Crypto digest — November 3, 2026

Key points

1. ·Liquid Network Restores Full Bitcoin Backing Two Months After $320M ExploitDecrypt
2. ·Liquid’s bitcoin IOUs are fully backed again after a $320 million exploitCoinDesk
3. ·France postpones 2027 budget vote, crypto exit-tax proposals scrappedCointelegraph
4. ·North Korea Denies $6.3B Binance Hack, Calls FBI Finding a 'Political Provocation'Decrypt
5. ·Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Paolo Ardoino saysCoinDesk

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• Crypto investigators flag suspected $106M theft, $786K Solana bot drain

  A European entity may have lost $106 million from exchange accounts, while a wallet associated with a Solana arbitrage bot may have lost another $786,000.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

BNB3

• Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of U.S. midterm vote

  ZEC tumbled nearly 10% and BNB fell under $700 as the Nasdaq 100 slid into a correction, dragging Asian stocks lower.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Proton Users Revolt After CEO Calls Security Caution 'Loser Thinking' Amid AI Push

  Proton customers say they are canceling subscriptions after reports of pressure to adopt AI coding, as the privacy company scraps employee re-interviews but def…

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Binance completes latest proof of reserves as it works to restore assets, withdrawals after record hack

  Binance users can now independently verify 1:1 backing for BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP and more as it replenishes 95% of assets lost in record hack.

  2026-11-03via The Block

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• Binance Reopens Withdrawals for Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Major ETH-Based Assets

  Shiba Inu withdrawals return to Binance as the exchange continues to take crucial measures to curtail the damage caused by the recent $6 billion exploit.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Paolo Ardoino says

  Ardoino didn’t say where the extra coins sit. Holdings outside USDT reserves, such as Tether’s investments, wouldn’t appear in the report.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack

  Partners like Tether, Circle, and Chainalysis helped freeze $11M of the stolen assets.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Near Protocol (NEAR) Super-Rally Is Over: Almost 50% Is Gone

  NEAR has dropped sharply from its recent rally high, and the question whether key support will hold is now the most relevant one.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Binance Restores Withdrawals for Ripple's RLUSD Stablecoin

  Binance has restored withdrawals for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum as the exchange gradually resumes services following its massive $6.3 billion hack.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Near Protocol (NEAR), XRP, Zcash (ZEC) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Analysis for November 3: Is Recovery Still Possible?

  Four major altcoins are testing key support levels, and the next daily closes could decide whether a recovery is possible.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Designing for sovereignty: Ethereum for digital public infrastructure

  Public services increasingly rely on digital systems that enable institutions to collaborate across organizational and national boundaries. Such cooperation may…

  2026-11-03via Ethereum Blog

• EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT says

  The unidentified attacker moved funds through ether, instant exchanges and Monero, but the victim and affected exchanges remain unknown.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million Hack

  Brazil's largest crypto exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after a security incident. Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT tied to the attack.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Bitmine Buys More Ethereum as Tom Lee Calls the Binance Hack Bullish

  The chairman laid out six reasons the market’s “muted” 4% ETH drop after the record Binance theft shows crypto is “increasingly resilient,” as the firm’s stash…

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Freezes Deposits and Withdrawals Due to Ongoing Security Incident, Losses Estimated Near $40 Million

  Bitcoin Magazine Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Freezes Deposits and Withdrawals Due to Ongoing Security Incident, Losses Estimated Near $40 Million Brazil’s largest…

  2026-11-03via Bitcoin Magazine

More52

• Liquid Network Restores Full Bitcoin Backing Two Months After $320M Exploit

  Blockstream CEO Adam Back said the sidechain's defenses have been hardened, and warned developers not to trust AI-suggested fixes blindly.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Liquid’s bitcoin IOUs are fully backed again after a $320 million exploit

  A final 250 BTC transfer closed the hole left by September’s bug, but the federation behind the network still hasn’t said who paid to fill it.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• France postpones 2027 budget vote, crypto exit-tax proposals scrapped

  The National Assembly postponed the vote on the budget’s revenue section for the second time, while the Nov. 17 deadline for the first reading examination nears…

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Ripple CTO Emeritus Clarifies Current Role at Ripple

  Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz responds to question about his current role at the company.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• North Korea Denies $6.3B Binance Hack, Calls FBI Finding a 'Political Provocation'

  Kim Yo Jong suggested the U. S. itself could be behind the theft, as Binance said hourly deposits had begun to exceed withdrawals.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Bitcoin price threatens $77.7K support loss with recent buyers underwater

