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The French bank has not confirmed its alleged involvement in the crypto theft, which ZachXBT said could have resulted in losses exceeding $133 million.

One ether bought about 2.3% more bitcoin on November 3 than it did on October 29. That put the ETH/BTC ratio near 0.02954, its highest reading in CoinGecko’s seven-day snapshot. From there, ether needed roughly another 1.6% gain against bitcoin to reach 0.03 BTC.

The interesting part is how ether got there. On Monday, ETH gained ground against BTC even as both traded lower in dollars. ONDO, a token traders might look to for a bigger move when ether gains, fell more sharply than either one. The three prices tell a more specific story than a broad altcoin rally: ether showed relative strength, and ONDO had yet to share it.

The ETH/BTC Ratio Shows What the Dollar Prices Missed

Monday’s Bitcoin news focused on the move below $77,000. Yet even though BTC fell, pricing the two assets in bitcoin reveals something the dollar headlines missed. Between the November 1 and November 2 closes, the Bitcoin price moved from $78,248 to $76,677, a decline of about 2.0%. Ether slipped from $2,273 to $2,249, or about 1.1%. An ETH holder ended Monday with less in dollar terms but could exchange that ether for nearly 1% more bitcoin than the day before.

Bitcoin makes a useful benchmark here because it answers a question a dollar chart alone can’t: Did holding ether gain any ground over simply holding BTC? For this stretch, it did. CoinGecko put one ETH at 0.02887 BTC on October 29, 0.02930 on November 2 and roughly 0.02954 intraday on November 3. At 0.03, one bitcoin would buy about 33⅓ ETH, compared with roughly 34.6 ETH at the October 29 reading.

ONDO Put the “ETH Beta” Trade to the Test

Traders use “ETH beta” as shorthand for a token they expect to move more sharply when ether moves. ONDO is an interesting test of that idea because it has a reason to trade on its own news. It gives holders governance rights in the Ondo DAO and Flux Finance. Its price has no built-in obligation to track ETH.

Monday’s closes show just how far the two trades diverged. ONDO fell from $0.40431 to $0.38600, a 4.5% decline against ether’s 1.1% drop. The more revealing comparison is ONDO priced in ETH: one ONDO bought about 3.5% less ether at Monday’s close than it did on Sunday. So while ETH improved its standing against bitcoin, ONDO lost ground against the very asset it was supposed to amplify. One session illustrates the distinction. Establishing a dependable beta would take a longer series of returns.

Two Ratios to Watch as Ether Approaches 0.03 BTC

The first is ETH/BTC. A move from Tuesday’s reading to 0.03 would extend ether’s recent lead and give readers a clear measure of how much more bitcoin one ETH can buy. The second is ONDO/ETH. If ONDO rises in dollars but that ratio keeps falling, ether itself is still delivering the stronger return. If both ratios rise together over several sessions, the case for the ETH-beta trade gets more interesting.

That’s what makes Bitcoin the right starting point for this story. Measuring ether against BTC revealed a gain that dollar prices obscured. Applying the same test to ONDO showed exactly where that strength stopped.

Bitcoin crossed its most telling election-day threshold before a single vote was counted. On the morning of November 3, BTC traded near $76,990, roughly $3,821 above its 200-day moving average. On each of the previous three U.S. midterm election days, Bitcoin was still trading below that line.

That gives investors a more meaningful number to watch this week than $77,000. At roughly $73,169, Bitcoin’s 200-day average marks the level around which its longer-term trend has turned in buyers’ favor. The midterm results and Friday’s U.S. jobs report are about to test how much of that lead BTC can keep.

What Changed Between the 2022 and 2026 Midterms?

One number puts this week’s Bitcoin news in perspective. At the 2022 midterms, BTC traded roughly 22% below its 200-day average. On Tuesday morning, it stood 5.2% above it. That’s a 27.2-percentage-point swing in Bitcoin’s position relative to its own trend. Even 2018, the strongest of the three previous midterm readings, came in 9% below the line.

The distinction matters even though BTC recently fell below $77,000. A move from $77,000 to $76,990 crosses a headline-friendly threshold by ten dollars. At that same price, Bitcoin still had nearly $3,800 of room above its 200-day average. For readers following the Bitcoin price, those two comparisons tell different stories about the same trade.

Bitcoin Gained After All Three Midterms. This Time It Has a Head Start

Bitcoin finished higher one year after each of the 2014, 2018 and 2022 midterms. Across those three periods, the average gain was 53.7%, measured from the election-day close to the close on the same date a year later, according to CoinDesk. The calculation excludes 2010, when Bitcoin’s market was tiny and its outsized return would have distorted the comparison.

The intriguing part is where those rallies began. In all three cases, investors entered election day with BTC still below its long-term average. This year, part of the recovery has already happened. That makes 2026 a chance to see whether Bitcoin can extend an established recovery after the midterms. Three elections offer little basis for turning that 53.7% average into a price target, especially since all three also fell at similar points in Bitcoin’s four-year halving cycle.

Source: AshCrypto / X

Why Friday’s Jobs Report Could Tell Investors More Than Election Night

The next date to circle is Friday, November 6, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release October’s employment report. The payroll figure gives traders fresh evidence to weigh against expectations for Federal Reserve interest rates. It also gives Bitcoin a second test in the same week, after markets have had time to absorb the election results

There’s a practical way to read Friday’s reaction. If BTC briefly reclaims $77,000, that will make an easy headline. If it finishes the week above its updated 200-day average after both the election and the payroll release, investors will have something more informative: evidence that Bitcoin’s strongest midterm starting position since 2014 held up through two very different tests.

TL;DR: Chainalysis said on November 2 that it had supported tracing and containment efforts following a security incident involving Mercado Bitcoin. Incident estimates can differ between early reports, technical responders and the affected platform.

