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Crypto stories we collected from CoinDesk, newest first, each linking back to the original article.
U.S. Treasury moves to cut off crypto exchange MEXC over $16 billion in alleged illicit flows
2026-11-08
Treasury billed the move as part of its campaign against Iran, but the order rests on MEXC's alleged role in Russian illicit finance.
Gnosis Pay breach exposes card numbers, home addresses and linked crypto wallets
2026-11-08
One user said the exposed data tied his home address and card number to every crypto wallet linked to his account, raising the risk of targeted scams.
Apple, Meta reject OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans, leaving crypto firms as the ones to watch
2026-11-07
Strategy, Coinbase, Circle and Robinhood are among six companies from the venture’s initial selection with no disclosed objection, after 90% of issuers opted ou…
U.S. prediction markets regulator issues demand that clashes directly with courts
2026-11-07
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said regulated exchanges can't cut off customers state-by-state, but firms like Kalshi are under court orders to do so.
The crypto industry has found new ways to grow. Making money from them is another story
2026-11-06
Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle are expanding into stablecoins, payments and prediction markets, but their latest earnings show how hard it is to escape crypto's…
Thailand moves to block Bitget as crypto exchange's local acquisition faces uncertainty
2026-11-06
Thailand’s SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget’s operator, alleging it ran an unlicensed crypto exchange for Thai users from 2022 to 2025.
U.S. added 165,000 jobs in October, blowing past 65,000 estimate
2026-11-06
The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.1%. The strong showing surely puts a December rate hike in play, but next week's inflation numbers and the fate of…