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CoinDesk·

ZachXBT names French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa as suspected victim of $133 million crypto theft

Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT says the French bank may have lost more than $133 million from crypto exchange accounts. Crypto.com confirms it has blocked funds linked to the theft.

Cointelegraph·

Bitcoin ETFs lose $1.16B as Bitwise calls selling ‘short-term’

Bitwise’s André Dragosch attributed Bitcoin ETF outflows to weaker market sentiment, saying institutions have largely maintained their exposure.

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The Block·

Morgan Stanley among first banks to tokenize US equities, Treasurys through DTCC’s service

Morgan Stanley said it converted US equities and Treasurys into tokenized form through DTCC's new tokenization service.

r/CryptoCurrency·

Trump loses. Bitcoin wins. Altcoins face extinction.

Crypto Super PACs just spent over $200 million trying to buy a friendly Congress—and lost. Right now, Crypto Twitter is in full meltdown. Venture capitalists are calling their offshore lawyers, and retail traders think a new regulatory…

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Cointelegraph·

US midterm elections 2026 as it happened: Democrats win control of Congress

Democrats won control of Congress in the 2026 US midterms. Catch up on key races, crypto-backed candidates and the outlook for crypto regulation.

r/CryptoCurrency·

btcx.investments - Warning: Unauthorized crypto platform flagged by German Regulator (BaFin)

Hello everyone, I wanted to post a warning about the website btcx.investments (operated under BTCX Investment Ltd). They claim to be a digital financial ecosystem offering tokenized assets, an NFT marketplace, and their own digital…

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CoinDesk·

Morgan Stanley says it is among the first banks to tokenize real world assets

The bank's announcement follows the launch of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s Tokenization Service, or DTS, on Oct. 28.

Cointelegraph·

Binance hackers move 81% of stolen Solana, route funds via THORChain

The Binance attackers moved most of the stolen SOL and continued laundering funds through THORChain after the protocol resumed swaps.

CoinDesk·

Zcash grants committee drops plan to redirect 98,000 ZEC to future mining rewards

The committee withdrew its proposal after community backlash, leaving competing plans to cut off its funding or preserve the existing grants system.

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Cointelegraph·

Democrats win US House to secure control of Congress in midterms

Democrats will take control of House committees in January 2027, giving them power to investigate President Donald Trump’s administration.

Cointelegraph·

Bitcoin bounces from 7-week low under $76K as Democrats sweep Congress

Bitcoin price downside reached a seven-week-low of $75,618 as 24-hour crypto long liquidations neared $300 million.

r/CryptoCurrency·

My conversation with AI that turns into a deep dive on ethereum.

CoinDesk·

Bitcoin rises to $78,300 in V-shaped comeback as midterm election uncertainty fades

Crypto prices reversed overnight losses following the Blue Wave landslide for the Democratic Party.

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CoinDesk·

Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764 million DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit plunges 50%

The proposed agreement would resolve a federal anti-money-laundering investigation, while lower Cash App trading fees halved Block's quarterly bitcoin gross profit.

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r/CryptoCurrency·

From Gold to Bitcoin: Why the Great Performance Gap of 2026 Signals a Historic Monetary Catch-Up.

Cointelegraph·

Ethereum dev targets 2028 for quantum resistance, a year early

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said it is their “hope” that Ethereum will achieve its post-quantum and post-AI transition by December 2028.

CoinDesk·

U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange to list bitcoin and Tether’s USDT in December

Russia’s main bourse wants back the crypto trading Russians do abroad, and one of the coins it's listing is issued by a company that freezes wallets on the U.S. sanctions list.

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CoinDesk·

South Korea's ruling party wants to delay its crypto tax again

South Korea's ruling party wants to delay crypto tax by about two years, as it waits for global tax-sharing rules and new digital assets law.

r/CryptoCurrency·

Daily Crypto Discussion

Welcome to the Daily Crypto Discussion thread. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating. Disclaimer: Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may…

The Block·

French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa exploited for over $133 million, ZachXBT says

ZachXBT said he has a 'high degree of confidence' that the attacker is not associated with North Korea's Lazarus Group.

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CoinDesk·

Democrats surge toward Senate, House majorities, with crypto braced for new direction

The dominance of Republicans in all three government branches has been broken by the midterms, and the industry will feel the result as Congress changes hands.

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CoinDesk·

Bitcoin briefly sinks to $75,700 as bets on a Democratic sweep rattle markets

Stock futures and the dollar slid and Treasuries rallied as early U.S. midterm returns pointed to Democrats taking both chambers of Congress.

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Cointelegraph·

Democrats claim control of the US Senate

The shift in Senate control could change the path for the CLARITY Act, reshape committee leadership and bring closer scrutiny of Trump’s crypto businesses.

The Block·

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeats Jon Husted, dealing a blow to crypto PAC Fairshake

Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is taking back his spot in the Senate, leaving crypto political action committee Fairshake with the bag.

The Block·

Block Inc. shares rise 6% after-hours as it raises full-year profit forecast

Block raised its full-year gross profit forecast to $12.63 billion, which would represent a 22% year-on-year growth.

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Cointelegraph·

ZachXBT identifies French bank as alleged victim of $133M crypto theft

The French bank has not confirmed its alleged involvement in the crypto theft, which ZachXBT said could have resulted in losses exceeding $133 million.

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The Guardian Business·

Kim Jong-un, crypto bros and a $6.3bn heist

North Korea is said to be behind the theft from the crypto exchange Binance. How did they pull it off and what will they do with the money? Kalyeena Makortoff and Jean H Lee report It was 8pm last Thursday when the panic alarms went off across the crypto world. Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, had been hacked. The cryptocurrency revolution promised to take power from the fusty old…

The Block·

South Korea’s ruling party formally proposes deferral of crypto income tax

The party leader stated that the country should first enact the Digital Asset Basic Act, a comprehensive legal framework for crypto.

Cointelegraph·

1inch lawyer sees agencies driving US crypto regulation as midterms unfold

Crypto executives expect US regulators to drive crypto policymaking regardless of the midterm election outcome.

CoinDesk·

updates: Bitcoin and stocks reverse overnight plunge following Blue Wave landslide

The biggest losers, so far, are the AI data center stocks following victories for several candidates who campaigned expressly against the sector.

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