News / Archive
Stories from the past month. Subscribers see every story as it happens, and the full history.
Page 43
DescriptionNews
An analyst at Coinshares, James Butterfill, suggests Bitcoin could see a relief rally after the U.S. midterm election, largely priced in a Democratic sweep. The incoming majorities in both the House and Senate set up divided government for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. However, the analyst also warns of slower crypto reform and potential regulatory hurdles.
News
Part 2 of a series, Robert Kiyosaki expresses concerns about potential crashes in gold, silver, and bitcoin markets. The third article discusses the impact of the new Texas governor on bitcoin mining, while the fourth article focuses on Huizenga losing his seat despite a $1 million donation from a crypto PAC. The fifth article examines the cyberattack by ZachXBT on French bank Credit Mutuel Arkea, resulting in losses above $133 million. The sixth article discusses the bitcoin price holding near $80,000 amid a predicted democratic sweep.
Update
OpenAI has unveiled an autonomous system designed to hunt for flaws in the Linux kernel. Its first run produced 948 working root exploits for 1,213,430 API bill. 61 of the vulnerabilities have been fixed upstream, while 43 are in a staged patch process. The system examined approximately 2.8 million lines of security-relevant code, representing about 7% of the entire kernel.
News
House Democrats will investigate $2.3 billion in Trump family crypto ventures, including World Liberty Financial’s $500 million UAE stake and earnings from the $TRUMP token. Democrats are reportedly preparing subpoenas over President Trump’s ties to World Liberty Financial, its $500 million Emirati stake and the pardon of Changpeng Zhao.
News
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona, has called for her party to halt advanced artificial intelligence development, build federal regulatory frameworks, and ban artificial superintelligence outright. She emphasized these measures as top priorities for Democrats in the upcoming new Congress, following their gains in the midterm elections. Ansari has been vocal about the need for comprehensive federal rules governing the industry and has raised concerns about AI safety, including reports of AI agents infiltrating US bank accounts and legislative inaction on the issue.
New Coin Listing
Canton Strategic Holdings' $CNTN token becomes the first U.S. stock to trade under the SEC's Innovation Exemption. The token trades on TSV LLC with DRW Cumberland and Flowdesk as early counterparties. The launch marks a significant milestone in the tokenization of traditional securities.
Company Update
Creditcoin will replace the ERC‑20 G‑CRE token with native CTC on its mainnet for trading on centralized exchanges, with each exchange providing its own migration schedule. Holders of G‑CRE in personal wallets will receive a 1:1 swap to mainnet CTC. Support for WCTC on Ethereum and BNB Chain is ending; users must bridge WCTC to Creditcoin via PenguinBridge, keeping amounts to eight decimal places and using gas on the source chain. No action is needed for tokens already on exchanges, and the team warns against unsolicited messages and unverified contract addresses.
Update
Bitquery's study found that weekend stock tokens correctly predicted 54% of qualifying Monday stock market openings, with a median forecast error of 1.2%. The study, which analyzed 121 stocks, found that using the previous Friday's stock close as a benchmark resulted in a 55% correct prediction rate, compared to 53% using weekend token prices. The median forecast error using weekend token prices was 1.2%, while using the Friday close resulted in a 0.9% error.
Hacking News
Mercado Bitcoin, an exchange, plans a view-only reopening on November 9 after a hack. The exchange will use its own funds to replace affected assets, while withdrawals and trading are pending security clearance.
Event
Render Network and Solana are hosting an immersive art activation at FRAMELESS in London on November 16, 2026. The event features original works from 3D artists imagining a world where the digital and physical merge, including an 8K piece by jarvinart titled 'Energy Rain'. Guests will enjoy bespoke immersive 3D art rendered on the Render Network and complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.
Price Prediction
Solana (SOL) has lost its grip on the $100 level, with the token trading around $92.69 after a strong September rally. The price has fallen below its major moving averages and the longer-term moving average near $98, indicating a weak spot for the token. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has also fallen into oversold territory, suggesting potential selling pressure. Ethereum (ETH) is showing early signs of a bounce from recent lows, but faces significant resistance, keeping its short-term outlook unclear. Near Protocol (NEAR) and Zcash (ZEC) are also mentioned in the analysis, with their respective price movements and market conditions discussed.
News
Foreign holdings in Indian equities have fallen to an all-time low of 14%, prompting calls from the PHD Chamber and regulators to scrap long‑term capital gains tax for foreign portfolio investors. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledged the outflows and said the tax will be reviewed. Analysts note that while a tax cut could improve sentiment, broader issues such as earnings growth, geopolitical risks, and valuation premiums remain. Recent data show foreign investors withdrew $30 billion this year, and India’s Nifty 50 is down about 9% YTD, trading at a forward PE of 18.6 versus peers.
