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A suspected hack may have hit BSC-based prediction market service Predict Fun, with estimated losses of about $300,000, according to on-chain analysis account Onchain Lens on X. Onchain Lens said suspicious funds linked to the suspected exploit, worth around $300,000, were seen moving from multiple smart contracts through an intermediary wallet to cross-chain service Relay. The funds were then believed to have been bridged to another network and sent to Tornado Cash.

Ripple said it is expanding its XRPL-based trade finance business through partnerships with BNY and C2FO. The company said it plans to broaden its existing partnership with BNY into custody and tokenized trade finance, linking BNY’s institutional-grade financial infrastructure with the RLUSD stablecoin, XRP and XRPL. Ripple also said it will work with corporate working capital platform C2FO to build an XRPL-based trade finance settlement system. Through the initiative, Ripple plans to introduce RLUSD payments to C2FO’s "Instant Pay" service, allowing suppliers that previously waited 30 to 90 days for payment to receive funds within seconds.

Italy’s largest insurer, Generali Group, has bought an additional 100,985 shares of Strategy (MSTR) worth $14.1 million, BitcoinTreasuries.net reported. That brought Generali’s total Strategy holdings to 237,930 shares worth $33.3 million.

Dutch households held €3.2 billion ($3.5 billion) in cryptocurrencies through domestic crypto service providers as of the end of June, the Dutch central bank said today. That amounted to about 1.4% of household investments in stocks, funds and bonds, which totaled €234.2 billion ($255.5 billion). Of those crypto holdings, Bitcoin accounted for €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) and Ethereum for €300 million ($327.3 million), while stablecoins made up less than 1%. Including €200 million ($218.2 million) held by other Dutch sectors such as companies, the total came to €3.4 billion ($3.7 billion). The data marked the first time the Dutch central bank has disclosed such figures. It covers only assets held with Netherlands-based crypto service providers such as Bitvavo, and excludes crypto held through overseas firms or stored directly in personal wallets.

Japan’s yen-based stablecoin JPYC reached only about 25% of its first-year circulation target, CoinDesk reported. As of Oct. 23, JPYC’s cumulative issuance stood at 12.1 billion yen ($77 million), but actual circulation was just 3.2 billion yen ($20 million). JPYC CEO Noritaka Okabe said a 1 million yen cap per issuance under Japan’s Type II funds transfer business regulations has been holding back corporate adoption. Despite its listing on Upbit and broader corporate partnerships, JPYC said circulation growth has fallen short of expectations and set a goal of raising circulation to about 10 times the current level in its second year.

The U.S. cryptocurrency industry spent about $176 million across more than 100 congressional races to build bipartisan support in Congress, Reuters reported.

Yield Guild Games (YGG) said liquidity support for YGG tokens on the Abstract network has ended and advised users holding YGG on that network to move their tokens to another network. Users can swap the tokens or transfer them to another network through Abstract’s official bridge. YGG tokens on other networks, including Ethereum, are not affected.

Binance blocked multiple North Korea-linked cyberattacks over the past week, with no system damage or asset losses, Wu Blockchain reported. According to the outlet, Binance said on Oct. 27 its security team identified and blocked the attacks and warned that a North Korea-linked hacking group has continued a social engineering campaign called 'Contagious Interview.' Binance said the attackers try to induce victims to run malicious programs through fake job interviews, coding tests, or requests to install software. The exchange urged users to avoid running code from unclear sources and installing unauthorized software.

FHE-based privacy infrastructure provider Zama said confidential token functionality has been enabled on Zerion Wallet. Zerion users can manage confidential assets alongside public assets within the app, while confidential balances remain encrypted on-chain.

Nasdaq-listed U.S. crypto financial firm Galaxy Digital (GLXY) said it posted third-quarter net profit of $323 million, swinging to black from an $85 million net loss in the previous quarter. Adjusted operating profit also turned positive at $455 million, compared with a $77 million loss a quarter earlier. As of the third quarter, total assets stood at $16.4 billion, up 51% from the previous quarter, while holdings of cash, stablecoins and U.S. Treasurys were tallied at $4.9 billion.

BlackRock deposited 1,698 BTC, worth about $135.59 million, to Coinbase Prime, according to Onchain Lens. As Coinbase Prime is a prime brokerage platform that provides trading, custody and financing services for institutional investors, the transfer may also have been intended for purposes other than a sale.

EVM-based token issuance platform Flap said on X it has launched Flap Agent ID Launch, a community-based token issuance service for artificial intelligence agent IDs. The first rollout targets Binance Agent ID holders, and Flap plans to expand the service to other ID communities. Tokens issued through the service will trade via a bonding curve, where prices change according to a set formula based on buying and selling activity, until they are listed on a decentralized exchange. During that period, only wallets holding eligible agent IDs can buy and sell the tokens. A 2% cap on token holdings applies to every wallet, including developer wallets. Token issuers can also set the fee structure, including buy and sell fee rates and how fees are distributed.

