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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said a broad halt to U.S. data center construction could trigger a recession, citing the infrastructure boom’s economic importance. He also warned that national debt has reached $40 trillion and is increasing pressure on credit markets.
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said a court victory for states seeking gambling oversight could force U.S. prediction-market firms offshore. The dispute has produced conflicting federal appeals court rulings, while the CFTC moves to reinforce its authority over event contracts.
Trezor will remove certain resellers from its authorized network after reports that a Ledger wallet sold through a Southeast Asian reseller contained a malicious implant. Trezor says there is no evidence its devices were compromised, while investigators estimate Ledger-related losses at $72 million to $86 million.
Ethereum Name Service has proposed ENSv2, allowing .eth holders either to remain on the current system or migrate permanently. The upgrade would raise fees for longer names, introduce stablecoin payments and change expiry rules, but still requires approval from the ENS DAO.
Australia’s ASIC wants to extend retail CFD protections to qualifying crypto-settled derivatives after reporting A$458 million in retail CFD losses during 2023–24. The proposal could affect leverage, margin calculations, promotions and options-linked products, with public submissions due by Nov. 9.
Ethereum Name Service founder Nick Johnson has proposed activating ENSv2, a redesigned naming protocol, subject to a DAO vote. New .eth registrations would briefly pause during the transition, while existing holders could keep using and renewing their domains without immediately migrating.
France’s Finance Committee has advanced a proposal requiring disclosure of self-custodied crypto holdings worth at least €100,000, with fines of up to €10,000. The measure has sparked security concerns after a series of crypto robberies and kidnappings, but it is not yet law.
Solana is evaluating signer programs as a replacement for durable nonces, preserving offline cold-key approvals while shifting account control to program-derived addresses. The transition has no fixed date and depends on an audited mainnet implementation and application compatibility.
France’s proposed crypto tax amendment could make Bitcoin- and Ether-to-USDC swaps taxable from 2027, before investors withdraw cash. It would also introduce new basis rules for older holdings and preserve restrictions on carrying crypto losses into future tax years.
Harneys and droppRWA plan to issue tokenized catastrophe bonds in Bermuda in early 2027, using onchain legal ownership and potentially smaller units to channel capital toward disaster risks that remain difficult to insure.
EU finance ministers backed a plan to put the bloc’s largest crypto providers under direct ESMA supervision, targeting a MiCA oversight gap. Only 10 to 15 of roughly 360 firms may qualify, while negotiations with the European Parliament remain ahead.
Australia’s ASIC is proposing to extend CFD leverage limits, position-closeout rules and negative-balance protection to certain derivatives settled in digital assets. The regulator is seeking feedback through Nov. 9, while broader crypto licensing reforms are due in 2027.
SWI Group has raised 800 million euros, or $894 million, to transform the former FTX-backed Genesis Digital Assets from a bitcoin miner into an AI-focused data-center business, retaining facilities in the U.S. and Sweden while selling sites in Kazakhstan.
The CFTC issued measures to classify event contracts tied to sports, politics and other outcomes as swaps, while excluding sportsbooks and casino games. The move intensifies a jurisdictional fight with states and comes as courts, including the Supreme Court, weigh prediction-market disputes.
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Blockchain.com has applied for two CFTC licenses that would allow it to operate a U.S. prediction-market venue and broker cryptocurrency derivatives, bringing services now offered through Polymarket and Hyperliquid partnerships onto its own regulated platform.
Starknet is considering becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain by 2027, aiming to build the first fully quantum-resistant network. The proposal lifted STRK about 20% in 24 hours, while raising questions about security, migration and Starknet’s ability to operate without Ethereum.
Zcash developers are targeting January for hash-based signatures designed to resist future quantum attacks. The first stage would protect transparent payments, which hold about 70% of issued ZEC, while a separate tool is being tested to keep balance checks from linking addresses.
