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Введение обязательной выплаты заработной платы только в цифровых рублях не запланировано, сообщил первый заместитель председателя комитета Госдумы РФ по информационной политике и связи Антон Ткачев.

С 15 ноября в отдельных районах Забайкальского края и республики Бурятия возобновляется частичный запрет на добычу цифровых активов, сообщило агентство РИА Новости со ссылкой на нормативные акты.

DBS and Kinexys by JPMorgan are working on a plan to let tokenized bank deposits move between their on-chain systems. The goal is to let customers of the two banks send and receive deposit tokens around the clock, and to make those tokens usable on both permissioned ledgers and public blockchains like Base.

The effort aims to make tokens issued by one bank redeemable through the other bank’s service.

JPMorgan-DBS Team-Up: Interbank Token Flow Becomes A Practical Test

According to an announcement, the project will link DBS Token Services with Kinexys Digital Payments so institutional clients can transfer tokenized deposits and settle in real time.

For example, a JPMorgan institutional client might pay a DBS client using JPMorgan Deposit Tokens (JPMD) on the Base public blockchain, and the recipient could then redeem or exchange that token through DBS.

Both banks already offer 24/7 liquidity and instant settlement inside their own networks. This work is meant to let those benefits cross bank boundaries.

What The Banks Say About Risks And Reach

Rachel Chew, Group Chief Operating Officer and Head of Digital Currencies at DBS Bank, said the move is meant to reduce fragmentation and expand the usefulness of tokenised money for businesses.

Naveen Mallela, Global Co-Head of Kinexys, said the banks are building infrastructure so institutional clients can use tokenised deposits while keeping legal and safety checks in place. Based on reports, the banks plan to combine technical and legal steps to make transfers dependable.

Technical Hurdles And Legal Questions

Moving money between different blockchains needs to be done carefully, analysts said. The transfer has to be final, and ownership has to be clear. Identity checks and rules also have to be followed when using public networks. DBS and Kinexys are building the system so that sending tokens between banks is safe, simple, and follows the rules.

Pilot First, Broad Rollout Later

Work like this usually begins with pilots on a small set of networks and narrow use cases, then scales if the tests go well. Reports note that this kind of cross-issuer approach by JPMorgan and DBS could cut the need for private stablecoins in some institutional flows.

But banks will likely use controlled gateways and clear legal agreements rather than fully trustless bridges, since they must protect depositors and follow rules.

They’re Paying Attention

A 2024 survey by the Bank for International Settlements found that banks in almost one third of the countries surveyed have started, tested, or studied tokenized deposits. This shows that both regulators and banks are already paying attention.

Once DBS and Kinexys get their system running, other banks might follow with similar projects, which could change how and where companies move money across borders.

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Гендиректор майнинговой компании Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) Фред Тиль (Fred Thiel) назвал добычу биткоинов сложной и развивающейся отраслью, где смогут процветать только те майнеры, у которых будет легкий доступ к электроэнергии и которые смогут применять инновационные бизнес-стратегии.

По расчетам Банка России, биткоин стал одним из самых доходных активов в рублевом выражении за последний год (+29%) и лидером по прибыльности с начала 2022 года (+154%), опередив золото.

Portugal will soon host the third edition of the Crypto Content Creator Campus (CCCC) to explore the future of the creator economy in the crypto space and practical solutions for monetization and community growth.

Crypto Content Creator Campus Goes To Lisbon

This week, the new edition of the Crypto Content Creator Campus will take over Lisbon to discuss the future of the creator economy in the crypto space and monetization in the Web3 era.

Following the previous two editions in Dubai and Bali, the event will take place at the Carlos Lopes Pavilion from November 14 to November 16, focusing on sustainable creator income streams, growth strategies, revenue opportunities, and ways to build thriving communities.

The Crypto Content Creator Campus is integrated by a team of industry experts aiming to shape the future of content creation in the Web3 and crypto sphere. As the announcement explained, the summit “arrives at a pivotal moment for Europe’s digital economy,” driven by favorable regulation, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) activity, and community adoption.

The November 2025 edition will reportedly celebrate innovation, new platforms, and the creators shaping today’s digital landscape. The event will host global content creators and executives from major companies to discuss the advancement of new technologies, lifestyle and health, creator monetization gaps, and the rapidly evolving future for content creators.

Notably, the CCCC summit will feature Erin Teague (Disney), Christian Rao (Mastercard), Nick Tran (former CMO at TikTok), Sergej Loiter (Yango), Musa Tariq (ex-Airbnb, Apple, Nike), Ben Zhou (Bybit), and Dr. Maye Musk.

The programming includes sessions, workshops, mentorship labs, and networking spaces set to help creators build practical strategies and sustainable income streams.

