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The lawsuit against the memecoin launch platform Pump.fun, Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation and Jito was amended to include new evidence over MEV trading practices. A US court is once again being asked to weigh in on maximal extractable value practices after a judge allowed new evidence to be added to a class-action lawsuit tied to a memecoin platform. The judge granted a motion to amend and refile to include new evidence a class-action lawsuit against memecoin launch platform Pump.fun, the maximal extractable value (MEV) infrastructure company Jito Labs, the Solana Foundation, which is the nonprofit organization behind the Solana ecosystem, and others. The motion said over 5,000 pieces of evidence in the form of internal chat logs were submitted by a “confidential informant” in September that were previously unavailable. The filing said: Read more

ETH rebounded toward $3,000 as stocks reacted positively to a cooler-than-anticipated CPI print, but this week’s $553 million spot ETHER ETF outflow could keep a cap on prices. Key takeaways: US-listed Ether ETFs saw heavy outflows, signaling fading institutional interest as network fees, staking and leverage demand declined. ETH futures premiums and open interest declined, indicating cautious positioning and limited confidence, without a clear shift to outright bearishness. Read more

Internet Computer pushed through the $3 level as steady buying demand lifted the token, with traders watching whether momentum can hold above former resistance.

"Every little bounce we get is an easy short until conditions change," one X user stated.

SoFi Bank has issued SoFiUSD, a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin on a public blockchain, the first by a U.S. national bank, positioning the bank to offer 24/7 settlement and stablecoin infrastructure. The post SoFi Makes History: First U.S. National Bank to Issue Stablecoin on Public Blockchain appeared first on Cryptonews.

Streamlined SEC approval is a key factor behind that prediction, but Bloomberg’s James Seyffart warned many of the products will struggle to survive.

Aptos has proposed an optional post-quantum signature scheme, citing long-term risks that advances in quantum computing could pose to existing cryptography. Blockchain network Aptos is moving toward a post-quantum signature option, reflecting growing concern that advances in quantum computing are no longer purely theoretical and could eventually affect how blockchain networks secure accounts and transactions. On Thursday, Aptos outlined a proposal to introduce post-quantum signatures, addressing the network’s reliance on digital signatures for ownership, transaction authorization and overall security.  While existing cryptographic schemes remain secure against classical computers, researchers warn that sufficiently powerful quantum machines could one day forge them, potentially compromising account security retroactively. Read more

Speculative token selling accelerated as heavy volume formed near resistance before a sustained pullback.

U.S. prosecutors say virtual currency service E-Note moved more than $70 million tied to cybercrime since 2017.

Crypto majors were mixed; btc+0.3% at $87,400; eth -2% at $2,870; bnb -2% at $838, sol -3% at $124. Beat (+26%), pippin (+9%) and cc (+4%) led top movers. Coinbase announced several new products last night, including prediction markets, stock trading, equity perps, ai advisors, borrowing, full dex integration and more. Senators proposed the safe crypto act, creating a federal task force to coordinate agencies on crypto scam enforcement and investor protection. The dtcc said it will issue tokenized securities on canton network, starting with tokenized u.S. Treasuries. Ex-alameda ceo caroline ellison left federal prison after 11 months, moving to another government facility or home confinement to serve the rest of her 2-year sentence. The acting cftc chair caroline pham left to join moonpay as its chief legal and administrative office. Citadel and other big banks are planning to spend $100m in the 2026 midterms, potentially opposing pro-crypto spending. Circle announced its arc builders fund, meant to support e...

In its ongoing series of staff statements to illuminate the regulator's view on crypto matters, the Securities and Exchange Commission touched on broker custody.

Inflation unexpectedly cooled last month, but it remains above the Fed's 2% target.

Younger investors are allocating 25% of portfolios to non-traditional assets including crypto, triple the 8% rate among older generations, as rising housing costs and limited wage growth drive 73% to conclude their generation faces steeper wealth-building challenges than predecessors. The post 45% of Young Investors Own Crypto as Housing Dreams Fade: Survey appeared first on Cryptonews.

For more than a decade, crypto security has been built on a fragile assumption: that a single secret — a private key — can be safely generated, stored, backed up, and never exposed. Reality has proven otherwise. A Design That Keeps Failing Since 2011, crypto hacks and scams have resulted in an estimated $22.7 billion […] The post Private Keys Are the Worst Design in Crypto — And It’s Costing Billions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Pantera Capital's Paul Veradittakit shares his 2026 crypto predictions: RWA tokenization, AI security advances, a big IPO wave, and the shift to institutional adoption.

The index provider applies capital market models to bitcoin, arguing institutional adoption supports long-term valuations and structured portfolio allocation.

JPMorgan analysts in October said investors betting on currency devaluation would lift precious metals and bitcoin, but only one of those trades has worked.

The decentralized wireless protocol plans U.S. expansion and new international deployments as investors back a user-owned alternative to legacy internet providers.

President Donald Trump's media company is now planning to merge with a fusion power firm as part of a $6 billion all-stock deal.

Bitpanda Technology Solutions, the digital asset infrastructure arm of European crypto platform Bitpanda, has entered into a partnership with Banco BS2. The post Brazil’s Banco BS2 Taps Bitpanda Tech for Institutional Crypto Infrastructure appeared first on Cryptonews.