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Binance, Hit by $6.1 Billion Hack, to Cooperate With FBI

Binance Founder Zhao Rebukes Musk Over Hack Joke, Urges Support

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao voiced disappointment with Elon Musk’s somewhat playful response to the Binance hacking incident. On October 30, Zhao wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “I respect you a lot, but this is not the time for jokes,” add

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju Says Extreme Bitcoin Gloom May Signal Gains

Market pessimism toward Bitcoin has reached an extreme, with one analyst arguing that the bleak sentiment could itself be a bullish signal. On October 30, CryptoQuant Chief Executive Officer Ki Young Ju wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the Coinbase

Bonanza Factory Says Binance Hack Exploited Internal Approval System

The hack of Binance, the world’s largest digital-asset exchange, may have been carried out by exploiting the exchange’s internal withdrawal system, according to an analysis released on Oct. 30. Bonanza Factory, a South Korean blockchain analytics fir

Ripple Transfers 120 Million XRP to Anonymous Wallet

Ripple has transferred a large amount of XRP. Whale Alert said on October 30 that 120 million XRP was moved from a Ripple address to an anonymous wallet about five minutes earlier. The transfer was worth about $150 million at current prices.

Coinbase Buys 643 Bitcoin in Third Quarter, Raising Holdings to 17,954

Coinbase, the largest digital-asset exchange in the US, bought an additional 643 Bitcoin in the third quarter. According to Bitcoin Treasuries on October 30, the purchase raised Coinbase's total Bitcoin holdings to 17,954. The latest buy moved Coinba

Onchain Foundation Temporarily Suspends Lisk Token Buyback After Binance Hack

Onchain Foundation has temporarily suspended its buyback plan for Lisk (LSK) tokens in the wake of the Binance hack. BlockBeats reported on October 30 that the foundation paused the Lisk token buyback following the Binance security incident and plans

Trezor Says Some Hardware Wallets May Have Been Tampered With, Urges Asset Transfers

Hardware wallet maker Trezor urged users to move their assets after saying some products already sold may have been tampered with. Wu Blockchain reported on October 30 that Trezor had received a tip that an external device may have been inserted into

Zest Protocol Suspends New Loans After Binance Fallout

DeFi platform Zest Protocol has temporarily suspended new lending services. On October 30, Zest Protocol wrote on its official X account, formerly Twitter, that it had halted new loans as a precautionary measure to protect users following the Binance

South Korea’s FIU Refers 3 Illegal Crypto Operators for Investigation, Seeks Access Block on 2

South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit referred three illegal virtual-asset operators to investigative authorities. On Oct. 30, the FIU said it had requested investigations into three unregistered crypto operators: Aegis Ventures, TetherMax and Su

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Strategy Says It Will Pursue More Bitcoin Purchases, Can Raise Up to $30 Billion

Strategy, the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, said it plans to make additional purchases of the cryptocurrency. Cointelegraph reported on October 30 that Michael Saylor, Strategy's executive chairman, said on the company's third-quarter

North Korean Hackers Blamed for Binance Breach in Tactics Echoing Bybit Attack

A North Korean hacking group has been identified as being behind the large-scale hack of Binance, the world’s biggest digital-asset exchange. CNN reported on October 30 that blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, after analyzing on-chain and off-chain d

Arco Signs MOU With t54 to Jointly Develop AI-Based Enterprise RWA Vault on XRP Ledger

Arco, a real-world asset infrastructure company, said on October 29 that it had signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with t54 to jointly develop an AI agent-based, security-enhanced enterprise RWA vault in the XRP Ledger ecosystem. Under th

South Korea’s Democratic Party Fails to Decide on Crypto Tax Delay, Says More Discussion Needed

South Korea’s Democratic Party held a party-government consultation on whether to implement taxation on virtual assets, or cryptocurrencies, but failed to reach a conclusion. Party officials remain divided on the issue. After the meeting at the Natio

Kim Min-seok Says Crypto Tax Rollout Will Hinge on Market Conditions, Institutional Readiness

Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said authorities will decide whether to implement South Korea’s virtual-asset tax regime after comprehensively reviewing market conditions and institutional preparedness. Speaking at a Democratic

Lucent Block Alleges Unfair FSC Licensing Process for Fractional-Investment Exchange

Lucent Block holds press conference on fractional-investment licensing CEO Heo Se-young says the number of licensed firms was capped without a formal vote Company disputes rejection reasons including capital and governance “Give us a chance to compet

CFTC, NBA Sign MOU to Oversee Prediction Markets, Prevent Insider Trading

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Basketball Association are working together to help ensure the integrity of sports prediction markets. Reuters reported on October 26 that the CFTC and the NBA signed a memorandum of understan

Canada Unveils Draft Stablecoin Rules, Banning Interest Payments

Canada has unveiled draft rules for stablecoins that would ban issuers from paying interest and tighten reserve requirements. CoinDesk reported on October 26 that Canada’s Finance Department released the draft framework and opened a 60-day public com

RedStone Teams Up With DogeOS to Expand Dogecoin-Based DeFi Ecosystem

The Dogecoin ecosystem now has the infrastructure to develop decentralized finance services including lending and stablecoins. Blockchain oracle company RedStone said on October 26 on its official website that it had integrated its price-data technol

Coinbase to Launch Spot Trading in Ritual (RITUAL)

Coinbase, the largest digital-asset exchange in the US, said on X on Oct. 26 that it plans to launch spot trading in Ritual (RITUAL) later in the day. Trading will begin if liquidity conditions are met.

Galaxy Digital Says Bitcoin Bear Market Ended in June, Sees Buying Opportunity Now

Bitcoin's bear market has already ended, and now is an appropriate time to add to positions, according to a new analysis. Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, wrote in a report released on Oct. 26 that Bitcoin's bear market ended in June a

Trump-Linked Digital-Asset Firms Hire Legal Experts Ahead of Midterm Elections

Digital-asset companies tied directly or indirectly to President Donald Trump’s family are preparing for a potential Democratic victory in the upcoming midterm elections. They are also bracing for possible congressional investigations. Bloomberg repo

Anthropic Moves Ahead With IPO, Reports $16.3 Billion in First-Half Revenue

Anthropic, the developer of the artificial intelligence model Claude, is moving ahead with plans for a U.S. stock market listing. On October 26, Anthropic filed an S-1 registration statement for an initial public offering with the US Securities and E

Strategy Buys Back $205 Million of STRC Preferred Stock, Makes No Additional Bitcoin Purchases

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, bought back about $205 million of its preferred stock. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26, the company disclosed that it repurchased 2,068,459 shares of S

BitMine Buys 10,452 Ether, Raising Holdings to 4.95% of Total Supply

BitMine, the world's largest corporate holder of Ether, bought more of the token last week. BlockBeats reported on October 26 that BitMine purchased an additional 10,452 Ether last week. That raised its total Ether holdings to 6.05 million, equal to

Aviva Investors Tokenizes £22 Billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on XRP Ledger

Aviva Investors, the U.K. asset manager, is tokenizing a money-market fund using Ripple’s XRP Ledger, or XRPL. Ripple said on its website on Oct. 26 that Aviva Investors has launched tokenized beneficial interests in its Sterling Liquidity Fund. The

US Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Firm Bitfarry Seeks Nasdaq Listing

Bitfarry, a U.S. Bitcoin mining infrastructure company, is seeking a Nasdaq listing. Bitfarry said on October 26 that it had filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as it moves forward with an init

Strive Buys 6,182 More Bitcoin, Taking Total Holdings to 43,000

Strive, a US corporate Bitcoin treasury company, bought another 6,182 Bitcoin last week. Odaily reported on October 26 that Strive disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it purchased a total of 6,182 Bitcoin last we

Strive Seeks to Raise Up to $1 Billion Through Preferred Stock Sale

Strive, a Bitcoin treasury reserve company, is seeking to raise up to $1 billion through a preferred stock offering. Crypto news outlet Odaily reported on October 26 that Strive said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that i