NEAR Governance Approves Plan to Lower Issuance Cap to 1.6%
The 24-month reduction would lower staking rewards, but Security Council ratification and a validator-adopted protocol upgrade still stand between the vote and activation.
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Mercado Bitcoin Breach Wallet Sends 2,800 ETH Onward
Other transfers moved 2.24 million USDC and 1.7 million TRX, while deposits and withdrawals remained suspended.
New Jersey Rescinds Coinbase Staking Order, Clearing Path for Restart
The state withdrew its $5 million penalty and staking restrictions without prejudice; Coinbase says customer access will return ‘very soon.’
SEC Staff Clarifies When Token Voters Are Not a 'Central Party'
The guidance distinguishes independent governance participation from coordinated control and identifies unilateral powers that amount to overseeing a crypto system.
How to Read Crypto Funding Rate Charts Across Exchanges
A smaller percentage can imply the same daily funding rate when payment intervals differ. Heatmap colors describe an aggregate, not a count of bullish or bearish traders.
Horizen’s Nov. 4 Bridge Cutoff Leaves USDC.e Outside DAO Recovery Plan
The DAO plans to return remaining ZEN, including staking rewards, and eligible ETH balances on Base in the second half of November.
Researcher Puts Mercado Bitcoin Freezes Near $7 Million
Onchain records show Circle freezing USDC on Polygon and Paxos freezing gold tokens on Ethereum, while exchange withdrawals remain suspended.
NYSE Taps Broadridge for Onchain Shareholder Voting
Token holders would use wallets, broker interfaces or ProxyVote, while the planned trading venue still awaits regulatory approval.
SBI Plans $100 Million Investment in US Digital Bank Erebor
Erebor held more than $7 billion in deposits in September, SBI says, and supports blockchain settlement outside banking hours.
Arkham Says Mercado Bitcoin Attacker Holds $46 Million
The tracker groups 36 addresses. Mercado Bitcoin says customers suffered no losses but has not disclosed a total loss.
Relay Reports Route Disruptions in Bid to Block Binance-Hack Funds
The bridge says no user action is needed and is working with Binance and law enforcement to screen hacker-linked addresses.
Uniswap Extends VolatilePair Hook to Robinhood Chain
The ETH/USDG pool has about $3.5 million in liquidity and uses a tighter resting fee spread than its Ethereum counterpart.
Tether Says It Froze Over 4.5 Million USDT Tied to Mercado Bitcoin Incident
Ethereum and Tron records confirm blacklist actions against exchange-identified wallets, while deposits and withdrawals remain suspended.
Jito Names First Outside BAM Node Operators
Triton One, Bitwise and SOL Strategies begin with testnet onboarding. Access for any mainnet validator is targeted for early Q1 2027.
Mercado Bitcoin Keeps Withdrawals Suspended, Identifies Incident Wallets
The exchange says customers suffered no losses. Its latest disclosure links the incident to destination wallets receiving bitcoin, ether and other assets.
Binance Sees $5.14 Billion in Daily Net Outflows After Withdrawal Restart
Weekly net outflows reached nearly $14 billion, while the next nine venues by tracked assets recorded $507 million in combined daily net inflows.
Crypto Treasury Stocks: How mNAV and Dilution Affect Value
A bigger bitcoin or ether treasury need not mean more crypto per share—or a positive stock return. Strategy’s disclosures show why the valuation formula matters.
XRP Ledger Token-Permission Fix Heads for Wednesday Activation
The amendment has 33 of 35 trusted validators behind it. Separate proposals to block unapproved token holders remain under review.
ZachXBT Flags Suspected $106 Million-Plus Theft From EU Entity
The investigator says funds withdrawn from multiple exchange accounts were being swapped into ETH and routed through instant exchanges, Monero and cross-chain bridges.
Core Fork Recovers 68.15 Million CORE After b14g Hack
The recovery covers about 70% of affected tokens, but users have not been repaid and no claims process is open.
Standard Chartered Launches 24/7 Tokenized Deposits in Hong Kong
China AMC, Finloop and PantherTrade have already executed live tokenized-deposit and money-market-fund transactions, the bank says.
Coinbase Opens Deribit-Powered Perpetuals to AI Agents
The global offering requires eligible non-US accounts and derivatives onboarding; trade approvals depend on the connected AI app.
Elliptic Flags First Bitcoin Mixing of Binance Hack Proceeds
The analytics firm traced roughly 12,000 wallets across 11 blockchains and put remaining linked balances at $3.24 billion.
Visa Stablecoin Payments Explained: Settlement, Spending and Payouts
A shopper can spend a stablecoin balance while the merchant receives ordinary money. That is different from using stablecoins to settle between institutions or fund payouts.
Ether.fi Explained: Staking, Vaults, Borrowing and Cash
Staking tokens, managed-vault shares and collateral-backed loans carry different exposures. Cash adds card access, subject to identity and geographic checks.
Swell Opens Ethereum Claims for Tokens Stranded by Swellchain Shutdown
The project reported recovering 72.77 million SWELL, 100.99 swETH and 55.28 rswETH through a temporary BNB Chain bridge route.
USDY, OUSG and Ondo Stock Tokens Compared
The products offer different claims on traditional assets. A market purchase does not establish that the buyer can redeem directly with the issuer.
What Is Kinexys? A Guide to J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Accounts and JPM Coin
Blockchain Deposit Accounts support bank payments in eight currencies. JPM Coin takes dollar deposits onto public blockchains, but participation remains restricted.
What Is Hyperliquid? A Guide to HyperCore, HyperEVM and Builder Markets
HyperCore handles trading, HyperEVM runs applications, and independent market deployers set product rules. Their collateral and withdrawal dependencies differ.
What Is Chainlink CCIP? Tokens, Messages and Cross-Chain Completion
A successful send is only the beginning: destination delivery depends on verification, finality settings and execution. Price data is a separate Chainlink service.