Crypto weekly recap — Week 45 of 2026 (November 2, 2026 – November 8, 2026)

Stories this week: 223 · Sources: 7.

Key points

SOL7

11-06Solana Labs’ Leap Launches Mobile App for Trading Tokenized Stocks and CryptoDecrypt
11-05Samsung Wallet launches USDC accounts on Solana for US Galaxy usersThe Block
11-05Stablecoins Go Mainstream as Samsung Wallet Adds USDC on SolanaDecrypt
11-03Crypto investigators flag suspected $106M theft, $786K Solana bot drainCointelegraph
11-02Solana Officially Scores 1,000 Days Without OutageU.Today
11-02Crypto's Washington playbook is working. Don't abandon it now.CoinDesk
11-02Binance hackers begin swapping stolen Solana tokens for Bitcoin: ChainalysisCointelegraph

BNB6

11-06BSC Releases Reth Exploit Hotfix: Details About the UpgradeU.Today
11-03Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of U.S. midterm voteCoinDesk
11-03Proton Users Revolt After CEO Calls Security Caution 'Loser Thinking' Amid AI PushDecrypt
11-03Binance completes latest proof of reserves as it works to restore assets, withdrawals after record hackThe Block
11-02Binance Reopens Withdrawals as Hack Recovery Enters Second WeekBitcoin Magazine
11-02Chainlink (LINK), Near Protocol (NEAR), Binance Coin (BNB) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis For November 2: Market Takes a PauseU.Today

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11-06Bitcoin, Ether ETFs post $530M outflows as election gains evaporateCointelegraph
11-06Crypto Industry Faces New Threat as Warren Eyes Powerful Senate RoleU.Today
11-06EIP-8037/EIP-8038 GlamsterdamEthereum Blog
11-06Bitcoin erases post-election gains as Wall Street selloff triggers over $1 billion in crypto liquidationsThe Block
11-06Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi tokenizes equity index fund on EthereumCointelegraph
11-06Franklin Templeton Hits $1.1 Billion on Stellar (XLM), Leaving XRP Ledger Far BehindU.Today
11-06Standard Chartered and SBI back crypto insurer Soter as funding reaches $23.5 millionCoinDesk
11-06Anchorage Digital seeks CFTC swap dealer registration for crypto options businessThe Block
11-05Tether CEO Reacts to Massive USDT Demand in ParaguayU.Today
11-03Binance Reopens Withdrawals for Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Major ETH-Based AssetsU.Today
11-03Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Paolo Ardoino saysCoinDesk
11-03Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hackCoinDesk
11-03Near Protocol (NEAR) Super-Rally Is Over: Almost 50% Is GoneU.Today
11-03Binance Restores Withdrawals for Ripple's RLUSD StablecoinU.Today
11-03Near Protocol (NEAR), XRP, Zcash (ZEC) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Analysis for November 3: Is Recovery Still Possible?U.Today
11-03Designing for sovereignty: Ethereum for digital public infrastructureEthereum Blog
11-03EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT saysCoinDesk
11-03Brazil's Largest Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40 Million HackDecrypt
11-03Bitmine Buys More Ethereum as Tom Lee Calls the Binance Hack BullishDecrypt
11-03Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Freezes Deposits and Withdrawals Due to Ongoing Security Incident, Losses Estimated Near $40 MillionBitcoin Magazine
11-02Bitmine adds 8,573 ETH as Tom Lee flags muted Binance hack reactionThe Block
11-02Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theftCoinDesk
11-02Ethereum (ETH) Faces 'Crazy' Whale Buying Spree On-ChainU.Today
11-02Bitcoin ETFs sink into October outflows with $643M exit after Binance hackCointelegraph
11-02THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackersCointelegraph

