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Binance says the Oct. 29 hack grew from a months-long campaign that began in June. An engineer installed a tampered software package, and another took a fake coding test. Hackers reached the wallet-signing service and moved funds outside normal withdrawals.
Bitcoin traded near $77,000 in early November 2026, with Ethereum around $2,250. US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost about $398.6 million on November 2 after $643.3 million left on October 30.
Santiment counted 2,147 wallets holding at least 1 million XRP, the highest of 2026. Ali Charts said XRP’s 4-hour Bollinger Bands are the tightest since August. XRP trades at $1.2757, up 2.04% in 24 hours.
Mercado Bitcoin says about $38 million was lost in a hack on November 2, 2026. The exchange says customers will not lose assets and that it will cover the losses. Hot wallets on at least 10 blockchains were drained.
Ethereum trades at $2,289.88, up 1.62% in 24 hours ETH needs to reclaim $2,300, with resistance at $2,388.64 ETH/BTC broke above a descending trendline on Nov. 3 Open interest fell from about $34B to about $28B since early October U.S.
The CFTC cleared perpetual futures tied to individual stocks for regulated US exchanges. Chairman Michael Selig said the contracts were deemed approved under CFTC Regulation 40.3. No exchanges or start date were named. Coinbase, Kalshi, Payward and OG.com filed for approval in September.
Bitcoin fell below $76,000 early Wednesday, then recovered to about $77,890. Democrats are set to win both chambers of Congress, according to reports. Santiment says the bullish-to-bearish comment ratio for BTC is back near 0.51. U.S.
US Bitcoin ETFs recorded $398.6 million in net outflows on November 2. BlackRock’s IBIT led withdrawals with $405.3 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC gained $6.7 million. Bitcoin ETFs lost another $643.2 million on October 30, ending four consecutive days of inflows.
Ark Invest purchased 24,790 Coinbase shares worth approximately $3.4 million on November 2. The investment firm acquired 35,657 Circle shares valued at roughly $2.6 million. Ark Invest purchased 7,703 Robinhood shares worth approximately $645,820.
Consensys launched Sovereign Network Interoperability on November 2, 2026, at Devcon in Mumbai. The software allows banks to settle transactions across separate blockchains without transferring assets between networks. The Cross Ledger Interoperability Protocol uses cryptographic proofs to verify transactions across different ledgers.
NEAR Protocol’s House of Stake approved HSP-029 with 99.97% support from participating voting power. The proposal will gradually reduce maximum annual NEAR issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.
XRP price stayed near $1.25 on Tuesday as sellers kept limiting recovery attempts. The XRP Ledger recorded 7,934 new wallets on November 1, its sixth-highest daily total of 2026. Santiment reported that bearish social media comments continued to outnumber bullish comments about XRP.
Solana and Ethereum are two of the largest smart contract networks in crypto. Both let developers build apps, and both use proof-of-stake to secure their networks. They take very different paths to get there.
Bitcoin was created after the 2008 financial crisis as a money system that does not rely on banks or central banks. Many people expect it to protect savings when the economy weakens. The data from past downturns tells a more mixed story.
Ethereum staking lets holders lock up ether (ETH) to help run the network. In return, they can earn new ETH as a reward. The process replaced the energy-heavy mining system that Ethereum once used.
Metaplanet bought back 96,447,400 shares between October 14 and 31 for about $160 million. The purchases use about 48% of the 200 million share limit and 42% of the ¥60 billion budget. CEO Simon Gerovich says the goal is to maximize bitcoin per share.
Strive bought 124 BTC for about $10 million between Oct. 24 and Oct. 30. Total holdings now stand at 43,124 BTC, good for fourth place among public holders.
Ark Invest bought $3.4 million of Coinbase, $2.6 million of Circle and $645,820 of Robinhood on Monday. The firm sold $2.3 million of Bullish as that stock fell 5.69%. Morgan Stanley downgraded Coinbase to Underweight and cut its price target to $120.
Strategy bought 811 BTC for $65.5 million between Oct. 26 and Nov. 1 Total holdings now stand at 849,327 BTC, bought at an average of $75,451 MSTR closed Friday at $130.51 after a 9.6% weekly drop The company reported $19.5 billion in Q3 net income…
Morgan Stanley cut Coinbase to Underweight from Equalweight. Its price target dropped to $120 from $258, a cut of about 53%. The stock trades near $138, just above its 52-week low of $136.89. The bank lowered 2027 and 2028 revenue and EBITDA forecasts.
Bitmine stock traded at $20.14 on Monday, down slightly, after the company announced another ETH purchase. The company bought 8,573 ETH last week and now holds 6,060,506 ETH, or 4.9% of supply.
Securitize added 13 tokenized U.S. stocks on Solana, bringing its total to 25. StoneX says the DTCC tokenization service serves different markets than Securitize. StoneX kept its buy rating and $18 price target on Securitize shares.
HYPE trades near $83, about 15% below its all-time high of $97.96 set on September 23. Circulating market cap sits at roughly $20 billion, with a fully diluted value near $80 billion. Hyperliquid logged about $200 billion in perpetual futures volume over 30 days.
Swan Bitcoin founder Cory Klippsten says AI is a nearer threat to Bitcoin than quantum computing. He says hackers use large language models to probe crypto systems for flaws. Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after an estimated $46 million left its wallets.
New Jersey rescinded its 2023 cease-and-desist order against Coinbase’s staking service. The $5 million penalty was withdrawn without prejudice, so the state could act again. California, Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington still pursue staking cases.
Tokenized equities hit a record $3.8 billion, up 590% since the start of 2026, per The Kobeissi Letter. The sector has posted ten straight weeks of new highs. About 70% of tokenized asset trading on Jupiter happens outside regular market hours.
Solflare entered “bunker mode,” requiring multiple approvals for all code and infrastructure changes. An October incident at a third-party staking provider affected keys used by Solflare’s validator. Solflare says no customer funds were stolen, but affected users stopped earning staking rewards.
BNB trades near $691 on Nov. 3, about 14% below its October high near $800. The token fell below the rising trendline that held since July. Binance said it replenished about 90% of assets affected by the $6.34 billion breach.
Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals on Nov. 2 after wallets were drained on at least 10 blockchains. Security firms estimate losses between $40 million and $46 million. Tether froze more than $4.5 million in USDT tied to the incident.
Solana’s tokenized real-world assets stand at $5.12 billion, up 17.61% in 30 days Application revenue hit nearly $300 million in Q3, up 50% from Q2 Stablecoin market cap on Solana reached a record $17.51 billion Analyst Crypto Patel sees possible support at $90-$93 after rejection…