The difference between “identified”, “frozen” and “returned” is easy to lose in fast-moving security coverage. It matters to victims because only the last of those creates a completed recovery. Clear language also protects the credibility of investigators by avoiding a bigger success claim than the evidence supports.

What the primary source establishes

Chainalysis said on November 2 that it had supported tracing and containment efforts following a security incident involving Mercado Bitcoin. The analytics company referred to an approximately $49 million incident and said nearly $10 million had been frozen with help from partners. These figures describe the company’s account of tracing and freezes, not a final audited loss statement or confirmed reimbursement to every customer. The dated original disclosure is the starting point for the figures and product scope discussed here.

Blockchain analytics can reconstruct movements between addresses and help investigators identify where suspected proceeds arrive. When funds reach a service with intervention powers, the operator may be able to freeze a balance or respond to a legal request. But tracing a token, freezing it and returning its value are three separate operations involving different evidence and legal approvals.

Why this matters beyond the headline

The response illustrates why cryptocurrency incidents increasingly depend on cooperation between issuers, investigators and exchanges. Decentralised settlement can be fast, while preservation of assets may require centralised intervention at a service endpoint. That tension is not new, but it becomes visible when investigators publish how much suspected value they could immobilise.

A crypto incident produces several separate timelines: containment, investigation, recovery and a return to reliable service. Those phases can overlap without finishing together. A traced wallet is not automatically frozen; a frozen balance is not automatically returned; and a reopened withdrawal route is not a completed security audit. Keeping those differences visible helps readers judge progress more accurately.

For additional perspective, it is worth reading our existing reporting on Binance’s earlier staged withdrawal restart and Bitcoin payment infrastructure and node software context. Those background reports help separate established facts from a new, still-developing announcement.

What the announcement does not prove

Incident estimates can differ between early reports, technical responders and the affected platform. Figures should therefore be attributed and not blended into a supposedly exact final loss. A freeze does not establish the funds can be released immediately, and analysts should not equate linked addresses with a legal finding against every downstream wallet holder.

Operational controls matter most when a business is under stress. Security announcements should identify the system affected, the customers who can act, the evidence supporting any recovery number and what remains uncertain. Clear scope protects users from false reassurance and from unnecessary panic. It also provides a sensible basis for follow-up accountability.

What to watch next

Follow official updates for verified loss totals, recovery procedures and whether the affected platform changes its custody or operational controls. For users, the practical questions are whether balances remain accessible, how claims will be handled and what evidence supports any reimbursement promise. A transparent accounting of outcomes is more important than a dramatic seizure headline.

This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.

TL;DR: Coinbase published an engineering account of its move toward multi-user infrastructure on October 29, describing how one account or organisation can involve several people with different privileges. A blog describing architecture cannot prove that every application and endpoint is free of bugs.

Account controls rarely make headlines until something fails. But the ability to limit who can initiate and approve a transaction is one of the main differences between a personal wallet and an institution-ready service. Coinbase’s design discussion is a reminder that software architecture can shape real financial risk.

What the primary source establishes

Coinbase published an engineering account of its move toward multi-user infrastructure on October 29, describing how one account or organisation can involve several people with different privileges. The company discussed a distinction between the person acting and the entity on whose behalf an action occurs. This is a technical design explanation, not a claim that all customer products immediately acquired the same administrative features. The dated original disclosure is the starting point for the figures and product scope discussed here.

When a platform starts with one person per account, permissions can be straightforward. Business accounts, joint processes and delegated roles complicate the model. Systems must establish who is authenticated, which resources they can access and what actions the organisation has allowed. Failing to make those checks consistent can create privacy and security problems even if the underlying authentication process works.

Why this matters beyond the headline

This matters because crypto businesses increasingly resemble financial organisations with staff, service providers and internal controls. A trading desk may want one employee to prepare an operation and another to approve it. Clear identity and authorisation boundaries are essential to making those workflows auditable. They are also an everyday security feature, not merely an enterprise convenience.

A crypto incident produces several separate timelines: containment, investigation, recovery and a return to reliable service. Those phases can overlap without finishing together. A traced wallet is not automatically frozen; a frozen balance is not automatically returned; and a reopened withdrawal route is not a completed security audit. Keeping those differences visible helps readers judge progress more accurately.

This development also connects to two subjects our newsroom has been following: Binance’s earlier staged withdrawal restart and Bitcoin payment infrastructure and node software context. They explain related market structure and should not be mistaken for evidence that every new proposal is already live.

What the announcement does not prove

A blog describing architecture cannot prove that every application and endpoint is free of bugs. Permission checks can be correct in one service and inconsistent elsewhere, especially during migration. Nor does a multi-user model replace strong authentication, careful device management or transaction-specific controls on sensitive funds movement.

Operational controls matter most when a business is under stress. Security announcements should identify the system affected, the customers who can act, the evidence supporting any recovery number and what remains uncertain. Clear scope protects users from false reassurance and from unnecessary panic. It also provides a sensible basis for follow-up accountability.

What to watch next

The next valuable evidence will be product-level rollout details, documented access roles and whether enterprise customers can adopt least-privilege policies without workarounds. The broader lesson is that the security of a digital-asset account often depends as much on internal identity systems as on the cryptography protecting a blockchain transaction.

This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.

The Democratic Party has reclaimed both chambers of Congress following U.S. midterm elections, undoing the red wave that crypto leaders battled for during the 2024 presidential election. 

Bitcoin’s price fell to $76,700 in the aftermath, reflecting poor sentiment over a historically hostile party to the industry’s interests.

Democrats Back in Control

Projected results cited by NBC News late Tuesday showed Democrats winning 51 Senate seats, securing a majority, up from 45 (plus 2 independents caucused with Democrats) in the prior term. 

That includes a seat once belonging to Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) – one of the few Republicans who voted ‘no’ during the pivotal Clarity Act vote in September –  now won by Democrat Roy Cooper, who has previously supported the presence of “clear, stable regulations” in the space.

