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SoftBank has boldly cashed out its Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion to fund its major investment in OpenAI, per The Wall Street Journal.

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3420.49, down 2.1% (-73.11) since 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Two of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+13.5%) and BCH (+1.0%). Laggards: NEAR (-5.9%) and ICP (-5.8%). https://trib.al/iP4DGMU

🤔 QUESTION: What crypto would you buy with Trump's $2000 tariff check?

🤔 Do we willingly give up control for convenience? Arthur Hayes joins us this week on#PrivacyInMotion with Midnight and Brave, to dive into the high-stakes trade-off between privacy and systemic legitimacy. We unpack whether Bitcoin is truly private money and if pursuing sovereignty is worth the effort. ▶️ Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/ezXUksZv [Partner Content]

🔥 Rumble shares jumped 21% after announcing plans to acquire AI firm Northern Data AG. Tether is backing the deal with a $150M commitment for GPU services and another $100M in advertising for Rumble Wallet adoption. @jennsanasie with “Chart of the Day,” presented by @cryptocom.

🗞️ Crypto markets rally after Trump's $2K 'tariff dividend' proposal. 🗞️ XRP jumps 10% as five spot XRP ETFs list on the DTCC ahead of a potential U.S. launch. 🗞️ Will Ledger IPO? Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." Thank you Midnight 👋 for being a sponsor of CoinDesk Media Network.

The November 2025 Exchange Benchmark Report, supported by Hex Trust is now live. This bi-annual report is the industry’s leading resource for assessing the risk profile of centralized exchanges, helping raise the bar for transparency, security, and due diligence across the digital asset exchange landscape. Exchanges that meet grade BB and above meet acceptable standards for risk and are considered ‘Top Tier.’ In this edition, 20 exchanges qualified as Top Tier (BB or higher), up from 19 - despite stricter grading criteria. Key findings from this cycle: 8 exchanges earned spot AA ratings: Binance (93.4), Bitstamp by Robinhood (89.3), Coinbase (87.9), Kraken (87.6), Crypto.com (86.09, OKX (85.7), Bullish (85.2) and Gemini (80.2) AA-rated exchanges Binance, Crypto.com, Coinbase, and Bullish collectively account for over 35% of total volume. On the whole, Top-Tier exchanges account for just over 40% of Q3 spot volumes, despite representing only 25% of rated venues. This marks a decline from 60% in April 2025. The United States leads decisively with 49 exchange registrations, with Europe dropping to second. EU registrations have declined by 33% since April 2025. 34% of exchanges published audited financials; 49% released Proof of Reserves, and 35% disclosed Proof of Liabilities. Each exchange is scored from AA to F using 200+ qualitative and quantitative metrics, backed by thousands of hours of research by the CoinDesk team. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eGBTNgJU

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3513.1, up 4.7% (+158.19) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: UNI (+16.6%) and HBAR (+9.9%). Laggards: ICP (-9.5%) and POL (+0.8%). #InstitutionalInvesting #MarketInsights #AssetManagement #GlobalMarkets #DigitalAssets

💬 Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) says crypto’s next challenge is staying nonpartisan: “We are about the network infrastructure for everybody in America.”

"The institutions themselves have not really allocated into Bitcoin. The ETFs represent retail investment, small family offices." Notes: • 0 out of 30 indicators show bear market • Bitcoin dominance currently at 59% • 65% dominance historically signals cycle top • Jobs data showed 100K+ losses last month • Long-term holders absorbed $52.2B sell pressure 🎧 Check out the latest episode of BITCOIN SEASON 2: Thee 7 Indicators Saying The Bull Market Isn't Over’ in partnership with Blockspace Media! 📺YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g8FwwWq8 🎧 Apple: https://lnkd.in/ed2BqQzg 🎧 RSS: https://lnkd.in/etvRe_un