Crypto news
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Binance Asks ArbitrumDAO to Release Frozen ETH and ARB
The draft would let recovered assets replenish reserves used to cover customer losses. Binance expects the governance process to take seven weeks or longer.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance hack spooks US gov’t into checking on banks, report
Spooked US regulators are reportedly contacting banks to probe for unusual activity or disruptions in the wake of the $6.3 billion Binance hack. US banks are also trying to learn from the hack and are reportedly checking their own security systems to figure out if they're prepared to respond to a...
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Gate CEO says crypto exchanges must prove they can survive a hack like Binance’s
Lin Han says Gate holds enough assets in cold storage to cover customer balances even if its hot wallets are emptied. An independent audit is underway.
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Samsung Wallet launches USDC accounts on Solana for US Galaxy users
Samsung Wallet's Stablecoin Account is now live for eligible U.S. Galaxy users, allowing them to use USDC on Solana.
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How Fed Interest Rates Affect Crypto
Bitcoin can move before a rate decision as expectations shift. The surprise and the Fed’s message about future policy can matter more than the cut or hike itself.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Selling Tokenized Stocks After Hours: What Determines the Price
Some token venues offer weekend trading, but selling an existing token and redeeming it with its issuer run on separate schedules.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Kraken parent Payward and its clients buy AAVE tokens in DeFi investment push
The investment follows talks first reported by CoinDesk in June that included a proposed equity stake in Aave Group.
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Polygon Draft Would Give Labs a New Route to Upgrade Contracts
PIP-93 would consolidate upgrade powers under an 8-of-11 Security Council, with a seven-day delay for Polygon Labs proposals.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tether and Tron Quietly Scrapped T3 Crime Unit Two Months Before $6.3 Billion Binance Hack
Bitcoin Magazine Tether and Tron Quietly Scrapped T3 Crime Unit Two Months Before $6.3 Billion Binance Hack The T3 Financial Crime Unit, the anti-crime alliance Tron, Tether and TRM Labs launched in 2024 and later expanded to Binance, quietly shut down in late August, Bloomberg reported Wednesday,...
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Riot (RIOT) Names Anthropic as Tenant in $28 Billion Texas Lease, Could Owe It 12% Interest
Bitcoin Magazine Riot (RIOT) Names Anthropic as Tenant in $28 Billion Texas Lease, Could Owe It 12% Interest Riot Platforms' unnamed “Frontier AI Lab” is Anthropic, the bitcoin miner disclosed in its quarterly report filed Wednesday, naming the Claude developer as the tenant behind a 15-year lease...
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Bitcoin Price Trades Near $79,600 as Oil Rebounds and Bank of England Hikes Rates
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Trades Near $79,600 as Oil Rebounds and Bank of England Hikes Rates Bitcoin price traded near $79,600 on Thursday morning, up about 2% from a day earlier but roughly $21,900 below its price one year ago, after slipping back under $80,000 as oil prices recovered and...
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Binance drops SignalPlus API keys after potential hack
Binance has removed all of its API keys associated with crypto trading terminal SignalPlus as an “immediate precautionary measure” following a potential hack at the third-party firm. Binance posted today to its X account, “Binance's own systems are unaffected. User funds remain safe.” Crypto...
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Sam Altman Says It's 'Fucking Annoying' His RAM Comments Were Taken Out of Context
The OpenAI CEO briefly renamed himself "Ram Altman" on X after Elon Musk mocked him for saying idle home PC memory is "quite terrible."
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Blockchain is ‘perfect solution’ for AI agent trust, VeChain CEO says
Sunny Lu said AI agents would need identity and reputation systems, making the case while promoting agent-building platform VeWorld.ai.
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Can decentralized phone networks power the AI revolution?
Decentralized AI networks want to turn everyday phones into an alternative to centralized computing infrastructure — but skeptics have their doubts.
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Google could take stake in bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $19 billion AI project if Anthropic defaults
A $19 billion data-center agreement includes an unusual provision allowing Google to acquire part of the project if Anthropic fails to pay its rent.
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Morning Minute: Democrat Sweep Pumps Crypto as Clarity Act Resurfaces
The Dems are already talking compromise on the Clarity Act and their requests all seem logical - does the bill have new life?
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Stablecoins Go Mainstream as Samsung Wallet Adds USDC on Solana
Eligible U.S. Galaxy users can now buy, hold, send and receive USDC on Solana directly in Samsung Wallet, without a separate crypto app or private keys to manage.
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Binance cuts SignalPlus access after security warning, urges users to check accounts
The exchange says its systems are unaffected but has removed trading connections to the third-party platform as a precaution.
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Ukraine’s central bank opposes crypto bill, citing monetary sovereignty concerns
Ukraine’s central bank won’t back a crypto legalization bill in its current form and wants lawmakers to revise it before a final vote.
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Trump’s memecoin ventures derailed CLARITY Act, Scaramucci says
The SkyBridge founder said disputes over ethics restrictions also stalled negotiations, with both sides responsible for the setback.
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Bitcoin is resilient, but leverage is missing and demand still tepid
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 5, 2026
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Elon Musk spent $400M on Republican super PACs during midterms
Elon Musk funneled $474 million into Tuesday’s US midterms, and based on polling estimates after a definitive Democratic sweep, approximately 98% of that money went to losing candidates. A trace of Musk’s midterm donations by Wired estimated even higher: 99% to losers. Even worse, Musk ended up...
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Binance Cuts Off SignalPlus API Keys Over 'Potential Security Issue' at Trading Platform
The exchange said its own systems and user funds are unaffected, a week after it lost $6.4 billion in a hack blamed on North Korea.
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Canadian Man Extradited to US Over Plot to Hijack University Supercomputers for Crypto
Prosecutors say Ryan Roach and a co-defendant targeted U.S. universities with supercomputers, stealing logins and secretly mining crypto.
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Thailand Sets Dec. 5 Bitget Block As Local Exchange Deal Awaits Approval
Seller GMO Internet has pushed the planned share transfer to Nov. 30 while it works through Thai regulatory procedures.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin miners are oversold following 35% October rout, VanEck says
Investors dumped AI infrastructure providers across the board in October, treating companies in very different sectors as one monolithic trade.
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Trump-linked American Bitcoin swings to $126 million profit but misses revenue estimates
Revenue fell to $63.4 million in the third quarter and missed analysts’ forecasts as bitcoin production declined and higher summer electricity prices pushed mining costs up.
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Thailand to block Bitget in December over unlicensed crypto trading
Thailand’s SEC filed a criminal complaint against Bitget’s operator, with access to its website and app set to be blocked from Dec. 5.
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Bitcoin holds above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump as injective rallies on staked ETF listing
Bitcoin slipped 0.2% to around $80,250 since midnight UTC, holding above $80,000 after Wednesday’s jump, as spot ETFs ended a three-day outflow streak.