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Announcing the inaugural Capitol Crypto Forum, hosted by @TheBlockCo and @thehill on November 19. Lawmakers, regulators, and industry, together for the first time after the midterms. Sign up to attend in person or virtually ↓ capitolcryptoforum2026.splas…

Capitol Crypto Forum 2026

The Block and The Hill are joining forces to host the inaugural Capitol Crypto Forum on November 19th in Washington, D.C. For the first time following the midterms, lawmakers will gather with...

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THE BLOCK: The Smarter Web Company bought another 20 bitcoin for £1.23 million ($1.6 million), bringing its total holdings to 2,850 BTC. The UK-listed company paid an average of £61,733 ($82,624) per bitcoin and reported a quarter-to-date bitcoin:native yield of 2.41%.
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THE BLOCK: New York AG Letitia James is seeking $1.3 billion from NovaTech founders Cynthia and Eddy Petion following default judgment. The ruling came after the couple fled the country. Four promoters will pay nearly $6 million in disgorgement and are permanently barred from the securities, commodities, and cryptocurrency industries, according to the AG's office.
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New York seeks over $1.3 billion from NovaTech founders after couple fled the US

The state said NovaTech received $1.16 billion in crypto deposits, while at least $134.5 million in withdrawals went to wallets linked to its founders.

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NEW: The South Korean government and central bank are pushing to amend the country's forex market law to regulate stablecoins as a payment instrument, local news outlet Digital Asset reported. South Korea is currently preparing its crypto regulatory framework — the Digital Asset Basic Act — which would establish licensing regimes for exchanges and rules for stablecoin issuance.
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South Korea to amend forex law to regulate stablecoins as payment instruments: report

South Korea is currently developing the Digital Asset Basic Act, which seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for crypto.

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THE BLOCK: JPMorgan Asset Management has expanded two Ethereum-based tokenized money market funds, MONY and JLTXX, to Solana. Qualified U.S. investors can access the funds through Morgan Money, with JLTXX designed to support stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
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THE BLOCK: BIT's Swiss asset management subsidiary received approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority to launch its Bitcoin Fund ETF (BBIT). This is the first ETF in Switzerland to invest directly in bitcoin. Trading is set to begin next month on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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Swiss regulator FINMA approves country's first spot bitcoin ETF for retail investors

Switzerland already has bitcoin exchange-traded products, but the newly approved ETF falls under a different regulatory framework for investment funds.

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THE BLOCK: Chainlink has partnered with LG CNS, the technology arm of South Korean conglomerate LG Group, to support infrastructure for Korea's $68 billion digital asset market. The partnership focuses on expanding the utility of Korean won stablecoins and integrating Chainlink's oracle, data, and cross-chain tools to bolster connectivity across blockchain networks and institutional systems. ethereum:0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca
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Chainlink partners with LG CNS to drive Korean won stablecoin expansion

LG CNS is set to integrate Chainlink's cross-chain, data, and orchestration infrastructure into its digital asset platform.

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THE BLOCK: A Circle shareholder lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial of profiting from more than $2 billion in crypto deals involving UAE investor Sheikh Tahnoon. The complaint alleges the transactions inflated the value of Trump's crypto holdings and violated constitutional restrictions on foreign payments to federal officials.
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THE BLOCK: INTERPOL said its Operation Serengeti III saw authorities arrest 1,462 suspects and recover over $105 million across 21 countries in Africa. Authorities in Angola dismantled two illegal crypto mining centers, while a Nigerian investment fraud probe traced more than $2.4 million in suspected proceeds, much of it laundered through crypto.
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THE BLOCK: Ethereum Foundation announced that it is postponing the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, previously set for Oct. 26, for further review of EIP-8037 interactions with mainnet smart contracts. No new activation date has been announced.
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NEW: An Ethereum OG who bought 3,000 ethereum:native nine years ago sold on Thursday, making a 128x return, according to Lookonchain. Its value went from $56,480 to $7.23 million.
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THE BLOCK: Spot bitcoin ETFs shed $635.5 million on Thursday, marking their largest single-day net outflow since June 25 — a sharp reversal after bringing in over $1 billion earlier in the week. Spot ether ETFs also saw $110.5 million in net outflows on the day.
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THE BLOCK: Hong Kong's HSBC has launched its HKD stablecoin "RedCoin," available from today via PayMe. Users will be able to activate a stablecoin wallet in-app in the coming days for peer-to-peer and peer-to-merchant payments.
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HSBC rolls out its first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to retail users

PayMe users will be able to activate a stablecoin wallet in-app in the coming days for peer-to-peer and peer-to-merchant payments.

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THE BLOCK: Bitcoin fell 3.3% to $81,429 and ether dropped 3.4% to $2,392, pulling the broader crypto market down 3%. XRP slid 3.8% and Zcash declined 7.6%. bitcoin:native ethereum:native
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Bitcoin slides below $81,500 as tech stock sell-off spreads to Asian equities

The Wall Street sell-off extended to Asian equities on Friday morning, as concerns over AI spending and escalating geopolitical tensions weighed on investor sentiment.

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NEW: The Commodity Markets Council, which represents US derivatives exchanges including CME, told the CFTC to withhold approval of Kalshi's proposed perpetual oil futures contract and close a loophole that allows retail traders to access offshore platforms, according to Bloomberg.
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NEW: Polymarket has fired its chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, who was closely allied with CEO Shayne Coplan, the New York Post reported. This reportedly followed an internal investigation that started earlier this year after a series of incidents raised concerns among the company's investors.
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