  Bitcoin fell below the realized price of the one-to-three-month-old buyer cohort in a move that risked flipping it to new resistance.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Shiba Inu (SHIB) Withdrawals on Binance Are Back

  Binance has restored SHIB withdrawals, but the token's chart still points to further downside.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Live news: Bitcoin faces fifth weekly loss as midterm elections weigh on markets

  A fifth straight weekly decline would mark bitcoin’s joint third-longest losing streak, as oil rebounds and Apple’s margin warning adds to investor caution ahea…

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• North Korea denies role in $6.4 billion Binance hack after FBI points to TraderTraitor

  The high-profile denial follows FBI alerts identifying North Korean-controlled wallet addresses tied to the largest cryptocurrency exploit in history.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• XRP Defies Bear Market: New Wallets Double Despite Price Pressure

  Instead of selling, XRP investors opened nearly 8,000 new wallets in 24 hours after the Binance hack.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• NEAR governance approves proposal to cut token issuance ceiling to 1.6%

  NEAR's House of Stake passed HSP-029, which lowers the network's maximum annual issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.

  2026-11-03via The Block

• Consensys launches cross-ledger settlement and routing stack for institutional networks

  Consensys launched a technology stack enabling banks to route and settle transactions across independent ledgers without moving assets.

  2026-11-03via The Block

• Bitcoin’s latest chart signal looks a lot like the ones before its big crashes

  The Guppy Multiple Moving Average bands signal a bearish momentum, even as seasonality and post-midterm history lean bullish.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• ARK buys $17M in Coinbase, Circle shares while trimming Bullish

  ARK Invest added Coinbase and Circle shares across two trading sessions while selling about $8 million in Bullish as crypto stocks declined.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Suspected EU crypto theft estimate rises to $133M: ZachXBT

  ZachXBT identified another $27 million in exchange withdrawals, some of which occurred after he first flagged the suspected crypto theft.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Coinbase Data Shows XRP May See 8.7% Price Move

  Coinbase options data suggests XRP could see an 8.7% price swing by Nov. 8, potentially pushing its price toward $1.36 or $1.14.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• BlackRock’s IBIT sees biggest Bitcoin ETF outflows since June

  BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF shed $405.3 million on Monday as US spot Bitcoin funds opened November with nearly $399 million in net outflows.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, data shows

  The user protection fund now sits below the $800 million level that Binance’s own rules say triggers a top-up, and the exchange hasn’t said when it will refill…

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Bitcoin miner Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot begins

  The company's revenue dropped 63% in the third quarter, while a $127 million accounting gain helped turn an operating loss into a reported profit.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key

  A 12-person committee briefly rewrote one of Arbitrum’s core contracts to spend from an address it held no key for, then put the code back. It’s the second time…

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Crypto.com to withdraw Hong Kong consumer app citing regulatory changes

  Crypto. com will discontinue its consumer app services in Hong Kong in February next year.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Australia lifts rates to 18-year high as AI boom, energy costs fuel inflation

  The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its benchmark rate to 4.85% on rising technology costs from AI investment and higher energy prices.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• UK warns AI ransomware attack on infrastructure ‘highly likely’ by 2028

  The warning comes as UK cyber officials also flag growing threats from state-backed hackers targeting government officials and politicians.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Binance begins second withdrawal phase following record hack

  The exchange says additional assets will become available for withdrawal from 04:00 UTC on Tuesday as security checks are completed, following an initial reopen…

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Ark Invest buys $3.4 million in Coinbase, adds Circle and Robinhood as stocks trade lower

  Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought $3.4 million of Coinbase shares, $2.6 million of Circle, and $645,820 of Robinhood on Monday.

  2026-11-03via The Block

• South Korea urges exchanges to boost cold storage after Binance hack

  South Korean crypto exchanges are already required to hold at least 80% of customer crypto in cold wallets, but the regulator is urging more.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Claude Fable 5.5, GPT 6.2 Astra Could Be Right Around the Corner, Leaks Suggest

  Users say Claude is routing some requests to a stronger unreleased model, a Mythos 5.5 label appeared in Anthropic’s site code, and OpenAI appears to be testing…

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack, points finger at US

  Pyongyang has pushed back against the FBI’s attribution of the Binance attack, with Kim Yo Jong calling the US allegations politically motivated.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Kim Jong-Un’s sister rejects FBI claims linking North Korea to record $6 billion Binance hack: reports

  North Korea is now reportedly saying it was not behind the hack, despite the FBI finding that North Korean hackers were behind the heist.

