Business

November, 2025

• 10 November

  Japan’s Financial Watchdog Eyes Tighter Rules for Crypto Service Providers

  

  Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is advancing plans for stricter oversight of cryptocurrency custodians and trading service providers, requiring mandatory registration before they can serve exchanges. Announced discussions on November 7, 2025, follow the 2024 DMM Bitcoin hack, where ¥48.2 billion ($312 million) in BTC was stolen due to vulnerabilities in outsourced systems managed by Ginco. Why Stricter Crypto Custodian …
• 10 November

  BTC at $100K Threshold – On-Chain Signals Hint at Short-Term Moves

  

  Bitcoin (BTC) exploded past $106,000 on November 10, 2025, marking a 4-5% daily gain and reclaiming territory lost during last week’s dip below $100,000. Fueled by the US Senate’s bipartisan vote advancing a government funding bill, the rally reflects easing macro uncertainty and renewed institutional inflows. Current Price Action and Key Levels Trading at approximately $106,333, BTC has trimmed weekly …
• 10 November

  Bitcoin Surges as US Shutdown Talks Show Progress – Asia Markets Follow

  

  Bitcoin (BTC) leaped over 4% to reclaim $106,000 on November 10, 2025, fueled by a bipartisan Senate vote advancing a funding bill to end the longest US government shutdown in history. Asian markets opened strongly, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbing 1.26% to 50,911.76, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up 1.54%, and mainland China’s CSI 300 gaining 0.17%.  Senate Breakthrough Sparks Crypto …
• 10 November

  Blockchain Dreams Take Center Stage: Standard Chartered Targets Hong Kong

  

  Hong Kong is emerging as the epicenter of Standard Chartered’s ambitious blockchain and digital finance strategy, with CEO Bill Winters declaring the city central to the bank’s future in tokenized assets and crypto innovation. Speaking at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Winters predicted that “pretty much all transactions will settle on blockchains eventually, and all money will be digital,” hailing …
• 10 November

  Crypto Dreams Take Flight: Hong Kong Introduces ‘Digitally Native’ Bonds

  

  Hong Kong is intensifying its push to become Asia’s premier digital finance and cryptocurrency hub by marketing its third set of “digitally native” bonds since 2023. As of November 10, 2025, the government is preparing to sell multi-currency digital green bonds denominated in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, euros, and offshore yuan (renminbi), with pricing potentially as early as today. …
• 9 November

  Ethereum MEV Fraud Case Ends in Shock: Judge Declares Mistrial

  

  A landmark U.S. trial probing a $25 million Ethereum exploit collapsed into chaos on November 7 when U.S. District Judge Jessica G.L. Clarke declared a mistrial, as a deadlocked jury grappled with applying fraud laws to blockchain mechanics. The saga of MIT-educated brothers Anton (25) and James (29) Peraire-Bueno—dubbed the “MEV Brothers”—exposed raw tensions between crypto innovation and regulatory reach, …
• 9 November

  Analyst Warns: Bitcoin Dominance Breakdown May Spark Next Altcoin Season

  

  Bitcoin’s iron grip on the crypto market is loosening, with dominance dipping below 60% amid a 16% BTC price slump to $101,540—sparking whispers of an impending altcoin surge. As the flagship token corrects from October highs, analysts warn this breakdown could funnel capital into riskier alts, echoing 2021’s explosive rallies. Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D)—the ratio of BTC’s market cap to the …
• 9 November

  XRP Slides to $2.29 — Are Whales Quietly Loading Up for the Next Big Move?

  

  Ripple’s XRP has buckled under broader crypto volatility, sliding 12% from early November highs near $2.65 to $2.29, as Bitcoin and Ethereum corrections trigger widespread profit-taking. Yet, beneath the surface, on-chain signals flash green: Select whales are stacking up, positioning for what could be a explosive rally in the coming weeks. This pullback—echoing a 15% monthly retreat—stems from macro headwinds …
• 9 November

  Ethereum Price Dips 12% — Can the $3,300 Support Zone Hold the Line?

  

  Ethereum (ETH) has surrendered 12% in the past week, plunging below $3,400 to hover near $3,331, as profit-taking and macro jitters test the resolve of bulls. This correction echoes Bitcoin’s woes, with traders eyeing the $3,300 support zone as a make-or-break level for near-term recovery. The slide from October’s $3,760 peak aligns with fading rally momentum, ahead of U.S. economic …
• 9 November

  Samourai Wallet Dev Keonne Rodriguez Gets Maximum Sentence in Landmark Crypto Crime Case

  

  In a ruling reverberating through the cryptocurrency sector, U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote sentenced Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez to the maximum five years in federal prison on November 6, 2025, for conspiring to run an unlicensed money-transmitting operation that laundered illicit funds. The verdict, hailed by prosecutors as a watershed in curbing blockchain anonymity tools, underscores escalating U.S. …