Key TakeawaysU.S. extradited Alexander Block from Israel on Oct. 29 over a $2.8M Nomad crypto bridge hack.Israel’s Supreme Court...

Key TakeawaysASIC said it is “not currently convinced” retail prediction markets are in the public interest.ASIC likened event...

Key TakeawaysDeFi generated $65 billion in 2026, accounting for roughly two-thirds of total blockchain revenues.Robinhood Chain’s...

Key TakeawaysRecurring wallet activity suggests automated laundering of stolen assets.Stolen Binance assets mixed with funds from...

Key TakeawaysFollowing Binance’s $6.3 billion hack, Gate’s CEO urged the crypto industry to form a unified security alliance.Gate...

Key TakeawaysBinance targeted a phased withdrawal restart, subject to completed security checks.Matching tokens worth $5 billion...

Key TakeawaysSens. Warren and Curtis sent Kalshi and Polymarket seven questions on election insider trading, due Nov. 3.The...

Key TakeawaysA16z, Uniswap Labs, and the DeFi Education Fund warn that Illinois’ proposed crypto tax rules could effectively ban...

Key TakeawaysTether reported $1.5 billion in Q3 net operating profit, bringing its total profit for the first nine months of 2026...

Key TakeawaysTrezor reported a suspected malicious hardware implant in a Safe 5 wallet purchased from former authorized reseller...

Key TakeawaysCEO Richard Teng said the attacker bypassed Binance’s normal approval controls.A self-destruct mechanism destroyed...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell to $76,320 after Binance disclosed a $6.3 billion hack, triggering widespread panic.Bitcoin’s plunge...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs added $17.07M on Thursday, extending their inflow streak to four sessions.Ether and solana products saw...

Key TakeawaysOneKey CEO warns BlackRock’s IBIT could be North Korea’s next crypto hack target after the Binance breach.IBIT’s sole...

Key TakeawaysElon Musk’s jokes about Binance’s reported hack prompted CZ to publicly ask him to stop trolling.CZ says Binance’s...

Key TakeawaysBinance committed $6.34B in corporate funds to fully reimburse users after a historic $6B security breach.Industry...

Key TakeawaysAave froze 292 reserves after attackers drained over 195,000 ETH from Binance wallets.Bitcoin plunged to $76,320 as...

Key TakeawaysLookonchain tracked the attacker selling 7.02 million UNI for $39.63 million on Oct. 29 and 30.TRM Labs said wallets...

Key TakeawaysLogan Paul called crypto “a scam” after Mike Majlak cited the $6 billion Binance hack during a recent podcast...

Key takeaways Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP are heading toward a fourth consecutive week of declines. BTC is down more than 2.5% this...

Key TakeawaysBinance confirmed a $6.3 billion hack, with investigators tracing the breach to a compromised employee laptop.Bitcoin...

Key TakeawaysMatthew McConaughey revisited an unusual personal ritual on Daniel Lubetzky’s Build or Break podcast.The ritual...

Key TakeawaysSecuritize ran a WSJ ad defending SEC-regulated stock tokenization to counter recent industry backlash.The campaign...

Key TakeawaysThe London Metal Exchange plans to tokenize its off-warrant metal reserves to secure business financing.The move aims...

Key TakeawaysDeposits and withdrawals were suspended during security checks.Binance said about $3 billion had been frozen onchain...

Key TakeawaysBitwise raised its target from $1.3 million for 2035 to $1.6 million for 2036.Its valuation assumes bitcoin captures...

Key TakeawaysInvestigators identified about 800 U.S. victims of an alleged dating scam.Authorities seized 700 fraudulent...

Key TakeawaysBinance suspended withdrawals Oct. 29 as analysts tracked up to $5.8 billion in suspicious transfers.Tether and Circle...

Key TakeawaysOnchain lending fees plunged 50% year-over-year in 2026 following a Q2 KelpDAO exploit, per 1kx data.Aave lost...

Key TakeawaysOperating income totaled $20.91 billion; diluted earnings per share were $44.75.Bitcoin holdings reached 848,517 BTC,...

