Crypto News — November 4, 2026

Matt Corallo says patching four legacy Bitcoin bugs is a technical exercise and a chance to rebuild developer familiarity with fork mechanics.

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CryptoNews relays a Meta AI scenario in which Bitcoin could reach new highs before 2027, though the underlying catalyst remains undefined.

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American Bitcoin reported about $126 million in net income for Q3 while expanding its Bitcoin holdings and facing pressure from seasonal electricity expenses.

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Bitcoin.com reports that ECX’s launch was overshadowed by a $6.3 billion Binance hack and a broad crypto downturn.

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Two listed bitcoin miners disclosed sizable third-quarter bitcoin sales, with Riot cutting its holdings sharply and Hut 8 directing proceeds toward share repurchases.

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Riot Platforms has moved its digital-asset custody from NYDIG to BitGo Bank & Trust as the miner redirects capital toward data-center expansion.

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Robert Kiyosaki says he is continuing to buy Bitcoin and other assets during market weakness, treating a future crash as a buying opportunity.

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Bitcoin bounced from roughly $75,600 to above $81,000 as broader crypto sentiment improved, though the seven-day performance remains negative.

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Bitcoin Sistemi highlighted Wintermute and Bitfinex assessments that identify $80,000 as a critical level for the short-term trend.

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Bitcoin rebounded from an election-related drop below $76,000, while broader crypto sentiment remained cautious.

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Robert Kiyosaki bought more of three perceived safe-haven assets during recent declines, while political shifts in Washington added uncertainty around Bitcoin.

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A Nova Scotia court ordered the return of a laptop containing William Sandeson’s Bitcoin wallet after prosecutors failed to connect the funds to Taylor Samson’s 2015 killing.

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Tesla’s latest results include a $288 million paper gain on Bitcoin, while strong Block earnings illustrate the broader market for trading tokenised equities.

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Riot Platforms sold 10,599 BTC in the third quarter and moved its digital-asset custody to BitGo as it expanded its Texas data-center footprint.

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Bitcoin rebounded from an election-driven dip as Democrats won control of the US House and Senate, shifting the political backdrop for crypto.

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Prominent trader James Wynn has opened a significant leveraged short position on Bitcoin, potentially influencing market sentiment.

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Bitcoin worth $580M has been transferred from Binance's SAFU insurance fund to an unlabeled wallet.

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Cointelegraph outlines three structural approaches Australian Bitcoin holders are considering ahead of a scheduled 2027 capital-gains-tax increase.

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House Democrats are discussing a market-structure framework that could expand the SEC’s role while narrowing the CFTC’s remit.

Block has agreed to a proposed $764 million arrangement with US prosecutors that would defer a Bank Secrecy Act charge, subject to final terms and court approval.

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Hong Kong’s Legislative Council approved a bill requiring digital asset service providers to collect tax and transaction data under an OECD reporting framework.

A French budget amendment would require year-end reporting for self-custodied crypto holdings worth at least €100,000, with penalties of up to €10,000.

Bitcoinist says the 2026 midterm result puts digital-asset legislation, institutional adoption and industry oversight on a new course for January 2027.

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A reported post-midterm inquiry could place the Trump family’s crypto earnings under fresh congressional scrutiny as the broader market remains mixed.

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BeInCrypto outlines seven areas where the new Democratic congressional majority could affect Bitcoin, crypto policy and related political interests.

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A Democratic congressional victory has revived regulatory uncertainty while Bitcoin recovered from an election-related dip.

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Initial US election results point to a Democratic shift, with CryptoNews reporting that Democrats secured the Senate as crypto-market participants assess policy implications.

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Sherrod Brown’s victory over Jon Husted follows tens of millions of dollars in industry-backed spending against him.

Bitcoin recovered above $78,000 after briefly dropping below $76,000 as Democrats’ congressional victory raised uncertainty around U.S. crypto market-structure legislation.

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South Korean regulators are pressing exchanges to improve cold storage, internal controls and transfer monitoring as policymakers consider raising the required cold-wallet share.

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The SEC has clarified that token holder voting alone does not make participants a controlling group.

