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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City sent ripples through the cryptocurrency and blockchain communities, raising questions about the future of the city’s digital-asset ecosystem. With Mamdani securing victory on November 4, 2025, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, the crypto sector is weighing both uncertainty and opportunity in equal measure. This is a major concern for the crypto community, considering that New York is one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Crypto Community Weighs The Upside And Risks Although Mamdani is…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows XRP has witnessed a huge wave of wallet creation recently, indicating an influx of users has occurred on the network. XRP Network Growth Metric Has Spiked Recently According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, XRP has seen a huge spike in its Network Growth recently. This indicator keeps track of the daily total amount of addresses coming online on the blockchain for the first time. A wallet is “online” on the network when it participates in some kind of transaction activity. As such,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Central Bank of Ireland has fined Coinbase $24.75 million (€21,464,734) for breaching anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) monitoring obligations between 2021 and 2025. Coinbase Europe Fined By Irish Regulator On Thursday, the Central Bank of Ireland announced its first enforcement action against the crypto sector after fining Coinbase Europe Limited, the European arm of the US exchange, for multiple anti-money laundering monitoring failures over the past four years. According to the announcement, the Irish regulator and the crypto exchange settled on November 5, 2025,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Throughout the year, President Donald Trump’s crypto policies have spurred a notable increase in the adoption of digital assets through various channels, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and crypto-focused treasuries. As a result, a recent survey conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and PwC revealed that the percentage of traditional hedge funds holding cryptocurrencies has climbed to 55%, up from 47% in 2024.  Heavy Crypto Exposure Among Hedge Funds Despite the ongoing volatility in crypto markets, 47% of institutional investors surveyed expressed that the current regulatory…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US President Donald Trump made one of his strongest statements yet on cryptocurrency during a major speech at Miami’s America Business Forum this week. Before thousands of attendees, he said digital assets could “ease pressure on the dollar” and declared that America is ready to lead the world as both the “bitcoin superpower” and the “crypto capital.” Trump said his administration’s policies had replaced what he described as years of hostility toward the crypto industry with new support for innovation and growth. Dollar And Bitcoin At Odds…

In brief South Korea is signaling flexibility following U.S. actions on North Korea’s crypto laundering activities. The U.S. Treasury has issued a new set of sanctions targeting 8 individuals and 2 entities tied to Pyongyang’s hacks. Illicit funds have allegedly supported DPRK’s nuclear weapons program. South Korea is considering the possibility of revisiting its sanctions framework on North Korea, days after a new U.S. sanction has linked Pyongyang’s crypto theft operations to weapons financing.Speaking in an interview with Yonhap News TV on Thursday, Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ji-na said Seoul “can consider reviewing sanctions as a measure if they…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple (XRP) verbindet schnelle, kostengünstige grenzüberschreitende Zahlungen mit wachsender Real-Welt-Anwendung. Die Kursgeschichte zeigt starke Schwankungen, zuletzt jedoch eine Konsolidierung mit Potenzial. Auf Basis aktueller Nutzungs- und Marktindikatoren lassen sich vage Szenarien für die kommende Zeit formulieren – mit gebotener Vorsicht. Die Kryptowährung Ripple (XRP) steht im Mittelpunkt vieler Erwartungen – nicht nur als Spekulationsobjekt, sondern vor allem als digitales Mittel für reale Zahlungsflüsse. Während viele Coins auf bloße Kursbewegung setzen, will XRP eine Brückenfunktion im globalen Finanzsystem übernehmen. In diesem Artikel schauen wir erst auf den Nutzen…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a district court’s refusal to award a Florida defendant the value of roughly 3,443 bitcoin—now “worth over $345 million”—after the government destroyed an external hard drive he belatedly claimed held the keys, holding that the equitable doctrine of laches bars relief because he spent years denying he owned meaningful cryptocurrency. The published opinion, authored by Judge Elizabeth “Lisa” Branch Grant and joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Marcus, leaves intact the lower court’s ruling that the…