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Stablecoins
Tether's excess reserves nearly double to $8B on $1.5B Q3 profit
The stablecoin issuer reported a significant buffer increase as its Treasury holdings rival major foreign governments.
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Exchanges
Coinbase CEO Armstrong plans sale of up to 8.17M shares
The Coinbase chief executive has adopted a trading plan to sell millions of shares over the next year under SEC Rule 10b5-1.
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Markets
Hyperliquid enters crypto's top 10, overtakes Zcash after institutional push
HYPE climbed 25% in three days to reach a $21.78 billion market cap following an ICE partnership announcement.
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Hacks & Security
Meta AI's speculative XRP forecast sparks debate on institutional adoption
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI outlined an extreme scenario for XRP involving major financial institutions adopting the XRP Ledger for cross-border settlement.
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Regulation
Lagarde exits ECB as Europe's tokenized finance blueprint remains unsettled
Christine Lagarde will step down as ECB president in February 2027 while the central bank continues deliberating how to structure Europe's tokenized financial
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Bitcoin
Strategy added 7,218 bitcoin in Q3 as $20.9B markup lifted earnings
The company recorded record operating income from digital asset gains while reducing its net bitcoin purchases.
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Regulation
SEC charges two companies in $130 million crypto fraud scheme
False SEC filings helped BG Wealth and DSJ Exchange solicit investments from tens of thousands of retail investors across multiple states.
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Hacks & Security
EIP-7702 didn't cause the Binance hack, analysts say, but may have widened it
Security firms say compromised signing infrastructure drove the $6.3 billion theft, while Ethereum's delegation feature may have helped attackers bypass
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Markets
Bitcoin tests $80K support as deeper correction questions build
BTC is pressing a key channel midline after rejection near $87K, while a later selloff pushed it below weekend support.
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Regulation
Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its two top executives
A 14-count filing accuses Kalshi, CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Luana Lopes Lara of promoting online gambling after a state agent placed 12 sports wagers.
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Bitcoin
Strategy faces November 11 MSCI index eligibility decision
MSCI will announce final November constituent changes on November 11, with any removals taking effect after the November 30 close.
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Hacks & Security
Hackers drain 9,408 SOL from Bloom bot wallets as copied key is blamed
Bitquery traced the losses to 48 wallets whose own keys signed the transfers, while Bloom denied a private-key compromise and refunded nine users.
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Exchanges
Winklevoss twins urge Zcash to dissolve community grants committee
Gemini founders want ZEC holders to decide development funding as debate over a $125 million treasury grows.
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Technology
Trezor warns of suspected hardware implant in CryptoBilis wallets
The hardware wallet maker urges customers to move funds after a report of unauthorized circuitry in a device sold through a former reseller.
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Markets
Grok AI scenario sketches a $5,000 Zcash path for 2027
99Bitcoins reports that a deliberately extreme Grok AI scenario puts Zcash at $5,000 by Jan.
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Hacks & Security
Standard Chartered says Binance hack may accelerate DEX shift
Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick says the $6.3 billion Binance breach could push more trading to decentralized venues and help Uniswap.
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Hacks & Security
Musk warns AI agents could exploit crypto after $6.3bn Binance hack
Musk said superintelligent agents may one day turn to crypto to fund themselves, after an attacker used stolen USDT on Aave to borrow ETH.
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Technology
Mirae Asset's Hong Kong unit issues tokenized notes on Solana
Six-month floating-rate notes were placed with institutional investors through distributor Marketnode under a $3 billion structured note programme.
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Bitcoin
Bitwise raises 2036 bitcoin forecast to $1.6 million
The asset manager's base case implies 34.3% annualized growth, but it depends on institutional adoption and scarcity assumptions.
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Stablecoins
Tether backs Bolivia's Peso to expand USDT payments in Latin America
Tether led an undisclosed pre-seed round in Peso, whose tools link USDT to Yango food delivery, merchant terminals and Bolivian bank accounts.
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Business
Robinhood CEO pushes for tokenized stock clarity as crypto revenue drops 55%
The brokerage's cryptocurrency business declined sharply in Q3, while CEO Vlad Tenev called for clearer regulatory rules around tokenized equities.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin holds near $80,000 as two analysts argue the cycle low may be in
Galaxy's Alex Thorn says AI-worried hedge funds already sold, while Lyn Alden sees the bottom in but warns of a new technical risk.
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Hacks & Security
Circle's Arc blockchain crosses $1 billion in USDC six weeks after launch
Circle's stablecoin-focused blockchain reached a $1 billion USDC milestone, though concentration in large wallets raises questions about adoption depth.
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Technology
Ibis exits stealth with $250M FalconX credit facility for onchain lending
The onchain credit platform also closed a pre-seed round led by FalconX, with Anchorage Digital Bank as custody and design partner.