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US Justice Department sets up superintelligence task force to curb AI misuse
The US Department of Justice has formed a superintelligence task force (DOJ-SITF), led by deputy attorneys general Stanley Woodward and Stephen Weiss, to police abuse of advanced AI by foreign governments, transnational crime groups and fraudsters. Attorney General Todd Blanche said it will work with SI Force chair Jay Clayton to keep critical AI technology out of the hands of criminals at home and abroad.
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ChainCatcherAINeutral
Mercado Bitcoin attack losses estimated at $48.6m as funds keep moving
Bitquery estimates $48.6m was stolen across 11 blockchains in the Mercado Bitcoin attack, above the exchange's $36.3m figure, with funds moved for nearly four hours after it said the incident was contained. The exchange will cover losses from its own funds and plans to restore balance viewing on 9 Nov.
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- Mercado Bitcoin to restore services in phases from 9 November
- Mercado Bitcoin hackers swap PENDLE for ETH via CowSwap and 1inch, Arkham says
- Mercado Bitcoin hacker moves 1.92m VIRTUAL to new wallet, sells in batches
Base says Denim upgrade goes live on mainnet with 200ms block times
Base says its Denim upgrade is live on mainnet, producing native 200-millisecond blocks, or five full blocks a second, replacing Flashblocks preconfirmations. It also adds BaseTime for millisecond contract precision and changes to the B20 token standard.
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See all 2 updates on Base Denim upgradeWintermute trader says crypto holding up as AI stock sell-off spills over
Jasper De Maere, an OTC trader at Wintermute, said selling in AI-related stocks after the US midterm election results has spread into crypto, which has held up relatively well. He cautioned against reading too much into one day and said crypto adoption still supports the long-term outlook.
Santiment says post-midterm AI regulation fears are weighing on crypto
Santiment said fears that AI regulation could tighten after the US midterms are hitting crypto as well as tech stocks, with Bitcoin closely correlated to tech shares. It said selling pressure could ease if data centre restrictions do not become policy.
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- US stock market value briefly drops $3tn intraday
- Nasdaq falls nearly 4% as AI stocks sold off across the board
- Nasdaq 100 losses widen to 5% as S&P 500 falls 2.8%
Regulation
CoinNessAIBearishAnza says Solana validators must upgrade to Agave 4.4.1 or face fork
Anza said in a post on X that Solana mainnet-beta validators should urgently upgrade to Agave 4.4.1, which limits minimum load data for loader-v3 ProgramData accounts. Unpatched nodes are due to be forked off at epoch 1079, around 13:30 UTC on 6 Nov.
White House reviews SEC proposal on brokers' crypto business
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing an SEC proposal, submitted earlier this week, on how brokers conduct digital asset business. The SEC said it expects to consider amendments to broker-dealer financial responsibility, recordkeeping and reporting rules to clarify their application to crypto.
Regulation
PANewsAINeutralIMPFed and OCC ask banks about impact of Binance attack affecting $6.34bn in assets
The Federal Reserve and the OCC began contacting banks about unusual activity or outages after an attack on Binance on 29 October affected about $6.34bn in digital assets, with roughly $2.85bn frozen or blocked. Binance says it shared its incident report with all banking partners and knows of no vulnerability affecting them.
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- Binance asks Arbitrum governance to return frozen ETH and ARB
- Fed and OCC ask US banks about cyber risks after Binance hack
- Binance hack prompts crypto industry to weigh Wall Street-style controls
Regulation
OdailyAIBearishWhale Alert says 271.9m USDC moved from Coinbase Institutional to Coinbase
Whale Alert reported a transfer of 271,930,802 USDC from Coinbase Institutional to Coinbase, valued at about $272m.
Stablecoins
CoinNessAINeutralAmundi launches tokenised STOXX Europe 600 fund shares on Ethereum
Amundi has issued tokenised shares of its STOXX Europe 600 equity index fund on Ethereum, working with CACEIS, while the fund stays available through traditional channels. Amundi says it plans more tokenised funds for institutional clients and digital platforms.
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See all 2 updates on Amundi tokenised fund shares on EthereumAnthropic says Claude adds personal finance feature via Plaid
Anthropic says Claude has launched a Personal Finance feature, rolling out in beta to Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers in the US. Users can link bank and credit card accounts through Plaid and ask about balances, spending and bills; access is read-only and chats are not used for training.
MRVL falls 13.7% over 24 hours to $136.79
MRVL dropped 13.7% in 24 hours and was trading at $136.79, according to MSX.COM data.
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See all 3 updates on MRVL share price declineWall Street fear gauge jumps as much as 48% intraday
Wall Street's fear gauge rose by as much as 48% during the session, its biggest intraday gain since April 2025.
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- Nasdaq falls as much as 4.83% intraday as US stocks slide
- US stocks slide as VIX jumps 62.73% to 27.03
- Samsung Electronics drops 14.2% in 24 hours to $137.53
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BloomingbitAIBearish
Paraguay's Santiago Peña resigns over Ueno Bank collapse
Paraguay's president Santiago Peña said he is resigning to protect stability and democracy after the collapse of digital bank Ueno Bank, which the central bank moved to liquidate. Peña, who denies wrongdoing, faced scrutiny over past ties to its owner, Grupo Vázquez.
Regulation
Hollywood studios bar staff from betting on prediction markets with inside information
Hollywood studios and production companies are barring employees from using inside information to bet on prediction markets, covering earnings, casting and release dates, and at least one firm set up an anonymous hotline. Penske Media updated its handbook, and Kalshi said a MrBeast editor made about $5,000 and was fined $20,000.
Regulation
OdailyAINeutralOndo says NEAR Intents now supports all seven Intelligent Portfolios
Ondo Finance says NEAR Intents now supports all seven Ondo Intelligent Portfolios, with confidential execution, 1Click API integration and access across more than 35 chains.
Hut 8 posts $190m third-quarter profit on unrealised Bitcoin gains
Hut 8 sold about 3,100 Bitcoin to fund a $250m share buyback and cancelled 3.3m shares, then raised its buyback authorisation to $1bn. Its third-quarter net profit was $190m, including $414m mainly from unrealised Bitcoin gains, while revenue fell to $71.1m.
Chainlink reserve adds 94,500 LINK, holdings reach 6.57m tokens
The Chainlink reserve added 94,500 LINK, worth about $1.02m, taking its holdings to 6.57m LINK, valued at roughly $73.9m. Over the past 30 days the reserve has added 447,400 LINK, worth about $5.32m.
Blockchain.com launches round-the-clock API trading for institutions
Blockchain.com has introduced a 24/7 API trading service letting institutional clients trade cryptocurrencies and stablecoins through a single interface.
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