Price Prediction
Polymarket is hosting two live events where participants can place bets on future cryptocurrency price movements. The first event predicts Bitcoin's price in 2026, with options of $90,000, $70,000, and $95,000, with 42%, 31%, and 23% probabilities respectively. The second event predicts Ethereum's price in November 2026, with options of $2,400, $2,300, and $2,700, with 78%, 32%, and 8% probabilities respectively. Both events have a deadline of January 1, 2027, and November 9, 2026, respectively, and have high popularity.
Hacking News
Coinbase stated that it was unaffected by the $6.3 billion Binance hack, attributing its security to offline storage, split private keys, and kill switches. Coinbase reported that more than 99% of customer assets are held in cold storage.
All Time High
Circle reported $865M in Q3 revenue and reserve income, up 17% from a year earlier, with adjusted EBITDA at $317M from $171.5M in Q3 2025.
News
Block (XYZ) agreed in principle to a $764 million deferred‑prosecution settlement over AML failures, exceeding its Q3 profit while Bitcoin gross profit fell 50% after fee cuts. …
News
The Treasury Department plans a $6 billion buy‑back of longer‑term debt, prompting analysts to recommend buying Bitcoin.
News
Russia’s largest stock exchange announced it will begin trading Bitcoin on December 1.
News
Developer Matt Corallo disclosed CVE‑2026‑98432, a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Linux kernel IPv4 TCP handshake code (CVSS 9.8); Lightning Labs released an LND mitigation.
News
Bitcoin rebounded from an election‑night low of $75,600 to around $80K as a short squeeze followed the Democratic sweep, while a stock rally and a 9% oil drop were also noted.
News
The S&P 500 has entered extreme oversold territory, with nearly half of its constituent stocks being overbought, despite the index's recent entry into this unusual market condition. This development was noted on November 2 via BeInCrypto.
Hacking News
BitMart's founder, Sheldon Xia, warned of an understaffed security team following restructuring amid a new hack. Xia confirmed threats against employees and retaliation by former staff, leading to difficulties in retaining technical personnel. The exchange identified approximately $391,000 in suspicious transfers from wallets associated with BitMart, potentially linked to the Mercado Bitcoin hack.
News
Crypto-backed Republican Andy Barr won the US Senate race in Kentucky, supported by Fairshake-linked PACs that spent over $7 million. He introduced a bill to protect lawful businesses, including crypto firms, from bank access loss.
Update
Belong.net, a platform for real-world and AI-powered events, has integrated crypto payments for its 16 MCP tools to search schedules across 400 cities. Individual API calls are priced at $0.005 in USDC on Base.
News
Analysis shows Kalshi and Polymarket gave more accurate odds than traditional polls and media, correctly forecasting Senate and House races such as Scott DesJarlais’s loss and high Latino turnout impacts. Professional traders, including a team of 80 at Susquehanna, appear to be driving tighter pricing, reducing market volatility. Nate Silver’s model also aligned with market moves, while major networks lagged behind market signals.
New Coin Listing
Treasure plans to issue 173 million MAGIC tokens, representing approximately 50% of its current maximum supply, as part of its transformation into an AI agent and DePIN. The announcement does not provide details on when the tokens will be listed or traded.
Update
Matt Corallo, a long-time Bitcoin developer and co-author of BIP-54, explains that the upcoming soft fork, known as the Great Consensus Cleanup, is aimed at addressing four legacy bugs in Bitcoin's consensus rules. Corallo, who thinks there's an 80% chance the upgrade will be Bitcoin's next soft fork, describes it as a practical cleanup rather than a major win. The soft fork is expected to address issues like quantum resistance and denial-of-service vectors among miners, and is seen as a necessary step for developers who haven't yet experienced a soft fork.
Hacking News
Binance's spot trading share dropped to 42%, its lowest in 12 weeks, following a $6.3 billion hack attributed to North Korea's TraderTraitor group. The hack caused net outflows of $5.6 billion, with assets decreasing from $171 billion to $157 billion. Binance introduced a VIP Level Protection Program and launched a community appreciation campaign with rewards for users achieving $10,000 in trading volume.
Update
Coin Metrics modeled buying $1,000 of Nvidia's NVDAx token on Hyperliquid and selling it on Kraken. The price on Kraken was 18 basis points higher. The total slippage on the two orders was 33 basis points, resulting in a 15-basis-point loss before trading fees. The article provides details of two modeled comparisons, showing a one-basis-point remainder in one comparison and a negative 15-basis-point loss in another, highlighting the impact of price differences and slippage on arbitrage trades.
News
Asian stocks recovered from early losses of up to 4% after the Democratic sweep of Congress, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 closing lower and South Korea’s KOSPI ending higher. U.S. stock futures fell 408 points as investors weighed potential fiscal disputes and opposition to data‑center development following the election results. U.S. equities rebounded, highlighted by AMD gains on data‑center growth while Tesla and AI infrastructure stocks declined. Overall, U.S. markets rallied on expectations of political gridlock, falling Treasury yields, renewable‑energy prospects and strong corporate earnings. Bitcoin was quoted around $80,525 and Ethereum near $2,431.