Key TakeawaysSaquon Barkley told Front Office Sports he sold his Polymarket stake to comply with NFL rules.The NFL bars players...

Key TakeawaysPolymarket briefly suspended trading on Thursday after discovering a third-party exploit on the site.Trading resumed...

Key TakeawaysHTX is exiting the UK following an FCA settlement over alleged violations of cryptocurrency advertising regulations,...

Key TakeawaysBinance and Itaú filed for crypto licenses ahead of the central bank’s Oct. 30 regulatory deadline.Binance formed a...

Key TakeawaysUtah charged Kalshi, CEO Tarek Mansour, and COO Luana Lopes Lara with 14 criminal counts, including 13 felonies.An...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin futures open interest stands at $54.78 billion, rising 1.46% over 24 hours as traders expand their derivatives...

Key TakeawaysAlice & Bob estimates that a quantum computer with just 29,588 physical qubits could crack Bitcoin’s...

Key TakeawaysWalmart, Eli Lilly, Cigna, Carnival, and Arcos Dorados are the latest companies to oppose OKXICE’s stock tokenization...

Kyro connects more than 250 brokers, exchanges, and wallets in one workspace. Its AI tools analyse holdings and answer questions...

Key TakeawaysGoogle launched an MPC custody platform for banks, with commercial availability targeted for early 2027.Alphabet is...

Key takeaways XRP has dropped below $1.30 on Thursday as the bearish trend persists.  Long-to-short ratios stand at 0.82,...

Key TakeawaysUrban birds in five European countries let men get about 1 meter closer than women before fleeing, with mean flight...

Key TakeawaysKalshi COO and co-founder Luana Lopes Lara, 30, holds a reported $2.6 billion net worth, making her the world’s...

Key TakeawaysMoody’s assigned RLUSD A2 long-term and P-1 short-term deposit ratings a day after Ripple’s trust bank approval.The...

Key TakeawaysBessent joined Garlinghouse to open Swell’s 10th edition.Garlinghouse previously backed Bessent’s selection and...

Grvt, a self-custodial trading platform built on its own zero-knowledge (ZK) chain, announced that the Foundation’s token issuer...

Key TakeawaysInstitutional XRP custody expands through BNY’s digital asset platform.Ripple expects to reach its projected revenue...

Key TakeawaysFlávio Bolsonaro left Brazil after ignoring an order to surrender his passports in a betting laundering probe.Brazil’s...

Key TakeawaysIbis exited stealth with a $250M credit facility from FalconX and pre-seed capital from top crypto firms.Anchorage...

Key TakeawaysThe CFTC is probing whether Polymarket failed to keep U.S. users off its offshore platform, per Reuters.The inquiry...

Key TakeawaysTokenized equities reached about $3.84B, with 4.5M holder addresses across public blockchains.Base now hosts stocks...

Key TakeawaysThe Coinbase Support X account confirmed an Amplitude vendor incident but denied any unauthorized access to its...

Key TakeawaysJason Calacanis’ bleak bitcoin prediction has sparked a high-stakes confrontation with prominent investors.Fred...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin surged to $81,687 before retreating below $80,500 as traders awaited the Fed’s rate decision.Coinglass...

Key TakeawaysCoca-Cola, JPMorgan Chase, Dell, AMD, Adobe, Applied Materials, and Sandisk are the latest companies to object to...

Key TakeawaysCoinbase added Ripple’s RLUSD across retail, exchange, and Prime, boosting U.S. distribution.RLUSD supports XRP...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew $175.99M on Tuesday, lifting week-to-date inflows above $286M.Blackrock and Fidelity led buying as...

Key TakeawaysDTCC launched a tokenization service connected to a custody operation holding more than $114 trillion in...

Cancore raises $7.2 million to expand tokenized asset trading infrastructure. Platform reports $53.2 million in volume across more...

Key TakeawaysA 5-year low in Bitcoin Google searches was seen on Oct. 27 as BTC traded near $81,000.Crypto analysts say similar...

