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The new app lets early testers trade across five asset classes, including tokenized equities, from a single mobile interface. Leap, a company backed by Solana Labs, has opened a beta version of its mobile app to iOS users. The app is designed to let users access both tokenized stocks and cryptocurrencies in one place.

Bitcoin.com News says wallets tied to an earlier Binance-related breach have grown their holdings further. A new report from Bitcoin.com News states that cryptocurrency addresses connected to a previously flagged Binance hack have added roughly 2,300 bitcoin to their holdings.

The New York Times reports unusual prediction-market activity surfaced hours before its Siena College election poll went public. The New York Times reported suspicious activity on a prediction market in the window before it released results from its NYT/Siena College poll.

One overnight report cleared five independent publishers; everything else that moved while US desks were dark rests on two. One overnight report cleared five independent publishers; everything else that moved while US desks were dark rests on two.

Circle's stablecoin is heading to Samsung's wallet app, though reports differ on which blockchain network will power the integration. Samsung Wallet is set to bring USDC support to its platform in November, according to multiple reports circulating this week.

Reports on former FBI agent Patrick Yaroch's guilty plea disagree on whether the cryptocurrency he stole was already in government custody as seized case evidence or held in wallets he accessed via leaked credentials.

The exchange moved most hot-wallet holdings offline as a precaution following the threat. GOPAX, a cryptocurrency exchange based in South Korea, has suspended both withdrawals and trading on its platform. The company took the step after receiving a threat warning of a hacking attempt against its systems.

Binance founder's warning follows a CertiK report linking the exploit to $5.57 million in losses across 20 wallets. Changpeng Zhao, widely known in the industry as CZ, has called on iPhone users to update their iOS software without delay.

Authorities halted a planned Solana event after a skyline advertisement drew scrutiny for alleged illegal crypto promotion. China's central bank has launched a probe into advertising activity connected to Solana in Shanghai, according to multiple reports published this week.

The concept would use decoy defenses to discourage future quantum attacks on exposed Bitcoin holdings. Cory Fields, a Bitcoin Core contributor, has floated a new idea for protecting the network from a theoretical but closely watched threat. He calls it 'quantum landmines.' The concept targets a long-running concern in the Bitcoin community.

The mainnet activation shortens confirmation times and reshapes conditions for miners securing the network. Zcash's long-planned NU7 upgrade has gone live on the network's mainnet, according to reporting from crypto.news and The Block.

The network's latest protocol change removes the majority of fees paid on transactions from circulating supply. Zcash has activated NU7, a scheduled network upgrade that changes how transaction fees are handled on the blockchain.

The blockchain analytics firm took services offline after discovering password hashes and live session tokens had been accessed. Chainalysis, one of the most widely used blockchain analytics providers, has confirmed that attackers gained access to user data during a security breach.

A long-time crypto critic may soon control the committee that shapes digital asset legislation. Elizabeth Warren may be set to chair the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, according to multiple reports published Thursday. The committee holds jurisdiction over banking, securities, and increasingly, digital asset policy.

Reports describe state-linked cyber units receiving housing incentives tied to a suspected attack on the world's largest crypto exchange North Korea has reportedly rewarded elite hackers with housing in Pyongyang following an alleged breach connected to Binance, according to CryptoBriefing.

Europe's largest asset manager adds a blockchain-recorded share class to one of its flagship equity index funds. Amundi has launched a new share class for its STOXX Europe 600 index fund that records ownership on the Ethereum blockchain.

The firm behind Hyperliquid's trading strategies is prioritizing regulatory standing in the US even as it posts a record third-quarter profit. Hyperliquid Strategies is seeking registration as a Futures Commission Merchant, or FCM, in the United States. The filing was reported separately by BeInCrypto and crypto.news on November 6.

The payments body behind UPI is expanding its mandate beyond transaction processing into emerging technology research. The National Payments Corporation of India, known widely as NPCI, has set up a new unit dedicated to technology and innovation. Finextra Blockchain reported the move first.