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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

PU Prime's Strategic Server Expansion in Asia

PU Prime, a global multi-licensed online brokerage, has announced the successful expansion of its trading servers in Asia, reinforcing its commitment to providing a superior and seamless trading experience for clients across the region.The newly deployed servers, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, significantly enhance latency, execution speed, and connection stability. During internal testing, the newly deployed servers achieved an average operating speed of 30 milliseconds, a

Pig‑Butchering Crime Syndicate Sentenced to Death in China

Shenzhen court sentences leaders of a “pig‑butchering” fraud syndicate to death amid large‑scale criminal findings. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in Guangdong convicts leaders of the Bai family criminal syndicate—linked to “pig‑butchering” romance scams—and sentences Bai Suocheng, Bai Yingcang, Yang Liqiang, Hu Xiaojiang and Chen Guangyi to death, with additional defendants receiving death with two‑year […]

Why Crypto Is Going Down? Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum and Dogecoin Prices Crash as Market Loses $1 Trillion

Thecryptocurrency market crashed for a second consecutive day today (Wednesday), 5November 2025, losing over $1 trillion in market capitalization since earlyOctober as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin prices led a broad-basedselloff. The entirecrypto ecosystem is experiencing dynamic declines with Ethereum at $3,303 (after-16% two-day crash), Bitcoin testing $100,000 psychological support, and majoraltcoins extending losses as institutional investors rotate out of digitalassets.In thisarticle

Exclusive: FundedNext Relaunches CFD Prop Trading in the US, but Not with MetaTrader

FundedNext, which halted contracts for differences (CFDs) prop trading services for United States-based traders around February 2024, has relaunched its services in the country, FinanceMagnates.com learned. This came about six months after the prop platform launched futures prop services in the US under the brand FundedNext Futures.Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood in London’s leading trading industry event!US – A Big Market for Prop BrandsThe latest relaunch of the prop platform in the US, one of the

CFD Broker FXPrimus Chief Marketing Officer Steps Down After a Year

Michael Margaritis has stepped down from his position asChief Marketing Officer at FXPrimus, a Cyprus-based broker focused on retail FXand CFDs. He shared the update through a LinkedIn post earlier today.JoinIG, CMC, and Robinhood in London’s leading trading industry event!Margaritis had been with FXPrimus for about a year,overseeing marketing initiatives and brand communication. Marketing and Content Roles Held by Michael MargaritisPrior to FXPrimusBefore joining FXPrimus, he worked as a freela

Zerohash Secures Dutch Authorization to Serve European Clients

Zerohash Europe obtains AFM MiCAR authorization to provide regulated crypto and stablecoin infrastructure across the EEA. Zerohash Europe announces in Amsterdam that it has received authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCAR) from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), enabling the company to offer regulated crypto‑asset and stablecoin infrastructure services, including […]

What’s happening to DeFi? $231M was just drained but $19M clawed back

Two headlines hit the internet within hours of each other this week, and together they map the current state of DeFi’s security theater.StakeWise DAO executed contract calls to recover approximately $19.3 million in osETH, along with an additional $1.7 million in osGNO, from the Balancer V2 exploit that drained between $110 million and $128 million across multiple chains.At the exact moment, Stream Finance froze deposits and withdrawals after an external fund manager disclosed a $93 millio

Hantec Trader Celebrates Winning Two Key Awards in 2025

Hantec Trader has collected two headline industry awards for 2025: Best Prop firm in Africa at the Funded Trading Awards and Most Ethical & Trustworthy Prop Trading Firm at the London Prop Trading Expo Awards. The dual wins cap a year of steady product rollouts and policy refinements across the company’s prop-trading lineup.The firm says the recognition reflects a clear strategic direction in its strategy: simpler rules, faster reward cycles, and more pathways to funding. Hantec Trader’s pro

Google Launches Project Suncatcher to Put AI Compute in Space

Google announces Project Suncatcher to test space‑based TPUs, optical links, and scalable artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Google unveils Project Suncatcher on 4 November 2025, announcing plans to test Trillium‑generation tensor processing units (TPUs) in space and to launch two prototype satellites with Planet by early 2027 to validate optical inter‑satellite links, radiation tolerance, and clustered […]

