The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has authorized American banks to hold Ethereum as a primary asset. The new guidance indicates that the government is ready to support the use of digital assets within the banking sector.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it has confidentially submitted Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The filing does not include details regarding timing, the number of shares, or pricing. However, earlier reports indicated that Kraken was planning an IPO in early 2026.
After three years, the prediction market platform Polymarket has officially resumed operations in the United States. However, for now it is available only in a closed beta version for selected users.
Canary Funds has filed Form 8-A with the SEC to launch the XRP Trust Fund, which could become the first spot XRP ETF in the United States. The fund is fully backed by real XRP tokens and is preparing for listing on Nasdaq on November 13. The XRP Trust from Canary Funds may become the first U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by the actual value of XRP — $2.5105 per unit.
The long-awaited XRP ETF is on the verge of becoming reality, sparking growing excitement across the market as registration documents and Nasdaq approval indicate that the first U.S. spot XRP fund could begin trading within days.
The largest online lender in the U.S., SoFi Technologies, has launched its SoFi Crypto platform. It is the first nationally licensed bank to offer cryptocurrency trading to consumers.
Acting Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline Pham, is holding talks with regulated American cryptocurrency exchanges about launching spot cryptocurrency products with leverage. According to Pham, the launch could take place as early as next month.
The document introduces the concept of a “safe harbor” and a special status for grantor trusts — investment funds that attract investors’ capital for allocation into digital assets.
Representatives of CVERC suspect specialists from the United States of being involved in the attack. According to Chinese officials, the use of advanced tools by a “state-level hacker organization” points to this. The U.S. Department of Justice denied the allegations, stating that the seizure of the bitcoins was a lawful action by law enforcement agencies.
On Monday, November 10, U.S. spot SOL ETFs recorded their tenth straight day of net inflows. According to data from SoSoValue, total net inflows into Solana spot ETFs on Monday amounted to $6.78 million, with $5.92 million flowing into Bitwise’s BSOL and $854,480 into Grayscale’s GSOL.
Coinbase is launching a new platform for initial token offerings, providing retail investors in the U.S. with access to regulated primary cryptocurrency sales for the first time since 2018. The first trading event for the layer-1 blockchain token Monad is scheduled for November 17–22.
Square officially integrated Bitcoin payments on November 10, enabling over four million merchants in the U.S. (excluding New York) to accept BTC at checkout.
The U.S. government shutdown has reached a record 38 days, becoming the longest in the nation’s history, with economic losses exceeding all initial forecasts. Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, admitted that the impact of the crisis on the economy has been far worse than expected.
As the U.S. federal government remains partially shut down, official economic data — including the crucial Nonfarm Payrolls report — is still missing. This report usually plays a major role in shaping the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has stated that creating a national Bitcoin reserve could be a powerful tool to reduce the U.S. national debt, which now exceeds $37 trillion.
According to a report by Riot Platforms, the cost of mining the leading cryptocurrency in 2024 amounted to $35,376 per coin. The 52% increase in global hashrate raised overall expenses, although part of the costs was offset through credit facilities.
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