Additionally, this edition will introduce a first-of-its-kind Game Arcade Zone, designed to bring engagement mechanics to life. The arcade experience forms part of CCCC’s “broader push to explore gamification as a community-building and monetization tool for creators,” the announcement detailed.

The Future Of Creator Economy

As the Crypto Content Creator Campus noted, the creator economy is redefining the future of online platforms, introducing innovative monetization strategies and impacting influencer marketing.

“The growth of the creator economy sprang from the gig economy—capitalizing on the economic opportunities of platform-enabled work—but also departed from its predecessor model by empowering creators with greater individuality and agency,” a Deloitte report explained.

With over 67 million creators worldwide, the rapid surge of the content creator economy is transforming industries. The sector is expected to increase to more than 107 million creators by 2030, with social media commerce anticipated to reach $2 trillion next year.

Nonetheless, the creator economy also faces multiple challenges, fueled by its rapid growth and economic impact. A report from the Blockchain Council highlighted that content creators can be heavily affected by high platform fees, unpredictable algorithms, limited ownership rights, and global payments restrictions.

Blockchain technology can address these problems “at the infrastructure level,” the report affirmed, with direct monetization, Proof of Ownership and Royalties, borderless earning, and revenue transparency.

Smart contracts manage revenue sharing between collaborators with automatic, traceable payouts (…). With crypto wallets and stablecoins, creators can get paid instantly—anywhere in the world.

The report concluded that blockchain is creating a “fairer and open creator economy,” as creators are using decentralized tools to build closer relationships with their communities and protect their content.

Американская криптобиржа Coinbase прекратит торговые операции с пятью криптоактивами: Clover Finance (CLV), EOS (EOS), League of Kingdoms Arena (LOKA), Muse Dao (MUSE) и Wrapped Centrifuge (WCFG).

Согласно опросу, проведенному финансово-технологической компанией FIS, 75% американцев готовы пользоваться стейблкоинами, если их банки предложат им такую услугу, и лишь 3,6% не против работать с нерегулируемыми поставщиками услуг.

The US Senate Agriculture Committee has released the highly anticipated draft of the Market Structure Bill, a move many are praising as a significant milestone for the crypto industry in the United States. 

With promises of clearer regulatory frameworks just around the corner, this development is expected to enhance the operating environment for various cryptocurrencies.

Historic Draft Bill Promises Clarity For Crypto

The draft, unveiled by Agriculture Chair John Boozman and Senator Cory Booker, includes provisions that aim to overhaul regulations pertaining to digital asset commodities. 

However, the text features numerous sections marked with brackets, indicating ongoing negotiations among lawmakers regarding key definitions and other critical issues that remain unresolved.

One of the most notable aspects of the draft is the formal definition of digital commodities, which positions the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as the primary regulatory authority for their trading. 

This shift may resolve jurisdictional conflicts between the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to experts at The Bull Theory, this clarity will finally extend to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), potentially easing the regulatory burdens faced by these digital assets.

The draft also introduces protections for blockchain developers and infrastructure providers, ensuring they are not classified as money transmitters or brokers. This aspect of the bill allows developers to innovate freely, enabling them to operate nodes or deploy smart contracts without the fear of legal repercussions.

In an effort to boost market transparency and advocate for retail investors, the bill proposes the establishment of a new Digital Commodity Retail Office within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 

This office is designed to oversee fair markets and protect investors, moving the crypto industry closer to being recognized as a legitimate financial sector.

Furthermore, the legislation emphasizes global alignment by mandating cooperation with foreign regulators, setting the stage for internationally consistent digital asset standards. 

This alignment is something that institutional investors have eagerly anticipated, as it would enhance the clarity surrounding spot markets, exchanges, and derivatives once the CFTC assumes its role as crypto’s primary regulator.

Bipartisan Negotiations Underway 

The potential passage of this bill could serve as a significant green light for institutional capital, particularly for altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have remained on the sidelines amid the government shutdown. 

The Bull Theory experts assert that the crypto sector has never been closer to achieving full regulatory clarity in the United States.

Separately, Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the other half of the bill concerning securities regulations, have already introduced a partisan discussion draft earlier this year. 

They are currently engaged in negotiations with Democrats to reach a bipartisan agreement, with hopes of moving forward with a markup later this year.

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Asset Management bought 1,567 Bitcoin in a recent purchase worth about $162 million, according to multiple reports. The buy came over a short window and lifted the firm’s holdings to roughly 7,525 BTC, a move that drew attention across the crypto market.

Strive’s Big Bitcoin Purchase

The purchases happened between October 28 and November 9, 2025. The average price paid for those coins was reported at about $103,315 each.