Chainlink Labs has engaged with the SEC regarding proposed transfer agent rules, advocating for regulatory clarity.

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A single CryptoNews report presents Claude AI’s conditional prediction for Ripple without providing details of the proposed operation.

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Bitcoin Sistemi reports that a major collaboration involving Tether, Binance and an altcoin has ended, without disclosing further details.

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A single CryptoNews report says Gemini expects TRUMP to face a severe decline after Democrats won control of Congress.

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DailyCoin cites snapshots showing a 14% increase in XRP Ledger accounts holding at least 500 tokens during a steep price slide.

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Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz says wider use of the XRP Ledger could increase demand for XRP.

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Zcash gained about 9% ahead of its NU7 network upgrade, while the live token price remained near $1,313.

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Ali Martinez identifies Cardano, Ethereum and Solana as assets that could lead an altcoin recovery, following declines from their reported October 2026 peaks.

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U.Today reports a 627% surge in XRP burn activity as use of the XRP Ledger increases, while the broader crypto market remains mixed.

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Shiba Inu recovered from early-November lows while a cautious technical outlook highlighted nearby resistance after October’s steep decline.

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Three outlets highlight a technical resemblance between Cardano’s current setup and the accumulation phase that preceded a roughly 2,000% ADA rally.

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An analyst has set a bullish DOGE price target of $2.60 following a significant whale transfer of $41.6 million in Dogecoin.

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Solana has integrated $xZEC, enhancing its DeFi offerings and potentially impacting market dynamics.

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Binance's missed November Luna Classic burn highlights the cryptocurrency's reliance on centralized exchanges.

XRP, Zcash, Cardano, and Near Protocol face downward pressure amid a struggling market.

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NEAR Protocol's Total Value Locked (TVL) has fallen to $113M as the network faces declining activity and zero ETF inflows.

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Mercado Bitcoin says it will begin reopening customer access Monday and cover losses while withdrawals and trading remain suspended during security checks.

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BitMart’s founder says the exchange faces a severe security staffing shortage as suspicious transfers draw scrutiny.

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Arkham says the attacker behind the Mercado Bitcoin breach exchanged roughly $10.55 million of stolen altcoins for Ethereum.

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Bitbase launched ORIGIN, distributing 1 million points weekly through May 2027 based on trading, holdings, consistent activity and referrals.

A sponsored article promotes a single Genesis FX Markets account spanning currencies, indices, metals, energies and cryptocurrencies.

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Blockonomi outlines decentralised exchanges, wallet payments, peer-to-peer marketplaces and Bitcoin ATMs as alternatives to centralised exchange accounts.

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Bitget will let eligible retail investors seek Anthropic IPO exposure through its IPO Prime platform beginning November 5, subject to a substantial subscription fee.

Gate’s new Taiwan stock offering covers 19 TWSE-listed companies, including TSMC and MediaTek.

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Binance reported roughly $11 billion in customer withdrawals over 46 hours, with deposits offsetting just over half of the total.

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The Moscow Exchange has outlined how planned trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT will be cleared and settled, with pilot transactions expected to precede the rollout.

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BitMart founder Sheldon Xia confirmed the November 2 exchange hack and said investigators believe the attackers may also be behind the recent Mercado Bitcoin breach.

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A Binance security report says the exchange blocked 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber threats in 2026, while a recruitment scam compromised one engineer.

TSV LLC has carried out its first tokenized stock transactions, including a trade involving shares of Canton Strategic Holdings.

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Chainlink 24/7 aims to extend continuous pricing availability to tokenized stocks, commodities and other real-world assets traded around the clock.

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Circle has launched ARC, a blockchain focused on payments and tokenization, alongside a transaction-efficiency product called Circle Match.

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India’s cybercrime agency says AI-assisted threat actors are targeting crypto exchanges and a broader range of financial institutions with rapidly executed intrusions and fraud attempts.

NEAR Mobile reached the top of finance app rankings across 38 countries while the ecosystem launched gasless swaps spanning more than 120 assets.

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CoreWeave and Cipher Digital shares fell as Texas gubernatorial winner Gina Hinojosa renewed calls for tighter controls on new data-center development.