Likewise, Democrats are projected to flip 30 Republican seats in the House, securing another majority mandate, with the final tally at 244 blue, and 191 red.

Meanwhile, existing representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif) is now set to become chair of the House Oversight Committee. One of his stated objectives is to investigate “Trump family corruption,” in which he includes the family’s cryptocurrency ventures like TRUMP coin.

Daily Wire political commentator Matt Walsh viewed the election result as a backlash against President Donald Trump – even though his name wasn’t technically on tonight’s ballot. In a post to X on Tuesday, he wrote:

“Trump launched an unpopular and pointless war. Gas prices are too high. People can’t afford groceries. Trump abandoned the American First message. This is why Republicans are getting crushed. It’s very simple.”

Will Crypto Regulation Proceed?

Democrats voted unanimously to block the Clarity Act in September – a laboriously negotiated bill that sought to establish clear standards for how crypto companies operate, and how crypto assets are sorted between the “securities” and “commodities” categories.

Though perceived as a setback to the industry, several analysts acknowledge that practical “clarity” could still be provided with approvals and guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Both agencies can introduce and change rules, but neither has the power to pass laws – which are stickier between administrations.

“The first-order take on the Dem situation for crypto is not that bad,” said Decrypt’s Tyler D on the matter this week. “I think the crypto train is too big to stop at this point. I think the next two years are going to be fine no matter what.”

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Mercado Bitcoin has assured customers they won’t lose any funds after the security incident that led it to suspend deposits and withdrawals on Monday.

The Brazilian crypto exchange has now put the value of the assets involved at around $38 million. Meanwhile, it had already blocked $11 million in coordination with Tether, Circle, Paxos, BRL1, and Chainalysis.

Recovery Efforts Continue

In its latest update, Mercado Bitcoin said other amounts eligible for blocking have also been identified, and containment efforts are continuing. The statement comes after an incident identified in one of the company’s systems during the early hours of Monday. The exchange temporarily suspended access to services as a preventive measure to protect customer assets. It said services would resume once full security conditions were in place.

The initial scale of the incident was reported by blockchain security firm Hypernative, which said more than $40 million had moved out of wallets tied to Mercado Bitcoin overnight. The firm’s preliminary estimate covered transfers across at least 10 blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron. The exchange had previously said no customer data had leaked.

The first suspicious transfer was recorded at 2:15 UTC, while the largest movements took place between 6:19 and 6:53 UTC, when wallets linked to the exchange sent funds to newly created addresses. The transactions appeared to be ordinary signed transfers, meaning they were sent as though the source wallets had authorized them. Hypernative said it was still unclear how the attacker obtained the ability to sign those transactions.

More Exploits

The industry has had little breathing room, especially after the reported $6.3 billion Binance hack.

Meanwhile, ZachXBT flagged a separate suspected theft involving more than $133 million in withdrawals from centralized exchanges linked to an unnamed EU entity. The blockchain investigator identified an additional $27 million in withdrawals by the suspected illicit actor, which takes the total from the previously reported $106 million to more than $133 million.

The funds were withdrawn in USDC and USDT before the attacker began swapping USDC for ETH, routing transactions through instant exchanges such as WellWallet and Kyrrex, and converting funds into privacy-focused cryptocurrency XMR through Wagyu. The actor also bridged funds across multiple blockchains. ZachXBT said he was highly confident the activity was not linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, citing multiple laundering indicators.

He believes a large financial institution in Western Europe may have been exploited and suspects the incident is being covered up. ZachXBT also criticized the absence of a proper incident disclosure, while claiming that more than $30 million had already been laundered and could have been frozen by EU law enforcement.

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What if one of crypto’s oldest privacy projects suddenly became one of the most important assets in the digital economy? Anthropic’s Claude AI predicts that a euphoric move could be on the cards for Zcash (ZEC) if certain privacy-led events play out.

Imagine a world where AI-driven financial surveillance, geopolitical instability, and the growing demand for confidential transactions come together, making Zcash a cryptocurrency that everyone wants to own.

While it may seem unlikely, the elements needed for a significant rally aren’t entirely fictional. With ZEC currently trading around $1,250, holders will be eager to see just how high Claude believes its value can rise.

(SOURCE: Claude AI Predicts a Parabolic Zcash Move)

Claude AI Predicts a Monster Zcash (ZEC) Move: What is the Hypothetical Catalyst in Question?

In this bullish scenario, imagine a major global payments company announcing it will integrate Zcash’s shielded transaction technology into a new digital payments platform, along with a meaningful investment in ZEC.

Such an announcement could transform Zcash’s reputation from a niche privacy coin into a serious contender for institutional financial infrastructure. Its zero-knowledge cryptography already enables shielded transactions, while growing interest in financial privacy provides a compelling narrative for investors.

The real game-changer would be evidence that institutional adoption translates into actual demand for ZEC. If that coincided with more holders locking away coins long term, reduced liquidity could amplify buying pressure and potentially trigger a short squeeze.

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Technical Analysis: Can ZEC Price Breach $1,500 to Kickstart Claude’s Prediction?

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On October 29, 2026, technical analysis showed ZEC priced around $1,272, with resistance at $1,356 and support at $1,266. These levels are indicative and can change rapidly.

A strong breakout above $1,356, especially if supported by rising spot trading volume and sustained bullish momentum, could pave the way for a move toward $1,500. A further move above this psychological milestone could attract momentum traders and accelerate the rally.

However, reaching $3,000 within two months would require more than a technical breakout. Zcash would need a significant fundamental catalyst, a substantial increase in demand, and an exceptionally favorable cryptocurrency market. Additionally, previous security concerns and potential regulatory restrictions continue to pose important risks.

What are Five Catalysts that Could Supercharge a Parabolic Run for Zcash Crypto?

AI Surveillance: More advanced blockchain analytics could lead to a greater demand for financial privacy, making shielded transactions increasingly appealing.

