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  1. Update

    Anthropic Q3 Personnel Expenses Increase

    AI lab Anthropic's personnel expenses in the third quarter reached $1.71 billion, up from $489 million in the previous year. The company's personnel expenses have grown to $3.152 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a 486% increase from the same period a year earlier. Stock-based compensation made up approximately 70% of personnel costs, or around $2.2 billion. Revenue for the first half of 2026 was $16.286 billion, up 1,300% year over year, and personnel expenses fell to 19% of revenue, down from 46% a year earlier. Personnel expenses now represent 19% of revenue, down from 55% in the same period last year.

  3. News

    Polymarket Recovers After $2.65 Million Exploit

    Polymarket halted trading following a $2.65 million loss tied to a compromised third‑party provider, fixed the issue, referred it to law enforcement and resumed trading, promising full reimbursement to affected users.

  6. Update

    Brazil's Largest Crypto Exchange Confirms Security Breach

    Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has confirmed a security breach. The exchange stated that the attack was quickly contained and that no customer funds or personal data were affected. Deposits and withdrawals have been temporarily suspended as a precaution.

  10. Update

    KuCoin Updates Trading Fee Model

    KuCoin has introduced a taker-maker fee model for its trading fees. Orders that provide liquidity (maker orders) are charged different fees than orders that take liquidity (taker orders). Users who place orders that are not immediately matched to enter a buy or sell order are considered makers and pay maker fees. Users who place orders that are immediately matched pay taker fees. The article provides more details on this fee structure.

  11. News

    VOLTA Infostealer Uses AI to Prioritize Victim Data

    The VOLTA malware harvests credentials, sessions, wallets and cloud keys, then sends data to AI models (Claude, Kimi, Gemini) for valuation, prompting defenders to block headless Chrome processes used by the stealer. …

  14. News

    Binance Resumes Customer Withdrawals After $6.3 Billion Hack

    Binance restarted phased withdrawals after a theft of $6.3 bn attributed to North Korea-linked Lazarus Group; 90% of stolen assets were replenished and the remainder will be covered, while the FBI warns funds are being laundered via Ethereum and DeFi.

  15. News

    AI Stocks Selloff Could Ease Fed Inflation Fight

    Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have experienced a selloff, which BMO Capital Markets senior economist Jennifer Lee suggests could make the Federal Reserve's (Fed) efforts to combat inflation easier. Lee made this observation on Bloomberg This Weekend on November 1.

  16. Update

    Anthropic Updates Claude Code to Prevent AI Video Game Clones

    Anthropic has added two sentences to the Claude code to prevent the creation of AI-generated video games. However, developers have noted that this update also restricts work on their own projects. The post about the update appeared on BeInCrypto.

  17. Update

    Binance Restores Withdrawals After $6.3B Hack

    Binance, after a $6.3 billion hack, reopened withdrawals on November 1. In the first 9.5 hours, about $4.6 billion was withdrawn and $1 billion was deposited, leaving approximately $3.6 billion in the exchange. The team estimates that 2.1% of its $171 billion in assets were affected, with 95% of impacted assets replenished and Binance covering the rest. Fiat withdrawals, including USD, have been reopened, though some networks are still being tested.

  18. Update

    BitMine’s ETH Stash Reaches 6.06 Million

    Bitmine Immersion Technologies has increased its holdings of ETH to over 6.06 million tokens, approaching its 5% supply target. The company has staked 86% of its ETH, generating an estimated annualized staking revenue of $358 million, which could rise to $415 million if fully deployed. Chairman Tom Lee reaffirms the resilience of the crypto bull market, contrasting it with previous market reactions to similar events.

  19. News

    Strategy and Strive acquire 935 BTC worth $75.5M as Bitcoin trades below $80K

    Strategy purchased 811 Bitcoin for $65.5 million, while Strive added 124 Bitcoin for $10 million. The combined acquisitions total 935 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $75.5 million. The purchases occurred while Bitcoin was trading below $80,000 per coin. The transaction details were reported by crypto.news.

  20. Company Update

    FSL Halloween Highlights and Season 3 Wrap-Up

    The October update recaps the Halloween Capsule event with Comfort Gem upgrades and a raffle for Rare Trainers, an ongoing Lord of the Rings GGBox drop offering trainers, USDT, GMT and Messi jerseys until Nov 4, Challenge Capsules distributing STEPNEMBER5 rewards across Solana, BNB Chain and Polygon, the final round of Marathon Season 3, and STEPNathon 3 challenges for Season Pass holders to earn sneaker raffle entries and other rewards.

  21. Update

    Strategy Adds 811 Bitcoin and Strive Buys 124 BTC

    Strategy (MSTR) has added 811 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 849,327 BTC, which cost about $64.1 billion at an average price of $75,451 per coin. Strive (ASST) has also added 124 BTC, closing in on its target of acquiring the Metaplanet project. Both firms have been using preferred stock to fund their bitcoin purchases.

  22. News

    Mercado Bitcoin Suspends Deposits and Withdrawals

    Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has suspended deposits and withdrawals after over $40 million in suspicious transfers were flagged by blockchain security firm Hypernative. The incident occurred on November 2, 2026, and the exchange has confirmed a security incident in one of its systems. Customers are advised that no prejudice to clients and no data leakage occurred, but the full scope of the transfers remains unclear.

  23. Update

    XRP Ledger Cleanup Upgrade Heads for Mainnet Activation

    The XRP Ledger is set for a significant week ahead with the mainnet activation of the fixCleanup3_4_0 upgrade, which includes fixes for Single Asset Vaults, the Lending Protocol, Automated Market Makers, the permissioned DEX, trust lines, NFTs, MPTs, Escrow, Sponsorship, transaction signing, and permission delegation. The earliest activation date is November 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM UTC, with support from more than 80% of the network's trusted validators required for two weeks. A critical Linux kernel vulnerability affecting unpatched servers is also being addressed by a fix.

  24. News

    Netanyahu’s Crypto Sanctions Proposal Harms Israeli Web3 Ecosystem

    Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to use cryptocurrencies to evade potential banking sanctions, Israeli crypto industry leaders have pushed back, warning that such rhetoric hurts the domestic Web3 ecosystem. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s suggestion was rejected by the Bank of Israel, leading to criticism from some industry players who believe it could damage the reputation of the Israeli Web3 ecosystem.

  26. Event

    Free Webinar on Financial Autonomy Without Borders

    A free webinar titled 'Financial Autonomy Without Borders: How a Capital Management System Works' is being held. The webinar will cover how to top up a broker's account and what banks verify. It will also discuss which documents European banks may request. The speakers are Oleksandr Sadykovenko from XPAID and Artem Vaganov from the 'Gryshi Prayutuyut' channel. Participants will receive a capital inventory checklist, webinar registration, and free consultation. The webinar is scheduled for November 5 at 19:00 local time.

  27. Funding

    Bitmine Immersion Technologies Raises $14.5 Billion

    Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has announced significant holdings in Ethereum (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies, totaling $14.5 billion. The company, which focuses on accumulating crypto for long-term investment, has 6,060,506 ETH at $2,261 per ETH, 216 Bitcoin, and stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings. The company has been added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index and has received support from institutional investors including ARK’s Cathie Wood, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, and DCG.

  28. Update

    Akash’s Solana Plan Would End Current Staking Rewards

    Akash’s proposed Solana migration would end current staking rewards on its current chain. A separate draft could issue new AKT to providers and the treasury, but the emission amounts remain unresolved. The proposal separates the end of old-chain rewards from future provider and treasury incentives.