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In brief Emails released from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate reference Tether co-founder Brock Pierce. Epstein was asked about a meeting with Pierce at his Manhattan mansion, they show. Pierce spoke to Larry Summers about Bitcoin, an unpublished article states. Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce spoke about Bitcoin with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, according to a series of emails from the disgraced financier’s estate.The exchange, which took place after Epstein’s conviction as a sex offender in 2008, was going to be referenced in an article for New York Magazine in 2015, but the outlet appears to…

When Chainlink briefly appeared on a DTCC reference list, the crypto industry jumped to claim a “LINK ETF confirmed.”In reality, just like with XRP and Bitcoin, this was just a routine DTCC plumbing update, preparing for potential ETFs long before the SEC signs off. LINK had made it into the settlement system, not past the approvals gate.However, it is generally a good sign. Most crypto ETFs that appear on the list eventually go live within 6 months. Bitcoin ETFs were listed in October 2023 and finally went live in January 2024, while Canary Capital’s XRP ETF appeared on DTCC this…

In brief Anthropic said it has disrupted what it called the first large cyberattack run mostly by AI. The company traced the operation to a Chinese state-sponsored group labeled GTG-1002. Claude Code performed most reconnaissance, exploitation, and data extraction with little oversight. Anthropic said Thursday it had disrupted what it called the first large-scale cyber-espionage operation driven largely by AI, underscoring how rapidly advanced agents are reshaping the threat landscape.In a blog post, Anthropic said a Chinese state-sponsored group used its Claude Code, a version of Claude AI that runs in a terminal, to launch intrusion operations at a speed…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says crypto may have just crossed into a new structural era—and he argues that Coinbase is the catalyst. In a November 11 memo titled “The Next Big Disruption From Crypto,” Hougan writes that he “caught a glimpse of the future this week,” identifying a fourth major crypto-driven disruption: capital formation. Hougan frames the development within his long-running meta thesis that crypto is “going to reinvent the fundamental aspects of finance.” He highlights Bitcoin as “reinventing gold,” stablecoins as “reinventing dollars,” and tokenization as…

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 3% to $98,550.33 as of press time, falling below the psychological $100,000 threshold for the third time this month amid cascading leverage liquidations, persistent ETF outflows, and a broader risk-off posture across digital assets.The slide accelerated after Bitcoin broke support at $100,000, triggering over $190 million in long liquidations in the past hour, per Coinglass data.Bitcoin failed to break through the support-turned-resistance level at $106,400 earlier this week, raising concerns about what was to come. However, every time it lost that level, it has always rebounded around the psychological $100,000 support or at least the $99,000 support created back in…

In brief The first successful New Glenn booster landed on an ocean barge. It marks a step toward competing with SpaceX’s reusable rockets. Its initial mission was delayed by a severe solar storm earlier in the week. Blue Origin landed its New Glenn booster on an ocean barge for the first time Thursday, a step that moved Jeff Bezos’ rocket company into more direct competition with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its reusable rockets. The landing followed New Glenn’s launch of NASA’s Escapade mission toward Mars.New Glenn lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:55 p.m. ET with the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP has taken center stage this week as the broader crypto market faces intensified selling pressure. Despite the volatility, a major breakthrough has arrived: Canary Capital’s XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) has officially received regulatory approval, marking a historic step for the asset. On November 12, 2025, Nasdaq certified the product for listing, paving the way for trading to begin on November 13 under the ticker XRPC — establishing the first-ever spot XRP ETF on a US exchange. This milestone represents a turning point not only for Ripple’s…