Geopolitical Instability: Sanctions, capital controls, and banking restrictions may drive interest in censorship-resistant digital assets.

Interest Rate Cuts: A dovish shift by central banks, a weaker dollar, and improved global liquidity could encourage investors to take on more risk.

Bitcoin’s Next Rally: A renewed cryptocurrency bull market could eventually cause a rotation of capital into smaller sectors, including privacy coins.

Institutional Investment: Growing demand for regulated investment products could enhance access to ZEC (Zcash) and strengthen its investment narrative.

These catalysts are hypothetical and not guaranteed. Regulatory crackdowns on privacy coins could also undermine this outlook.

Claude AI Predicts the Huge ZEC Price

If institutional adoption, geopolitical uncertainty, favorable monetary conditions, and a speculative altcoin rally all come together, Zcash could see a significant increase in its value.

While this scenario is ambitious and carries considerable security, regulatory, and market risks, Claude AI predicts Zcash could trade at $5,000 per ZEC by January 1, 2027.

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In XRP news on Tuesday, November 3, XRP has traded inside a 2.4% range since Saturday, between $1.2355 and $1.2646, the second-tightest four-day stretch on Binance since early 2024, while Solana, Cardano and Dogecoin kept sliding.

XRP is the calmest coin in a nervous market.

It trades at $1.256 today, exactly where it opened on Saturday. Over the same days, Bitcoin swung 3.3% and Solana 6.8%, and most large altcoins closed lower.

Trading has dried up with it. Binance’s XRPUSDT pair did just $28 million on Saturday and $38 million on Sunday, against an October average of $126 million a day. The 4-hour Bollinger Bands, which measure how far the price strays from its average, are the narrowest they have been since at least January 2025.

The last time XRP was this quiet was mid-August, at about $1. Days later, it jumped 71% in three sessions.

So what is keeping XRP so still, and which way could the break go?

Can someone tell me wtf this is that’s been going on for two days?$XRP pic.twitter.com/asPAqAXJrx

— XRPawn Shop (@Xrpawnshop) November 3, 2026

XRP News: How Flat Is the XRP Price Right Now?

Flatter than any major coin. Since Saturday at 00:00 UTC, XRP’s highest and lowest prices sit just 2.4% apart, the narrowest range in the top seven:

The daily candles tell the same story:

• Saturday: a 1.6% range on $28 million of volume
• Sunday: 1.4% on $38 million
• Monday: 2.4% on $94 million, when the Binance hacker moved its stolen XRP
• Tuesday so far: 1.4%

On Binance’s daily data back to February 2024, only one four-day stretch was tighter: August 15 to 18 this year, when XRP sat between $0.9882 and $1.0086. On August 19 it broke out, and it hit $1.6999 three days later.

DISCOVER: The Binance Hacker Splits Its 233M Stolen XRP Across Six New Wallets: Can XRP Price Hold $1.24?

Why is the price action flat? Because the buyers and the sellers have both stepped back. For anyone following XRP news this week, the usual movers are all quiet at the same time:

• The hacker: the 233.46 million XRP stolen from Binance still sits in six wallets, untouched as of 10:15 UTC on Tuesday. A sale would hit order books hard, so traders wait.
• The ETFs: US spot XRP funds lost a net $529,510 on Monday, close to zero, after taking in only $18.83 million in October.
• Ripple: it released 1 billion XRP from escrow on Sunday and locked 700 million straight back up, a routine monthly move.
• New users: Santiment counted 7,934 new XRP wallets on Sunday, the sixth-most of 2026, but that activity hasn’t turned into buying.

With Americans voting in the midterms today and Bitcoin ETFs losing $398.6 million on Monday, few traders want to take a big position in either direction.

EXPLORE: Binance Hacker’s First $300 Million Came Out in XRP, and All 233 Million Coins Are Still Sitting in One Wallet Nobody Can Freeze: What It Means for XRP

XRP Price Analysis: Where Does the Squeeze Break?

Ali Martinez has drawn the lines. “A squeeze doesn’t predict direction,” the analyst wrote on X, calling $1.23 to $1.27 a “no-trade zone” until a 4-hour candle closes outside it.

XRP: A BIG MOVE IS COMING

The Bollinger Bands on the 4-hour chart have squeezed to their narrowest levels since August.

The last time they were this compressed, $XRP rallied 71% in just three days.

But a squeeze doesn’t predict direction.

That’s why I’m watching:

• 4H close… pic.twitter.com/Dy2vRNlXWZ

— Ali Charts (@alicharts) November 2, 2026

XRP has been this quiet only once before this year, and that one ended in a 71% rally. The midterm results tonight, or the hacker’s next transfer, could decide which way it moves.

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Yakovenko's call for data centers to embrace crypto highlights the growing intersection of traditional infrastructure and blockchain technology.

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Brown's win in Ohio signals potential shifts in Senate control, impacting future legislative agendas and Republican strategies in swing states.

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Onchain investigator ZachXBT says a French banking group, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, has allegedly been targeted in a crypto theft that he estimates at more than $133 million—though he cautions that the real figure could be higher once certain off-platform...

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Payments could give crypto apps the frequent use that token swaps alone often lack, speakers argued during four panels hosted by ChangeNOW at TOKEN2049 Singapore. The discussions brought together representatives from MetaMask, Trezor, WalletConnect, and other firms to examine how crypto products could reach a wider audience.

Ledger announced the Ledger Atom on 15 October 2026 at its Op3n event in Paris. The Ledger Atom is a new device from Ledger that runs everyday Android apps and signs crypto transactions in a separate secure mode. The Founders Edition costs $849, and it will increase to $899 after launch. It ships in summer 2027, pending certification.

Caroline Crenshaw’s departure from the SEC on January 2 marks a turning point for crypto regulation in Washington. The longtime cryptocurrency skeptic’s exit leaves the commission operating under a 3-0 Republican majority—a historic shift that clears the way for Paul Atkins’ pro-innovation agenda to move forward without meaningful internal opposition.

