Briefs below draw on CoinGape reporting and at least one other publisher.
The Zcash network activated its NU7 upgrade at block 3,543,405. The upgrade cut target block times to 25 seconds. ZEC experienced a price drop over a 24 hour period amid broader market declines.
Anthropic is preparing a Nasdaq IPO under the ticker ANT. The company aims to attract investors in Japan and other markets.
Gnosis Pay confirmed a data breach on November 3, 2026 that exposed personal and payment details of its retail Visa card users.
The Bank of Russia has approved retail trading for BTC, ETH, and USDT. Non-qualified investors can access these assets starting November through brokers, asset managers, and exchanges.
World Liberty Financial announced a WLFI token buyback program funded by fees or interest from its USD1 stablecoin reserves. The move aims to bolster the WLFI ecosystem and governance.
The crypto market climbed 3.38% to $2.69 trillion following U.S. midterm election volatility. Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000, Ethereum moved above $2,400, and XRP recovered past $1.30.
The crypto entertainment platform 1win completed its token generation event for $1WIN on the Solana blockchain.
XRP trades around $1.25 following a recent price decline and consolidation. Its four-hour Bollinger Bands reached their narrowest compression level since August.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the first listing of equity perpetual futures contracts on U.S. exchanges that have both CFTC and SEC approval.
Bitcoin prices dipped below $77,000 ahead of the United States midterm elections. The broader crypto market experienced downward pressure alongside ongoing global financial market volatility.
Standard Chartered launched a blockchain-based tokenized deposits service in Hong Kong. The system allows corporate clients to move account balances around the clock.
Next Technology Holding, a Nasdaq-listed firm, announced its board approved selling or pledging its roughly 5,833 Bitcoin. The move follows the recent Binance security breach and worries about quantum computing threats.
Polymarket has stopped new trades and moved to cancel‑only mode. It also paused relayer actions that submit transactions for users. The actions follow social‑media reports that some users' wallets were drained.
Google is previewing an institutional crypto custody service that uses multi‑party computation to divide private keys across separate environments.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb confirmed unauthorized external access to its internal mobile groupware system. The breach resulted in a leak of personal information.
BlackRock signed a memorandum of understanding with SBI Holdings and Startale Group. The companies will study connecting tokenized money market funds with the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYSC.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has asked for a plan to use blockchain technology and digital assets as an alternative if banking sanctions are imposed.
Cardano has opened a public Dijkstra testnet, inviting stake pool operators to test upcoming features.
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