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11-06Bitcoin steadies after AI-led selloff as eyes turn to latest U.S. jobs figuresCoinDesk
11-06Nigeria’s central bank introduces stablecoin licensing rules, bans algorithmic versionsThe Block
11-06Zcash (ZEC) OI Down 7.8% as NU7 Upgrade Goes LiveU.Today
11-06Binance hackers had 8 weeks of access before $6.3B exploit, Security Alliance estimatesCointelegraph
11-06Bitcoin holds $75K as AI regulation fears see KOSPI halted after 8% crashCointelegraph
11-06BlackRock Sells $105 Million of Bitcoin as Recovery Stalls AgainU.Today
11-06Greece approves 10% tax on crypto gains starting in 2027Cointelegraph
11-06Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $2.5M in Crypto From 35 InvestigationsDecrypt
11-06GOPAX halts crypto trading, withdrawals to move all assets to cold storageCointelegraph
11-06Binance’s $6.3B hack leaves questions over hot wallet safeguardsCointelegraph
11-06XRP Ledger: Ripple Boasts Up to 23% Drop in Node Memory UseU.Today
11-06New Era of Zcash (ZEC) Is Here: How Upgrade Solves Bitcoin’s Biggest DilemmaU.Today
11-06Zcash's NU7 Upgrade Goes Live, Recycling 60% of Fees to Fund Future Block RewardsDecrypt
11-06$7.6 Trillion in October: Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo Platform Hits Processing RecordU.Today
11-06Bitcoin recovers $76,000 level as ETFs shed $430 million after tech routCoinDesk
11-06Zcash NU7 upgrade goes live, leaves 12,224 ZEC stranded in Sprout poolCointelegraph
11-06Greece approves 10% tax on crypto gains and 15% levy on DeFi incomeCoinDesk
11-06Hyperliquid Strategies seeks futures registration for perpsCointelegraph
11-06Kalshi hit with injunction over sports contracts on California tribal landsThe Block
11-06Hyperliquid (HYPE) Volatility Might Surge as the Biggest Exchange Still Limits WithdrawalsU.Today
11-06Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plans token buyback after 66% year-to-date slideCoinDesk
11-06Zcash’s major network upgrade NU7 goes live on mainnet, cutting block time by threefoldThe Block
11-06Chainalysis says breach exposed password hashes and live tokensCointelegraph
11-06XRP Ledger's Biggest Lending Upgrade Just Got CloserU.Today
11-06Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private paymentsCoinDesk
11-06Crypto exchanges tout cold storage ratios after Binance attackCointelegraph
11-06IREN’s bitcoin mining revenue drops 58% as firm plans full exit by year-endThe Block
11-06Ark Invest buys more Coinbase as shares plunge 10% in wider market routThe Block
11-06Hyperliquid treasury firm seeking U.S. regulatory nod as a domestic futures platformCoinDesk
11-06Bitcoin developer proposes ‘landmines’ to make quantum thieves lose their own BTCCoinDesk
11-06Core Scientific to quit Bitcoin mining by year-end as AI business surgesCointelegraph
11-06ChainLink (LINK), XRP, Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC) Price Analysis For November 6: Sudden Surge of Bullishness Is HereU.Today
11-06Claude Gets Personal Finance—Anthony Pompliano Accuses Anthropic of Copying His StartupDecrypt
11-06American Bitcoin’s $126M profit masks mining pressure as rivals turn to AICointelegraph
11-06Asian crypto exchanges batten down the hatches as hacks surge: Asia ExpressCointelegraph
11-06Bitcoin Fixes This? Paraguay President Resigns After Bank Lockout Hits 60% of CountryDecrypt
11-06Hyperliquid Strategies files to become CFTC-registered FCM, posts $13.3 million in quaterly revenueThe Block
11-06Crypto ally French Hill wins reelection but set to lose House chairCointelegraph
11-06OpenAI Promises to Foot AI’s Power Bill After Voter Revolt. Who Enforces It?Decrypt
11-06DOJ Creates 'Super Intelligence' Task Force to Guard Against AI AbuseDecrypt
11-06XRP Ledger Welcomes New Euro StablecoinU.Today
11-06Mercado Bitcoin Said Its Hack Was Contained, But Blockchain Data Tells a Different StoryDecrypt
11-06Zcash Upgrade Could Lock $16 Million in Crypto ForeverDecrypt
11-06OpenAI Found 948 Linux Security Flaws—And Figured Out How to Exploit ThemDecrypt
11-06Binance, Deribit revoke SignalPlus API keys after fake Teams invite attackCointelegraph
