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Markets
Ethereum whales buy tens of millions in ETH, on-chain data shows
Large wallets bought tens of millions of dollars of ETH in early November, reports say, even as the token traded below key moving averages.
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Hacks & Security
Mercado Bitcoin freezes deposits and withdrawals after security incident
Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin says clients lost nothing, Hypernative estimates more than $40 million left wallets it links to the platform.
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Stablecoins
HSBC's RedCoin stablecoin draws 50,000 users in first week
The Hong Kong dollar-backed token launched through PayMe on October 23 and is now being expanded toward mobile banking and tokenized investments.
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Markets
Chainlink's 24/7 price feeds adopted by Aave's Horizon platform
Aave's institutional lending platform is using Chainlink's round-the-clock feeds to value tokenized equities and other real-world collateral.
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Bitcoin
Strategy buys 811 bitcoin for $65.5M as dollar assets reach $4.9B
The purchase lifts Strategy's bitcoin holdings to 849,327 BTC, while the company also repurchased $208.2 million in STRC preferred shares.
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Hacks & Security
BitMine buys 8,573 ETH, closing in on 5% supply target
The Ethereum treasury company now holds 6,060,506 ETH, about 4.9% of supply, after its smallest weekly purchase in recent updates.
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Bitcoin
Strategy adds 811 bitcoin while STRC buybacks dwarf the purchase
The firm funded its latest coin purchase entirely with common stock sales, then spent more than three times as much retiring preferred shares.
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Bitcoin
Strategy resumes bitcoin buying with 811 BTC purchase after one-week pause
The company spent $65.5 million on bitcoin last week and repurchased $208.2 million of its STRC preferred stock, according to an SEC filing.
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Altcoins
Ripple CEO says XRP can become institutional gold standard within five years
At Ripple Swell, Brad Garlinghouse said XRP could anchor institutional crypto payments, while David Schwartz predicted broad retail adoption.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin holds $82,500 support as CPI, ETF flows and unlocks loom
Crypto markets enter a busy week with U.S. inflation data, spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and token unlocks in focus.
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Bitcoin
Aave curbs $136 million tBTC market after Threshold halts redemptions
Threshold paused tBTC minting and redemptions on Oct. 31, Aave and Gauntlet moved to limit exposure while the bridge remains offline.
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ETFs
Bitcoin ETFs shed $643 million in a day, erasing the week's inflows
Five US spot Bitcoin funds posted redemptions on October 30 with no inflows to offset them, turning the week negative.
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Stablecoins
Hong Kong opens 24/7 tokenized settlement, eyes stablecoin debt trials
HKMA's EnsembleTX now settles tokenized transactions around the clock, with regulated stablecoins set to join government debt trials.
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Hacks & Security
Claude AI sketches extreme BNB scenario amid $6.3bn Binance hack
A speculative Anthropic model scenario ties a huge BNB move to institutional RWA settlement, while the exchange handles the largest hack on record.
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Hacks & Security
Binance draws on futures insurance fund to cover $6.3 billion hack
The exchange says it released only surplus reserves, but public snapshots show the insurance pools it tracks fell about 25% in a day.
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ETFs
OneKey founder flags BlackRock Bitcoin ETF as possible North Korea target
Yishi Wang says IBIT may be on North Korea's shortlist after the Binance breach, while Coinbase says its custody systems remain secure.
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Hacks & Security
Bank of Korea surveys 31 financial firms on crypto risks
The central bank is asking banks and brokerages how exchange hacks, a prolonged downturn and losses elsewhere could affect their crypto exposure.
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Regulation
Brazil's crypto licensing window closes with about 40 applicants
Roughly 40 institutions sought authorization from the Central Bank of Brazil by the October 30 deadline, far below expectations of 150 to 200.
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Hacks & Security
XRP was first asset drained in Binance breach, tracing shows
Five Binance wallets sent 233.46 million XRP to a single attacker address in about four minutes, ahead of outflows across nine chains.
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Hacks & Security
BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts and urges server shutdowns
The self-hosted bitcoin payment processor says older software is affected and advises operators to update to version 2.4.7.
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Exchanges
Binance warns users of fake reward campaigns as withdrawals resume
Cofounder Yi He says no cash voucher campaign is live and a planned community rewards scheme still needs regulatory approval.
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Ethereum
Ethereum recovers above $2,250 as traders watch $2,300
ETH gained about 1% to near $2,270 while Bitcoin rebounded toward $78,000, even as spot Ethereum ETFs continued to see net withdrawals.
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Regulation
Crypto markets face midterms, data and earnings-packed week
Bitcoin held near $77,800 as traders tracked the November 3 U.S. midterms, ETF flows, security concerns and a heavy economic calendar.
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Hacks & Security
Binance net outflows reach $3.64B after $6.3B hack as withdrawals resume
Binance processed $4.65B in withdrawals and $1.01B in deposits over nine and a half hours, leaving about $3.64B in net outflows, according to the reports.
