- Binance loses $5.7 billion in largest crypto hack to dateby Stephen Alpher on October 29, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Crypto prices are sliding on the news, with bitcoin falling back to $79,000.
- Polymarket suspends trading after third-party breach leads to user lossesby Nikhilesh De on October 29, 2026 at 6:55 pm
Polymarket said one of its third-party providers was breached after users reported seeing their accounts drained.
- Stanley Druckenmiller's first X post backs Hyperliquid venture after $23 million indirect investmentby Aoyon Ashraf on October 29, 2026 at 5:04 pm
The billionaire investor disclosed an investment in Trade[XYZ] as the platform teams up with the NYSE's parent company. His family office previously reported owning shares in a HYPE-focused treasury company.
- KuCoin exits Russia and Belarus as crypto exchanges withdraw from Western-sanctioned marketsby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 4:51 pm
The exchange is closing accounts in both countries after MEXC and Bitget announced similar moves earlier this month.
- From rivals to partners: Polygon and Solana team to bring stablecoin payments to banksby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 4:35 pm
The two networks are setting aside their rivalry to connect Solana's stablecoin activity with Polygon's banking, wallet and payment infrastructure.
- Crypto exchange HTX exits the UK after settling with the FCAby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 4:11 pm
The former Huobi exchange has stopped accepting deposits from British customers and agreed not to target them with crypto promotions.
- Polymarket brings ultra-short crypto prediction markets to U.S. platformby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 2:55 pm
Polymarket’s new Up/Down crypto contracts come as the CFTC renews scrutiny of the prediction market’s compliance with its 2022 U.S. onboarding terms.
- Crypto for Advisors: Only 1 in 5 Americans say the financial system is secureby Jennifer Rosenthal on October 29, 2026 at 2:39 pm
- Why Switzerland’s first genuine spot bitcoin ETF could soon attract overseas banks and brokersby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 2:15 pm
SIX Swiss Exchange confirms international access, while FINMA explains why it approved the fund and whether ether and solana ETFs could follow.
- Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partnerby Francisco Rodrigues on October 29, 2026 at 2:15 pm
The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close.
- New quantum model slashes hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 timesby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Alice & Bob's new model reduces the hardware required for a potential attack, bringing it closer to reality and increasing pressure to adopt quantum-resistant security sooner.
- Walmart, Eli Lilly join growing pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plansby Krisztian Sandor on October 29, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Five more companies have objected, bringing the total to 38 as a rival Canton venue prepares to launch with an issuer-sponsored stock under the SEC's innovation exemption.
- A new framework for tokenized asset trackingby Denelle Dixon on October 29, 2026 at 12:57 pm
None of the numbers most commonly used to assess tokenized assets answer the question a chief investment officer would ask about those assets on her own balance sheet: what is it doing for me?
- Tokenized stock venue on Canton could beat OKX–ICE to first trade under SEC frameworkby Krisztian Sandor on October 29, 2026 at 12:51 pm
The venue, called TSV LLC, plans to start trading shares Canton Strategic Holdings shares as early as Monday, using issuer-sponsored tokenization that avoids the 30-day company objection window.
- U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workersby Francisco Rodrigues on October 29, 2026 at 12:18 pm
Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.
- As $10 billion in bitcoin options near expiry, the tell is in the pricingby Omkar Godbole on October 29, 2026 at 12:04 pm
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 29, 2026
- Bitcoin drops to $80,000 on Fed dissent, Samsung, Alphabet earnings; AI tokens slumpby Oliver Knight on October 29, 2026 at 11:11 am
Bitcoin fell 1.4% since midnight UTC to around $80,100 as disappointing reports from Samsung and Alphabet weighed on tech stocks. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge is due later today.
- NYSE owner takes steps to bring Hyperliquid perpetual futures to U.S.by Oliver Knight on October 29, 2026 at 11:11 am
The planned ICE[XYZ] venue would offer 24/7 perpetual futures on stocks, commodities and crypto, pending CFTC approval. ICE is investing in Trade[XYZ].
- Cathie Wood’s ARK buys the dip on Robinhood in its largest purchase in 6 months after 23% slumpby Francisco Rodrigues on October 29, 2026 at 10:51 am
HOOD fell 3.3% on Wednesday, broadening its one-month decline to more than 23%.
- Solana wallet Solflare pledges to pay missed rewards on staked $160 million after validator goes offlineby Shaurya Malwa on October 29, 2026 at 10:44 am
About 1.56 million SOL sat on a validator that stopped earning, and the wallet still hasn’t named the firm that held its keys.
- Live updates: Crypto falls amid report of multi-billion Binance hackby Shaurya Malwa on October 29, 2026 at 10:41 am
Strategy's STRC has hit its highest price since May, and the company could soon be ready to restart large bitcoin purchases.
- Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property after thief challenges convictionby Francisco Rodrigues on October 29, 2026 at 10:04 am
The court said bitcoin has a market price, can be cashed out and held by the public. It upheld a 10-year sentence for a man who helped the robbers.
- Bermuda taps WalletConnect to advance its onchain economy planby Francisco Rodrigues on October 29, 2026 at 10:00 am
Bermuda chose WalletConnect to bring crypto payments to local merchants, starting with ticketing platform PTIX in the second quarter of 2027.
- Former Swift CEO joins stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chairmanby Olivier Acuna on October 29, 2026 at 9:00 am
Lazaro Campos takes the board role as the London-based company reports $300 million in assets locked and more than $1 billion in annual transaction volume.
- The chart bitcoin traders should be paying attention toby Omkar Godbole on October 29, 2026 at 7:44 am
A market at an inflection point could shape inflation trends and the prices of risk assets, from bitcoin to tech stocks.
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