SpaceX selected Qualcomm’s Dragonwing platforms for the terrestrial network supporting Starlink Mobile, with deployment planned to start in 2027.

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake presented a hoped-for December 2028 deadline for Ethereum’s post-quantum and post-AI transition.

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A joint Hong Kong assessment toolkit gives banks a structured way to identify post-quantum cryptography risks and priorities.

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Three Ethereum Economic Zone demonstrations connect rollup applications with the mainnet through direct, single-transaction interactions.

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The NHL team integrates Avalanche to enhance fan engagement through its Bolts Rewards program.

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Coinfomania reports increased stablecoin activity and institutional participation on TRON as the broader crypto market remains broadly positive.

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Circle’s USDC dominated reported stablecoin transaction activity in Q3 2026 as on-chain volume reached $13.9 trillion.

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Four $250 million mint transactions reportedly lifted newly issued USDC to $1 billion while the stablecoin remained close to $1.

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Coinfomania reports that Coinbase has launched a USDC rewards program offering new members a stated 10% annual percentage yield.

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Circle’s earnings benefited from an ARC token sale while lower yields and competition pressured its core USDC business.

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Circle posted $226 million in quarterly net income from continuing operations and disclosed a 5% workforce reduction.

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Circle reported stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue as an ARC token presale helped offset pressure from lower reserve yields.

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Circle cut roughly 5% of its workforce as third-quarter revenue rose 17% to $865 million, helped by proceeds connected to the ARC token presale.

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Circle reported 17% quarterly revenue growth while expanding USDC payments, but lower reserve income and workforce reductions shaped the results.

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Bitcoin recovered with the broader crypto market as improved financial-market sentiment offset concern about the U.S. election result.

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Super Micro Computer reported nearly quadrupled year-over-year quarterly revenue and lifted its fiscal 2027 sales outlook, sending its shares higher in premarket trading.

Democratic control of Congress coincided with a Bitcoin recovery and gains in US equity futures, while traders monitored support, ETF flows and futures positioning.

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Trump Media shares fell about 7% after U.S. midterm election results, while crypto investors considered the implications for stimulus, legislation and geopolitical risk.

BeInCrypto points to improving altcoin technicals, while the Altcoin Season Index shows broad altcoin leadership has yet to take hold.

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Bitcoin recovered from an initial post-midterm selloff, while policy expectations and technical resistance shaped attention around the $80,000 level.

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Crédit Mutuel Arkea has not publicly confirmed an on-chain researcher’s attribution of more than $133 million in suspicious transactions to the French institution.

Lighter Token (LIT) gains traction as Chainlink integrates it into its new Asia-Pacific equity data streams targeting a $40 trillion market.

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Ethena introduced real-time visibility into institutional loans, custodians and loan-to-value ratios as ENA rose during a broadly positive crypto session.

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THORChain has resumed swaps across 11 blockchains following version 3.21.1, but Solana, BNB Chain and Cosmos remain halted.

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Aave V4 now supports collateral swaps on Ethereum, Base and Avalanche without requiring borrowers to close their positions.

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Zcash Community Grants withdrew a 98,000 ZEC mining-reward plan following community backlash, sending competing funding proposals back into governance review.

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NEAR Mobile topped finance-app rankings in 38 countries while adding gasless swaps across more than 120 assets and 35 blockchains.

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FinChain and Plume introduced FLEX & FINO, a strategy designed to seek annualized returns of up to 7.2% using FinChain’s FUSD real-world asset token.

NEAR Protocol introduces NEAR Intents to streamline asset swaps and improve cross-chain trading capabilities.

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Cross River Bank will tokenize loans on Arbitrum, leveraging Offchain Labs' technology to potentially transform traditional lending.

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The S&P 500 entered extreme oversold territory on November 2 while nearly half of its component stocks remained overbought.

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Major US indexes rose after Democrats took both chambers, while Trump-linked shares came under pressure.

Crypto Economy reports that Coinbase Prime has opened access to Deribit options and perpetual contracts for eligible American institutional traders.

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Schroders is tokenizing an emerging-market bonds strategy on Solana through Centrifuge, extending onchain fund products into actively managed credit.

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