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Markets
Mt. Gox Transfers 32,371 BTC ($2.19B) to Unmarked Wallets
Defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has transferred approximately 32,371 Bitcoin (worth around $2.19 billion)
Regulation & Politics
Gary Gensler Expected to Step Down as SEC Chair, 'Crypto Mom' Hester Peirce and 'Crypto Dad' Chris Giancarlo Eyed as Successors
Gary Gensler is expected to step down as the SEC Chair following the US elections
Blockchains
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Record High, Surpasses 100 Trillion Amid $73,700 Peak
Bitcoin mining difficulty has reached an all-time high, surpassing 100 trillion for the first time, as reported by Bitcoin Magazine and CoinDesk
TradFi & Fintech
VanEck Launches Pyth ETN on Euronext Amsterdam and Paris Today
Asset management company VanEck has launched the VanEck Pyth exchange-traded note (ETN) on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris today
Markets
Bitcoin Hits $70,541 as $2.2B Inflows Push AUM to Record $102B Amid US Election Rally
Bitcoin surged past $70,000 as U.S. voters headed to the polls on Election Day
NFTs & Web3
Hamster Kombat Loses 259 Million Players Amid 86% Drop and Blockchain Gaming Developments
Hamster Kombat, a tap-to-earn game on Telegram, has experienced a significant decline in its user base
TradFi & Fintech
SBI Digital and UBS Complete Pilot Using Chainlink CCIP for Tokenized Funds in Project Guardian
SBI Digital Markets and UBS Asset Management have successfully completed a pilot project using Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to streamline tokenized fund operations across different chains and financial systems
NFTs & Web3
Solana Surpasses Ethereum in NFT User Adoption, Hits 139 Million Active Addresses with 42% Increase
Solana has surpassed other blockchains, including Ethereum, in monthly NFT user adoption, with 137,000 users and a 37% dominance
Blockchains
Deutsche Telekom and Germany's Oldest Bank Launch Bitcoin Mining Pilot Using Surplus Renewable Energy
Europe's largest telecommunications company, Deutsche Telekom, has launched a pilot project to mine Bitcoin using surplus renewable energy
Regulation & Politics
CFTC Warns of Rising Crypto Scams on WhatsApp, Telegram, and SnapChat
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning about the rise of cryptocurrency scams on popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and SnapChat
