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The Financial Services Commission of South Korea plans to allow cryptocurrency exchanges to proactively suspend deposits and withdrawals under certain conditions when they are suspected of being attacked by hackers, and requires strengthening security monitoring.

The draft of South Korea's "Basic Law on Digital Assets," expected to be announced this month, will propose that a bank-led consortium be responsible for issuing the Korean won stablecoin. However, even if banks are responsible for issuance, exchanges and third-party payment platforms may still take on the circulation link connecting consumers and merchants, making user entry points and application scenarios key to competition.It is reported that the business integration between Upbit's operator Dunamu and Naver Financial could become an important variable. If related services are approved for integration, Dunamu could generate revenue through stablecoin transactions, while Naver Financial is expected to collect fees through merchant payments and settlements. A representative from South Korea's financial regulatory authorities pointed out that if stablecoins are used for electronic payments, related businesses may need to comply with the "Electronic Financial Transactions Act," and clarify obligations regarding the protection of recharged funds and settlement funds, transaction information management, and dispute resolution.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that since October, Bitcoin has undergone a chip distribution phase, resulting in a correction of about 15%. Currently, losses dominate after the profit-taking phase of short-term holders (STH).In the past 24 hours, short-term holders have sent 48,500 BTC to exchanges, of which 47,300 were sent at a loss, making it one of the strongest STH capitulation behaviors in recent months.

DeFiLlama data from November 10 shows that Huobi HTX had a net capital inflow of over 436 million USD in the past 24 hours, ranking first among mainstream centralized exchanges worldwide.It is reported that Huobi HTX launched 20 stock tokens and ETF-related assets including SNDK, SOXL, SPCX, CRCL, MSTR, SKHY, MU, TSLA, NVDA, etc. on November 9, and initiated a series of welfare activities such as zero transaction fees for limit orders.

The cybersecurity company CertiK recommends that cryptocurrency exchanges set a hard dollar limit on hot wallet holdings, rather than relying solely on cold storage ratios to measure security. This recommendation comes at a time when several exchanges have recently disclosed their cold wallet holdings ratios to reassure customers, following a record hack of Binance's hot wallet. Gate reports that 88.26% of its total assets are stored in cold storage, while Coinbase states that over 99% of customer assets are kept offline.The CertiK research team told Cointelegraph that cold storage is an effective indicator of online risk exposure, but it is not an independent security rating. Currently, South Korea requires crypto service providers to store at least 80% of the value of customer crypto assets in cold storage, Singapore's guidelines require at least 90%, Japan's framework requires at least 95%, and the benchmark for licensed crypto trading platforms in Hong Kong is 98%. CertiK points out that higher levels of cold storage generally reduce online risk exposure, but at extremely high levels, the returns diminish, and a rigid storage ratio may slow down withdrawals, force hasty transfers, and concentrate risks in the key management system.CertiK suggests that exchanges set hot wallet limits for each asset and blockchain based on the most stringent of three restrictions: the percentage of customer liabilities, estimated withdrawal demand, and an absolute loss limit based on the exchange's financial resources and recovery capabilities. Additionally, Binance stated last week that it has replenished about 98% of the affected tokens after the hack and absorbed the losses itself, with the remaining tokens having lower liquidity and longer acquisition times. Elliptic reported that hackers linked to North Korea laundered money by issuing memecoins, transferring about $430,000 through six newly issued tokens on NEAR.

According to The Block, the Singapore Police Force stated that they successfully prevented $17.4 million in fraud losses in a joint operation with cryptocurrency exchanges.The police utilized blockchain analysis and customer data from platforms such as Coinbase and OKX to identify over 383 victims. Intelligence shared with the FBI, New South Wales Police Force, and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre also helped identify 32 foreign victims.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate has seen a net inflow of approximately 194 million USD in the past 24 hours, ranking first among global centralized exchanges.

India's CERT-In stated that an attack activity named CRAFTY FALCON is escalating, with attackers stealing cryptocurrency wallet keys and transferring funds.

According to market news, a16z affiliated entities have deposited a total of approximately 32,860 HYPE into Gate, OKX, and Bybit.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the first batch of perpetual futures contracts linked to U.S. individual stocks, allowing such products to be listed and traded on regulated exchanges in the U.S. for the first time.This means that U.S. investors will be able to trade individual stock perpetual contracts through regulated markets, further expanding the crossover between traditional stocks and the cryptocurrency derivatives market.

