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DEX swaps and arbitrage drive Ethereum fees above $56M on the day after Binance hack
Ethereum saw a spike in activity after the Binance hack, with fees rising over $56M for the day after the hack.
Fri, Oct 30
Binance hack splits crypto into funds that freeze and funds that don't
The attackers in the $6.3 billion Binance theft have started to split their haul along the lines of assets that can be frozen or potentially clawed back and assets beyond freeze controls. On one hand, stablecoin issuers are already pulling blacklist and freeze levers, while the hackers are racing to cross over to ETH, BTC...
Fri, Oct 30
Circle starts winding down CCTP V1 ahead of the December 1 USDC bridge pause
Circle cuts burn limits on its legacy CCTP V1 USDC bridge from October 31 and pauses the contracts December 1. Apps must move to CCTP V2.
Fri, Oct 30
Strategy books record $20.9B Q3 operating income as finance chief Kang leaves
Strategy CFO Andrew Kang steps down November 5 as a $20.91 billion bitcoin gain lifts Q3 operating income to a record. Reza Virasteh takes over in 2027.
Fri, Oct 30
Polygon opens US bank payouts to Solana stablecoin businesses
Polygon added Solana to its Open Money Stack, so Solana businesses can move bank deposits into stablecoins and pay out to US bank accounts.
Fri, Oct 30
Will Reddit lose casual readers by forcing users to sign in?
Reddit wants more people to sign in before browsing its content online. The company will test the requirement in select markets outside the US during Q4 2026. There is no schedule yet for the introduction of this strategy to other markets. No information was given by Reddit on what users will see if they stay...
Fri, Oct 30
Could Binance’s $6.3B hack trigger a wider crypto sell-off?
Binance is looking into a security breach that is estimated to have caused losses of $6.3 billion. It has frozen around $3 billion in assets and has stopped its users from making deposits and withdrawals. But the exchange has not yet determined how much money is lost forever. What Binance says it found According to...
Fri, Oct 30
Coinbase ends three-quarter losing streak with $719M profit
Coinbase managed to snap its three-quarter losing streak and pull in a profit. The exchange clocked $1.22 billion in Q3 revenue—a 35% drop from the same period last year—but still a massive win, as net income climbed 66% to $719 million. For the past three quarters, Coinbase has struggled with losses amid continued volatility in...
Fri, Oct 30
Polymarket’s security troubles may be far from over
Polymarket opened trading again on its international exchange on October 29, 2026, after being forced to shut down for a short time due to a compromised monitoring script. The exchange stopped orders, halted relayer activities, and promised customers their money back. The separate US platform was unaffected. A monitoring script that reached into live trading...
Fri, Oct 30
Binance Hit by $6.3 Billion Hack, Largest in Crypto History
The biggest crypto hack in history just transpired on the largest crypto exchange. Binance has put a number on the security incident that rocked the exchange on Thursday, October 29. In an update posted today, the exchange confirms nearly $6.3 billion was affected. This is a developing story and the figures could change as Binance...
Fri, Oct 30
Mistral opens Large 4 weights to challenge US and Chinese cyber AI
On October 29, Mistral made its Large 4 weights available for download. This means that businesses and governments can implement the cybersecurity AI model in-house rather than depending on American or Chinese companies. However, this freedom comes at a price. Since Mistral has little control over the model, it cannot determine who will be able...
Fri, Oct 30
Polymarket probes Israel election bets, exposing the limits of on-chain forensics
Polymarket is investigating bets placed just before polls closed in Israel’s October 27 election. The case highlights a problem with blockchain transparency: trades are public, but knowing who placed them—and whether they had inside information—is harder. Hundreds of new accounts were set up to place bets on Benjamin Netanyahu staying as Prime Minister and on...
Thu, Oct 29
KuCoin ends Russia and Belarus services as exchanges retreat under sanctions
KuCoin has ceased its operations involving customers in Russia and Belarus on October 29 on the ground of following regulations; however, the sanctions were not specified. Earlier in October, Bitget and MEXC introduced the same limitations. Hence, after three exchanges have halted their work in just one month, people are interested in where the affected...
Thu, Oct 29
Nvidia spy-plot report revives scrutiny of offshore data centers serving China
An October 29, 2026, New York Times investigation has put Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang under an uncomfortable spotlight. Citing U.S. intelligence findings, it says Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based cloud provider Megaspeed, was identified as a Chinese intelligence asset and had become close to him. It also revives scrutiny of offshore clouds serving...
Thu, Oct 29
Google pitches crypto custody to banks with key-splitting service set for 2027
Google Cloud has unveiled Multi-party Compute (MPC), a custody service that breaks a crypto signing key into separate shares held in different places so no single party controls the whole key. The product is being pitched to banks, and Google says that the commercial launch will come in early 2027. How does Google’s key-splitting work?...
Thu, Oct 29
UK writes the tokenization rulebook as US industry pitches its own to the SEC
The Bank of England has opened a consultation to figure out a way for clearing houses to accept tokenized collateral in the UK. On the same day, the US SEC received a 238-page report from a crypto trade group suggesting that regulation of vaults should be dependent on the extent of human control over deposits. ...
Thu, Oct 29
FCA settles HTX case, exchange quits UK on secret terms
HTX, the crypto exchange formerly called Huobi, is leaving the United Kingdom after settling the Financial Conduct Authority’s first court case against a crypto firm over unlawful marketing. UK users can no longer deposit their funds into HTX, and new sign-ups have also been blocked. The FCA will keep the terms of the settlement confidential....
Thu, Oct 29
Galaxy seeks its own trust bank charter, four years after dropping BitGo
Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) has applied for a national trust bank charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Galaxy tried to obtain that same regulated custody capability back in 2021 by acquiring BitGo, but that custodian went on to secure its own federal charter first. Why did Galaxy try to...
Thu, Oct 29
Indonesia’s largest crypto exchange halts over third security scare in two years
Indodax has paused processing customer deposits and withdrawals, according to CEO William Sutanto, as of this morning. The service halt was initiated as a precaution after Indonesia’s largest crypto exchange noticed a spike in cyberattack attempts. The CEO quickly moved to calm the pressure, stressing that customer funds are safe. What Indodax’s CEO told users...
Thu, Oct 29
Utah files felony gambling case against Kalshi, Mansour and Lopes Lara
Utah charged Kalshi with 13 felonies and a misdemeanor, naming founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, after an undercover agent placed 12 sports bets.
Thu, Oct 29