Crypto News

Are Alt-L1s over? Security, costs drive smaller chains to Ethereum

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L1 blockchains Zilliqa, Gnosis and Ronin join the Ethereum ecosystem as the costs of going it alone grow, and the security and liquidity advantages become too hard to resist.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 13:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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Uber’s UK banking partner Griffin raises $20M for stablecoin services

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The Series B valued Griffin at more than $100 million and will help fund stablecoin reserve services and onchain cross-border payments.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 13:21:56
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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EU DeFi proposals could push users to riskier platforms, says Coinbase exec

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Coinbase’s EU policy chief says applying suitability tests beyond crypto lending and borrowing could limit access and fragment liquidity.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 12:21:43
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Stablecoin supply falls $14.2B in biggest 30-day drop since June 2022

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Crypto markets were left with “less fuel” to rally after the market cap of major stablecoins saw its biggest 30-day drop in over four years.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 11:38:50
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Tron and Tether bring in Chainalysis after T3 crime unit folds

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The group will focus on illicit USDT activity on Tron and help law enforcement investigate suspicious transfers and freeze funds faster.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 11:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Ethlabs drops Hegotá slot proposal in push for 2027 quantum readiness

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Ethlabs’ roadmap aims to help Ethereum withstand quantum attacks and give users a way to protect their accounts by 2027.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 10:30:29
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF outflows hit $2B over nine sessions

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US spot Bitcoin ETF outflows rose to nearly $300 million on Wednesday, up from $95 million a day earlier, as five-session withdrawals reached $1.44 billion.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 08:06:48
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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South Korea to permit crypto withdrawal freezes during hacking threats

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The move follows recent security incidents involving South Korean crypto exchanges, including GOPAX’s precautionary suspension of services and a $70,000 hot-wallet breach at Prabang.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 05:54:48
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Binance CSO unwittingly foreshadowed $6.3B hack tactic months before attack

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In a July interview, Binance chief security officer Jimmy Su explained how fake coding assessments could compromise employee devices, a tactic later used in the exchange’s record-breaking hack.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 05:07:11
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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MSCI confirms Strategy’s removal from indexes at end of November

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Strategy, Metaplanet and Upexi are marked for deletion in MSCI’s final list, with changes taking effect after the Nov. 30 close.

Published Date: 2026-11-12 00:09:13
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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