Based on reports, Strive used a fresh funding method tied to a preferred-stock offering to bankroll the acquisition. Market watchers noticed the company’s total stash rose into the 7k-Bitcoin range after this round of buying.

A Comparison With Peers

Those holdings put Strive ahead of some rival managers in raw Bitcoin terms. Some outlets compared the haul to the reserves held by large institutional players, noting that Strive’s total climbed to near 7,525 BTC. That gap is not fixed. Bitcoin holdings are public only when managers disclose them, and prices keep moving. Still, the size of this purchase was large enough to be reported widely.

BREAKING: Strive Asset Management, backed by Vivek Ramaswamy, has acquired 1,567 BTC (≈ $162 M) between Oct 28 – Nov 9.

The STRIVE Total Holding now stands at 7,525 $BTC (≈ $784.5 M), A clear signal that institutional conviction in Bitcoin is accelerating. pic.twitter.com/IOf2CuaFUt

— Crypto Patel (@CryptoPatel) November 11, 2025

How The Buy Was Funded

Reports have disclosed that Strive tapped a preferred-stock vehicle called SATA to gather money for the purchases. The structure was described as a way to raise capital and direct proceeds into Bitcoin purchases.

The preferred shares were offered to investors who wanted exposure to the strategy, and then funds were used to acquire the coins over several trading days. This financing route was highlighted in several writeups as central to how the firm completed a multi-million dollar buy without a single public market order.

Market Reaction And Implications

The market reaction was measured. Some analysts pointed out that a $162 million buy is sizable but still small relative to total Bitcoin market depth. Others noted it signals growing comfort among certain fund managers in putting corporate balance sheet money into Bitcoin.

Price moves were mixed during the purchase window, which meant the average cost came in above and below intraday swings. A few commentary pieces also flagged that public filings and precise timing matter when trying to pin down the full picture.

Next Steps For Strive

As of November 11, 2025, Strive’s public statements on this specific purchase were limited in the sources reviewed. Based on reports, the firm’s strategy appears to include using equity instruments to fund further buys if investor demand continues.

Industry observers said they will watch regulatory filings and later disclosures for a clearer record of timing, price, and any ongoing plans.

Presidential Ambition

Vivek Ramaswamy, an American biotech entrepreneur, gained national attention during his run for the Republican nomination in the 2024 US presidential race.

He suspended his campaign on January 15, 2024 after finishing fourth in the Iowa caucuses.

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BlackRock’s head of crypto, Robbie Mitchnick, says the gravitational center of Bitcoin’s market structure has shifted decisively from miner issuance to exchange-traded fund demand—and that’s why classic four-year “halving cycles” should command far less attention than they used to. In a Bankless interview released November 10, Mitchnick argued that the ETF era is now the dominant flow regime for BTC, even as leverage and short-term derivatives noise continue to whipsaw prices.

ETF Inflows Now Dwarf The Bitcoin Halving

“It’s not over,” Mitchnick said when asked whether the latest sell-off marked the end of Bitcoin’s current cycle. “This is the fifth cycle we’ve seen […] through each successive cycle, the level that Bitcoin reached was massively higher than the prior cycle.” He added a pointed caveat for anyone still treating halvings as the metronome of BTC: “A lot of people believe the cycle is tied to [the] Bitcoin halving. The Bitcoin halving at this point is almost totally irrelevant […] when ETFs are accumulating inflows, the magnitude of those inflows is many, many multiples larger than any change in supply created by a Bitcoin halving event.”

Mitchnick’s framing puts Wall Street, not the protocol schedule, at the center of the next phase. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, “has been the fastest-growing ETF post-launch in history,” he said, reaching milestones at roughly four times the pace of the previous record. More telling than raw AUM, in his view, is the changing composition of holders. In the first quarter after launch, “IBIT was over 80% direct retail investors. Every quarter thereafter that number has come down […] today it’s close to 50%,” reflecting the steady rise of wealth advisory and institutional channels.

That institutional cohort is still early, but broadening. “If you think about the big categories of institutional investors, you’ve got family offices, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, foundations, corporate treasurers, insurers, pension funds. You have some adopters in every one of those archetypes, but not the majority, not even close,” he said.

For those allocating, typical position sizes land in the “1% to 3% range.” The gating factor, again, is less about custody or access—and more about how Bitcoin behaves inside a portfolio. “It’s all about correlation,” Mitchnick noted, recounting a conversation with a pension CIO who is “literally” watching that metric. If Bitcoin persistently tracks “digital gold” rather than “levered NASDAQ,” he argued, “it’s a slam dunk to put a couple percentage of portfolio allocation in it.”