What Changed at the SEC

Crenshaw spent over a decade at SEC agency, consistently raising concerns about cryptocurrencies, digital assets and investor protection.

Her exit coincides with the broader regulatory reorganization under the Trump administration, which has explicitly positioned itself to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world.”

The commission now operates with fewer members than authorized, as Trump hasn’t yet filled the vacant seats—a strategic pause that effectively gives the Republican-majority commissioners free rein on policy.

Why This Matters Right Now

The timing couldn’t be sharper. SEC Chair Paul Atkins has already signaled plans to introduce an “innovation exemption” that would let crypto startups test new products under lighter regulatory requirements, provided they meet basic consumer protections. [3][7] That proposal was expected within 30 days of December 2, meaning it could arrive any moment. With Crenshaw gone, there’s no institutional voice pushing back on the exemption’s scope or implementation details.

The broader regulatory picture is also shifting. The Senate is scheduled to hold hearings in January on the CLARITY Act—landmark legislation designed to end years of turf warfare between the SEC and CFTC by clearly dividing jurisdiction over different crypto products. [3][7] White House crypto adviser David Sacks said in December the bill is “closer to passage than at any point in the past.” [3] These aren’t minor procedural tweaks. They represent a fundamental reordering of how Washington approaches digital assets.

What’s Next

The real action starts immediately. Watch for the innovation exemption announcement—it could drop with minimal fanfare. Then track the Senate hearings on CLARITY in January. If that bill moves to a floor vote and passes, the crypto industry will have concrete answers about regulatory jurisdiction for the first time in years. Markets have been pricing in regulatory clarity for months. Crenshaw’s departure removes one of the last obstacles to delivering on it.

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PEPE just ripped 26% higher on January 2, hitting $0.000005106 as trading volume exploded past $800 million.

That’s no thin pump—retail’s back, Robinhood holders sitting on 8.3% of supply, and a Hyperliquid whale named James Wynn dropped a bombshell prediction: $69 billion market cap by end-2026. If you’re trading memes, this is your wake-up call. Why now? New year FOMO meets bold calls in a market where BTC chills at $88k.

On-Chain Breakdown

PEPE’s ERC-20 on Ethereum. No fancy DeFi twist here—just pure meme liquidity. Volume spiked 370-400% in 24 hours, open interest jumped 82% to $446.5 million on derivatives. RSI hit 67, screaming bullish momentum after breaking $0.0000042 resistance.

Whales aren’t dumping. That official “We ride at dawn” tweet lit socials on fire—crypto Twitter’s buzzing. Supply’s fixed at 420.69 trillion tokens. If Wynn’s right, that’s $0.000164 per PEPE. Math checks out. But Ethereum gas? Still a killer for small trades.

Market Mayhem

Total crypto cap up 1.07% to $2.99T. BTC +1.21% at $88,765, dominance slipping to 59.22%—alts eating its lunch. PEPE led top gainers, outpacing Story (+25%) and Mog. Volumes hit $164B market-wide. No massive liqs reported, but meme sector OI surging means leveraged degens are in.

BTC’s post-halving year ended red for first time ever—down 6% in 2025 despite $126k ATH. ETFs pulled $348M, but macro liquidity rules now. PEPE doesn’t care—it’s riding retail hype while big boys consolidate.

Reactions Pour In

James Wynn, that Hyperliquid ser, straight-up said PEPE hits top meme status like SHIB did last cycle—if bull market holds. “We ride at dawn” from @pepe went viral. Community’s pumping: “PEPE to the moon” threads everywhere. No official team—it’s anon dev vibes.

Exchanges? Volumes exploding on Binance, MEXC. No rugs spotted. Traders on X calling for $0.000026 ATH retest. Sarcasm alert: Great timing for memes while BTC whales accumulate quietly. Holders care about flips, not halving myths.

But is this sustainable? Meme pumps fade fast.

Security Smarts for Degens

Don’t get rekt. PEPE’s been rugged before—no premine, but watch whale wallets. Use hardware for big bags; software wallets fine for sub-$1k. Check Etherscan for suspicious transfers. Avoid leverage over 5x—OI spike means liqs incoming on pullbacks.

Actionable: Set stops below $0.0000042. DCA if you believe Wynn. DYOR on Hyperliquid perps for leverage without CEX KYC. Phishing’s rampant post-pumps—double-check links. If you’re aping memes, keep it under 5% portfolio. Skin in the game matters, but don’t YOLO rent money.

Eyes on This

$0.000005 close today flips structure fully bullish. Watch BTC dominance drop—alts feast. Wynn’s $69B? Ballsy. If ETH L2s cut fees, PEPE volumes could 10x. Macro: Fed liquidity print January 2nd might juice risk assets.

Pullback to $0.0000045? Buy dip. Break $0.000006? Targets $0.00001 easy. Meme season back? You tell me. Trade smart—2026’s rewriting rules.

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Crypto markets are bleeding as Zcash, Cardano, Near Protocol and XRP all trade under pressure, with key support levels now in focus.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has pushed back against concerns that the company’s growing focus on its RLUSD stablecoin could undermine XRP, insisting that the two assets are complementary rather than competitive.

The researchers say any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, and they built Countersign, an app tying approval to a physical action the agent can’t fake.

Providers are betting trading, lending and staking revenue can cover rewards and turn card users into profitable customers.

Mercado Bitcoin (MB), Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, has suspended access to its services after an attacker drained its wallets on Monday, days after North Korean hackers’ record theft from Binance.

Blockchain analytics firm Arkham estimates the attacker took at least US$46 million (AU$65.8 million) across multiple blockchains. Its trace shows the attacker draining 2,852 ETH, worth US$6.52 million (AU$9.32 million), at 6:24 a.m. UTC. None of MB’s posts on X has put a figure on the attacker’s haul.

