Crypto news
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Kraken Restricts Accounts Amid Suspected $133 Million-Plus EU Theft
The exchange says its own systems and customer accounts were not compromised and that it is working with law enforcement on recovery.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance Misses Monthly Luna Classic Burn for First Time Since 2023
LUNC holders are waiting for Binance’s November burn, but it hasn’t arrived as the exchange recovers from a record $6.3 billion hack.
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ETHGas wants to bring Wall Street to public Ethereum by selling advance block reservations
But there’s a catch: validators that fail to deliver on their commitments currently face no financial compensation requirement under the service.
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Binance Lacks Cyber Insurance for $6.3 Billion Hack, Bloomberg Law Reports
The exchange says it reserved more than $6.34 billion in company funds and is drawing on emergency and futures reserves to replace stolen assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Liquid Network restores full bitcoin backing following $320 million exploit
Liquid Network said its bitcoin reserves are back to full backing after September's exploit, with Blockstream providing the funds.
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Binance’s net inflows turn positive at $2.3B as withdrawals expand
Binance led exchanges in 24-hour net inflows, reversing Monday’s heavy outflows as it restored access to funds after its $6.3 billion hack.
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Bitcoin steadies after dip to $76,300 as ETF outflows and midterm elections weigh on crypto
Bitcoin edged up 0.2% to around $76,900 since midnight UTC as spot ETFs lost $399 million for a second day and Binance customers pulled a net $4.72 billion.
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Liquid Network Restores Full Bitcoin Backing Two Months After $320M Exploit
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said the sidechain's defenses have been hardened, and warned developers not to trust AI-suggested fixes blindly.
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Event Recap | 2026 HK Institutional RWA & Stablecoin Forum Successfully Held
On November 2, during Hong Kong FinTech Week, the “Legal Breakthrough, Risk Foundation | 2026 HK Institutional RWA & Stablecoin Forum,” co-hosted by SlowMist and JunHe LLP, was held at AIA Central in Central, Hong Kong. The event brought together institutional representatives and industry guests...
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France Delays Budget Vote Again, Leaving Stablecoin Tax Pending
Lawmakers defeated a proposal to tax unrealized crypto gains when residents move abroad, but a stablecoin-swap tax remains in the provisional budget text.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Liquid’s bitcoin IOUs are fully backed again after a $320 million exploit
A final 250 BTC transfer closed the hole left by September’s bug, but the federation behind the network still hasn’t said who paid to fill it.
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Backpack Warns of Fake Tokenized Stock Airdrops
Scammers may cite genuine token addresses to appear legitimate, the company said, directing users to its official Solana mint directory.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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France postpones 2027 budget vote, crypto exit-tax proposals scrapped
The National Assembly postponed the vote on the budget’s revenue section for the second time, while the Nov. 17 deadline for the first reading examination nears.
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North Korea Denies $6.3B Binance Hack, Calls FBI Finding a 'Political Provocation'
Kim Yo Jong suggested the U.S. itself could be behind the theft, as Binance said hourly deposits had begun to exceed withdrawals.
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Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Paolo Ardoino says
Ardoino didn’t say where the extra coins sit. Holdings outside USDT reserves, such as Tether’s investments, wouldn’t appear in the report.
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Bitcoin price threatens $77.7K support loss with recent buyers underwater
Bitcoin fell below the realized price of the one-to-three-month-old buyer cohort in a move that risked flipping it to new resistance.
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Live news: Bitcoin faces fifth weekly loss as midterm uncertainty and apple warning weigh on markets
A fifth straight weekly decline would mark bitcoin’s joint third-longest losing streak, as oil rebounds and Apple’s margin warning adds to investor caution ahead of the U.S. midterms.
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North Korea denies role in $6.4 billion Binance hack after FBI points to TraderTraitor
The high-profile denial follows FBI alerts identifying North Korean-controlled wallet addresses tied to the largest cryptocurrency exploit in history.
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NEAR governance approves proposal to cut token issuance ceiling to 1.6%
NEAR's House of Stake passed HSP-029, which lowers the network's maximum annual issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.
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Mercado Bitcoin Promises No Customer Asset Losses After Hack
The exchange says $11 million has been blocked, but its assurance does not specify a funding source or reimbursement deadline.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance Flips to $1.82 Billion in Daily Net Inflows After Withdrawal Restart
Seven-day net outflows remained at $11.832 billion despite the positive daily reading on DefiLlama's exchange dashboard.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack
Partners like Tether, Circle, and Chainalysis helped freeze $11M of the stolen assets.
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Consensys launches cross-ledger settlement and routing stack for institutional networks
Consensys launched a technology stack enabling banks to route and settle transactions across independent ledgers without moving assets.
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Bitcoin’s price chart is flashing a red signal
The Guppy Multiple Moving Average bands signal a bearish momentum, even as seasonality and post-midterm history lean bullish.
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ARK buys $17M in Coinbase, Circle shares while trimming Bullish
ARK Invest added Coinbase and Circle shares across two trading sessions while selling about $8 million in Bullish as crypto stocks declined.
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Suspected EU crypto theft estimate rises to $133M: ZachXBT
ZachXBT identified another $27 million in exchange withdrawals, some of which occurred after he first flagged the suspected crypto theft.
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BlackRock’s IBIT sees biggest Bitcoin ETF outflows since June
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF shed $405.3 million on Monday as US spot Bitcoin funds opened November with nearly $399 million in net outflows.
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Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, data shows
The user protection fund now sits below the $800 million level that Binance’s own rules say triggers a top-up, and the exchange hasn’t said when it will refill it.
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Bitcoin miner Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot begins
The company's revenue dropped 63% in the third quarter, while a $127 million accounting gain helped turn an operating loss into a reported profit.
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Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key
A 12-person committee briefly rewrote one of Arbitrum’s core contracts to spend from an address it held no key for, then put the code back. It’s the second time this year.