11-06Base deploys Denim upgrade on mainnet, replacing Flashblocks with 200ms block timesThe Block
11-06U.S. Justice Department assembles force to shield against foreign AI threatsCoinDesk
11-06Bitcoin tumbles to $76,000 as collapsing AI trade drags stocks sharply lowerCoinDesk
11-06Fed, OCC check US banks after Binance hack as experts flag security risksCointelegraph
11-06Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Turns a Profit as Bitcoin Rise Lifts BooksDecrypt
11-06S&P 500 Plunges, Wall Street Fears Circuit Breaker, Just One Day After Trump Celebrated Record HighsDecrypt
11-06Crypto Market Trims $140 Billion as BTC Slips Below $76KU.Today
11-06Paraguay president resigns after collapse of Ueno digital bankCointelegraph
11-06Hollywood Studios Quietly Ban Staff From Betting on Prediction Markets: ReportDecrypt
11-06What is TraderTraitor, the hacking squad behind the $6.3 billion Binance heist?CoinDesk
11-06Canary’s Injective ETF debuts on Nasdaq with exposure to staking rewardsThe Block
11-06Bitcoin crashes 6% to 7-week low as US stocks erase election gainsCointelegraph
11-06Democrats to Push Broader Crypto Market Structure Bill After Sweeping US Midterms: ReportDecrypt
11-06Bitcoin Erases Election Rally as AI Stocks Plunge, $428 Million in Crypto Longs Get Wiped OutDecrypt
11-05Payward-affiliated fund and clients buy AAVE token stake on secondary marketThe Block
11-05Hyperliquid (HYPE) Whales Turn Stan Druckenmiller's Hype Into a $5 Million ExitU.Today
11-05Gate CEO says crypto exchanges must prove they can survive a hack like Binance’sCoinDesk
11-05Bitcoin (BTC) Predicted to Hit $86,000 This November: KalshiU.Today
11-05Zcash (ZEC) Co-Founder Issues Warning on AI Security ThreatU.Today
11-05Kraken parent Payward and its clients buy AAVE tokens in DeFi investment pushCoinDesk
11-05Sam Altman Says It's 'Fucking Annoying' His RAM Comments Were Taken Out of ContextDecrypt
11-05Blockchain is ‘perfect solution’ for AI agent trust, VeChain CEO saysCointelegraph
11-05Can decentralized phone networks power the AI revolution?Cointelegraph
11-05Google could take stake in bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $19 billion AI project if Anthropic defaultsCoinDesk
11-05Morning Minute: Democrat Sweep Pumps Crypto as Clarity Act ResurfacesDecrypt
11-05Binance cuts SignalPlus access after security warning, urges users to check accountsCoinDesk
11-05Ukraine’s central bank opposes crypto bill, citing monetary sovereignty concernsCoinDesk
11-05XRP/Bitcoin Short-Term Golden Cross Just Emerges: Potential TargetsU.Today
11-05Trump’s memecoin ventures derailed CLARITY Act, Scaramucci saysCointelegraph
11-03Liquid Network Restores Full Bitcoin Backing Two Months After $320M ExploitDecrypt
11-03Liquid’s bitcoin IOUs are fully backed again after a $320 million exploitCoinDesk
11-03France postpones 2027 budget vote, crypto exit-tax proposals scrappedCointelegraph
11-03Ripple CTO Emeritus Clarifies Current Role at RippleU.Today
11-03North Korea Denies $6.3B Binance Hack, Calls FBI Finding a 'Political Provocation'Decrypt
11-03Bitcoin price threatens $77.7K support loss with recent buyers underwaterCointelegraph
11-03Shiba Inu (SHIB) Withdrawals on Binance Are BackU.Today
11-03Live news: Bitcoin faces fifth weekly loss as midterm elections weigh on marketsCoinDesk
11-03North Korea denies role in $6.4 billion Binance hack after FBI points to TraderTraitorCoinDesk
11-03XRP Defies Bear Market: New Wallets Double Despite Price PressureU.Today
11-03NEAR governance approves proposal to cut token issuance ceiling to 1.6%The Block
11-03Consensys launches cross-ledger settlement and routing stack for institutional networksThe Block
11-03Bitcoin’s latest chart signal looks a lot like the ones before its big crashesCoinDesk
11-03ARK buys $17M in Coinbase, Circle shares while trimming BullishCointelegraph
11-03Suspected EU crypto theft estimate rises to $133M: ZachXBTCointelegraph
11-03Coinbase Data Shows XRP May See 8.7% Price MoveU.Today
11-03BlackRock’s IBIT sees biggest Bitcoin ETF outflows since JuneCointelegraph
11-03Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, data showsCoinDesk
