Daily Summary, 26 November

Results of the day, November 26

Bitcoin and Macro News
* The crypto hedge fund Strategy stated that they would be able to survive a drop in bitcoin to $25,000.
* The state of Texas became the first in the USA which started buying spot Bitcoin ETFs into its reserves.
* The financial giant JPMorgan is taking active steps to push out crypto companies from the market.
* Bolivia plans to officially integrate stablecoins into the country’s financial system.
* Spain is promoting an initiative to tighten rules for cryptocurrencies: it is proposed to raise the tax on income from digital assets to 47%, and to equate cryptocurrencies to property, which the state will be able to seize.

Russia and CIS
* The Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation stated that from January 1, 2026, it will be ready to accept payments to the budget in digital rubles (CBDC).
* In St. Petersburg, a 21-year-old resident of the Leningrad region was detained, who attempted to rob a crypto exchange.
* Russian security forces detained a girl who, together with accomplices, lured people into clubs and stole their Telegram gifts.
* In Chelyabinsk, the FSB stopped the operation of a large mining farm, which caused damage to energy companies amounting to 121,000,000 rubles.

Altcoins and ETFs
* The company Grayscale filed an application with the SEC to launch a spot Zcash ETF.
* Since the start of trading of the spot Solana ETF, an outflow of funds has not been recorded even once.
* The German financial giant Deutsche Börse has already integrated the third regulated euro-stablecoin, this time it is EURAU from the company AllUnity.

Crime and Incidents
* In San Francisco, a malefactor under the guise of a courier penetrated the home of the ex-boyfriend of the head of ChatGPT, Sam Altman, and forced him to transfer cryptocurrency worth approximately $11 million, after which he disappeared.

Market and Analytics
* A large investor (“smart whale”), who had not shown activity for three months, bought 1,110 ETH at a price of $2,933 — previously he sold 15,575 ETH for $66.52 million at a price of $4,270.
* Analysts discovered that 73% of AI-startups in fact do NOT create their own models, but simply use ready-made solutions