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Bitquery traced stolen Binance XRP into six accounts above one million tokens, while their effect on Santiment's dataset remains unconfirmed. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Plus, pro-crypto spending largely failed to produce results as the Democrats swept the Senate and House in Midterms.
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Experts say the Democratic sweep was largely priced in, but it makes the road ahead harder for crypto policy.
The global asset manager, which oversees $1.1 trillion in assets, is bringing an actively managed bond strategy onchain through tokenization specialist Centrifuge.
North Korea’s TraderTraitor is routing Binance hack proceeds through THORChain, swapping ether for bitcoin after an earlier wave of conversions from Tron.
Bitquery revealed that Tether froze just $1.14 million in USDT, while Circle had yet to freeze $2.53 million in USDC linked to the investigation.
The USDC issuer disclosed the cuts in its earnings release, booking $9.1 million in restructuring costs as reserve income fell 8%.
Circle’s net income for continuing operations of $226 million grew 5% year-over-year to $226 million in the third quarter.
Ryan Kirkley sees a year-end rebound even under Democratic control, while fund withdrawals and overhead supply keep the outlook conditional. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 4, 2026
SEC staff’s no-action letter covers CC earned by running infrastructure and applications, but is not a binding ruling on its legal status. Canton Network’s native cryptocurrency rose 4% on Wednesday after the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter stating it views the token as a “digital commodity.” Canton Coin (CC) traded at $0.098 at 10:27 am UTC, but was still down roughly 4.2% over the past week, according to CoinMarketCap. Canton Network is a privacy-focused network that enables banks and financial institutions to tokenize assets, trade and settle transactions across different platforms.
ETH, SOL, and ADA could be gearing up for substantial pumps, according to Ali Martinez.
Bitcoin rebounds from a six-week low above $78,000 as Bitcoin ETF outflows exceed $1.15 billion, with institutional selling slowing.
A Polymarket trader topped the prediction market’s leaderboard after Democrats swept the US midterms, but Alaska could still flip it.
The onchain investigator says the theft is being "covered up," and that a lack of disclosure let more than $30 million be laundered.
Zach Pandl highlighted institutional custody safeguards as crypto markets recovered some losses following the record $6.3 billion Binance hack. Binance’s $6.3 billion hack could temporarily hurt confidence in crypto markets but would ultimately lead to stronger security practices across exchanges, according to Grayscale. “It also underscores the importance of institutional custody, such as offered by US-based crypto [exchange-traded products],” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl, in a Tuesday report. “These vehicles hold their assets at state-chartered banks and qualified custodians, typically offering offline storage, multi-signature wallets, SOC attestations and insurance policies,” he added.
Binance reported about $11 billion in withdrawals between 06:00 UTC on Nov. 1 and 04:00 UTC on Nov. 3, after reopening services following its record $6 billion hack on Oct. 29. Deposits of about $6 billion offset just over half the withdrawals, leaving roughly $5 billion in net outflows over the same period, according to… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
VVV, PUMP, and INJ are among the other major gainers today.
Bitcoin recovered from a dip to around $75,600 as Democrats won Congress, while DeFi tokens led gains and Trump-linked coins fell.
