CC
+1.9%Canton Network native token gains following SEC staff digital commodity view
Staff at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action response viewing Canton Coin as a digital commodity.
2 sources
BC
Bitcoinist
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Regulation
Neutral
Midterm elections leave US crypto regulation direction uncertain
The 2026 US midterms have created uncertainty around future crypto rules. Industry leaders say clear statutory guidance is needed to attract institutional capital.
3 sources
Bitcoin slips below $77,000 after Democrats win control of Congress
Bitcoin fell to about $76,700, dropping below the $77,000 mark. The move came after U.S. midterm elections gave Democrats majorities in both chambers.
3 sources
NEAR
−0.8%Near network approves token issuance reduction proposal while price drops
The NEAR Protocol community approved a governance proposal to reduce the network's maximum annual token issuance rate. The change will lower the annual issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% over a two-year period.
2 sources
Liquid Network restores full Bitcoin backing after September hack
Liquid Network announced that its Bitcoin reserves are now fully restored, reestablishing a 1:1 backing for all LBTC tokens.
5 sources
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds record largest daily outflow since June
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $643.2 million in net withdrawals. The outflows wiped out four consecutive sessions of inflows and left the week and month negative.
2 sources
Bitcoin faces a second consecutive negative October amid declining prices
Bitcoin is heading toward a negative October finish as prices decline and spot demand remains weak. Data shows the cryptocurrency falling amid broader market pressures, including a selloff in U.S.
2 sources
AAVE
+2.8%Elon musk warns advanced intelligence agents could exploit crypto systems
A major security breach at Binance affected about $6.3 billion in assets. An attacker deposited stablecoins into Aave and borrowed wrapped Ether. Industry partners froze billions in affected funds.
4 sources
Bitcoin
Neutral
United states launches new pacific program to trace illicit crypto funds
The United States announced $5 million for the Pacific Alliance for Combating Illicit Finance and Cybercrime program.
2 sources
Zcash cofounder proposes halting automatic grants funding stream
Zcash cofounder Sean Bowe proposed ending the automatic 8% funding stream for Zcash Community Grants. Bowe published a draft GitHub proposal to redirect the allocation to the Network Sustainability Mechanism.
2 sources
Solana Firedancer team requires one SOL burn for bug reports
The team behind Solana's Firedancer software now requires researchers to burn 1 SOL per bug report submission. The rule aims to stop an influx of artificial intelligence generated spam.
2 sources
RLUSD
−0.0%Ripple wins final OCC approval for national trust bank
Ripple received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Ripple National Trust Bank.
3 sources
Electrum wallet patches high‑severity flaw after two Bitcoin thefts
Electrum released version 4.8.3 on October 24 to fix a high‑severity vulnerability. The flaw let malicious servers replace pending Bitcoin payments with fraudulent transactions that could be approved via fee bumps.
3 sources
Hacks & Security
Bearish
Hackers steal millions from wallet users via fake push alerts
Attackers drained millions in cryptocurrency after hijacking a third-party notification service used by hardware wallet maker NGRAVE.
2 sources
SkyAI sells all its SOL holdings and launches $201.3 million buyback
SkyAI, formerly Sharps Technology, has sold its entire Solana treasury and launched a cash tender offer to repurchase up to $201.3 million in shares and warrants. The company reported $223.8 million in cash as of Oct.
4 sources
Technology
Bearish
Sophon sets November 25 withdrawal deadline before mainnet shutdown
Sophon has set November 25, 2026 as the deadline for users to withdraw remaining assets from its network. The mainnet is scheduled to shut down on November 30, 2026.
4 sources
Exchanges
Neutral
Crypto exchanges help authorities arrest twenty eight suspects in West Africa
Law enforcement in Ghana and Nigeria arrested 28 suspects during an international crackdown on online scam networks. Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase assisted investigators by tracing illicit funds.
2 sources
Cysic suspends cross-chain bridge after attacker mints 10 million CYS
Cysic suspended its cross-chain bridge after an attacker created 10 million unauthorized CYS tokens on BNB Chain. The attacker sold about 7.2 million CYS and received 306.6 ETH, valued at roughly $727,000 at the time.
2 sources