The White House releases a “comprehensive framework” for crypto regulation, outlining the recommendations of various federal agencies after six months of study (Tim Hakki/Decrypt)

Tim Hakki / Decrypt:
CoinGecko: the Aptos token fell 40.5% on its first day of trading; Aptos’ Layer 1 blockchain was panned for opaque tokenomics and a low transaction throughput  —  The price of Aptos has crashed more than 40% a day after launch as investors remain wary of the network’s widely-panned mainnet rollout.

Monica Chin / The Verge:
Framework and Google partner to launch the $999 Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition, a user-upgradeable model running Chrome OS, shipping in early December  —  Framework and Google have announced the new Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition.  As the name implies, this is an upgradable …

Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt:
European Parliament approves Markets in Crypto Assets bill 28 to 1, which if passed in next vote will limit stablecoin token issuance, regulate mining, and more  —  The Markets in Crypto Assets regulation bill (MiCA) is one step closer to being put into law.

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
US DOJ forms the Digital Asset Coordinators Network with 150+ federal prosecutors across the country to target illegal activities involving digital currencies  —  New effort is part of trend toward putting more resources to target illegal activities involving digital currencies

Andrew Throuvalas / Decrypt:
Anchorage Digital plans to custody a “significant portion” of Apollo Global’s crypto portfolio and offer crypto custody services to Apollo’s clients  —  The private equity giant that manages half a trillion dollars will use Anchorage for institutional crypto custody.

Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Biden signs an EO to implement Privacy Shield 2.0, the EU-US data transfer framework seeking to address EU concerns of surveillance by US intelligence agencies  —  – President Joe Biden signed an executive order to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the U.S. and Europe.