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Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend ZIL deposits and withdrawals starting at 3:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 30 to support a network upgrade.

Russia has established suitability assessment standards for investors seeking to trade cryptocurrencies on regulated platforms, with brokerages expected to begin evaluating clients as early as late November. Ekaterina Andreeva, vice president of the National Association of Stock Market Participants (NAUFOR), said at Crypto Summit 2026 that a draft of the related standards was submitted last week to the Basic Standards Committee under the Bank of Russia. The assessment results will be mutually recognized across all regulated platforms, and the same evaluation questions and procedures are expected to apply to licensed businesses including exchanges and digital asset custodians.

Stellar has launched Project Thruput, a new transaction execution model that distributes workloads across multiple machines to improve processing performance, Cointelegraph reported. In initial benchmark tests, the model processed 7.02 million payments per second and is now running on Stellar’s FutureNet test network.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 50.14% long, 49.86% short - Binance: 49.1% long, 50.9% short - OKX: 49.66% long, 50.34% short - Bybit: 49.28% long, 50.72% short

Blockchain cybersecurity platform Shentu (CTK) has released Proposal 58 to upgrade its mainnet to v2.20.0. The upgrade is scheduled for block height 31,812,210, which is المتوقع at 3:49 p.m. UTC on Oct. 29. As the upgrade is mandatory, all validators and full nodes must update to the v2.20.0 binary.

Three security vulnerabilities have been found in Bitcoin Core through AI-based code analysis, CoinDesk reported. One of them could allow an attacker to send large amounts of data to nodes running on Windows, macOS, and BSD systems, causing them to stop operating because of memory exhaustion. The issue was discovered on Oct. 23 and fixed on Oct. 27, while the other two vulnerabilities were also disclosed. Bitcoin Core developers said they changed their security policy on Oct. 22 to quickly fix and disclose vulnerabilities that are easy to find, as AI has made such flaws easier to identify.

An anonymous whale address sold 1.02 million SOL worth $104.03 million over the past five days, according to Lookonchain.

Some Ledger hardware wallets sold at local retail stores in Singapore were found to contain malicious hardware, Wu Blockchain reported. Singapore police said on Oct. 28 that the devices could steal users’ recovery phrases or private keys. Since Sept. 10, at least two 피해 cases have been reported, with losses reaching about 3.5 million Singapore dollars ($2.7 million). Ledger is reviewing the cases, and police are investigating.

Sony Group announced the launch of the Sony Onchain Entertainment Incubation Program, a global initiative to support startups and creators as it expands a blockchain-based entertainment ecosystem. Sony said the program aims to connect creators directly with fans through blockchain technology while supporting new value creation and community building. It targets projects using Soneium, Sony’s blockchain, to develop new entertainment experiences and business models that combine content, communities, and digital assets. Key focus areas include strengthening relationships between creators and fans, creating value through community participation, and building new revenue models based on digital content. Selected projects will receive access to Soneium’s technical infrastructure, opportunities for joint development with Sony Group affiliates, business development and marketing support, community connections, and fundraising opportunities. Applications open today and will run through December. The selection process is scheduled to run from November 2026 through March 2027.

Bitcoin volatility has fallen to levels seen in the summer of 2023, Cointelegraph reported, citing Glassnode data. According to Glassnode, Bitcoin’s one-month realized volatility has dropped to an annualized 25%. The metric previously fell as low as 18% in the summer of 2023, and the current pattern is seen as similar to the period when Bitcoin prices rose, speculation in memecoins and altcoins followed, and the market then entered a lull.

A Canadian national was sentenced to 25 months in prison by a federal court in Miami, Florida, for involvement in cryptocurrency theft and money laundering, CBC News reported. CBC News said Trenton Johnston, 20, was accused of posing as a Google technical support employee and a representative of a crypto company to obtain wallet access codes from victims. In March, Johnston and an accomplice were found to have stolen 185 BTC, worth $13 million at the time, from a California resident, according to the report. Prosecutors said Johnston used the proceeds to buy a Lamborghini, two BMW vehicles and jewelry, and to charter private jets. Johnston pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, returned about $3.8 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency, and is set to be deported to Canada after completing his sentence.

An anonymous whale unstaked 387,000 HYPE worth $30.43 million from Kinetiq, a liquid staking protocol in the Hyperliquid ecosystem, and deposited the tokens into Coinbase, according to Onchain Lens. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to sell.

