• Trump pardons CZ, pushing BTC up to $110,700 after regulatory concerns; White House confirms Trump-Xi meeting, easing US-China trade tensions.
• The US Senate meets with crypto leaders about the market structure bill (Coinbase CEO anticipates progress before Thanksgiving); G20 calls for global coordination; OCC allows US banks to provide crypto services; WazirX (India) resumes trading today after a $230 million hack, zero fees attract users.
• Ripple completes acquisition of Hidden Road, launches Ripple Prime – the first crypto company to own a multi-asset prime broker; Bunni exploit halts growth, requires 6-7 figures audit; Trump family earns $1 billion pre-tax through crypto ventures; Stripe accepts stablecoin for AI/SaaS; Hyperliquid leads DEX with $1 trillion perp volume in October; FalconX acquires 21Shares; Binance completes acquisition of Gopax after 2 years of delay; CZ’s YZi Labs leads $50 million for BPN stablecoin.
