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The number of large XRP holders climbed to 2,147 even as the token's price struggled to gain ground. The number of XRP wallets holding one million tokens or more has climbed to 2,147, marking the highest reading recorded so far in 2026.

Crypto exchange BitMart says the breach was limited as it continues a wind-down and restructuring process BitMart's founder has publicly confirmed that the cryptocurrency exchange was hit by a hack, describing the incident as minor. The confirmation was reported by multiple outlets on November 4, 2026.

The Block reports Brown's win undercuts a candidate backed by the crypto industry's largest political action committee. Former Senator Sherrod Brown has won election against Jon Husted, The Block reported. The race carried added significance for the cryptocurrency industry because of the involvement of Fairshake, a political action committee funded largely by crypto firms…

On-chain investigator says stolen funds trace back to a financial institution in France. Pseudonymous on-chain investigator ZachXBT has named a French bank as the alleged source of funds behind a crypto theft valued at approximately $133 million.

Commentary tied to the 2026 midterm elections examines how a shift in Congress might reshape digital asset policy and market sentiment. An analyst discussed how a Democratic sweep in the 2026 midterm elections could affect the crypto market, according to CryptoPotato.

Five stories crossed into multi-publisher territory since the last edition, and the gap before the second outlet picked each one up tells a different story about how it travelled. Five stories crossed into multi-publisher territory since the last edition, and the gap before the second outlet picked each one up tells a different story…

Exchange says a staged recruitment scam led to a malicious code download and a security breach. Binance disclosed that it has stopped 57 cyberattacks attributed to North Korean threat actors. Despite that record, the exchange confirmed one scheme succeeded through a fake job interview rather than a technical exploit.

Large holders are reportedly pulling XRP off the exchange even as broader crypto markets slump Binance has recorded XRP outflows totaling 226 million tokens, according to a report from CryptoPotato published on November 3. The report describes whale-level withdrawal activity returning to intensities last seen in 2022, a period marked by heightened volatility across digital…

Tron founder alleges the firm concealed United Arab Emirates ownership to avoid federal court jurisdiction. Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, has asked a court to impose sanctions on World Liberty Financial. The firm has ties to former President Donald Trump and his family.

The Binance hack dispute is this evening's best-evidenced story; almost everything else filed today still rests on two-outlet confirmation. The Binance hack dispute is this evening's best-evidenced story; almost everything else filed today still rests on two-outlet confirmation.

Bitcoin.com News reports a sharp one-day rise in new XRP addresses coinciding with claims of a major Binance security breach. The XRP Ledger recorded nearly 8,000 new wallet addresses within a 24-hour period, Bitcoin.com News reported.

Broadridge will handle shareholder voting and related services for NYSE's planned tokenized securities platform. The New York Stock Exchange has brought Broadridge Financial Solutions into its tokenized securities project to manage shareholder services on-chain. Broadridge will run shareholder voting for the planned platform, which aims to represent traditional equities in tokenized form.

Network participants approved lowering the issuance ceiling from 2.5%, reshaping NEAR's long-term token supply policy. NEAR Protocol has confirmed the outcome of a governance vote that lowers the network's maximum annual token issuance rate. The ceiling drops from 2.5% to 1.6%, according to the announcement.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT raises loss estimate and alleges a cover-up tied to the breach. A suspected crypto theft tied to a European institution has grown in scale, according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT. The estimated losses now stand at $133 million, up from earlier figures reported around the incident.

The partnership lets Walt users buy crypto with local currencies across 173 countries, according to reports. Alchemy Pay has added its payment rails to Walt, a crypto wallet application designed to operate inside Telegram. The integration was reported by crypto.news and The Cryptonomist on November 3, 2026.

Pyongyang calls Washington's accusations 'absurd rhetoric' amid renewed scrutiny of state-linked crypto hacking North Korea has formally rejected U.S. allegations that it was behind a theft of roughly $6.3 billion from crypto exchange Binance. State officials described the claims as 'absurd rhetoric,' according to reports published by Japan Today and BusinessDay NG on November 3.

North Korean official calls the FBI's attribution politically motivated as both sides dispute the scale of the breach The Federal Bureau of Investigation has attributed a large-scale hack targeting Binance to North Korea. Estimates of the stolen funds range from $6 billion to $6.3 billion depending on the source.

The exchange cites regulatory changes in the city as it winds down retail services there. Crypto.com has told users it will shut down its consumer-facing application in Hong Kong on February 1, 2027. Two separate reports describe the company citing regulatory changes as the driver behind the decision.