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AMINA Bank Achieves First MiCA Crypto‑Asset Service Provider License Via Austrian Subsidiary
Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA…
Euroclear Sidesteps OFAC as New Procedure Unfreezes Over $200 Billion in Russian Assets
Euroclear, one of Europe’s leading clearinghouses, has implemented a procedure allowing Russian investors to unfreeze their assets without an OFAC license. The move opens a path to potentially unblocking more than $200 billion in Russian…
Digital Ruble Push: Bank of Russia Reinforces That Crypto Can’t Be Used for Domestic Payments
While Russia prepares for a nationwide launch of the digital ruble, the Russian CBDC, it has also rejected crypto for domestic payments. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, stated that cryptocurrencies cannot be used for…
Crypto’s Trust Deficit: CTO Details Plan to Restore Confidence Trust After ‘Scared Capital’ Retreat
The digital asset space faces a crisis of confidence, driven by extreme volatility and systemic failures like the Oct. 10 flash crash. To rebuild trust, Byrrgis CTO Robert Freeman has proposed a strategy centered on radical transparency,…
Ride the Bitcoin Bull Without Leverage or Derivatives, Just Miners
Want to amplify Bitcoin’s upside without touching leverage or derivatives? ETFs like $WGMI, $MNRS, and $NODE offer a compelling way to ride the cycle, with built-in diversification and exposure to Bitcoin mining. The following guest post…
Bitwise’s Solana ETF Dominates 2025 Launches, Bitcoin Dips After Powell Comments, and More — Week in…
Bitwise’s Solana ETF dominance, bitcoin’s dip after Powell comments, x402 token surge, Western Union’s crypto push, and Trump’s attack on Powell in this Week in Review. Week in Review Bitwise’s Solana ETF dominated 2025 ETF launches with a…
The ‘Uptober’ That Wasn’t: Bitcoin Ends Seven‑Year Winning Streak
While many were expecting bitcoin prices to blow up during October, as they had during the previous seven years, BTC failed to follow through. Although the leading cryptocurrency reached record highs, it also fell as low as $104K, enduring…
Volatility Reigns: BTC Swings $10K as Privacy Coins Defy Market Rout to Soar
The crypto economy closed the last week of October with significant volatility, marked by price swings and liquidations. Bitcoin epitomized this trend, with its weekly price range exceeding $10,000. Price Drivers and Global Factors The…
CZ Highlights Gambaryan Detention in Nigeria as Trump, US War Secretary Call for Action
CZ reminded that Nigeria detained ex‑Binance employee Tigran Gambaryan, responding to Trump and War Secretary Hegseth. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted that “Nigeria also basically kidnapped Tigran Gambaryan, an ex‑Binance…
Brazilian Bitcoin Company OranjeBTC Repurchases Shares Amid Stock Slump
The company, Brazil’s largest of its kind, repurchased nearly 100,000 ordinary shares between Oct. 27 and 30 as net asset value (NAV) fell below 1. OranjeBTC said the move “represents an efficient way to increase shareholder exposure to…