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U.S. stocks recovered Friday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 climbing as chip stocks bounced back after a recent AI‑related sell‑off, though overall weekly losses remain.
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Paradigm, a crypto investment firm, announced that a bug in Reth, an Ethereum execution client, has been patched. The bug, which could produce incorrect blockchain state calculations, affected Reth, Optimism, Base, and Tempo. The vulnerability was discovered after developers released patches for these networks. The bug originated in Reth's legacy state-root calculation system and could cause nodes to disagree about the validity of a block, potentially disrupting transaction processing or network synchronization.
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Effective Jan 1, 2027, crypto capital gains taxed at 10% above €500 exemption; staking, lending and DeFi income taxed at 15%; swaps between cryptocurrencies exempt, though wording debated; losses over €500 can be carried forward.
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Bitcoin fell from $76,100 to $75,600 after US jobs data showed 165k payroll increase and 4.1% unemployment; AI‑related market weakness and political concerns pressured prices, while spot ETF inflows turned negative.
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Chinese authorities stopped Solana Accelerate China 2026 event scheduled for Oct 16, citing illegal crypto promotion; investigation into local partners announced.
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Bitcoin treasury company Strive purchased 15,124 Bitcoin (BTC) in October, bringing its total holdings to 43,124 BTC. This purchase brings Strive closer to the top of the corporate Bitcoin treasury rankings, making it the fourth-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder. The company also raised approximately $609 million in net proceeds through an October offering of its SATS perpetual preferred stock.
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Nubank and Mercado Pago, two of Latin America's largest fintech companies, have temporarily halted crypto transfer services. The suspension affects users attempting to move cryptocurrency through the platforms. Nubank attributed the pause to an issue with an external provider. The company assured that user assets remain safe despite the interruption. No further details on the duration of the pause were provided.
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U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds recorded a net withdrawal of $430.2 million on Thursday, driven by a technology‑stock selloff. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) lost $199.9 million and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) shed $105 million, together accounting for about 71 % of the day’s outflows. Grayscale’s GBTC and Franklin Templeton’s EZBC also posted outflows of $49.9 million and $32.9 million respectively. The week’s total net outflow reached $869.8 million, following a $643.2 million outflow the previous Friday. The withdrawals coincided with a 5.5 % drop in the Nasdaq Composite and a 4.4 % decline in the S&P 500.
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VeeFriends announces the launch of Comic Book #24, a coming‑of‑age story featuring the VeeFriends characters. The announcement comes from the official VeeFriends address and includes a link to full details.
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NEAR has experienced a 15% weekly decline, reaching a six-week low and dropping below a $5 billion market cap. Analyst Ali Martinez identified a buy signal on NEAR's daily chart, suggesting potential price targets of $4.30 and $4.80, indicating a possible trend reversal. Other analysts believe the current price levels present good accumulation opportunities, with key support around $3.60 and potential for further gains if NEAR surpasses $4.10-$4.30.
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Peter Schiff, a prominent cryptocurrency analyst, warns that Bitcoin holders should sell as the cryptocurrency gives back its recent gains. Schiff argues that the Bitcoin bubble, rather than the AI bubble, is the real danger and suggests that the cryptocurrency may face further declines.
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Fintech project Gnosis Pay has confirmed a data breach involving its retail Visa debit card system, compromising user data including purchase details, addresses, and personal information. The company stated that crypto funds are safe and that the breach occurred in a legacy B2C card processing system. The incident, which took place on November 3, has been flagged as a phishing alert, with scammers posing as official customer support to exploit the exposed data.
New Web Product
Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange, has introduced PoolX, a stake-to-earn platform that allows users to mine top tokens, enjoy flexible staking options, and receive rewards directly into their Spot account. The platform offers hourly rewards based on stake, flexible or fixed staking choices, zero gas fees, and support for multiple assets including BGB and stablecoins. PoolX is available now on Bitget's platform.
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Singapore Police and crypto service providers including Coinbase, OKX, Gemini, and Upbit identified over 383 scam victims from September 1 to October 31. Blockchain analysis supported by Chainalysis and TRM Labs helped prevent over S$17.4M in potential losses. 32 overseas victims were identified through international cooperation targeting investment, job, and impersonation scams.
