Binance says it will cover every loss from the roughly $6.3 billion hack; about $3 billion has been frozen. Its initial investigation suggests a compromised DevOps laptop gave the attacker access to a service container used to submit unauthorized withdrawals.
Bitcoin rebounded near $78,000 after touching $76,500 following the Binance hack, liquidating a $13.74 million short. Traders are watching whether $76,500 holds on a retest and BTC can reclaim $80,000–$82,000.
Trezor urged CryptoBilis buyers since March 2026 to move funds to wallets with fresh recovery seeds after a credible report of a Safe 5 hardware implant. Trezor has not examined the device, and no affected buyer has reported losing funds.
The Binance attacker sold $158.25 million in stolen altcoins for 70,480 ETH, including UNI, ENA and PEPE. Some affected tokens have fallen as much as 15% since the hack.
US Ethereum ETFs lost $105.5 million on October 29, taking October outflows to roughly $1.45 billion. BlackRock's ETHA accounted for $71.7 million of the day's withdrawals.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $17 million on October 29, down from $137.3 million the previous day. BlackRock's IBIT added $12.8 million, offsetting much of the $15.3 million withdrawn from Grayscale's Mini Bitcoin ETF.
HYPE rose about 18% in 24 hours and overtook Zcash with a $22 billion market cap. Traders are betting the Binance hack could push more activity toward Hyperliquid.
Aave froze V3 and V4 lending markets after a Binance exploiter wallet deposited $60 million USDT and borrowed 19,762 WETH. The position remains overcollateralized, according to LlamaRisk.
FabianoSolana alleges Cupseyy bought 61.9 million GINNACOIN, or 6.2% of its supply, despite a stated 5% ownership cap in Pump.fun’s $2.5 million squad contest.
Zcash stayed above $1,000 as Bitcoin fell from $88,000 to $76,000. ZEC has pulled back from its earlier $1,400 milestone but held up against Bitcoin during the selloff.
Singapore police say Ledger wallets bought from local retailers contained implants capable of stealing recovery phrases or private keys. At least two cases since September 10 caused about S$3.5 million, or $2.7 million, in losses.
Bitcoin was down roughly 4.2% for October on October 29 and remains on course for a second straight October loss.
Ethena Pay's Earn+ has drawn $3.58 million against its $4.5 million initial cap since launching October 28. Its Upshift vault, curated by Steakhouse, loops USDe on Aave v4 to target 12% rewards, with yield dependent on incentives.
Ether fell to $2,179 after the Binance hack reports, down nearly 7% over 24 hours. The drop brought its price close to the 200-day moving average around $2,150.
DTCC's tokenization service allows 24/7 securities transfers between registered wallets on the same chain, but conversion orders run only on business days. Alpaca CEO Yoshi Yokokawa says current activity centers on fixed income and repo rather than equities.
CoinDCX blocked new or larger futures positions after a liquidity-provider disruption following the Binance hack. Users can close positions and manage margin; customer funds, deposits and withdrawals remain unaffected.
eCash launched a separate Bitcoin fork with Drivechains for opt-in sidechains. BTC holders receive ECX one-for-one at the fork, with several venues supporting trading and launch distribution.
PaperTrade says it is keeping PAPER non-transferable because a tradable token would expose the protocol to attacks. Delphi Digital's Jason Pagoulatos agrees the risk exists but criticizes changing the rules after users deposited.
Stanley Druckenmiller confirmed he is a Trade.xyz investor and plans to use its product in his investment process. ICE plans to operate a US version of its Hyperliquid perpetual futures markets, pending regulatory approval.
Bored Ape Yacht Club member Jay_bleezie pulled The Prophet, the first Mudwater 1/1 card, from a physical pack. The pull could qualify for Adam Weitsman's $100,000 bounty, but payment has not been confirmed.
Pudgy Penguins launched The Huddle, an ecosystem hub linking fans with its NFTs and PENGU. Holders can link wallets, choose which assets to display and view collections, SBTs and ownership history.
Strategy reported $19.53 billion in Q3 net income, largely driven by $20.91 billion in digital asset gains. It also disclosed $431.8 million in Bitcoin sales this year to help fund preferred dividends and STRC buybacks, with 848,517 BTC held as of October 25.
Coinbase's Q3 results put prediction markets above $200 million in annualized revenue and average USDC balances at a record $22 billion. Transaction revenue reached $590 million, beating roughly $527 million expected but falling 44% year over year.
Kinetiq is preparing Elysium, an Arbitrum Orbit L2 that settles to HyperEVM and uses HYPE for gas. Half of sequencer fees would fund KNTQ buybacks, but HyperCore hooks are planned for roughly four weeks after mainnet.
ICE is taking an equity stake in Trade.xyz and plans to exclusively operate its regulated US markets on Hyperliquid, subject to approval. The proposed 24/7 perpetual futures would cover crypto, equities, commodities and foreign exchange.