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Swedish officials have restricted access to OpenAI's and Anthropic's chatbots while allowing continued use of Microsoft's AI assistant. Sweden's Government Offices has moved to restrict which artificial intelligence tools its staff can use. ChatGPT, made by OpenAI, and Claude, made by Anthropic, are now blocked. Microsoft Copilot has been kept available for continued use.

A hacker's laundering trail, a whale's record outflow and Arthur Hayes' fund sale all firmed up today, and together they say more about ETH than any single update does. A hacker's laundering trail, a whale's record outflow and Arthur Hayes' fund sale all firmed up today, and together they say more about ETH than any…

The asset manager's proposed funds would pair dividend reinvestment plans with a modest Bitcoin allocation. Franklin Templeton is advancing a new family of exchange-traded funds designed to merge traditional dividend reinvestment strategies with Bitcoin exposure. The firm is reportedly working to bring these products toward a Nasdaq listing, according to industry reporting on the filings.

A single AI chipmaker's mega-round accounted for the vast majority of tracked crypto venture capital funding this week. Tenstorrent, an artificial intelligence chip design company, raised $1.5 billion in a funding round reported on October 24.

Tokenized equity trading volume on BNB Chain surged 11-fold to $25.6 billion during the third quarter. BNB Chain closed the third quarter as the leading blockchain for tokenized stocks, according to data cited by crypto.news and Bitcoin.com News.

Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence says the suspect behind the Bitget exploit has started shifting stolen funds across dozens of wallets. Arkham Intelligence, a blockchain analytics platform, reported that the individual or group behind the Bitget exploit has begun moving stolen funds. The firm tracked $19.48 million shifted across 52 separate transfers.

The BitMEX co-founder's on-chain token sale drew fast attention from scammers, according to one report. Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of derivatives exchange BitMEX and current chief investment officer at crypto investment firm Maelstrom, has sold approximately $22.28 million worth of digital assets.

CryptoBriefing and crypto.news give flatly incompatible accounts of a single court date, and nothing in the record settles which one is correct. CryptoBriefing and crypto.news give flatly incompatible accounts of a single court date, and nothing in the record settles which one is correct.

Developers say faster-moving AI tools are prompting quicker public disclosure of some software bugs, raising pressure on node operators to update promptly. Bitcoin Core developers are changing how they handle bug disclosure. Some vulnerabilities will now be made public sooner than under previous practice.

Israeli leadership is reportedly exploring blockchain-based financial infrastructure as a hedge against possible restrictions on banking access. Benjamin Netanyahu has directed Israeli officials to prepare a blockchain-based contingency plan, according to reports published this week.

Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket together recorded their highest-ever weekly crypto trading volume. Kalshi and Polymarket together recorded $2.7 billion in weekly crypto trading volume, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and Bitcoin.com News. The figure represents a record high for the two platforms combined.

The former BitMEX CEO's family office booked profits across three major token positions, according to on-chain data. Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX chief executive and co-founder of the investment firm Maelstrom, has closed out a significant portion of his crypto holdings.

Exchange inflows from major Ethereum wallets reached 169,770 ETH, with one early holder moving funds to Kraken. Ethereum's largest wallets have stepped up transfers to exchanges, a move typically read as a precursor to selling. Data cited by crypto.news shows whale-linked outflows reached 169,770 ETH, the highest level recorded in four months.

CryptoBriefing and crypto.news disagree on whether Zheng Zhao was arraigned on Oct. 23 or is merely scheduled for arraignment on Nov. 30. CryptoBriefing and crypto.news disagree on whether Zheng Zhao was arraigned on Oct. 23 or is merely scheduled for arraignment on Nov. 30.

Corroboration speed split sharply this cycle: one court ruling went from single to triple-sourced within an hour, while a protocol delay needed most of a day to reach nine publishers. Corroboration speed split sharply this cycle: one court ruling went from single to triple-sourced within an hour, while a protocol delay needed most…

A federal judge in Argentina has dismissed the fraud investigation tied to President Javier Milei's promotion of the LIBRA token. A federal judge in Argentina has cleared President Javier Milei of fraud allegations linked to the LIBRA meme coin scandal, according to reports from CoinGape and Coinfomania.

The liquid restaking protocol halted redemptions while it works to correct exchange rates distorted by a compromised infrastructure key Swell Network has suspended withdrawals for two of its flagship liquid restaking tokens, swETH and rswETH, after discovering unbacked increases in their exchange rates.

The senator is asking Tether to explain payments to a consulting firm co-owned by the former White House crypto adviser Senator Richard Blumenthal has opened an inquiry into Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin. He wants records detailing roughly $6.3 million in payments allegedly sent to a consulting firm co-owned by Bo Hines.