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Exchanges
Coinbase lists Ripple USD on exchange, Prime and retail app
RLUSD is available to eligible users on three networks with 1:1 dollar conversion, putting Coinbase in direct competition with Kraken.
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Regulation
Treasury sanctions 11 tied to North Korean IT worker crypto network
OFAC designated 10 people and one entity, including two Russian intermediaries, in a crackdown on Pyongyang's fake IT workforce.
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Altcoins
Hoskinson criticizes Cardano Foundation over Midnight TOKEN2049 absence
The Cardano founder questioned why Midnight was excluded from a major conference booth despite community funding.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin pressured by hawkish Fed hold as traders weigh December hike
The Fed kept rates at 3.75%-4% but two dissents and a 78% December hike probability shifted attention to yields, the dollar and inflation data.
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Regulation
HTX agrees to leave UK in settlement with FCA
The exchange's Panama-registered entity has promised the High Court it will stop breaching UK financial promotion rules, ending the regulator's first case of
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Altcoins
Polygon Labs extends Open Money Stack payments suite to Solana
Solana businesses can now reach bank funding, embedded wallets and cross-chain payouts through one Polygon integration, with Kira among the first adopters.
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Markets
Ethereum slides toward $2,000 as bitcoin faces support test
Both cryptocurrencies have broken key technical levels amid broader market weakness and whale selling activity.
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Exchanges
EU crypto investors rank digital assets above retirement plans in OKX survey
Crypto investors in five countries ranked digital assets above retirement plans for lasting wealth in Europe, but not in the US, an OKX survey found.
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Hacks & Security
Centralized exchanges and DeFi drove 2026 crypto losses, report finds
A Lightning.news report shared with Bitcoin Magazine puts 2026 net crypto losses near $2.35 billion, with Bitget and Liquid among the largest incidents.
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Technology
Midnight blockchain network passes 1 million transactions
The privacy-focused network reached the milestone roughly seven months after launch, with daily activity climbing sharply in October.
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Altcoins
ChatGPT forecast sees PEPE at $0.000042 by 2027 in meme coin supercycle scenario
A Cryptonews.com scenario built on ChatGPT prompts projects an 8.5x move for PEPE, contingent on a retail-driven meme revival before the end of 2026.
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Markets
NYSE owner ICE partners with Trade.xyz on U.S. regulated Hyperliquid futures
Intercontinental Exchange takes equity stake in Trade.xyz to develop perpetual futures market subject to CFTC approval.
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Technology
Stellar gains ethereum cross-chain messaging as VIA Labs goes live
VIA Labs has deployed bidirectional messaging between Stellar's Soroban contracts and Ethereum mainnet, announced at the Meridian conference in Lisbon.
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Stablecoins
Visa stablecoin settlement volume reaches $25B annualized as card programs top 225
Visa reported a tenfold yearly rise in annualized stablecoin settlement volume and said stablecoin-linked card programs now exceed 225.
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Markets
AI stocks surge on MEXC as tokenized trading volume jumps 88%
Demand for artificial intelligence assets drove significant growth across the cryptocurrency exchange's traditional finance offerings in September.
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Altcoins
NEAR, SHIB and LINK hold supports as ether tests $2,300
October 29 analyses put four major altcoins near closely watched levels, with ether pressured by spot ETF outflows and a delayed testnet upgrade.
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Technology
CoinDCX confirms $15.99 million loss after failed wallet sweep
The exchange says deposits piled up in deprecated addresses when an automated transfer stopped working, days after its CEO called breach reports a false alarm.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as $404 million in longs are liquidated
A brief drop under $80,000 triggered heavy leveraged long liquidations, while ETF flows and a divided Fed decision kept sentiment cautious.
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Hacks & Security
Keystone to destroy 18,835 wallets after breach exposes authentication key
Keystone says a stolen WebAuth key could let counterfeit devices pass authenticity checks, prompting it to scrap unsold inventory and pause shipments.
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Technology
LME explores tokenizing Hong Kong metal stocks to unlock financing
The exchange is weighing digital tokens for off-warrant metal in Hong Kong warehouses, with a 2027 HKEX pilot for warehouse-receipt financing in view.
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Altcoins
Ripple nears $900M product revenue run rate as RLUSD expands
At Swell 2026, Ripple said its product business is approaching a $900 million annualized run rate, backed by a Coinbase listing for RLUSD and a widening
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Technology
Crypto super apps seek daily use through payments
Panels hosted by ChangeNOW at TOKEN2049 Singapore examined whether payments can turn multi-service crypto apps into everyday tools.
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Technology
Sony opens Soneium incubation program for entertainment creators
Selected projects get technical, business and marketing support plus access to Sony Group companies, applications run through December 2026.
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Markets
Bitcoin holds above $81,000 as Fed keeps rates steady in split vote
The Fed left rates at 3.75%, 4% with two dissents favoring a hike, and bitcoin traded in a narrow band as traders weighed December tightening odds.
