Common mistakes with OpenSea’s NFT royalty enforcement
OpenSea's disabled Operator Filter left creators without guaranteed income, while the SEC cited royalties as evidence of securities in cases like Flyfish Club. Market…
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
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The original chain
Bitcoin
Bitcoin futures open interest shifts after CME record versus Binance retail leverage reset
CME Bitcoin futures open interest fell to $8.41 billion as institutional basis trades unwound, while Binance retail leverage hit a 0.182 peak.
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Why Chainlink staking matters for oracle economics and pricing
Chainlink staking locks 45 million LINK tokens to secure data integrity, with community yields targeting 4.75% APY. The mechanism reduces liquid supply and creates…
Open finance
DeFi
EigenLayer liquid restaking explained in plain terms
EigenLayer enables restaking of ETH and liquid staking tokens to secure Actively Validated Services, currently holding $5.453 billion in total value locked. The…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
People shaping Hong Kong crypto licensing amid mainland policy signals
Hong Kong's SFC regulates digital asset providers while mainland China bans crypto trading, creating a high-risk environment for operators. Political tensions…
Why the CFTC’s November 2026 prediction market guidance matters now
The CFTC's June 2026 proposal replaces discretionary reviews with a structured three-step inquiry for event contracts under Rule 40.11.
Tether Reserve Risks vs Paxos Regulatory Failures
Tether's $187.75 billion reserve includes volatile assets like gold and bitcoin, creating liquidity risks absent in Circle's USDC. Paxos faced a $26.5 million penalty…
Base sequencer revenue versus rival chain strategies
Base generated $19.48 million in Q2 revenue, a 25% quarter-on-quarter increase, while processing 241 million transactions. Despite lower TVL than Arbitrum, Base leads…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
Cosmos IBC Protocol Adoption: The Neutral Foundation Shift
Anthropic donated the Agent Skills standard to the Agentic AI Foundation, placing it under neutral governance alongside MCP. With 1 million skills published and 280…
Midnight mainnet upgrades to Ledger 9 with new signatures and DeFi features
Midnight's mainnet upgraded to Ledger 9 on November 7, adding ECDSA and Keccak-256 signatures for better Bitcoin and Ethereum compatibility. The release enables direct…
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