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Coinbase submitted recommendations to the U.S. Treasury on November 5, 2025, regarding implementation of the GENIUS Act. The exchange called for precise regulations that foster stablecoin innovation while protecting consumers. Coinbase emphasized that payment stablecoins should be treated as cash equivalents for tax purposes and warned against broad interpretations of the Act's interest prohibition provisions.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet executed a $100 million Bitcoin-backed borrowing on October 31st, utilizing part of a $500 million credit facility. The company holds 30,823 BTC valued at approximately $3.33 billion, ranking seventh among corporate Bitcoin holders globally. Proceeds will fund additional Bitcoin acquisitions, income-generating operations, and potential share buybacks.

Tokyo-listed cryptocurrency treasury firm MetaPlanet raised $100 million using its Bitcoin holdings as collateral on November 6, 2025. The funds will support revenue-generating operations, share repurchases, and additional Bitcoin acquisitions. The company currently holds 30,823 BTC valued at approximately $3.51 billion, with the loan representing 3% of its total Bitcoin treasury.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet Inc. closed a $100 million credit facility on October 31, collateralized by part of its 30,823 BTC holdings valued at approximately $3.2 billion. The loan will finance additional bitcoin acquisitions and support the company's income-generation program that earns option premiums on pledged BTC.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore released its annual Financial Stability Review on November 5, 2025, flagging elevated valuations in technology and artificial intelligence equity segments. The central bank warned that fading optimism about AI's profit potential could trigger sharp equity market corrections and increased defaults in private credit markets. The assessment follows a semiconductor sector selloff that erased approximately $500 billion in market value this week.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet obtained a $100 million loan collateralized by its Bitcoin treasury on October 31, 2025. The financing utilizes 3 percent of the company's 30,823 BTC reserves. The loan carries no expiration date and draws on a $500 million credit facility announced October 28, 2025.

Franklin Templeton has amended its S-1 registration for a spot XRP exchange-traded fund by removing the SEC's "8(a)" delay provision, positioning the filing for automatic effectiveness once regulatory requirements are met. The firm, which manages over $1 trillion in assets globally, joins Canary Funds and Bitwise in advancing XRP ETF applications. The move mirrors strategies previously used by Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF issuers to accelerate product launches.

BlackRock will introduce the iShares Bitcoin ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange by mid-November 2025, charging a 0.39% management fee. The ETF wraps the U.S.-listed iShares Bitcoin Trust, providing Australian investors with regulated Bitcoin exposure without direct custody requirements. The launch enters a market where competing funds collectively manage between A$150 million and A$300 million in assets.

Paris-based Sequans Communications sold approximately 970 bitcoin to redeem $94.5 million in convertible debt, reducing its holdings from 3,234 BTC to 2,264 BTC. The transaction lowered the company's debt-to-net-asset-value ratio from 55% to 39%. The sale represents the first significant bitcoin offload by a publicly listed company with a bitcoin treasury strategy.

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) trades at $194.50 per share with a trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of 688.53. Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management established put options on 5 million PLTR shares during Q3, representing 66% of the firm's portfolio, according to a Monday 13F filing. The company reported Q3 revenue of $1.181 billion, a 63% year-over-year increase, while Wall Street's consensus price target stands at $178.90.