Trading
Exchanges
Binance will hold some Brazil crypto deposits until users explain where the money came from
New Nov. 1 rules force users to disclose transfer purpose and counterparties as Brazil pulls cross-border crypto deeper into its FX regime.
Stablecoins
Stablecoin issuers have replaced 40% of China’s lost US Treasury demand
The San Francisco Fed says crypto firms are becoming a meaningful source of US debt demand as foreign official holdings retreat.
Market
Bitcoin’s $85,000 sell wall is gone and traders are now betting on $100,000
The breakout has pushed BTC toward underwater holder cost bases near $89,000 while Deribit calls cluster at $90,000, $95,000 and $100,000.
Hacks
Crypto hackers exploit third-party Aave tool to steal 114 ETH
The exploit targeted external infrastructure layered on Aave, reviving concerns about risks beyond core protocol contracts
DeFi
Cardano’s DeFi has shrunk by more than half and RealFi is betting credit can revive it
The network has about $67 million locked in DeFi while stablecoins approach $70 million and RealFi offers those dollars a new destination.
Regulation
US targets $17 billion Russia-linked crypto payment network using USDT as an escape route
Treasury sanctioned A7 while FinCEN moved to cut exchanges and OTC desks off from the network’s stablecoin conversion pipeline.
Hacks
Crypto hackers have taken $2.7 billion in 2026 and the losses are alarmingly concentrated
Just five breaches account for about $1.57 billion while suspected North Korean operations have stolen more than $1 billion.
Hacks
Wall Street arrived in NEAR just as a $4 billion-a-month app got hacked
Bitwise’s ETF drew $50 million before a $3.8 million Intents exploit exposed fresh investors to ecosystem-level risk.
Lending
XRP is becoming collateral for real loans and the first market is already dominated by whales
More than $7 million has been borrowed against FXRP, but native XRPL lending still has to prove credit growth can translate into broader participation.
ETF
Bitcoin ETFs are $5 billion away from a new flow record after a brutal 11-month reset
The latest outflow ended a $3.08 billion streak but left lifetime demand near its October 2025 high-water mark.
Stablecoins
Open USD bets Stripe’s $1.9 trillion network can break USDT and USDC’s grip
The $468 million stablecoin is pairing deep launch liquidity with partner incentives across payments, cards and treasury products.
Staking
MetaMask security scare pushes Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high
About 523,000 ETH is leaving MetaMask-operated validators while Ethereum’s total exit queue has surged above 773,000 ETH.
