Crime
Exchanges
ZachXBT calls out Gate.io for keeping 2018 hack under wraps
On-chain sleuths ZachXBT and Austin @1A1zP1 investigated Gate.io's coverup of a hack that occurred in 2018 and called out Gate.io's CEO for self-promoting as a blockchain security steward.
Adoption
President of El Salvador says ‘FTX is the opposite of Bitcoin’
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proclaims Bitcoin as the opposite of FTX and likened FTX to a Ponzi scheme in the wake of the exchange's collapse on Nov. 14.
Exchanges
Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen’s investment in FTX at risk following collapse
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's investment in FTX may be at considerable risk following the exchange's collapse.
Mining
Bitcoin mining difficulty barely adjusts downward by 0.19% as miner pressure continues
Bitcoin mining's mining difficulty has barely budged over the past week and saw a 0.19 percent drop following the most recent adjustment on Nov. 7.
Regulation
Web3 Foundation claims Polkadot’s native token DOT is software, not a security
Web3 Foundation's chief legal officer Daniel Schoenberger claims Polkadot's native token DOT is a software, not security and should not be subject to federal securities law.
Crime
SEC charges members of Trade Coin Club for operating 82K BTC crypto Ponzi scheme
The SEC alleges members of the Trade Coin Club swindled 82,000 bitcoin from investors by disgusing as a crypto trading bot that promised high investment returns.
Regulation
Canada launches consultations on crypto, stablecoins, CBDCs
Canadian government announced it is launching consultations on digital currencies to review legislations to address the illicit crypto activities.
Partnerships
MSCI introduces digital assets classification system in partnership with Goldman Sachs, CoinMetrics
MSCI, Goldman Sachs, and CoinMetrics are jointly launching a new digital assets data system to provide institutional investors a standardized overview of digital asset performances based on their use cases.
Adoption
Singapore BIS Monetary Authority and central banks of Switzerland, France explore AMMs and CBDCs
The Innovation Hub of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched its latest project to explore the use of automated market makers to facilitate foreign exchange markets and CBDC payments.
Investments
Development bank of El Salvador refuses to disclose country’s Bitcoin acquisition records
The Development Bank of El Salvador, BANDESAL, turned down anti-corruption agency's request to provide the government's Bitcoin purchase and sale records for the second time.
Adoption
Osmosis making enhancements to order book specific layer one network, Sei
Osmosis announced new improvements to the Sei Network and enable dapps to deploy their own central limit order books, integrate featues like frequent batch auctioning and twin turbo consensus.
Taxes
Costa Rican congresswoman proposes bill to regulate, recognize cryptocurrency
Costa Rican Congresswoman Johana Obando proposed a crypto-friendly bill, titled "Cryptoassets Market Law (MECA)," to regulate and exempt crypto tax profits generated from mining activities.