According to a report by South Korea's News1, industry sources say that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea held an emergency security inspection meeting on November 2 with major cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians, using the Binance theft incident as an opportunity to discuss increasing the proportion of cold wallet custody at exchanges. The current proposal is to raise this proportion from the 80% stipulated by the existing Virtual Asset User Protection Act to around 99%, which is maintained by some large exchanges.It is reported that the cold wallet custody ratio of Upbit user assets exceeds 99%, Bithumb is about 94%, Coinone is 85%, and exchanges like GOPAX are just above 80%. Industry insiders warn that increasing the ratio will reduce the assets available for immediate withdrawals in hot wallets, which may lead to withdrawal delays and increase the operational burden on small and medium-sized exchanges. In August of this year, Bithumb experienced delays of about 13 hours for withdrawals of some altcoins due to insufficient hot wallet balances. This proposal is still under discussion and has not yet been finalized.

Lookonchain reported that in the past 10 days, a certain whale deposited 184,200 AAVE into multiple exchanges, worth 25.5 million dollars; additionally, 56,150,000 WLD was deposited, worth 25.85 million dollars.

The Deputy Inspector General of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau of Thailand, Siriwat Deepho, stated that the police have received fund flow data related to Shuffle.com from three digital asset exchanges and have formed 80 task forces. They plan to first file cases against players within Thailand and then investigate the overseas operators.During a congressional hearing, lawmakers mentioned that Gulf Binance, which operates Binance TH, discovered two wallets associated with 44 individuals, with related funds moving in and out of Shuffle through over 400 transactions, totaling approximately $113,000. Former Democrat lawmaker Sirichok Sopha indicated that four out of nine Thai digital asset operators have on-chain connections to Shuffle, but this does not imply any wrongdoing by the exchanges.The Special Cases Investigation Bureau of Thailand is assessing whether to classify Shuffle as a special case and plans to invite the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand to participate in the investigation. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand stated that Shuffle.com has been blocked nationwide.

According to a report by South Korea's "Daily Economic News," the Ministry of Economy and Finance has decided to classify perpetual contracts linked to U.S. stocks as overseas stock derivatives, bringing them under the scope of capital gains tax. Starting next year, profits earned from investing in such products through overseas cryptocurrency exchanges will be subject to an 11% tax rate, calculated after deducting a basic exemption of 2.5 million Korean won from annual earnings, which is half of the tax rate for overseas spot stocks (22%).The report states that U.S. stock perpetual contracts are derivatives traded through overseas cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance, tracking U.S. stocks such as Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla. Since the Financial Services Commission of South Korea has not permitted perpetual contracts, South Korean investors can only participate through overseas exchanges. According to industry statistics, the trading volume of such products across 19 global exchanges from January to August this year was approximately $1 trillion. The South Korean government plans to monitor investors' relevant trading records at overseas exchanges and tax them accordingly. The news cites sources from South Korean government departments, but has not yet received official confirmation from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

According to DefiLlama data, Gate has a net inflow of approximately 78.42 million USD in the past 24 hours, ranking third among global centralized exchanges.

According to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, after Bitcoin tested $76,000 yesterday, short-term holders are under pressure, with over 36,600 BTC in a loss transferred to exchanges within 24 hours.In addition, the 7-day cumulative transfer of BTC from short-term holders to Binance once reached 45,400 BTC, marking the highest level since October.Darkfost believes that the increase in exchange inflows and the rise in the volume of lost BTC being transferred reflect the pressure faced by short-term holders recently; if the surrender behavior of this group intensifies, it may indicate that the pullback is approaching extremes, and short-term momentum may subsequently shift.

The U.S. Digital Chamber urges Congress to pass a special bill before the recess, granting the CFTC regulatory authority over cryptocurrency exchanges and strengthening customer fund segregation. Lummis stated that the Clarity Act could provide legal protection for freezing suspicious transactions.

According to a Reuters report citing an interview with CNBC, Michael Selig, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated that the CFTC hopes to provide a federal-level option for exchanges like Binance to register with the CFTC in light of the recent hacking incident.Selig previously mentioned that federal registration is a voluntary path for exchanges rather than a mandatory requirement, and that requiring all cryptocurrency exchanges to register can only be achieved through congressional legislation; however, retail cryptocurrency trading involving margin, leverage, or financing must fall under federal regulation.The CFTC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding relevant retail cryptocurrency trading rules on October 5, with the comment period ending on December 14.