MB first reported the breach on X at 12:56 p.m. UTC, saying it had contained an attack on one of its systems overnight. It paused deposits and withdrawals as a precaution and said no customer data had leaked. The attack hit the exchange’s hot wallets, and the cold wallets that hold most client assets were untouched, MB told Brazilian news agency Estadão Broadcast.

“Mercado Bitcoin assures you that you will not lose any assets as a result of the security incident we identified today on our platform,” the exchange wrote in Portuguese at 11:17 p.m. UTC.

MB also told Bloomberg it would absorb the loss itself. It said it is working with the authorities but has not named them.

Read more: Polymarket Resumes Trading After Third-Party Breach Drains User Funds

Tether Freezes Linked USDT

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted at 3:06 p.m. UTC that the stablecoin issuer had frozen more than 4.5 million USDT connected to the incident. On-chain data firm Bitquery later counted US$7.3 million (AU$10.44 million) frozen by Tether and stablecoin issuer Paxos combined.

Tether is also an investor in the exchange. It announced a US$20 million (AU$28.6 million) investment in MB on 7 July, as part of a funding round that included SoftBank. Tether’s release described MB, founded in 2013, as serving 4.5 million users.

Deposit Addresses Kept Draining

Bitquery puts the total taken at US$48.5 million (AU$69.4 million). Its analysis found the exchange’s hot wallets on 10 chains paid the attacker within about 25 minutes.

Bitquery also reported that 35,853 customer deposit addresses on Ethereum sent their balances to the attacker from 12:10 p.m. UTC. Those transfers, worth about US$261,000 (AU$373,000), ran until at least 3:44 p.m. UTC. By Bitquery’s account, that was more than two hours after MB said it had contained the attack.

MB applied to Brazil’s central bank for authorisation on 27 October, days before the breach, according to Estadão Broadcast. Under the Banco Central do Brasil’s licensing rules for crypto service providers, firms already operating had until 30 October to apply. The rules, in force since February, hold licensed firms to banking-style standards on governance, consumer protection and cybersecurity.

Read more: Australia’s Crypto Tax Reporting Consultation Closes

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XRP Ledger validators are set to activate a fix on Wednesday for a flaw that could let accounts allowed only to burn tokens create new ones.

The amendment, fixCleanup3_4_0, had the backing of 33 of the network’s 35 trusted validators on Monday, according to XRPScan data. That backing, if it holds, puts activation in the afternoon UTC, early on Thursday in Australia.

The flaw sits in permission delegation. That feature lets an account hand specific powers to another account, including the right to send certain payments on its behalf. Its current version went live on the XRP Ledger on 8 October. It replaced an earlier version that was disabled in xrpld 2.6.1 over a critical bug.

One of those powers, PaymentBurn, covers payments that send a token back to its issuer, removing it from circulation. A separate permission, PaymentMint, covers payments from the issuer that create new tokens.

“Before the fix, a delegate with the PaymentBurn granular permission can also mint new fungible tokens (trust line tokens or MPTs) in certain circumstances,” the XRP Ledger’s developer documentation states.

Trust line tokens include stablecoins such as Ripple’s RLUSD, which Coinbase added across its platforms in October.

The fix rejects a burn-only payment that would cross a zero balance and turn into a mint, unless the delegate also holds PaymentMint. Other delegated permissions are unaffected, the documentation notes. Until the fix is live, it advises against delegating PaymentBurn at all. That warning went up on 28 September.

A Ripple engineer committed the code on 14 September. It shipped in xrpld 3.4.0, the ledger’s server software, on 17 September. The same amendment carries fixes for the ledger’s automated market makers, lending protocol, NFTs and escrow.

Validator Dip Reset Clock

XRP Ledger amendments need support from more than 80% of trusted validators for two weeks before they activate. That two-week count restarts if support drops to 80% or below.

The fix first cleared that bar at 9:34 a.m. UTC on 9 October, which put its activation on 23 October. Ledger records show it lost that majority at 12:41 p.m. UTC on 21 October.

Support returned at 2:46 p.m. UTC the same day. That restarted the clock, putting activation at about the same time on 4 November.

The xrpld software ships the fix with a default vote of no, so each validator operator has to opt in to support it.

The amendment is separate from a payment-engine bug that could have created XRP from nothing. That bug was disclosed on 9 October and patched in xrpld 3.4.1.

Read more: Bitcoin Drops Below $80K Despite Fed Leaving Rates Unchanged

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Binance resumes withdrawals after a historic $6.3 billion hack, claiming 95% of funds have been restored, as cyberattacks in crypto continue to rise.

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Itaú Unibanco leads Brazil’s crypto compliance, as Thailand recognizes Bitcoin as property, and India advances programmable CBDCs for welfare payments.

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Crypto liquidity continues to tighten, even as Solana’s growing payment activity points to stronger stablecoin utility.

SOON remains under heavy pressure as short-term holders continue to sell, yet funding rates remain positive.

The ChatGPT maker says future facilities could ease pressure on power grids by cutting demand during emergencies.

Paolo Ardoino told the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano the company owns “give or take 150,000 Bitcoin,” but its Q3 reserve report implies just 100,060.

Justin Sun accused the President Donald Trump-backed crypto firm World Liberty Financial of concealing UAE citizenship to escape his federal lawsuit. The Tron founder said on Nov. 3 that his lawyers had requested sanctions against World Liberty Financial and its attorneys after the company disclosed foreign ownership connections months into litigation over his $45 million…

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Binance said it thwarted 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber threats in 2026, yet a fake interview compromised one of its engineers. The disclosure, in the exchange's Nov. 3 security report, reveals how attackers used a recruitment scam involving staged interviews, fabricated identities, and malicious software to access systems involved in the $6.34 billion cryptocurrency theft…

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Tether Holds 150,000 Bitcoin CEO Says, 50,000 More Than Its Reserve Report Shows

Tether holds about 150,000 bitcoin, worth some $11.5 billion at current prices, CEO Paolo Ardoino said, a figure that exceeds the holdings implied by the company’s latest reserve attestation by roughly 50,000 coins.