11-03Bitcoin miner Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot beginsCoinDesk
11-03Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s keyCoinDesk
11-03Crypto.com to withdraw Hong Kong consumer app citing regulatory changesCointelegraph
11-03Australia lifts rates to 18-year high as AI boom, energy costs fuel inflationCointelegraph
11-03UK warns AI ransomware attack on infrastructure ‘highly likely’ by 2028Cointelegraph
11-03Binance begins second withdrawal phase following record hackCointelegraph
11-03Ark Invest buys $3.4 million in Coinbase, adds Circle and Robinhood as stocks trade lowerThe Block
11-03South Korea urges exchanges to boost cold storage after Binance hackCointelegraph
11-03Claude Fable 5.5, GPT 6.2 Astra Could Be Right Around the Corner, Leaks SuggestDecrypt
11-03North Korea denies role in $6.3B Binance hack, points finger at USCointelegraph
11-03Kim Jong-Un’s sister rejects FBI claims linking North Korea to record $6 billion Binance hack: reportsThe Block
11-03New Jersey drops Coinbase staking order ahead of crypto’s midterm testCointelegraph
11-03Bitcoin Firm Strive Climbs Up the Treasury Ranks With Another Big BuyDecrypt
11-03AI poses greater threat to Bitcoin than quantum computing, Swan founder saysCointelegraph
11-03Big crypto wants the one thing it can’t buy: your voteCoinDesk
11-03Mystery $106 Million Crypto Theft Hits EU Entity Days After Binance HackDecrypt
11-03Lisk Officially Shuts Down Blockchain After 10 YearsU.Today
11-03Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't PatchedDecrypt
11-03Coinbase hit with 50% price target cut as post-earnings rout deepensCointelegraph
11-03Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breachThe Block
11-03Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto ResilienceDecrypt
11-03Bitcoin risks drop below $76K as 7% oil slide fails to spark BTC price rallyCointelegraph
11-03DTCC’s tokenization launch could accelerate adoption and boost Securitize, StoneX saysThe Block
11-03Mercado Bitcoin wallets show post-hack transfers after $46M theftCointelegraph
11-03North Korea Is Laundering Binance Hack Loot at One New Wallet Every 25 SecondsDecrypt
11-03Nvidia, Nike Join 50 Companies Blocking OKX–ICE Stock Token PushBitcoin Magazine
11-03NEAR Intents Head Names 3 Survival Rules for Crypto WalletsU.Today
11-03Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeezeCoinDesk
11-03Animoca Brands clears final hurdle for Abu Dhabi fund managementCointelegraph
11-03Nvidia and Nike Lead Biggest Wave Yet of Tokenized Stock ObjectionsDecrypt
11-03Ripple Partner Mercado Suspends Withdrawals After Confirming 'Security Incident'U.Today
11-03Elon Musk Mocks Sam Altman Over Claim Home PCs Are Wasting RAMDecrypt
11-03NYSE taps Wall Street giant Broadridge to bring shareholder voting to tokenized stocksCoinDesk
11-036.7 Million Stellar (XLM) Stolen in Massive $40 Million Mercado Bitcoin BreachU.Today
11-02Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million drained across 10 chainsCoinDesk
11-02Nvidia, Costco and Nike join pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plansCoinDesk
11-02Anthropic swings to third quarter operating loss as compute costs surge ahead of IPOCoinDesk
11-02Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clientsCoinDesk
11-02Hyperliquid (HYPE) Bulls in Action Amid 703% Liquidation ImbalanceU.Today
11-02Strive inches closer to becoming second-largest public bitcoin holder after latest $10 million buyThe Block
11-02How T7X Is Building the Infrastructure for a New Era of Capital MarketsDecrypt
11-02Shibarium's 745% Breakout Reverses: Should SHIB Holders Be Watching?U.Today
11-02Binance's 2.5 Billion XRP Audit Logs Crypto Reserves Fully Backed Above 100%U.Today
11-02Bitwise’s André Dragosch: Bitcoin’s “Fair Value” of $197,000Bitcoin Magazine
11-02Adam Back: Pension Funds Are Bitcoin’s “Third Wave” of AdoptionBitcoin Magazine
11-02Coinbase downgraded at Morgan Stanely; price target slashed 53% on weak earnings outlookCoinDesk
11-02Tokenization firm tZERO plans to go public in $350 million SPAC dealCoinDesk
11-02Strategy (MSTR) Adds 811 Bitcoin, Strive (ASST) Follows Suit With 124 as Both Keep StackingBitcoin Magazine
