Cointime update: Upbit will list trading pairs for CARDS against the Korean won, Bitcoin and USDT, the exchange announced on November 5. The listing adds three quote-currency markets for the token on the South Korean exchange. Upbit did not disclose a specific start time for trading in the announcement.
Cointime update: Zcash’s NU7 network upgrade, expected to take effect around 9:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, will make roughly 12,226 ZEC held in the 2016 Sprout privacy pool permanently unspendable, valued at about $16 million at $1,300 per ZEC. Holders have only hours left to migrate; about 10,000 ZEC moved out last week, but outflows fell to roughly 40 ZEC by Wednesday. The upgrade retires outdated transaction formats and cuts block times from 75 seconds to a 25-second target.
Cointime reports: Bitcoin mining company MARA ($MARA) transferred 1,650 BTC, valued at approximately $133 million, to Galaxy Digital and Copper on November 5. The movement of the bitcoin to the two institutional crypto firms marks one of the larger single transfers by a public mining company in recent weeks.
Cointime update: Douyin has been removing more than 10,000 pieces of staged or fake video content per day on average this year, the platform said, as it steps up enforcement against scripted clips that impersonate vulnerable groups, stage conflicts or incite division. Depending on the content and severity, Douyin applies labels, restricts distribution or takes posts down, and it has penalized more than 6,000 violating accounts in total.
Cointime update: Boeing, ServiceNow and Nebius have joined the list of companies objecting to their own shares being traded in tokenized form on the OKXICE platform, bringing the total number of opposing companies to 62 as of Nov. 5. The three firms add to a growing group of corporations pushing back against the tokenization of their equity on the exchange.
Cointime update: Nexchip announced it will join Hefei Construction Investment and Hefei Qinhe in injecting a combined RMB 9.1 billion into wholly owned subsidiary Jingyi Integrated at RMB 1.00 per registered capital, with Nexchip contributing RMB 5.1 billion. Registered capital rises from RMB 2 billion to RMB 11.1 billion, cutting Nexchip’s stake from 100% to 63.96% while it remains the controlling shareholder. Jingyi is the build entity for Nexchip’s phase-four project, a RMB 35.5 billion 12-inch wafer fab targeting about 55,000 wafers per month in 40nm and 28nm CIS, OLED and logic processes.
Cointime update: Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif disclosed on November 5 that the email addresses of 380,536 customers were leaked following a “third-party security breach.” The exchange said no other personal information was compromised in the incident. Zaif did not provide further details on the nature of the breach or the third party involved.
Cointime reports: US spot ether ETFs recorded a net inflow of $53 million on November 5. The figure marks another day of positive flows into the Ethereum-linked funds, as tracked by the investment data provider.
Cointime reports: Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest sold $2.9 million worth of Bullish ($BLSH) shares through its ETFs on Wednesday. The firm also bought 1,894 shares of Circle ($CRCL) via its $ARKF ETF in the same session.
Cointime update: Volkswagen Group China said fraudsters impersonated Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. and regulatory authorities to send fake recall text messages to some car owners, luring them via unofficial links to provide personal information and complete purported recall procedures. The company said the messages and attached documents are not official recall notices, and urged owners not to click suspicious links, reply, or share personal or vehicle data.
Cointime update: Hefei Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has approved Hefei Construction Investment’s agreement to acquire 96,180,444 unrestricted shares, or 5.30% of Gotion High-Tech, from Volkswagen (China) Investment at 24.09 yuan per share for a total of 2.317 billion yuan. The transfer still requires Shenzhen Stock Exchange compliance confirmation and share transfer registration with China Securities Depository and Clearing’s Shenzhen branch.
Cointime reports: Arthur Hayes said in his article “D is for Dilution” that lockup expirations at SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI could release large share blocks and pressure AI stock prices. He estimates SpaceX will unlock about 8.6 billion shares by end-June 2027, roughly 50% of float, while Anthropic early IPO investors may face about 83% dilution. Weaker AI credit could slow US bank balance-sheet expansion and tighten dollar liquidity, pressuring crypto until central banks respond; Maelstrom is staying on the sidelines.
Cointime reports: Arthur Hayes warned on November 5 that a cooling AI credit market could stall or shrink US commercial bank balance sheets, tightening dollar liquidity that has supported crypto since August. He pointed to falling shares of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI widening AI credit spreads and choking issuance, and noted the banking system’s balance sheet fell week-over-week as of last week. Hayes said either the Fed or banks must expand their balance sheets to fuel crypto positions.
Cointime update: Blockchain security firm Blockaid has received a $40 million funding commitment, following its earlier $50 million Series B round. Separately, Trump Media & Technology Group transferred 4,259 BTC, worth about $344 million, to a trading platform. The moves were among the developments reported for the morning of Nov. 5, alongside Fox News reporting that JD Vance plans to form a “new right” coalition and Bank of Japan September minutes showing hawkish calls for faster rate hikes.
Cointime update: Binance said it will gradually reopen withdrawal services for some assets on the ETH, BSC, BASE, TRX, MATIC and SUI networks starting at 12:00 on November 5. The exchange announced the phased restoration in an official notice, without specifying which assets or how quickly each network would return to full service.
Cointime reports: BTC broke above $80,300 and held above its 20-day moving average, Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua said on Nov. 5, adding that a strong break of $82,600 is needed to start a second main upward wave. Yi said clearing the $86,000 resistance would open the way to $97,000 and $104,000, framing the recent pullback as a correction within a bull trend.
Cointime update: Google’s November 2026 Android security bulletin disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2026-58868, in the Framework component, affecting Android 14, 15, 16, 16-QPR2 and 17. The flaw allows attackers to execute code remotely without user interaction or additional permissions. There is no confirmed evidence of exploitation in the wild. Patch level 2026-11-01 and above includes the fix.
Cointime update: SAIC Motor’s board approved a plan to set up a smart-driving joint venture with Momenta and others, with registered capital of 300 million yuan ($42 million). Momenta will contribute 153 million yuan for a 51% stake, SAIC 75 million yuan for 25%, and Yandian Technology 72 million yuan for 24%, giving SAIC and Yandian a combined 49%.
Cointime reports: Trump Media & Technology Group moved 4,259 BTC, valued at about $343.67 million, to Crypto.com roughly 40 minutes before the transfer was flagged on Nov. 5. It could not immediately be confirmed whether the transfer signals that the company is selling its bitcoin.
Cointime update: NIO founder Li Bin and Geely Holding Group chairman Li Shufu discussed the mismatch between battery and vehicle lifespans at the 2026 World Internet Conference’s Wuzhen auto dialogue on November 5, Li Bin said the issue must be viewed across a vehicle’s full 15-year lifecycle rather than ignored. The conversation was the two executives’ first public dialogue since NIO and Geely signed a battery charging and swapping strategic cooperation agreement on September 28.