Ethereum research and development nonprofit Ethlabs said Ethereum co-founder Mihai Alisie has joined as a major early backer. Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, and Gattaca also joined as contributors, along with 19 additional new backers from the Ethereum community. Ethlabs did not disclose the size of the new funding or specific fundraising targets.

Australia’s corporate regulator views prediction markets as services closer to gambling than financial investment products, Bloomberg reported. Sarah Court, chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, said at a parliamentary hearing today that no prediction market operator has so far applied for a license to operate in Australia, and any future application would face strict scrutiny. Court said prediction markets share characteristics with binary options, in which investors can lose their entire stake depending on the outcome, making them difficult to view as financial products suitable for retail investors. Australian authorities had previously warned that users of offshore prediction markets may struggle to receive investor protection under the country’s financial regulations and had ordered access to Polymarket blocked as part of a crackdown on illegal online gambling.

Real Vision crypto market analyst Jamie Coutts said Bitcoin’s mining hash rate is showing a clear recovery. Coutts said BTC’s 14-day average hash rate fell 23% from its all-time high in October last year through February this year, marking the biggest drop since China’s 2021 mining ban. After fluctuating, the hash rate has rebounded 21% from its July 17 low, narrowing the gap with its record high to about 6%. He said the recovery reflects miners’ willingness to invest and stronger Bitcoin network security, although it does not necessarily mean BTC prices will rise. In six of nine similar past recovery phases, BTC traded higher a year later, with a typical gain of about 66%, Coutts said.

Ethereum GitHub developer kevaundray has proposed EIP-8450, a mechanism for registering quantum-resistant public keys for Ethereum validators. The proposal aims to prepare for quantum computing attacks by using leanXMSS keys, a hash-based cryptographic technology, and verifiable random function (VRF) tree roots. The update includes registration and replacement approval for quantum-resistant keys using existing BLS signing keys, as well as a minimum waiting period of one epoch for key changes. The proposal is currently in the draft stage and has not been implemented on the live network.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net outflow of $21.4 million on Oct. 28, marking a third consecutive trading day of net outflows, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock ETHA: -$44.8 million - Fidelity FETH: +$18.8 million - Morgan Stanley MSSE: +$1.0 million - Grayscale Mini ETH: +$3.6 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $137.3 million on Oct. 28, extending gains to a third straight trading session, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock IBIT: +$136 million - Bitwise BITB: +$1.3 million

Aptos said Circle’s native USDC transfer protocol, CCTP V2, is now live on its network. CCTP transfers native USDC between Aptos and other supported networks through a burn-and-mint mechanism without wrapped assets. Using V2’s Fast Transfer feature, the time for USDC to arrive on Aptos from supported networks can be reduced from minutes to seconds. Its Hooks feature can also automatically execute follow-up actions such as trading, lending and payments once USDC reaches Aptos.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $94.75 million liquidated (54.88% longs) - ETH: $71.68 million liquidated (53.55% longs) - SOL: $13.64 million liquidated (53.53% shorts)

Decentralized futures exchange Hyperliquid has so far burned 49.87 million HYPE worth $3.89 billion, or 4.99% of its total supply of 1 billion HYPE, according to Onchain Lens. Over the past 24 hours, 19,700 HYPE worth $1.59 million was burned, while fee revenue totaled $1.69 million. Cumulative revenue stands at around $1.38 billion.

A wallet estimated to be tied to the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) team, beginning with 0xFef30, deposited 156.31 million WLFI worth $8.06 million to exchanges including Binance, Gate, Coinbase and MEXC two hours ago, according to Onchain Lens. Such exchange deposits are typically interpreted as being intended for selling.

South Korean crypto exchange Coinone said it had identified signs of a security incident involving HIFI and issued an investor caution notice on the token.

An anonymous whale address has deposited 152,000 AAVE worth $21.3 million and 45.17 million WLD worth $21.4 million to multiple exchanges over the past five days, for a total of $42.7 million, according to on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain. The address had previously been inactive for more than a year before moving AAVE and WLD on Oct. 24, signaling potential selling activity.

Tether has frozen, or blacklisted, a total of 27 million USDT across 33 Tron addresses, Wu Blockchain reported, citing TrustSniffer data. The largest individual address held about $7.8 million. The reason for the blacklist designations was not disclosed.