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Tue 3 Nov
CoinGlass says $684m in BTC shorts face liquidation above $78,054
CoinGlass data indicates that about $684m in BTC short positions on major centralised exchanges could be liquidated if Bitcoin rises above $78,054, while a drop below $75,035 could liquidate about $1.06bn in longs.
Address adds $6.45m BTC short after about $38.2m in cumulative losses
An address added a BTC short of about 84.088 BTC, valued at roughly $6.45m, after first opening and then closing a long of about $6.88m. Its contract account has lost about $38.2m in total, according to Odaily monitoring.
IMPBitcoin slides toward $76,000 after alleged $6.3bn Binance hack
Bitcoin has slid toward $76,000 after an alleged $6.3bn Binance hack, putting the KRW 100 million level at risk.
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Address closes BTC short at $76,804 average after $38.2m cumulative loss
An address cut about $7.68m of a BTC short at an average price of $76,804 and now holds no BTC position, with cumulative losses of about $38.2m on its futures account.
SBI Holdings says crypto revenue fell 30.1% in first half
SBI Holdings reported crypto asset business revenue of ¥23.08bn for April to September 2026, down 30.1% year on year, with a pretax loss widening to ¥1.595bn from ¥147m a year earlier. Group revenue rose 17.2% to a first-half record ¥1.0575tn, with crypto accounting for about 2%.
Whale Alert says 7,499 BTC moved from unknown wallet to Binance
Whale Alert reported that 7,499 BTC, worth about $575m, was transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance.
Russian police arrest five over alleged kidnapping of programmer and theft of 10.4 BTC
Police in Ivanovo, Russia, have detained five men suspected of abducting a programmer in his 20s on 6 September and stealing about 10.4 BTC plus cash and devices, with total losses above 84m roubles. All five have prior felony records and face up to 15 years in prison.
Dormant whale sells $8.18m in ether and Bitcoin assets during drop, analyst says
On-chain analyst Ai Yi says a whale that had been inactive for 22 days redeemed assets from Compound during a morning decline and sold 1,470 ETH ($3.31m) plus 63.46 WBTC and cbBTC ($4.87m) on-chain, a total of $8.18m.
Murphy says Binance BTC balance fell 21,064 since withdrawals resumed
Analyst Murphy says Binance's BTC balance has fallen by 21,064 coins to 711,000 since withdrawals resumed on 1 Nov, under 3% of its holdings. Binance's on-chain reserves are about $140bn, with BTC and USDT nearly 60%.
Arthur Hayes says Bitcoin will weaken until Fed or banks expand balance sheets
Arthur Hayes said on X that dollar liquidity is being restored, and that he expects Bitcoin to weaken before the Federal Reserve and/or banks start expanding their balance sheets.
Wintermute says Bitcoin could fall further as it holds $101m short
Wintermute warns that Bitcoin could fall further if it breaks below the $76,800 support level, Onchain Lens says. Wintermute holds a $101m short position on Hyperliquid with $3.35m in unrealised profit and $220m in cumulative PnL.
Address cuts about $7.71m of BTC long after roughly $20.9m in losses
An address's futures account has lost about $20.9m in total and has reduced a BTC long position by about $7.71m, at 0x4044570e13b5184f7eb2709de25a4eb766a4794c.
Wintermute says Bitcoin's next key support is $76,800
Wintermute says last week's market direction was set by the Binance hack, which cost about $6.3bn on 29 Oct and is allegedly linked to North Korea's TraderTraitor, rather than by Fed or PCE data. It puts Bitcoin's next support at its 50-week moving average near $76,800.
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Fidelity Digital Assets moves 1,722 BTC worth about $132m to new wallets
Fidelity Digital Assets moved 1,722 BTC, worth about $132m, into several new wallets within an hour, according to Onchain Lens.
Ohio teachers' pension fund raises Strategy stake by 83%
The Ohio State Teachers Retirement System has increased its Strategy holding by 83% to 110,011 shares worth $14.4m, out of $110bn in assets under management. Bitcoin Treasuries says US state funds are gaining Bitcoin exposure through Bitcoin treasury companies.
Mon 2 Nov
VanEck's Matthew Sigel says Citi Bitcoin custody may slip after Binance hack
VanEck digital asset research head Matthew Sigel says Citi had planned to launch institutional Bitcoin custody last week, possibly delayed by the Binance hack. Citi said on 18 August its Custody+ platform would hold Bitcoin for institutions this year, which Sigel says would make it the sixth of 29 global systemically important banks to offer or announce such a service.
Mercado Bitcoin says it has frozen $11m in stolen assets
Mercado Bitcoin says about $38m is involved in a security incident and that it has worked with Tether, Circle, Paxos, BRL1 and Chainalysis to freeze $11m, with more freezable funds identified. The exchange says users will not lose assets.
Swan Bitcoin's Cory Klippsten says AI exploits threaten Bitcoin more immediately than quantum
Swan Bitcoin founder Cory Klippsten said AI-driven exploits are a far more direct threat to Bitcoin than quantum computing, with attackers using large language models to find zero-day flaws in infrastructure and smart contracts. He said practical quantum machines able to break Bitcoin's cryptography are at least a decade away.
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Liquid Network says Bitcoin reserves fully restored, LBTC backed 1:1
Liquid Network says its Bitcoin reserves are fully restored and all LBTC is again backed 1:1 by BTC, with conversions between the two networks already reopened through participating providers. Users can verify reserves by running a Liquid node or via a public dashboard.
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