Decentralized exchange 1inch (1INCH) said its in-house liquidity protocol Aqua is now available on the Monad network. Users can set positions directly from their wallets, and no separate pools or lockups are required.

An anonymous Solana trader deposited another 100 million PUMP worth $414,000 to Binance, according to Onchain Lens. That brought the trader’s total deposits to Binance over the past six days to 300 million PUMP worth $1.31 million. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as being intended for sale. The trader had previously realized $8.23 million in profit.

BlackRock deposited 45,240 ETH, worth about $104.76 million, to Coinbase Prime, Onchain Lens reported. As Coinbase Prime is a prime brokerage platform that provides trading, custody and financing services for institutional investors, the transfer may have other potential uses as well.

Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest bought 65,615 shares of Circle (CRCL) worth about $5.2 million on Oct. 26, The Block reported. The purchase was made through the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW). Ark Invest uses a diversification strategy that keeps any single holding from exceeding 10% of a fund’s assets.

A blockchain-focused caucus of lawmakers from Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting today to discuss regulatory improvements including clearer property rights for cryptocurrencies, CoinPost reported. The Japan Blockchain Association proposed clarifying legal property rights for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, defining the legal status of DeFi and decentralized exchanges, and allowing stablecoins to be used for tax payments. Yuzo Kano, the JBA’s representative, argued that cryptocurrencies held directly by individuals through private keys lack a clear legal character and should be defined as electronic property rights. Seiji Kihara, head of the lawmakers’ caucus, said revising relevant laws could take time and Japan plans to first improve rules tied to securities custody and investment trusts.

A whale address dormant for about five months withdrew 11,330 BTC from Binance, worth about $902.7 million, according to Onchain Lens. Exchange withdrawals are typically interpreted as a sign of holding intent.

Traditional finance, or TradFi, assets accounted for a larger share of trading volume than crypto on decentralized perpetual futures exchange Variational, crypto analyst Tom Wan said on X. Over the past 30 days, 62% of Variational’s total trading volume came from TradFi assets, while crypto made up 38%. Around 90% of TradFi volume came from swap products. Variational currently supports more than 150 trading markets tied to TradFi assets. Wan described the trend as an example of rapid growth in the on-chain TradFi market.

Crypto-related stocks were mixed ahead of the U.S. market open, according to BIT(bit.com) price data. Strategy (MSTR) fell 0.75%, Strive (ASST) dropped 1.56%, Circle (CRCL) declined 1.24%, and Coinbase (COIN) slipped 0.69%. In contrast, SharpLink Gaming (SBET) rose 0.10% and Robinhood (HOOD) gained 0.16%.

Cardano community group Intersect has returned 115,172 ADA in unused funds from last year’s Cardano Product Committee budget, worth $23,500, to the network treasury, The Crypto Basic reported. Intersect sent the funds back on Oct. 20-21 using the fund return function of the Treasury Reserve Smart Contract, or TRSC. It was the first time Intersect had used the feature on mainnet, confirming that unspent funds from approved budgets can be recovered to the treasury.

According to liquid staking protocol Marinade (MNDE), a bug in Agave version 4.3.2 caused roughly half of the slots in the first leader segment of each epoch to be missed. Marinade said the fix has been coded but has not yet been formally released, and it will not impose penalties on validators for slots missed because of the bug until the patched version is deployed. Marinade added it does not believe validators should be held responsible for issues caused by a software error.

The spot CVD chart is an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair, with the upper panel showing the volume heatmap and the lower panel showing cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper panel tracks trading volume by price range. The background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance. - The CVD indicator in the lower panel reflects buy and sell orders by order size. As buy orders increase, the line in the corresponding color moves higher. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Strategy will hold a special shareholders’ meeting on Oct. 28 to vote on introducing daily dividend accruals for preferred shares including STRC, Bitcoin.com reported. Approval requires majority support from the voting rights attached to all outstanding common shares, while abstentions or uncast votes are effectively treated as votes against. Michael Saylor, Strategy’s founder, holds 32.9% of total voting rights, meaning the proposal needs about 17 additional percentage points of support to pass. If approved, STRC holders will begin accruing daily dividends in November based on a 12% annual dividend rate. The total November dividend will be $1 per share, with actual payments made on the business day after each dividend record date.

HYBE, the agency behind BTS, has decided to transfer all 861,004 shares of Dunamu it holds, equal to a 2.47% stake, to its U.S. subsidiary HYBE America, according to a filing the company submitted today. The stake was valued at about 378.2 billion won ($271.3 million) in the transfer. Sports Kyunghyang reported HYBE had bought the entire stake about five years ago for around 500 billion won, while the digital goods service the company had pushed at the time has already shut down.