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The move marks the start of a wind-down of Circle's original Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol ahead of a December 1 bridge pause Circle has begun lowering transfer limits within its legacy USDC application, starting October 31. The adjustment is the first visible step in a planned retirement of older infrastructure used to move USDC across blockchains.

Regulators are reportedly scrutinizing suspicious trading patterns and manipulation risks on event-based betting platforms. The Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing enforcement action against participants in prediction markets, according to reports from crypto.news and UNLOCK Blockchain.

A large token sale tied to a Binance hack outweighed fresh whale demand for the meme coin. PEPE, the meme token that rose to prominence on Ethereum, posted losses after a wallet connected to a Binance security breach moved roughly 7 trillion tokens onto exchanges, according to crypto.news and CoinGape.

crypto.news and Coinfomania give conflicting accounts of whether Trezor has physically examined the suspect device(s) and what, if anything, was found. crypto.news and Coinfomania give conflicting accounts of whether Trezor has physically examined the suspect device(s) and what, if anything, was found.

Bank reaffirms its $100 price target for Uniswap's UNI token following a reported $6.3 billion breach at Binance. Standard Chartered has told clients that a reported $6.3 billion hack affecting Binance could accelerate a shift toward decentralized exchanges.

Coinpedia (2026-10-29) and CoinTurk News EN give incompatible accounts of how the Binance hack happened, how much was lost, and how much was frozen. Coinpedia (2026-10-29) and CoinTurk News EN give incompatible accounts of how the Binance hack happened, how much was lost, and how much was frozen.

Crypto Economy and Cryptopolitan agree on the Polymarket exploit's core details but disagree on whether refunds to affected users have actually been confirmed or issued. Crypto Economy and Cryptopolitan agree on the Polymarket exploit's core details but disagree on whether refunds to affected users have actually been confirmed or issued.

Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs and independent investigator ZachXBT point to state-linked hackers in what they call the largest crypto exchange breach on record. Binance has confirmed what investigators are calling the largest hack ever carried out against a cryptocurrency exchange.

Citation Needed reports a potential breach at the world's largest crypto exchange, with the scale of losses still unclear. Citation Needed reported on October 29 that an attacker made off with up to $3 billion from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume.

The exchange's first report into the massive breach points away from compromised private keys as the cause. Binance has released the first set of findings from its investigation into a hack involving $6.3 billion, Bitcoin.com News reported on October 30, 2026.

Intercontinental Exchange is said to be preparing a US perpetual futures product built on Hyperliquid, coinciding with a rally in the HYPE token. Intercontinental Exchange is reportedly preparing to launch perpetual futures contracts for the US market built on the Hyperliquid protocol, according to a report from CryptoBriefing.

Exchange founder Changpeng Zhao says unusual outflows resemble a hack as billions in funds are traced and frozen Binance has confirmed that $2.54 billion in digital assets were frozen in connection with a suspected security breach. The exchange is treating the incident as a possible hack and has opened an investigation into the unusual outflows.

Protos reports the exchange halted withdrawals as details of an alleged major breach continue to emerge. Protos reported on October 30 that Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, had suspended withdrawals amid what it called a massive hack.

Crypto Economy and CoinTurk News EN give sharply different dollar figures for the stablecoins frozen and the total value of the Binance outflows following the same incident. Crypto Economy and CoinTurk News EN give sharply different dollar figures for the stablecoins frozen and the total value of the Binance outflows following the same incident.

Exchange pauses withdrawals as stablecoin issuers freeze billions in suspected stolen funds. Binance confirmed it is investigating a suspected security breach involving large, unexplained outflows from its wallets. Estimates of the total amount vary. Some reports place the figure near $5.57 billion, while others cite numbers as high as $5.9 billion.

Exchange reports four infrastructure-related sectors within its tokenized equity offering each grew trading volume by more than 90% last month. MEXC has reported an 88% month-over-month increase in trading volume for AI-related tokenized U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds in September.

The decentralized exchange's token burn coincides with lifetime protocol revenue crossing $1.38 billion. Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange known for its perpetual futures trading, has burned approximately $4 billion worth of its native HYPE token. The move reduces the total circulating supply by nearly 5%, according to reporting on the burn.

The asset manager projects 34.3% average annual gains for bitcoin, citing rising institutional demand. Bitwise, a crypto-focused asset manager, has increased its long-term price target for bitcoin to $1.6 million. The firm attributes the revised figure to accelerating institutional demand for the asset.