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Thu 5 Nov
Blockaid secures $40m in investment commitments after $6.3bn Binance hack, Axios reports
People familiar with the matter say on-chain security platform Blockaid secured $40m in investment commitments within days of the $6.3bn hack at Binance, with the theft driving new investment into crypto security.
South Korea plans immediate security-incident reporting for virtual asset firms
South Korea's Financial Services Commission said on 5 November it will draft guidelines requiring virtual asset service providers to notify the Financial Supervisory Service and the Financial Security Institute as soon as they detect a security incident. It also plans a Digital Financial Security Act, with legislation submitted in the first quarter of 2027.
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- South Korea FSS chief orders security review including crypto firms
- South Korea's FSC to hold emergency AI security meeting with five bank chiefs on 5 Nov
- Bithumb hack may have exposed customer data, Yonhap says
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OdailyAINeutralEthereum Economic Zone launches Rollup X devnet to demonstrate synchronous composability
The Ethereum Economic Zone, co-initiated by Gnosis and Zisk with Ethereum Foundation funding, launched the Rollup X devnet at Devcon 8. It aims to let a contract on an EEZ rollup or Ethereum mainnet call another contract in a single transaction, using ETH as the default gas token with no new token.
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See all 2 updates on Ethereum Economic Zone launchF2Pool co-founder Wang Chun's address sells 6,200 wstETH for $18.5m USDC
On-chain analyst Yu Jin (Ember) monitored that during ETH's rise from $2,315 to $2,440 late last night, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun's address sold 6,200 wstETH for $18.5m in USDC, equal to 7,740.2 ETH at an average of $2,390, before sending the USDC to Binance.
Variational's Lucas Schuermann says token launch still planned for this year
Variational founder and CEO Lucas Schuermann said on X that the public mainnet is close and its trading API is opening to whitelisted alpha testers before a public launch later this month. He said the TGE remains on track for this year, alongside a major partner announcement previously flagged in a tokenomics update.
BTCPay Server says hot wallets drained via old flaw, urges users to migrate
BTCPay Server says attackers used a flaw fixed in version 2.4.2 to gain admin access and drain Bitcoin and litecoin hot wallets on servers running 2.4.1 or earlier. Founder Nicolas Dorier says only pre-2.4.2 servers are affected, and users are urged to move funds to new wallets with fresh seed phrases.
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See all 2 updates on BTCPay Server hot wallet attackStrangers send tiny Bitcoin messages to wallets tied to Binance hack
After a major hack of Binance, strangers sent tiny Bitcoin amounts, usually under $1, with messages to wallets controlled by the suspected attacker, using OP_RETURN to write text on-chain. One sender repeatedly wrote 'Help me bro' to all 19 wallets, spending about $46 in total without a reply.
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Bitwise's Camran Khosravi says 51 US senators now back crypto
Bitwise analyst Camran Khosravi said on X that 51 US senators now support crypto, down from 52 before the midterms, with Democrats taking seven previously Republican-held seats, four of whose winners earned an A grade from Stand With Crypto. Khosravi said crypto is becoming a bipartisan issue.
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OdailyAIBullishCoinMarketCap altcoin season index rises one point to 46
CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index rose one point to 46, comparing Bitcoin's price performance with the top 100 coins excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins. A reading of 75 or above signals altcoin season.
Tom Lee says AI trade stays lively as Democrats push crypto legislation
Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee told CNBC that the AI trade remains very lively, arguing that wider token use would make computing power scarce and push prices up, and that many states would welcome the investment. Lee also said crypto is rising because Democrats, who opposed it before the midterms, now want to pass crypto legislation.
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Stand With Crypto says 68% of US midterm winners back crypto
Stand With Crypto's 4 Nov scorecard found 245 lawmakers elected so far in the US midterms, or 68.2%, support crypto, including 222 House and 19 Senate winners. It classified 106 House and eight Senate winners as opposed, little changed from the roughly 68% supportive share after the 2024 election.
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CoinNessAIBullishWhale cuts $44.0m crude long and books $4.9m loss, Yu Jin says
A whale that had built a $148m crude oil long began cutting losses after a $15.1m drawdown, closing $44.0m of CL longs in ten minutes for a $4.9m realised loss, Yu Jin says. It still holds $94.8m of BRENTOIL with a $8.4m unrealised loss.
Grayscale's Zach Pandl says crypto growth does not depend on Washington
After Democrats won both chambers of Congress, Grayscale research head Zach Pandl said crypto's development rests on deeper foundations than the last Congress's efforts, being bipartisan, global and institutional. BlackRock digital assets head Robert Mitchnick said before the result that the election had little effect on its products and inflows.
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- CLARITY Act would lapse on 3 January 2027 without 60 Senate votes
- Grayscale and BlackRock say crypto growth will continue despite Democratic Congress control
- Ondo Finance and Prometheum executives say tokenisation can proceed under existing law
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Whale address closes $24.3m Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid
A Hyperliquid whale address beginning 0xb1ec7 closed a short position of 302.286 BTC worth $24.3m, according to Liquid247.xyz.
Semiconductor-linked US stock contracts fall across the board in 24 hours
Semiconductor-linked contracts weakened over 24 hours, with SNDK down 10.1% at $1,020.62 and AXTI down 10.1% at $47.03, according to MSX.COM data.
SK Hynix falls 10.3% in 24 hours to $980.02
SK Hynix dropped 10.3% over 24 hours and was quoted at $980.02, according to Gate data.
JPMorgan adds Bitcoin to 2027 long-term capital assumptions at 10% return
Grayscale research head Zach Pandl says JPMorgan Asset Management has added Bitcoin to its 2027 long-term capital market assumptions, projecting a 10% benchmark compound annual return over the next decade and 55% annualised volatility. JPMorgan kept Bitcoin out of its main covariance matrix.
CoinMarketCap crypto fear and greed index rises to 42
CoinMarketCap's Crypto Fear and Greed Index climbed seven points from the previous day to 42, moving market sentiment from fear to neutral. The gauge runs from zero, extreme fear, to 100, extreme optimism.
Ionic Digital's third-quarter revenue rises 32% as data centre leasing dominates
Ionic Digital's third-quarter revenue rose 32% year on year to $48.9m, with digital infrastructure leasing at about $43.9m, nearly 90% of the total, while crypto mining revenue fell 86% to about $5.1m. Adjusted EBITDA was about $35m, though cash rent received was only about $7m.
Wed 4 Nov
VanEck says AI data centre pivot miners fell about 35% in October
VanEck research found shares of Bitcoin miners moving into AI data centre leasing fell roughly 35% on average in October, though signed leases remain intact and demand signals are strengthening. VanEck attributed the selloff to rising financing costs and macro sentiment, saying long-term lease value is underestimated.
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