The tension is that short-term market action still looks like crypto. Mitchnick called the October 10 washout—roughly “$21 billion in liquidations”—a leverage event rather than a shift in fundamentals, and contrasted it with the steadiness of fund buyers: “What was the impact on ETF outflows? Tiny […] a couple hundred million.” That discrepancy, he said, is precisely why cycles should attenuate over time: a larger, slower-moving base of ETF and advisory capital can absorb derivatives-driven shocks without mechanically exiting.

He also pushed back on narratives that Bitcoin’s 2025 underperformance versus gold invalidates the “uncorrelated hedge” thesis. The digital asset, he argued, already banked its “debasement trade” in late 2024, rallying from the “high $60s to over $100K,” and even notched a new all-time high around $126,000 before the October crash “derailed the momentum.” In other words, the year-to-date scoreboard reflects sequencing and leverage, not a structural repudiation of Bitcoin’s store-of-value pitch.

On supply dynamics, Mitchnick acknowledged that legacy cohorts have taken profits at psychological levels, but he dismissed the idea that Bitcoin is in an “IPO moment” where early adopters permanently hand the float to institutions. What’s more plausible, he said, is simple risk management by ultra-early holders whose basis sits at “$100 or $500,” many of whom had $100,000 as a round-number trim target. “At some point you do have to take some chips off the table,” he said, adding that long-term performance has favored patience over short-term, levered trading.

Mitchnick was careful not to oversell universal adoption among big pools of capital. Central banks, he suggested, remain a tail-risk buyer rather than a base case. The near-term path instead runs through the institutions already tiptoeing in—pensions, insurers, sovereign wealth funds—whose conviction will hinge on medium-term behavior and policy clarity.

The message for allocators facing their first full drawdown with ETFs live was direct: don’t mistake derivatives noise for broken fundamentals, and be selective. “There’s a reason Bitcoin is still roughly 65% of the market cap of the space,” he said. “One has to be very wary going far down the table […] the vast majority of [tokens] are or will be totally worthless.”

For Bitcoin, the test is whether it keeps behaving like what institutions think they’re buying. “People have to look beyond these short-term moves […] and more about, you know, medium and longer term how does it track,” Mitchnick said.

At press time, BTC traded at $105,497.

Zhimin Qian, a Chinese national widely called the “Crypto Queen,” faces sentencing in the UK after admitting to offences tied to what authorities call the largest cryptocurrency seizure ever recorded.

According to court documents, Qian – also known as the Chinese “Goddess Of Wealth” – pleaded guilty on September 29, 2025 to acquiring and possessing criminal property in the form of Bitcoin. Reports have disclosed that police seized more than 61,000 BTC during a 2018 raid, an amount worth at least $6.5 billion at current market rates.

Major Seizure Prompts Court Action

Investigators say the haul came from an investment scheme run in China between 2014 and 2017. Prosecutors link the activity to a company named Tianjin Lantian Gerui Electronic Technology Co Ltd, which allegedly promised high returns to thousands of people.

Reports put the number of victims at more than 128,000. That figure has raised questions about how any recovered funds could be shared among so many claimants.

China’s “Goddess Of Wealth” Faces Jail In UK Over $6 Billion Bitcoin Scamhttps://t.co/LdnTWVl3xz pic.twitter.com/M7b329kEkB

— NDTV WORLD (@NDTVWORLD) November 10, 2025

The Arrest And The Evidence Trail

According to police statements, Qian left China around 2017 and later used false travel documents, including a St Kitts & Nevis passport, to live in the UK. In 2018, officers searched a property in Hampstead and found wallets and devices that helped them trace the crypto holdings.

Records shown in court link transfers and accounts to the scheme that defrauded investors. The items seized in that operation are central to the Crown’s case and to plans for victim compensation.

Compensation And Cross-Border Challenges

Reports have outlined the legal and practical hurdles ahead. The Bitcoin seized in 2018 has risen massively in value since then, which complicates decisions about how to return money to those harmed.

Lawyers say cross-border claims between UK authorities and Chinese victims could take years to sort out. Based on reports, one worry is conflicting claims over who is entitled to the assets and whether victims will receive the current market value of the Bitcoin or the value at the time of seizure.

Sentencing Timeline And Possible Penalties

According to court sources, Qian could face up to 14 years behind bars under the charges she admitted. Sentencing was expected to take place soon after the guilty plea, although exact dates have not been confirmed publicly by the court in all outlets.

Judges will consider the scale of the loss, the number of victims, and the role Qian played in moving or hiding the funds when deciding the sentence.

Investigations And Next Steps

UK authorities including the Metropolitan Police and the Crown Prosecution Service are coordinating efforts to secure the remaining assets and to set up processes for victims to claim funds.

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