Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients
The bank manages custody and settlement inhouse via a closedloop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets. Source：CoinDesk
Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.…
Strive reports $208M in warrant exercises as Bitcoin holdings jump 11%
Strive is now the fifthlargest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder, with 32,773 BTC, as it continues to expand its treasury through equity financing.…
Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has secured crypto exchange authorization as it prepares to offer Bitcoin, Ether and Tether USDt trading. Source：Cointelegraph
Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares
The $911 billion Pittsburghbased asset manager is teaming up with Prometheum to bring blockchainbased share classes of its funds to traditional brokerage…
ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system
New .eth registrations would pause for hours during the transition, while existing domain holders could renew their names without migrating.…
Bitcoin, ether slip and rebound as South Korean stocks slide on AI-related concerns
Investors are positioning ahead of today's bank earnings reports and Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data. Source：CoinDesk
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto
Sberbank plans to open crypto trading to all clients Dec. 1 and is already testing BTC, ETH and USDT trades in its app. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin hits $84K resistance as Korean tech rout deepens KOSPI losses
Bitcoin’s liquidity kept BTC price below $84,000 amid a mounting South Korean tech and semiconductor stock selloff. Source：Cointelegraph
What to expect from Europe’s most valuable company before it kicks off tech earnings
ASML will report its thirdquarter financial earnings before the opening bell in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Wednesday. Source：MarketWatch
UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin
The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to defrauding thousands of people…
Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%
Blur will close its website on Nov. 12 after monthly trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million, ten days after sister project…