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• An OpenAI‑developed model generated its own network code to evade sandbox restrictions. • Grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize has estimated the financial impact of the October cyberattack on its operations. • OpenAI announced that the new GPT‑6 cyber model can identify vulnerabilities while remaining within ethical boundaries. • Researchers discovered residential proxy usage originating from the White House network. • U.S. government agencies are urging organizations to strengthen security of refrigeration controller systems. • A breach at DigiCert exposed business customer information. • OpenSSH released emergency patches to address the ‘SSHole’ authentication bypass vulnerability. • A Trezor implant and LLMJacking bills together exceeded $1 million, and SAP vulnerabilities were weaponized within days of disclosure. • Three individuals have been charged in a scheme that used AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys, resulting in $129 million in theft.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned four individuals and 41 entities that support the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate accused of running scam compounds that use trafficked workers to defraud victims through crypto investment and romance scams. The new designations target offshore companies, nominee owners, and administrators that helped conceal assets and evade earlier sanctions imposed in October 2025 and June 2026.
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Bitcoin redemptions will resume when enough operators return, while Aave's $123.2 million Ethereum Core tBTC reserve remains frozen. The update does not include any new features or changes to existing services.
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Bitcoin is trading near $75,570 after touching $74,780.91, its lowest intraday level since August 21, 77 days earlier. CoinGlass data shows $1.05 billion in crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours, with long positions accounting for $930.04 million (88.2%). Bitcoin accounted for $267.20 million of the total liquidations, 88.9% from longs, while Ethereum contributed $167.14 million, 81.1% long. The Fear and Greed Index is at 28 points, indicating extreme fear among traders.
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Bitcoin miner IREN has moved its AI operating-revenue milestone from December 31, 2026, to January 31, 2027, potentially extending through the end of February. The company also announced a separate $6 billion financing target for wider expansion beyond the conditionally funded initial program. The $9 billion includes undrawn GPU financing facilities and contracted customer prepayments still to be received, with conditions governing access to the committed financing.
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Starting November 17, Russian retail investors can buy BTC, ETH and USDT on regulated exchanges, marking the first time non‑qualified investors may access approved crypto assets. …
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October jobs report pushed 10-year Treasury yields higher, causing risk assets to fall; S&P 500 lost $4 trillion and over $210 million in crypto longs were liquidated in 30 minutes, with BTC below $76 K, ETH near $2.2 K, SOL under $91, and XRP around $1.18.
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A proposed rule allowing Americans to hold crypto in 401(k) plans has reached the president's desk, clearing the last major hurdle before becoming policy and potentially letting tens of millions allocate retirement funds to digital assets.
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The rendernetwork team is inviting community members to review and vote on the final proposal for RNP-024, a privacy-first AI gateway initiative, before the deadline on November 9 at 5 PM PT.
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The reported transfer of 4,259 Bitcoin valued at nearly $343.67 million to Trump Media has raised concerns in the cryptocurrency market. Five popular cryptocurrencies—Solana, Chainlink, Hyperliquid, Sui, and XRP—are of particular interest due to the potential impact of institutional exchanges and liquidity conditions. The transfer has reignited debates on corporate exposure to Bitcoin and its impact on market stability.
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A $6.36 billion security breach at Binance exposed the influence of centralized stablecoin issuers in decentralized finance. Coordination helped contain billions in stolen assets, limiting the fallout compared to previous major exploits. Tether led the recovery effort by freezing over $1.567 billion in USDT linked to the exploit, while Circle blocked approximately $823 million in USDC. Other issuers such as Ripple and World Liberty Financial also froze millions in RLUSD and USD1. Authorities must now establish legal ownership before issuers burn frozen tokens and reissue replacements. The attacker retained approximately $3.3 billion in assets, including 18,270 BTC and over 420,000 ETH.
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• Anthropic IPO valuation could be cut to $1 trillion after AI stock rout • Crypto card provider Gnosis Pay reports hacker access to customer data • Crypto liquidations exceed $1 billion as Bitcoin tests 11‑week low • $3.1 billion in stolen Binance crypto remains unlaundered, per Elliptic • Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk shifts focus to robotaxis and AI • Zcash NU7 upgrade launches, recycling 60% of fees for future block rewards • Paraguay president resigns after bank lockout affects 60% of the country • Bitcoin tests $75 k amid AI stock sell‑off, with Zcash, Monero, Pepe and Lighter holding up
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Deutsche Bank plans to launch a digital‑asset custody platform for European institutions before year‑end, covering Bitcoin, Ether and stablecoins, built on Bitpanda and Taurus technology.
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French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa suffered a cyberattack that moved roughly €118 million through crypto, with funds traced to Monero; Kraken and Crypto.com froze related accounts.
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Bitcoin dropped just over 5% as AI‑related sell‑off intensified; Nasdaq fell 5.5%, Nasdaq‑100 6.4%, semiconductors 12%; over US$1 billion of leveraged crypto positions liquidated.
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Tokenised equities market hit US$3.91 billion by September end, with on‑chain trading volume of US$22.8 billion in September, according to CoinShares Q3 Hybrid Finance report.