Crypto news
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Bitcoin's 'volatility curve' has a midterm bump
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 2, 2026
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BTCPay Tells Merchants to Switch Off Servers Amid Hot Wallet Attack Reports
The Bitcoin payment software says attacks targeted versions 2.4.1 and older, days after it shipped an emergency fix for a critical flaw.
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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No proof of AI in North Korean hackers move of stolen Binance funds
Elliptic tracked thousands of transfers, failed swaps and repeated transactions that suggest the hackers relied on scripts rather than AI agents.
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Bitcoin eases to $77,900 as Binance customers pull $3.6 billion after withdrawals reopen
Bitcoin fell 0.4% to around $77,900 since midnight UTC as Binance customers pulled a net $3.64 billion after withdrawals reopened and ETFs lost $643 million.
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From Uptober to Hacktober: Are Bitcoin’s seasonal patterns becoming obsolete?
Bitcoin lost 7.3% in October 2026 after another decline the previous year, despite the month’s historically strong returns, as analysts reassess seasonal signals.
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Trezor lifts password ceiling after Coldcard’s $100M wallet thefts
Trezor cited July’s Coldcard attacks, in which strong passphrases helped protect some users whose wallet recovery information was compromised.
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FBI Blames North Korea for $6B Binance Hack as Exchange Reopens Withdrawals
Binance saw $3.64 billion in net outflows in the first nine and a half hours after reopening withdrawals, or 2.1% of its assets, it said.
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Hong Kong takes tokenized settlement to 24/7, plans stablecoin trials
The HKMA plans to bring regulated stablecoins into tokenized government debt trials, while HSBC says its RedCoin stablecoin has reached 50,000 users.
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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What Does Securitize Do? A Guide to Its Fund Services
Separate affiliates handle ownership records, distribution, trading, administration and investment advice. BlackRock’s BUIDL illustrates how those services fit around a fund’s own manager and exit terms.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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BTC heads into US midterm showdown: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin price action held its 100-day moving average into the monthly close as crypto markets braced for US midterm election and tech earnings volatility.
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Jupiter Lend Explained: Deposits, Borrowing and Withdrawals
Earn lenders hold deposit receipts, while Borrow and Multiply users have collateral-backed debt positions. Available cash and withdrawal rules determine immediate exit access.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Metals.io issues tokens backed by 25 tonnes of physical copper stored in Germany
The company is starting with $366,000 worth of copper stored in Germany, hoping to build a market for investors to own and trade physical metal onchain.
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Canton Explained: How Privacy, Access and Settlement Work
Participant nodes check the transactions involving their users. Shared infrastructure coordinates the outcome, while banks and trading venues set separate product-access rules.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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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.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance hack fallout, U.S. midterms and jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Nov. 2.
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Curve Explained: Stablecoin Pools, LP Exposure and Lending
An LP token represents a share of a changing asset mix. Trading fees, token incentives and lending interest come from different sources.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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OKX draws $445M in net inflows as Binance outflows exceed $7B
OKX led cryptocurrency exchanges with $445 million in daily inflows, while Binance processed about $7 billion in net outflows.
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Live updates: Binance records $6 billion outflows after starting withdrawals, less then 4% of total holdings
The outflows followed a 45-hour withdrawal freeze after a $6.3 billion theft, with rival exchanges attracting deposits as customers regained access to their funds.
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China’s Communist Party calls for a crackdown on corruption that uses crypto and blockchain
China's Communist Party has named virtual currency and blockchain in a new anti-corruption call.
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Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get inside.
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Binance Restores USD Withdrawals as Post-Hack Reopening Expands
The exchange says all 15 initial crypto network groups have reopened, but withdrawals for several other tokens remain suspended.... Read the full story at The Defiant