11-02Strategy spends triple its weekly Bitcoin outlay on STRC buybacksCointelegraph
11-02Morning Minute: Binance Hack Leads to Mass Outflows While FBI Opens ProbeDecrypt
11-02AI agent disputes head to ‘Internet Court’ — and a jury of AI agentsCointelegraph
11-02Binance taps half its SAFU Bitcoin holdings, releases reserve proofCointelegraph
11-02Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Buys With $66M PurchaseDecrypt
11-02‘We found room for even more orange’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy scoops up another 811 bitcoin for $65.5 millionThe Block
11-02FATF targets crypto hubs in review of money laundering controlsCointelegraph
11-02Zcash (ZEC) Whale Builds $14 Million Long Ahead of 300% Speed UpgradeU.Today
11-02XRP Ledger set to fix flaw that could let stablecoin partners print new tokensCoinDesk
11-02BTCPay Tells Merchants to Switch Off Servers Amid Hot Wallet Attack ReportsDecrypt
11-02Shiba Inu (SHIB) Is Back to 85 Trillion Token Range: Here's What It Means for HoldersU.Today
11-02No proof of AI in North Korean hackers move of stolen Binance fundsCoinDesk
11-02XRP Ledger Posts 479% Payment Surge as XRP Heads For RecoveryU.Today
11-02Bitcoin eases to $77,900 as Binance customers pull $3.6 billion after withdrawals reopenCoinDesk
11-02From Uptober to Hacktober: Are Bitcoin’s seasonal patterns becoming obsolete?Cointelegraph
11-02Trezor lifts password ceiling after Coldcard’s $100M wallet theftsCointelegraph
11-02Big Week Ahead as XRP Ledger Eyes Cleanup UpgradeU.Today
11-02FBI Blames North Korea for $6B Binance Hack as Exchange Reopens WithdrawalsDecrypt
11-02Explaining How XRP Ledger Gained 142% in New AccountsU.Today
11-02Hong Kong takes tokenized settlement to 24/7, plans stablecoin trialsCointelegraph
11-02BTC heads into US midterm showdown: Three things to know in Bitcoin this weekCointelegraph
11-02Metals.io issues tokens backed by 25 tonnes of physical copper stored in GermanyCoinDesk
11-02XRP Final Move: Binance Empties Hacked Wallet of Last $101 MillionU.Today
11-02Binance hack fallout, U.S. midterms and jobs report: Crypto Week AheadCoinDesk
11-02OKX draws $445M in net inflows as Binance outflows exceed $7BCointelegraph
11-02Live updates: Binance records $6 billion outflows after starting withdrawals, less then 4% of total holdingsCoinDesk
11-02China’s Communist Party calls for a crackdown on corruption that uses crypto and blockchainCoinDesk
11-02Hackers Use Claude, Gemini and Kimi to Identify Valuable Crypto TargetsU.Today
11-02Bitcoin ETFs lost $643 million in outflows Friday, and 2026 is barely green nowCoinDesk
11-0240 Million XRP Moved From Binance Hacker WalletU.Today
11-02BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts running on outdated softwareCointelegraph
11-02Strangers are begging the Binance hacker for bitcoin, one ‘help me bro’ at a timeCoinDesk
11-02Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hackCoinDesk
11-02BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained walletsCoinDesk
11-02Spot bitcoin ETFs see largest daily outflows in four months following record Binance hackThe Block
11-02Bank of Korea probes financial firms’ exposure to crypto risksCointelegraph
11-02Binance net outflows surge to $5.8B as withdrawals resume after record hackCointelegraph
11-02$3.6B flees Binance on reopen, THORChain co-founder opposes coin freeze: Hodler’s DigestCointelegraph
11-02Nvidia, Nike and 48 Other Companies Oppose OKX Stock Tokenization PlanU.Today
11-02The crypto reader's guide to the 2026 midterm election: State of CryptoCoinDesk
11-02North Korean hackers launder $242 million of Binance loot via Tron as FBI presses THORChain: analystThe Block
11-02AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval, researchers find in a new testCoinDesk
11-02Why Coinbase Bitcoin Discount Just Hit a Yearly HighU.Today
11-02Binance sees $3.64 billion in net outflows after reopening withdrawals following record hackThe Block
11-02Bitcoin ETF Investors Head for the Exits After Record Binance HackDecrypt

Sources

Cointelegraph 56CoinDesk 51U.Today 46Decrypt 37The Block 25Bitcoin Magazine 6Ethereum Blog 2