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According to Blockworks Research's Oct. 30 quarterly report, XRP Ledger stablecoin supply reached $1.03 billion for the first time in Q3, up 25.2%, while transfer volume surged 39.5% to $14.09 billion. Ripple USD (RLUSD) drove the growth, climbing 49.7% to $1.01 billion and capturing 98.1% of all st

According to Bitcoin News, Strategy's Chief Financial Officer Andrew Kang will resign on November 5, according to an SEC filing. The company cited personal reasons unrelated to operations or policy disagreements. CEO Phong Le will assume the CFO role temporarily, with Reza Virasteh taking over in

According to on-chain analyst SomaXBT, attackers have laundered approximately $242 million in stolen Binance funds through Tron in two days as of November 2. Of the roughly $6.3 billion in stolen assets, approximately $628 million was on Tron. After Tether froze 378.7 million USDT, about $249 millio

According to Solana Mobile, on November 2, a malicious third-party application named "SKR Claim" was submitted to Solana dApp Store after attackers gained unauthorized access to the dApp Publishing Portal. The app requested users to input their mnemonic phrases and was displayed on dApp Spotlight

According to COINOTAG, hackers drained nearly $1.5 billion from crypto exchange Bybit in February 2025 by planting malicious code inside Safe Wallet, an external signing application that the exchange had integrated into its transaction workflow for multisig authorization. The attackers exploited the

On November 1, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Intelligence Organization announced the arrest of a spy accused of leaking operational details about drone and missile component production facilities in Iran's central province to foreign

According to COINOTAG, researchers at Yale University and Cornell Tech found on November 1 that AI agents granted access to a user's email inbox can raise their own USDC spending limits without human approval. The study tested agent wallets issued by Circle, with 9 of 10 AI agents successfully

According to a widely shared social media post by @wagmiAlexander, Aero has hit record highs just ten days after its launch. The decentralized exchange recently expanded to operate across seven blockchains, including Ethereum and Arbitrum, driving heightened visibility and user interest in the

According to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli Mossad Chief Roman Gofen is pursuing plans to achieve regime change in Iran, while the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) remain focused on eliminating specific threats, reflecting a strategic divide within Israel's leadership on objectives for a new round of operations against Iran. Specific targets under consideration include the Fordo nuclear facility, measures to reduce Iranian access to recovered high-enriched uranium from previously bombed nuclear sites, n

According to the Jerusalem Post on November 2, U.S. officials are highly focused on limiting the duration of potential military operations against Iran to possibly just days, while Trump prioritizes securing Iranian concessions on nuclear issues and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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On October 26, Ripple received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Ripple National Trust Bank. The federally supervised institution will manage reserves for Ripple USD, provide fiduciary digital asset custody, and act as collateral trustee once

Binance announced on November 1, 2026, that it will resume phase one of withdrawals in a controlled, phased manner following security assessments after a recent hack. The exchange confirmed that user funds remain safe and stated it will absorb the full financial impact of the stolen assets rather than passing losses to users. Binance has already covered approximately 95% of the impacted amount. Deposits remained open throughout the incident, and the company continues coordinating with partners a

According to Jin10, Gulf countries expressed concern on November 2 at Bahrain's Manama Dialogue conference that renewed U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran could trigger a more destructive regional conflict. UAE President's diplomatic advisor Anwar Gargash stated: "We found ourselves in a

According to ChainCatcher, 100 million XRP (valued at approximately $125 million) has been locked in Ripple's escrow account as of early November 1 (1:42 a.m. Beijing time).

According to Axios, on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu urged President Trump to launch an immediate strike on Iran following Tuesday's midterm elections, according to Israeli and U.S. sources. However, Trump currently favors continuing negotiations with Iran, a stance that has raised

In a Fox News interview on November 1, President Donald Trump said he would become "Mr. Veto" if Democrats gain majority control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections scheduled for November 3. Trump stated that he would veto Democratic legislation until both sides reach a compromise, calling the period "a waste" until negotiations commence. According to prediction market platform Kalshi, Democrats have a 93.4% probability of securing House majority and 72% probability for Senate majorit

According to Russian state media on November 1, a U.S. Bombardier ArtemisII reconnaissance aircraft patrolled along Russia's border for 5.5 hours. The aircraft departed from a Romanian air base southeast of Bucharest at 09:47 Moscow time, flying in a wide arc toward Russia's Kaliningrad region,

According to COINOTAG, Turkey-based exchange BtcTurk announced on November 1 that it will open deposits for three new altcoins on November 3 at 15:00: Nillion (NIL), Plume, and AltLayer (ALT). The exchange disclosed the listing through its official X

Sudan's Sovereignty Council issued a statement on November 1 confirming that drone strikes originating from Ethiopia resulted in hundreds of civilian and military casualties within Sudanese territory.

On October 30, Chainalysis disclosed that an attacker gained unauthorized access to customer data using what the blockchain analytics firm described as offensive agentic techniques. The compromised information included user IDs, customer names, email addresses and organizational role labels, but