Briefs below draw on CryptoSlate reporting and at least one other publisher.
Russia's Moscow Exchange announced a pilot launch of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT trading on December 1. The platform will use its existing stock‑market technology and the National Clearing Centre for settlement.
Bitcoin experienced volatile trading, falling below $76,000 before rebounding above $78,000 following the U.S. midterm elections and a recent exchange hack.
Binance faces a major security breach involving stolen cryptocurrency from its own hot wallets. The exchange stated that customer balances remain untouched because the stolen assets belonged to the platform.
Ripple-backed company Evernorth Holdings filed to raise up to $80.7 million through a stock purchase agreement with a Cantor Fitzgerald affiliate.
HSBC rolled out its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin named RedCoin on Oct. 23. The token launched through the PayMe payments app. The rollout reaches over 3.3 million users and over 100,000 merchants.
Ethereum recorded a large daily exchange withdrawal of about 169,770 ETH, worth $407 million.
Kraken withdrew the employment and spending questionnaire sent to Monero customers after co‑CEO Arjun Sethi said the requests were not required by regulation.
Attackers drained millions in cryptocurrency after hijacking a third-party notification service used by hardware wallet maker NGRAVE.
Super League shareholders approved a proposal from Metaplanet to establish a United States Bitcoin treasury firm. The company will rebrand as Superplanet. Metaplanet will contribute 2,100 BTC and cash at closing.
Firelight launched on the Flare network as a DeFi cover protocol. The activation automatically moved existing staked FXRP into a coverage phase. Stakers face withdrawal delays lasting 30 to 60 days.
Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet announced a share buyback program following a steep decline in its stock price.
Solana's network upgrade reduces the target block time to 200 milliseconds from the original 400-millisecond configuration. It allows five block-production opportunities per second.
On October 2, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added two French charities and three individuals to its sanctions list.
The SEC approved a Cboe BZX exchange rule change on Oct. 2, clearing a listing path for six Volatility Shares leveraged commodity funds, including 3x Bitcoin and Ether futures products.
On October 2 2026, the Arbitrum Security Council executed an emergency upgrade pausing all new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova.
Binance has begun moving non-stock crypto assets from Funding Accounts into Spot Accounts. The migration is phased. Funding Accounts no longer accept direct on-chain crypto deposits.
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