Exchanges
Hacks
Hackers drain 9,400 SOL from bot wallets, and a copied key is blamed
Owner-key signatures and old bot wallets reveal the stakes of service controls, while Bloom denies private-key compromise.
Outage
Allium restores 18 major chains, but only specific platforms are safe
Specified Snowflake and Databricks tables passed checks, while BigQuery backfills and account recovery requirements remain.
Tokenization
20 institutions join DTCC token service, but only 34 securities qualify
Already-tokenized securities can move between registered wallets all weekend; conversion orders remain limited to business-day hours.
Investments
Silicon Valley shifts AI funding to crypto using an Ethereum ICO blueprint
Y Combinator is targeting crypto startups that can finance the AI boom, expand stablecoin banking, and build the financial infrastructure for autonomous agents.
Macro
The Fed’s rate freeze will mean nothing unless banks fix a repo market bottleneck
The Fed’s 10-2 rate hold sets overnight funding terms and opens the door to Treasury-bill purchases that could shape Bitcoin’s liquidity outlook.
ETF
Crypto investors refuse to sell XRP ETF tokens despite a 25% price crash
XRP traded roughly a quarter below XRP Insights’ acquisition estimate, while three sessions showed a small, concentrated net holdings reduction.
AI
China’s tech crash erased $480 billion. Bitcoin rose 27% over the same dates
China’s STAR50 lost nearly 40% from July 9 to Oct. 26 while Bitcoin gained 27%. Funding pressure is the next contagion test.
Research
Bitcoin could reach $1.6 million by 2036, but 82% of the forecast rests on one bet
Bitwise expects a $110 trillion market for gold and Bitcoin, making its extraordinary price target highly sensitive to adoption and market growth.
Macro
Fed’s divided rate decision threatens Bitcoin’s comeback as December hike looms
Two officials wanted higher interest rates immediately, while traders see an 87% chance of a December hike that could complicate Bitcoin's recovery.
Regulation
Polymarket built a $14 billion US trading business almost entirely on sports bets
The prediction giant's American turnover surged 78% in 30 days, leaving its fastest-growing operation exposed to an escalating regulatory dispute.
Market
Bitcoin beats the S&P 500 on most trading days but still loses the month
Bitcoin outperformed US stocks in 10 of 18 October sessions, but losses twice as large as its winning margins left it trailing as BlackRock dominated ETF inflows.
Governance
Ethereum’s $3 billion blockspace bet hinges on who gets to produce the next block
ETHGas secured a major staking commitment from ether.fi, but Delphi Digital's model shows banks could face four-minute waits when approved operators control just 5% of Ethereum's proposer weight.
