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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


12/01/2025 08:12 AM

Sony Bank to launch US stablecoin for games and anime: report

Sony Bank's upcoming stablecoin is designed to be mainly used by U.S. customers of Sony's games and anime content.


12/01/2025 07:16 AM

Spot bitcoin ETF outflows hit $3.5 billion in November, largest monthly outflow since February

Spot ether ETFs saw $1.42 billion exit the funds last month, marking their largest monthly outflow to date.


12/01/2025 07:08 AM

Crypto exchange HashKey clears key hearing for Hong Kong IPO

After clearing the hearing, a company typically moves on to prospectus registration, followed by marketing, book-building and pricing.


12/01/2025 04:02 AM

Bitcoin slides below $86,500, wiping out $144 billion in crypto market cap

Still, analysts predict upside from Fed's December rate cut decision, with the odds of a 25 basis point cut having increased recently.


12/01/2025 03:33 AM

Crypto exchange volume drops to $1.6 trillion in November, lowest since June

Centralized exchanges' spot monthly volume fell to $1.59 trillion in November, down from $2.17 trillion in October.


12/01/2025 01:31 AM

The Funding: VCs discuss the crypto correction and what’s next

Crypto VCs explain what’s behind the crypto correction, whether a bottom is forming, and what they expect next.


11/30/2025 10:50 PM

$3 million in ETH sent to Tornado Cash following apparent attack on Yearn’s yETH

The complex attack took place in a single transaction, and appears to have involved liquid staking tokens from across the Ethereum ecosystem.


11/30/2025 09:40 PM

CoinShares withdraws US spot ETF filings for XRP, Solana and Litecoin ahead of Nasdaq listing

The withdrawals come ahead of CoinShares' planned U.S. public listing via a $1.2 billion SPAC merger with Vine Hill Capital.


11/30/2025 08:04 PM

Ethena-incubated DEX Terminal Finance abandons launch after Converge chain fails to materialize

The Converge blockchain was scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2025, but its launch "doesn't appear to be planned for the near future."


11/29/2025 09:16 PM

China’s central bank reaffirms crypto ban, flags stablecoin risks following multi-agency meeting

Beijing has moved in recent months to quell some digital asset activity in Hong Kong, like real-world asset tokenization and stablecoin issuance.


11/29/2025 07:40 PM

Visa taps Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement across Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Visa's stablecoin settlement monthly volume has scaled to a $2.5 billion annualized run rate, according to the payments giant's CEO.


11/29/2025 06:36 PM

Spot bitcoin, ether ETFs recover momentum with first net-positive inflow week since October

Spot Solana ETFs, which broke a 21-day inflow streak on Wednesday, recovered from their stumble with modest inflows on Friday as well.


11/28/2025 05:01 PM

The Daily: Upbit flags private key vulnerability, MegaETH to return funds from pre-deposit campaign, Do Kwon requests 5-year jail cap, and more

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.


11/28/2025 02:27 PM

Unpacking the Clarity Act — The Crypto Beat Policy Special

The Block's policy reporter Sarah Wynn and Moto Legal founding partner Chris Elias join The Crypto Beat to unpack the Clarity Act.


11/28/2025 12:31 PM

Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi tokenizes money market fund on Ethereum

The initiative was launched with CACEIS, which provides blockchain-based transfer agent infrastructure and a 24/7 digital order platform.


11/28/2025 11:29 AM

Upbit says emergency audit of $30M hack uncovered internal wallet flaw that could let attackers derive private keys

Upbit said it discovered a vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to infer private keys from onchain wallet data.


11/28/2025 09:30 AM

Animoca Brands to focus on stablecoin, RWA in 2026 amid US IPO efforts

Animoca is planning to go public on the Nasdaq next year through a reverse-merger with Singapore-based Currenc Group.


11/28/2025 08:44 AM

Balancer plans to distribute $8 million in recovered funds from $128 million exploit

Six white hat actors recovered $3.86 million during the attack, but some declined to receive bounties as they do not want to be identified.


11/28/2025 05:37 AM

BitMine buys $44 million worth of Ethereum as Tom Lee gives bullish outlook

BitMine Chair Tom Lee said Ethereum could possibly trade between $7,000 and $9,000 by the end of January 2026.


11/28/2025 03:51 AM

North Korea’s Lazarus Group suspected in $30 million Upbit hack: report

Upbit initially reported a loss of 54 billion won ($36.8 million) but later revised the figure down to 44.5 billion won ($30.4 million).



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