The federally chartered crypto bank is moving its institutional derivatives desk under formal oversight: Anchorage Digital has applied to register as a swap dealer with the CFTC through a new entity, Anchorage Digital Swap Dealer, LLC. The National Futures Association is still reviewing the filing, and no approval timeline has been given.

If approved, Anchorage plans to offer European-style bitcoin and ether options with maturities of up to one year.

The firm already provides trading, margin and access to options and structured products through a separate subsidiary, Anchorage Hold, LLC. Swap dealer registration would add CFTC capital, risk management and reporting requirements on top of that activity.

For pension funds, asset managers and corporate treasuries, a registered counterparty can clear internal trading rules that an unregistered desk cannot. Anchorage Digital Bank became the first crypto firm to receive a federal OCC charter in January 2021.

Ethereum was the #1 chain by DEX volume for 54 months in a row, until Solana took the crown in July 2024. Since October 2024 Solana has led 24 of 25 months. The only break came in June 2025, when BNB Chain edged ahead during the Binance Alpha rush.

The crown keeps getting lighter: the leader handled 95% of all DEX volume in December 2020 and 24% in October 2026. No chain has held a majority since January 2025, and Robinhood Chain, about four months old, ranked #2 in September.

US investors now have a regulated route to Injective with yield attached: Canary's staked INJ ETF went live on Nasdaq under the ticker INJC.

The fund holds INJ through BitGo Bank & Trust and stakes part of it on the Injective network. The sponsor charges a 1.10% annual fee, while staking fees take up to 30% of rewards, leaving the trust with 70%.

The prospectus puts the implied INJ staking rate at about 6.8% a year as of September 15, 2026.

Staked tokens carry a 21-day unbonding period with no rewards or transfers, so redemption liquidity depends on the unstaked buffer the sponsor keeps. Slashing forfeiture is currently set to zero, but Injective governance can raise it at any time.

In June, Payward, the parent company of Kraken, was in talks over 250,000 AAVE tokens and a 15% equity stake in Aave Group at a $385 million valuation. Aave founder Stani Kulechov publicly pushed back on the reported terms. Payward and its asset management clients have now bought AAVE tokens on the open market instead.

The purchase went through Digital Asset Special Investments I, LP, a Payward-affiliated fund. The size of the position was not disclosed, and the announcement made no mention of an equity component.

Aave currently holds about $33 billion in net deposits and $11 billion in active loans.

Gurpreet Oberoi, VP of Payward asset management, said the investment reflects "long-term conviction in onchain credit markets and DeFi". Buying on the secondary market rather than directly from Aave reportedly paves the way for future collaboration between the two companies.

Galaxy owners in the US no longer need a separate crypto app to hold dollars onchain: Samsung Wallet now supports buying, holding and sending USDC natively, with no wallet setup or private keys to manage.

At launch the feature covers 82 million compatible Galaxy devices in the US.

Users can send USDC to external crypto wallets with no Samsung transfer fee, or pay out to bank accounts in more than 60 countries in local currency (fees apply there). Bastion runs the stablecoin accounts, Coinbase Prime Vault acts as sub-custodian, and Solana and Sui are among the supported networks.

USDC is the first supported stablecoin. Samsung lists in-store tap-to-pay with stablecoins and expansion to other markets as possible next steps, depending on local regulation.

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The direction was settled in September, when holders backed the move to Solana with 99.44% in favor. The second proposal now sets the mechanism and dates, with voting closing on November 7.

A snapshot at block 20,755,000, expected around December 9, records every ZETA balance, including staked, unbonding and unclaimed rewards. The chain halts at the same height and will not be restarted. Holders claim SPL ZETA through the ZetaHub portal with no fee and a 10 ZETA minimum, while exchange balances convert without holder action.

About 55M ZETA of unemitted validator rewards will be burned in monthly batches through 2027, and the 2.5% yearly emission planned from year four is dropped.

ZETA will power ZetaLabs, a private AI app on Solana built on the Anuma Chat technology, for premium access, discounted payments and governance. Hacken is auditing the claim program, and the portal opens only after the report is published.

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a criminal complaint against BG Limited, the operator of Bitget, alleging the exchange served Thai users without a digital asset business license.

The regulator asked the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to restrict access to Bitget's website, associated domains and mobile app starting December 5. Users holding assets on the platform were advised to act before the deadline.

Per the SEC, Bitget offered crypto trading between 2022 and 2025, charged fees and promoted its services via Thai-language websites and social media.

The case now goes to the Economic Crime Suppression Division for investigation, with prosecutors deciding on charges. The block relies on a 2025 decree that lets the ministry cut access to unlicensed crypto platforms. Bitget has not commented publicly.

For the past week, the Solana credit protocol has faced a sustained campaign by a sophisticated actor, with its APIs receiving more than 30,000 malicious requests per day. After its security systems detected a sharp escalation, the team paused all protocol activity.

The attack attempts targeted the SOL and USDC Genesis Vaults. Loopscale says the affected vaults have been made whole and no user deposits incurred a loss. The team published four Solana and EVM addresses linked to the activity and is working with federal law enforcement.

Normal operations will not resume until the full scope of the campaign is established and further security hardening is in place.

The interface is set to come back online first, with repayments prioritized to limit unforeseen liquidations for borrowers while the protocol stays paused.

SignalPlus, a Hong Kong trading tools platform used for crypto options and automated strategies, reported a potential security issue, prompting two major exchanges to cut its access to user accounts.

Binance proactively revoked all API keys linked to SignalPlus and said its own systems are unaffected and user funds are safe. Deribit also removed SignalPlus-linked keys as a precaution, stating it found no indication of impact on its systems or data.

Any automated strategy running through SignalPlus on Binance or Deribit is now disconnected until users create fresh keys.

Both exchanges advised affected users to review their positions and open orders and to wait for SignalPlus to confirm the issue is resolved before reconnecting. SignalPlus has not yet published a full account of the incident.