  2026-11-03via The Block

• New Jersey drops Coinbase staking order ahead of crypto’s midterm test

  New Jersey lifted its staking ban and dropped a $5 million penalty, clearing the way for Coinbase to restore staking access for users in the US state.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Bitcoin Firm Strive Climbs Up the Treasury Ranks With Another Big Buy

  Strive added 124 Bitcoin for about $10 million and now trails Twenty One Capital by 390 BTC for third place among Treasury companies.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• AI poses greater threat to Bitcoin than quantum computing, Swan founder says

  The Swan Bitcoin founder warned that hackers are using large language models to exploit security flaws with just a few prompts.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Big crypto wants the one thing it can’t buy: your vote

  Our loyalty has been to the technology. This election, the trap is to let the biggest intermediaries claim it for themselves, argues Berkeley Law lecturer Hermi…

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Mystery $106 Million Crypto Theft Hits EU Entity Days After Binance Hack

  Onchain investigator ZachXBT says an unidentified EU entity lost more than $106 million from centralized exchange accounts on Sunday,.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Lisk Officially Shuts Down Blockchain After 10 Years

  Veteran blockchain project Lisk has officially shut down its network after 10 years, announcing a 5.23 million LSK token burn as it shifts its focus to a new fi…

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't Patched

  Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but Ubuntu still has no fix.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Coinbase hit with 50% price target cut as post-earnings rout deepens

  Slowing trading activity and fallout from the Binance hack are clouding Coinbase’s revenue prospects, prompting Morgan Stanley to lower its rating on the stock.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach

  Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin confirmed earlier Monday a security incident and paused withdrawals.

  2026-11-03via The Block

• Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto Resilience

  The Fundstrat strategist says constraints on AI spending have slowed growth without ending the boom, while crypto’s response to the Binance hack suggests seller…

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Bitcoin risks drop below $76K as 7% oil slide fails to spark BTC price rally

  Bitcoin fell around 1.7% on Monday as stocks pared early gains fueled by hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran war.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• DTCC’s tokenization launch could accelerate adoption and boost Securitize, StoneX says

  StoneX says DTCC's tokenization service validates Securitize's model, reiterating its buy rating on SECZ as the firm expands tokenized stocks.

  2026-11-03via The Block

• Mercado Bitcoin wallets show post-hack transfers after $46M theft

  Brazil’s exchange Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after a security breach, saying customer funds and data were safe.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• North Korea Is Laundering Binance Hack Loot at One New Wallet Every 25 Seconds

  $2.85 billion of the $6.43 billion stolen from Binance has been frozen or seized, compared with about 3% in the Bybit hack, as North Korea’s automated launderin…

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Nvidia, Nike Join 50 Companies Blocking OKX–ICE Stock Token Push

  Bitcoin Magazine Nvidia, Nike Join 50 Companies Blocking OKX–ICE Stock Token Push Fifty public companies have now objected to having their shares tokenized on O…

  2026-11-03via Bitcoin Magazine

• NEAR Intents Head Names 3 Survival Rules for Crypto Wallets

  Following the $6.3 billion Binance hack, NEAR Intents' Alex Shevchenko names 3 critical rules to stop wallets from laundering stolen funds.

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze

  Bulls are watching short positions, exchange withdrawals and key price levels for signs of a rebound after the midterms.

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• Animoca Brands clears final hurdle for Abu Dhabi fund management

  The regulatory approval marks another step in Animoca’s shift from blockchain gaming and venture investing toward regulated institutional financial services.

  2026-11-03via Cointelegraph

• Nvidia and Nike Lead Biggest Wave Yet of Tokenized Stock Objections

  Nvidia, Costco, Nike and nine other companies objected to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 50.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• Ripple Partner Mercado Suspends Withdrawals After Confirming 'Security Incident'

  Ripple partner Mercado Bitcoin has temporarily suspended cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals after confirming a security breach, with blockchain investigato…

  2026-11-03via U.Today

• Elon Musk Mocks Sam Altman Over Claim Home PCs Are Wasting RAM

  The OpenAI CEO said it's "quite terrible" for DRAM to sit largely idle in personal computers while AI data centers face a supply crunch.

  2026-11-03via Decrypt

• NYSE taps Wall Street giant Broadridge to bring shareholder voting to tokenized stocks

  A key provider of shareholder voting and corporate services on Wall Street, Broadridge will help bring investor rights onchain for the exchange's upcoming venue…

  2026-11-03via CoinDesk

• 6.7 Million Stellar (XLM) Stolen in Massive $40 Million Mercado Bitcoin Breach

  Brazil's biggest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin discloses the specific on-chain address holding 6.7 million stolen Stellar (XLM) after a $40 million hack.

  2026-11-03via U.Today