Key TakeawaysBithumb found unauthorized access to its groupware on Oct. 27 and is checking whether customer data leaked.Daishin...

Key takeaways NEAR edges higher on Wednesday after rebounding approximately 6% the previous day. NEAR Intents launched confidential...

Key TakeawaysBessent said Treasury can coordinate crypto rules with the SEC and CFTC after the Senate’s 49-50 vote.Ripple paired...

Key TakeawaysA retired Woking decorator’s forgotten Pokémon collection sold for £1.56 million (about $2.1 million) at Ewbank’s on...

Key TakeawaysA UCLA team’s Science Advances study used clumped isotopes in T. rex tooth enamel to estimate the dinosaur’s body...

The opinion editorial Part 2 of “Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: A Practical Legal Guide for Businesses” written below was...

Key TakeawaysEcho Base CEO Roshan Dharia warns that 1 offshore entity can leave crypto depositors unsecured.Misleading terms and...

Key TakeawaysA WSJ ad warned CEOs against stock tokenization, citing risks like market manipulation and hidden ownership.Industry...

Key TakeawaysZcash turns 10 on Oct. 28, with 20% of block rewards funding development and ecosystem grants.Sprout, Sapling,...

Key TakeawaysCrypto.com and OG.com launched regulated crypto perpetuals for eligible U.S. traders on Oct. 27.Crypto.com’s new...

Key TakeawaysGalaxy identified favorable conditions for bitcoin to retake $125,000.The firm concluded that bitcoin’s bear market...

Key TakeawaysGalaxy Digital returned to profitability in Q3 2026, reporting $323 million in net income and $455 million in adjusted...

Key TakeawaysLuxor raised $16 million in a funding round led by CMT Digital to accelerate its expansion into AI computing, hardware...

Key TakeawaysThe CFTC filed its 10th state lawsuit, challenging Utah’s enforcement against regulated prediction markets.Utah...

Key TakeawaysRobinhood’s crypto revenue plunged 55% year-over-year to $120 million in Q3 2026, while crypto trading volume fell 38%...

Key TakeawaysSoFi recorded $161.6 million in gross crypto transaction revenue but retained just $1.63 million.SoFi reported $241...

Key TakeawaysAnchorage Digital Bank now provides custody for MXNB across six blockchain networks.Bitso has listed Western Union’s...

Key TakeawaysRLUSD is expected to become available in the Robinhood app later this year.Robinhood will use RLUSD on the XRP Ledger...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin stagnated near $80,000 as after recording repeated rejections at $80,500.Derivatives liquidations dropped to...

Key TakeawaysWhitearmor claims to possess 15.4 million Gamdom account records and demands $15 million in bitcoin.Gamdom previously...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin is up 26% since the SpaceX IPO despite recent losses, while SpaceX shares dove after the debut.Anthropic’s IPO...

Key TakeawaysRipple gained OCC trust bank approval, but XRP remained stagnant between $1.29 and $1.31.The disconnect from positive...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew $110.34M on Monday, entirely through Blackrock’s IBIT.Ether lost $88.58M, as Solana, HYPE, and XRP...

Key TakeawaysZODL founder Josh Swihart has opposed Sean Bowe’s plan, calling the sole shutdown of ZCG a half measure.Zcash’s $125...

Key TakeawaysTwo wallets dormant since 2023 sent 2,571 BTC to Coinbase Prime on Oct. 26, Lookonchain data shows.The coins cost...

Key takeaways HYPE rose 1.9% over 24 hours after bouncing from support near $75. The token needs to move above $83 to strengthen...

Key TakeawaysThree wallets, likely one whale, moved 482,228 SOL since Oct. 23, with 171,430 SOL sent to exchanges.SOL trades near...

Key TakeawaysBlackrock, SBI and Startale signed an MOU on Oct. 26 to link tokenized money funds with the JPYSC stablecoin.JPYSC...

Key TakeawaysThe F/V Mistress sank near the Block Island Wind Farm on January 1, 2019, killing Captain Oscar Diaz and deckhand John...

The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This Week in Crypto Law This week, regulators and...