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Lawmakers have again pushed back a long-planned levy on digital asset profits, extending a pattern of delay dating to 2020. South Korea appears set to push back its crypto gains tax once more, this time to 2029. The move marks the fourth postponement of a policy first introduced in 2020.

Of four stories that moved while US desks were dark, only the Bitcoin deleveraging event has the independent corroboration to be treated as settled fact. Of four stories that moved while US desks were dark, only the Bitcoin deleveraging event has the independent corroboration to be treated as settled fact.

The asset manager points to tokens linked to computing and data demand, including one it says has gained 580% this year. Grayscale Investments has published research naming three crypto projects it considers well placed to capture value from the ongoing artificial intelligence infrastructure expansion.

The exchange scraps emails that pressed XMR holders on their coin use, while confirming Monero remains listed. Kraken's co-CEO has publicly acknowledged a mistake tied to how the exchange handled Monero withdrawals. The company had sent emails to users asking them to explain their use of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A plaintiff identified as a former Circle engineer has filed suit alleging Emirati payments tied to Trump flowed through a $2 billion crypto deal. A Circle shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, alleging improper handling of a $2 billion crypto transaction connected to the United Arab Emirates.

The state's filing follows reports that the couple behind the alleged crypto scheme left the United States New York's attorney general has moved to collect more than $1.3 billion from the founders of NovaTech, following a default judgment entered against them.

A new report says Seoul will amend its foreign exchange rules to bring stablecoins under formal payment oversight South Korea is preparing to amend its foreign exchange law to regulate stablecoins as payment instruments, according to a report covered by The Block and CryptoBriefing.

The penalty marks the second time Irish regulators have sanctioned the exchange's local entity for failing to properly protect client assets. Coinbase's Irish subsidiary has been fined €3.25 million, roughly $3 million, over failures in safeguarding customer funds.

The bank's MONY and JLTXX fund tokens move onto a public blockchain for the first time, according to multiple reports. J.P. Morgan is bringing tokenized versions of its money market funds to Solana, according to reports from BlockchainReporter, UNLOCK Blockchain and Cryptonews.com.

The industry group laid out ten guiding principles it wants lawmakers to adopt before updating federal tax policy on digital assets. The Blockchain Association, a trade group representing crypto companies and investors, has asked Congress to revise federal tax rules governing digital assets.