Can You Trade Taylor Swift's Next Album? Robinhood Says Yes

RobinhoodMarkets (NASDAQ: HOOD) has added dozens of entertainment-focused predictioncontracts to its platform, allowing users to bet on Grammy nominations, Oscarwinners, and celebrity rankings alongside its existing sports and politicalofferings.Robinhood Adds Grammy,Oscar Betting to Prediction MarketsThe retailbrokerage now offers contracts on categories including which artists willreceive Grammy nominations, Golden Globe award outcomes, and whether specificmusicians will release albums during

United Fintech Snaps Up AI Lender Trade Ledger in Share Swap

UnitedFintech has taken full ownership of Trade Ledger, an AI-focused lendingautomation platform that counts Barclays and Bank of Queensland among itsclients.United Fintech AcquiresTrade Ledger in All-Share DealThetransaction, structured as an all-share deal, brings Trade Ledger's commerciallending technology into United Fintech's commercial banking division. TradeLedger's founding team exchanged their equity for shares in the acquiringcompany and will continue running the business under its exi

PU Prime Named Best Introducing Broker Programme at the 2025 UF AWARDS APAC

Nov 5, 2025 - PU Prime, a global multi-licensed online brokerage, is proud to announce its achievement at the UF AWARDS APAC 2025, where the company was recognized for the Best Introducing Broker Programme Award.Held alongside iFX EXPO Asia, the UF AWARDS is an independent event celebrating excellence across the fintech and online trading industries. Winners are determined through a two-stage process beginning with a nomination round, where companies self-register in their respective categories,

Why Is Zcash up 40% While Other Cryptocurrencies Are Tanking?

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency has seemingly defied gravity during the most tumultuous period for crypto this year. What’s Driving Zcash’s 40% Rally in the Middle of a Crypto Sell-Off? Bitcoin fell below $100K on Tuesday for the first time since May 2025. Liquidations across the broader crypto market topped $2 billion. How did a privacy-focused second-generation […]

OANDA Japan Sponsors Local Rugby Team as the Popularity of the Sport Rises

OANDA Japan, the local Japanese brand of the global trading giant, has signed a sports sponsorship deal with the rugby team Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath. The deal will take effect on 1 November 2025.Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood in London’s leading trading industry event!Strengthening the Brand with SportsThe OANDA Securities logo will also be displayed on the collar of the official match jerseys worn by the team’s players in Japan Rugby League One 2025–26, which is scheduled to begin in December 2025

Canada plans to regulate stablecoins in 2025 federal budget

<p>Canada's stablecoin regulation could enhance crypto legitimacy and boost cross-border use, aligning with global standards and fostering innovation.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/canada-to-regulate-stablecoins-2025-budget/">Canada plans to regulate stablecoins in 2025 federal budget</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

TP ICAP's £1.78B Revenue Masks Trouble in Commodities Trading

TP ICAPGroup (LSE: TCAP) reported revenue of £1.78 billion for the nine months ending September,marking a 7% increase in constant currency terms as its core brokerageoperations benefited from favorable trading conditions.TP ICAP Reports RevenueGrowth on Strong Broker PerformanceThecompany's Global Broking division led growth with a 10% revenue increase, whileits data and analytics unit Parameta Solutions added 5%. The performance camedespite a 3% decline in the Energy &amp; Commodities segment,

Switzerland’s FUTURE Raises CHF 28 Million to Build ‘Europe’s Premier Bitcoin Treasury’

Bitcoin MagazineSwitzerland’s FUTURE Raises CHF 28 Million to Build &#8216;Europe’s Premier Bitcoin Treasury&#8217;The international Bitcoin ecosystem just got another major player.FUTURE (Future Holdings AG), a self-described “Bitcoin Treasury Company,” has raised CHF 28 million in a new funding round backed by some of Bitcoin’s best-known institutional investors. CHF 28 million is over $34 million.The Zurich-based firm says it wants to become Europe’s leading Bitcoin treasury platform — a kind

SBF to Appeal Conviction, Claims Trial Tainted by Judge Kaplan’s Bias

Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his FTX conviction, arguing he was denied a fair trial due to media bias, prosecutorial overreach, and alleged misconduct by Judge Lewis Kaplan. Allegations of a Tainted Trial Environment Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is set to argue before a three-judge panel in the 2nd U.S. Circuit [&#8230;]

Microsoft Details AI’s Next Barrier: Data-Center Power Availability

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said the next barrier to scaling AI compute power will be power availability. Nadella warned this could leave Microsoft with large inventories of chips it can’t power, a problem the company is already facing. Microsoft CEO Talks Power Availability as Key Issue for AI Data Centers The Facts Satya Nadella, [&#8230;]