“We have give or take 150,000 bitcoin ourselves. It’s not much, but it’s honest work,” Ardoino said during his keynote at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland, the city where Tether has run a bitcoin and stablecoin adoption program since 2022.

At that size the stack would rank Tether among the largest corporate holders of bitcoin, behind Strategy’s 848,517 BTC (as of Q3) and ahead of most public miners and treasury companies. 

Ardoino did not say where the additional coins sit, when they were bought or whether they belong to the stablecoin issuer or to Tether Investments, the arm that holds the group’s venture and equity positions. The remark does not indicate a new 50,000 BTC purchase.

Tether International’s third-quarter reserve report, published Oct. 30 with an attestation from BDO, lists $8.37 billion in bitcoin valued at $83,621.23 per coin as of Sept. 30. That implies about 100,060 BTC, up around 1,130 from the roughly 98,930 held at the end of June. Most of the quarter’s $2.57 billion rise in the bitcoin line came from price, not purchases.

The gap between the report and Ardoino’s figure has a plausible home. Tether has said the investments it makes from profits are kept apart from the reserves backing USDT, so coins held by Tether Investments would not appear in the attestation. 

Tether’s bitcoin exposure extends past its own wallets. It took full control of Twenty One Capital in May after buying out SoftBank, backs Adecoagro’s mining in Brazil, and runs mining and energy ventures in Latin America. Whether any of those positions sit inside the 150,000 figure is unclear.

Tether’s buffer built on bitcoin and gold

The disclosure lands as Tether’s balance sheet grows more dependent on the two assets. The Q3 report shows $191.45 billion in reserve assets against $183.50 billion in liabilities, an excess of $7.95 billion, up from $4.11 billion in June when the cushion had halved. 

Bitcoin at $8.37 billion and gold at about $19.1 billion together exceed that buffer several times over, so a sharp drop in either would eat into it. Treasury bills remain the bulk of reserves at about $132.4 billion.

Tether earned about $1.5 billion in the quarter and $4.5 billion in the first nine months. In August it completed its first independent audit with KPMG, ending years of reliance on attestations alone. Ardoino said at the forum that USDT has more than 730 million users and is adding about 30 million wallets a quarter.

Bitcoin traded near $77,600 Tuesday, which puts Tether’s stated holdings at $11.6 billion and its attested holdings at about $7.8 billion, below the Sept. 30 mark. The company has not said whether it plans to publish a breakdown of the coins held outside the reserve.

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TD Cowen: Democratic Congress Would Sink CLARITY Act for Two Years

A Democratic sweep of Congress would end the CLARITY Act’s chances for the next two years and sour the political climate for crypto, TD Cowen’s Washington analyst Jaret Seiberg wrote to Bitcoin Magazine and clients in an election-day note.

Seiberg wrote that TD Cowen agrees with polls and prediction markets that Democrats are likely to take both chambers, with the caveat that polls taken a month out, which were more mixed, tend to beat those taken on the eve of a vote. 

His conclusion for crypto is blunt: “Democrats will likely investigate Trump including his crypto entanglements. We see this as souring the political environment for crypto, which is why we do not expect the Clarity Act to pass over the next two years.”

The market structure bill passed the House 294-134 in July 2025 and failed a Senate cloture vote 49-50 on Sept. 15. If it does not pass before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, it dies and must be reintroduced. 

Seiberg added that crypto’s influence may shrink further in Congress if Sherrod Brown wins his Ohio Senate race, a contest the industry spent to lose.

In Congress, the Senate is the lever

The note treats Senate control as the bigger prize. A Democratic majority could block Trump’s nominees and use that power to force him to fill Democratic seats on the FDIC, SEC and CFTC, the three agencies at the center of crypto policy. 

It could pressure the White House to drop its effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board. Trump could answer with acting chiefs, Seiberg wrote, but that risks handing authority to career staff, an outcome “Team Trump” does not want.

Senate control would elevate Sen. Elizabeth Warren to chair the Banking Committee. Seiberg sees room for populist bills such as interest rate caps, limits on bank buybacks and a government credit score, and he thinks Warren and Trump could find common ground on some of them.

Rep. Maxine Waters would take House Financial Services, with a focus on housing and tighter scrutiny of the FHFA.

“That means a focus on housing though we are dubious that she will find GOP support for down payment help and public housing renovations. FHFA scrutiny will increase,” the note read.

For banks, the note says the election changes little: regulators will keep easing capital, liquidity and tiering rules whichever party wins. Divided government does raise the odds of a shutdown or a debt-ceiling standoff, since Trump is expected to reject spending conditions Democrats attach.

Bitcoin on election day

Bitcoin traded near $77,500 Tuesday afternoon eastern time, up from a dip to $76,300 in the morning and about $2,000 below where it opened the month. The price has absorbed a record $6.34 billion Binance hack, two days of spot ETF outflows and a Fed that is leaning toward a December hike. 

Prediction markets on Kalshi give Democrats a 94% chance at the House and 74% at the Senate, so much of Seiberg’s scenario is in the price.

What is not priced is the lame-duck session. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a CLARITY negotiator, has said the bill could pass before January even if a Democratic Congress would not make it a priority after. That said, if it fails during that window, she doubts a Democratic-controlled Congress will make it a priority in the future.

According to various reports, crypto groups have spent more than $200 million on the cycle to avoid the outcome Seiberg now expects. The CFTC, for its part, moved without Congress on Tuesday, clearing equity perpetual futures for U.S. exchanges. If the Senate and Congress flips, that agency-by-agency approach, and who sits on those agencies, becomes the whole game.

