI says its AI can break into Linux at scale. Here's what it means for crypto

OpenAI says its AI found 948 Linux flaws and wrote a working attack for each one. Crypto security voices say decentralization leaves the industry better placed than most to cope.