Judge Refuses to Erase Gemini’s $5M Settlement Despite CFTC Reversal
Key Takeaways The CFTC now says its original Gemini lawsuit should never have been filed, reversing its earlier position. Gemini’s $5 million penalty remains intact after Judge Hellerstein rejected a joint request to undo the settlement. Judge Hellerstein ruled that…
Dacity Coin Spikes on GTA VI Trailer, Trading Against Tokenized Take-Two Stock
Dacity Coin trades against TTWO, a tokenized Take-Two Interactive share issued by Backpack Securities, through a Pump.fun feature launched in September. Dacity Coin, a Solana (SOL) meme coin named after a token in Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI),…
Need a Secure Crypto App? GCash Offers Seamless Transfers and Quick Registration via GCrypto
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Filipinos can securely open a trading account, transfer crypto from other wallets or exchanges, and trade up to 55 cryptocurrencies…
LayerZero unveils Aerie with 0.65-second quantum-safe signature benchmark
LayerZero Labs has introduced Aerie, a research system that its developers say can aggregate 32,768 quantum-resistant Falcon signatures in 0.65 seconds on an Apple laptop without GPU acceleration. Summary 32,768 Falcon-512 signatures were aggregated in 0.65 seconds using 16 worker…
Claude AI Cracks the NSA’s 25-Year Cryptography Seed Mystery
Key Takeaways Anthropic says Claude solved a 25-year NSA encryption mystery in under 30 minutes. NIST’s five prime-field curve seeds trace to a Unix-era generator using 1997-98 timestamps. Anthropic’s $36,864 bounty went to ISRG, while the origin of the B-163…
Starknet’s STRK Climbs 210% in Four Weeks, but Can the Rally Last?
Is STRK’s run about to end soon or will it surprise the market again? Starknet’s STRK token has had a massive run over the past few weeks, but the latest data from Santiment indicates the rally may be losing…
Circle’s USDC Becomes EU’s First Significant E-Money Token Under MiCA
Circle’s USDC has become the first e-money token to receive “significant” status under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), bringing the dollar-backed stablecoin under direct European Banking Authority (EBA) supervision for key financial safeguards from November 12, 2026….
Lighter launches EVM devnet with 1-second blocks and contract trading
Lighter has launched an EVM development network with one-second blocks that lets smart contracts manage trading orders, while its developer documentation lists mocked proofs and an unfinished asset-recovery mechanism among the test environment’s limits. Summary Lighter has launched an EVM…
Solana Abruptly Postpones Shanghai Event as Registrations Quadruple
Key Takeaways Solana’s Accelerate event in Shanghai was abruptly postponed after venue capacity was overwhelmed. Police reportedly blocked access, raising concerns that China is enforcing its strict anti-crypto laws. Publicity and high turnout might have led authorities to dismantle the…
Taiwan Cuts Off Coinbase and Kalshi Weeks Before Local Vote: Report
Polymarket, Kalshi’s main rival, is also blocked in Taiwan, where election bettors face up to six months in prison under a 2023 amendment. Coinbase and Kalshi have been reportedly blocked from Taiwan due to suspicion of betting on elections…