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TLDR:

• Hackers compromised two Binance engineers through a tampered tool in an ad and a fake job interview. 
• Attackers moved 233.46 million XRP from five hot wallets in four minutes on October 29, Binance said. 
• Binance froze about $2.85 billion, yet transfers continued nearly four hours after the attack began. 
• Binance is repaying customers and investing in AI-enabled detection and a security research fund.

Binance hack details have emerged after the exchange published its initial security report on Tuesday. Attackers used a fake job interview and tampered software to compromise engineer computers.

They then drained crypto worth $6.3 billion on October 29. The FBI has blamed a North Korean hacking group, while Pyongyang rejects the claim.

Binance has said it is repaying all customers whose funds were stolen. The report traces the breach back to June.

How the Attack Began in June

The Binance hack started in June, according to the exchange’s report. An employee on the wallet developer team downloaded a tool that hackers had tampered with.

Binance detected the problem afterward, replaced the device, and changed credentials. However, the employee’s role and those of other wallet team members stayed exposed. The report describes a multi-stage operation that built up over several months.

A person familiar with the incident said the malicious version sat inside an advertisement. As a result, it appeared higher in search results than the real tool.

Meanwhile, Michael Barnhart, a researcher at cybersecurity firm DTEX, said fake job interviews are a well-known hacking technique.

In September, a second software engineer downloaded a malicious code repository after a job interview. The candidate believed the role was legitimate. The interview included a virtual meeting with the CEO of a fictitious company.

From Compromised Computers to the Theft

On October 20, the attacker used the compromised computer and an internal AI tool. This gave control over the wallet developer’s system and that of a second wallet developer.

Nine days later, the attacker used the second developer’s computer. Stolen credentials from the first developer helped trigger a malicious script.

The attack unfolded quickly on October 29. Attackers moved 233.46 million XRP from five hot wallets to an attacker-controlled address within four minutes. They later withdrew other cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin.

Few engineers at the company have direct access to wallets, according to a person familiar with the Binance hack. Binance said the attackers used 50 signing transactions to manipulate the account.

Binance Response and Next Steps

Binance received an internal alert about large transfers and began investigating. The exchange suspended withdrawals, froze affected tokens, and removed unauthorised permissions.

These steps left about $2.85 billion in frozen assets. However, suspending withdrawals alone could not stop every unauthorised movement.

Binance also had to build new procedures to revoke authorisations, which slowed its response. Meanwhile, the final unauthorised transfer took place at 2356 GMT, nearly four hours after the attack began.

Following the Binance hack, the exchange apologised to users, partners, and the wider industry. In its report, Binance stated, “This should not have happened.”

The exchange also said it prevented 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyberthreats in 2026. Barnhart said Binance is “just getting barraged.”

Binance said it is increasing investment in AI-enabled detection. It is also working on a security research fund and targeted initiatives with leading AI companies.

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TLDR:

• Bullish named Solana, Aptos and Ethereum as initial network partners for equity tokenization services. 
• Bullish and Equiniti transferred 61 million tokenized reserved shares on Solana in a matter of seconds. 
• Issuers can reward tokenized shareholders onchain by sending a digital Consensus pass to their wallets. 
• Official ownership records stay with the transfer agent while issuers reach investors on many networks.

Tokenized shares from Bullish will be available on Solana, Aptos, and Ethereum, the NYSE-listed platform announced on November 3. The company named the three networks as initial partners for its equity tokenization services.

Bullish and Equiniti Transfer 61 Million Tokenized Shares

Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) is an institutionally focused platform that provides regulated market infrastructure and information services.

It already works with Solana and plans to add Aptos and Ethereum. Issuers will then choose among networks for their issuer-sponsored tokenized shares.

The announcement follows an event Bullish and Equiniti hosted at the New York Stock Exchange on October 27. Bullish CEO Tom Farley and Equiniti CEO Dan Kramer demonstrated the transfer of 61 million tokenized reserved shares. The transfer ran on Solana, and Equiniti administered it. It completed in seconds.

Farley also showed a reward method for shareholders. Issuers can distribute a digital Consensus pass directly to a shareholder’s wallet.

The method offers a new way to engage holders. Bullish intends to offer the same capabilities on Aptos, Ethereum, and other networks over time.

In May, Bullish agreed to acquire Equiniti. It also became the first NYSE-listed firm to tokenize its full equity cap table on Solana. Tokenized BLSH shares later began trading on Bullish Exchange.

This week’s tokenization of 61 million reserved shares serves another purpose. Bullish has earmarked sufficient shares for closing the acquisition.

The final amount will follow the merger agreement. Remaining regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions still apply.

Why Multi-Network Support Matters for Issuers

Bullish describes multi-network support as the next step in bringing public equities onchain. Investors and liquidity are spread across several public blockchains. Tokenization infrastructure for capital markets therefore needs to work across them.

Support for Aptos and Ethereum alongside Solana lets issuers reach investors on networks they already use. As a result, issuers do not need to move investors to a single chain. Meanwhile, the official record of ownership stays with the transfer agent.

Tokenized shares can enable capabilities the current post-trade system was not designed to support. These include round-the-clock markets, near-instant settlement, and programmable corporate actions. They also include real-time visibility into share ownership and new ways to reward shareholders.

Thomas Cowan, Head of Tokenization at Bullish, said the company wants issuer tokens “available on key blockchains for our investors.” He added, “Solana gave us the foundation to tokenize our own shares.”

According to Cowan, the NYSE event “showed issuers what that looks like in practice.” He also said, “Supporting Aptos and Ethereum is the logical next step to meet the market and continue strong industry growth.”

Separately, Bullish and EQ convened the Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition, a non-exclusive industry working group.

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SpaceX stock falls below its IPO price despite 92% revenue growth as Thursday’s lock-up expiry threatens to add insider supply.

For over 350 years (roughly since 1661 when the first banknotes appeared in Europe), the relationship between gold and paper money has shaped global finance.