Republican Rep. Tom Emmer, a leading crypto supporter, was elected House Republican whip on November 10, defeating Rep. August Pfluger 103-76.
The Financial Stability Board's second Peer Review of Türkiye found meaningful progress in crypto-asset regulation but recommended further steps, including a dedicated stablecoin regime and stronger supervision and enforcement.
Google has revised its Google Play policy for cryptocurrency exchange and wallet apps, adding a separate application process for providers that are legally exempt from licensing requirements.
Deutsche Bank went live on November 11, 2026 with a regulated digital asset custody service for institutional and corporate clients, initially covering Germany with cross-border servicing across Europe.
Dunamu's vice chairman said tokenized Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares trade only on offshore platforms, while an FSS official said won stablecoin payments must fall under the existing Electronic Financial Transactions Act because the Digital Asset Basic Act remains unpassed.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts filed a civil forfeiture action on Nov. 9 targeting 456,602 USDT allegedly obtained through romance fraud schemes run via dating sites and Facebook.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Santander and Deutsche Bank are among banks committing roughly $270 million to a joint dollar-stablecoin venture known as Project Faro, which still lacks a CEO and final name.
Wirex has added Aurora Intents to enable cross-chain deposits, according to a report by The Paypers.
Circle and Global Citizen have partnered to use USDC for payments, according to a report by The Paypers.
Bottomline has completed its first USDC stablecoin payments in partnership with Circle, according to a report published on 11 November 2026.
Binance will close EU accounts as the MiCA transition period ends, according to a report by The Paypers.
The Clarity Act may be dead in its current form after Democrats swept the midterm elections, but efforts to set federal crypto market structure rules could continue in the next Congress.
Paxos's Asia-Pacific head Khairi Azmi said stablecoin inquiries now come mainly from corporate treasury departments rather than innovation teams, as B2B stablecoin payments reached about US$226 billion in 2025.
Onramp has launched a bitcoin account aimed at businesses, according to a report published on 10 November 2026.
Crypto.com will close its Hong Kong consumer app in 2027, according to a report by The Paypers.
Ripple is expanding institutional use of its RLUSD stablecoin through its Ripple Mint platform and partnerships with BNY, Cross River Bank and Coinbase.
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic reported that North Korean hackers created six meme coins on NEAR between November 5 and 7 to move about 117,000 stolen NEAR, worth roughly $430,000, through decentralized exchange liquidity pools.
Russia's central bank has released a regulation allowing non-professional investors to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether from November 17, with purchases through any single intermediary capped at 300,000 rubles a year.
