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Ethereum developer nicolashw has proposed an improvement that would let wallets permanently disable EIP-7702 delegation, The Defiant reported. EIP-7702 is a standard that allows externally owned accounts, or regular wallets, to use smart contract functionality, and the feature was said to have been abused in the recent Binance hack. The proposal would preserve wallet addresses as well as standard transfers and contract calls, while permanently blocking any future delegation of smart contract execution authority. However, it would not prevent asset theft if a private key is compromised. The draft was submitted on Oct. 30 and has not yet been assigned a formal EIP number. Actual adoption would require an Ethereum network upgrade.

An address believed to be tied to a whale or institutional investor transferred 912,383 HYPE, worth about $82.09 million, to institutional crypto trading platform FalconX about two hours ago, onchain analyst EmberCN said. EmberCN said the holdings were likely accumulated one to two months ago through Coinbase Prime and FalconX at an average price of $81. With HYPE trading at about $90 at the time of the transfer, the position would generate an estimated profit of about $8.03 million if fully sold at that price.

Layer-1 blockchain project Iron Fish said on its official X account it will fully halt network support after an attack exploited a vulnerability in its blockchain. Iron Fish said it recently detected abnormal activity involving the wrapped token wIRON and the ChainPort bridge. An investigation found the cause was a flaw in Merkle tree implementation code written in early 2019. The attacker used the vulnerability to repeatedly reuse the same asset and then siphon funds out through the ChainPort bridge. Iron Fish added the code had undergone both internal and external security audits, but the vulnerability was not identified. The project said it plans to apply code fixing the vulnerability, publish an incident analysis report, archive its code repository, and end network support.

About 225 million XRP has been deposited as collateral for stablecoin loans on DeFi lending protocol Maple Finance (SYRUP), with the collateral valued at roughly $280.2 million, CryptoSlate reported. The amount accounts for a significant share of total DeFi assets deposited on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The principal on three loans backed by the collateral totals $151.8 million, with maturities on Dec. 4, Dec. 12 and Jan. 15, according to the report. CryptoSlate said the amount of XRP collateral could decline after the loans mature, depending on whether they are repaid and the collateral is released.

Ethena deposited 128.6 million ENA, worth about $24.33 million, to Binance over the past two hours, on-chain analyst EmberCN said. EmberCN estimated the transfer may be tied to an over-the-counter deal to help cover Binance’s ENA shortfall, noting Binance has been buying cryptocurrencies through exchange venues and OTC channels to replenish assets stolen in the hack. About 217.5 million ENA was previously known to have been stolen in the Binance hack.

DRW founder Don Wilson questioned the practical value of bringing Hyperliquid’s HYPE to the U.S. market through the New York Stock Exchange, arguing that the benefits of trading onchain perpetual futures on a regulated exchange are unclear. In a post on X, Wilson said it was unclear what advantages onchain perpetual futures offer in a regulated venue. Wilson also questioned whether Hyperliquid’s real-time public disclosure of trades and positions, as well as a fee structure that can raise order-processing priority, aligns with core regulatory principles at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Wilson added that if liquidity cannot be integrated across U.S. and offshore trading venues, a traditional centralized order book could be more efficient.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house crypto fear and greed index came in at 36, down two points from yesterday, with the market remaining in the fear zone. The index indicates extreme fear as it approaches zero and extreme optimism as it nears 100. CoinMarketCap calculates the gauge based on price moves among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators including the put/call ratio, the stablecoin supply ratio, or SSR, and CoinMarketCap’s own search data.

Stablecoin issuer Circle said on its official blog that it will allow its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, or CCTP, to support ERC-20 tokens beyond USDC. Under the change, token issuers can launch new tokens designed to be compatible with CCTP or connect existing ERC-20 tokens to enable transfers across multiple blockchains. The transfer model burns tokens on the source chain and mints the same amount on the destination chain. Circle also published guidance on how to implement the function on its Arc blockchain testnet.

Bitcoin has fallen 8.4% in October, raising the likelihood of a second consecutive monthly decline for the month, Crypto Briefing reported. BTC was trading in the $76,000-$77,000 range, and whether it holds support near $76,000 is seen as a key factor in its short-term price direction. Crypto Briefing noted BTC also fell about 3.9% in October 2025, in contrast with a seasonal pattern since 2013 under which Bitcoin rose in 10 of 13 Octobers and posted an average gain of around 19%. The outlet identified the $76,000-$76,200 range as a key support zone, where the 100-day simple moving average overlaps with the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement level, and said a break below that area could increase downside pressure.

About $3 billion in stolen assets was frozen after the Binance hack, but actual recovery of the funds may still require legal procedures, CoinDesk reported. Tether froze more than 1.567 billion USDT, while Circle froze about 823 million USDC, and Ripple and World Liberty Financial also joined the asset freeze effort. Legal experts said freezing assets only prevents hackers from moving funds further and does not by itself return ownership to victims. They also questioned whether the rapid response seen for a major exchange such as Binance would be applied in the same way to smaller hacking victims. The report added stablecoin issuers can block transfers of specific tokens, while Bitcoin cannot be frozen at the network level.

Restaking protocol Swell said the rswETH exchange rate is set to decline by about 4.9% starting at 7:32 a.m. UTC on Oct. 31. The protocol said msETH/rswETH loans on Morpho that use rswETH as collateral will move closer to liquidation thresholds. To reduce risk, users can swap rswETH for msETH to repay the loans, Swell said. It added that inquiries can be directed to MetronomeDAO, the curator of the relevant market.

About 89% of cryptocurrency hacking losses this year came from attacks suspected to be linked to North Korea, Cointelegraph reported, citing Chainalysis data. The share rose sharply from 15% in 2021.

Walmart-backed fintech firm One Pay has launched USDC deposit support for some U.S. customers, Crypto Briefing reported. Users can generate a USDC deposit address in the One Pay app and send USDC to that address, after which the deposited tokens are automatically converted into U.S. dollars and reflected in the balance of an existing One Pay checking account.

U.S. crypto lobbying group The Digital Chamber urged Congress to quickly advance stronger crypto exchange regulation in the wake of the Binance hack, CryptoTimes reported. In a letter to congressional leaders, The Digital Chamber emphasized that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's oversight authority over crypto exchanges should be clarified, and that lawmakers should not wait for the CLARITY Act before prioritizing separate legislation focused on customer asset protection and cybersecurity. The group also stressed the need for real-time security monitoring and stricter incident reporting requirements.

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said its internal systems were compromised in a cyberattack that used AI, exposing customer information, Bitcoin News reported. Chainalysis said hackers gained unauthorized access to its internal systems and tools through an attack method that abused AI agents, resulting in the exposure of customer names, email addresses, user IDs and organizational job titles. The company said there was no indication that passwords, secrets related to multi-factor authentication, session tokens or sensitive investigative materials were exposed. Chainalysis added the incident was unrelated to the recent $6 billion Binance hack.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was monitoring the Binance hack early today, according to Bloomberg. Asked whether he believed the attack was carried out by a North Korean hacker group, Trump said he did not know. On prospects for recovering the stolen funds, Trump said he had heard the assets would be recovered.

Whale Alert reported that 261,739,220 USDC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $262 million.

Canton, a privacy blockchain for institutional finance, said cSOL, a token wrapped 1:1 with SOL, has launched on the Canton network. cSOL is operated by onRails.

DeFi protocol Balancer said most of its pools have shifted to withdrawal-only mode, as approved in BIP-928. Users retain control of their funds and can withdraw at any time. Partner pools granted an extended operating period will remain active through Nov. 30.

Uber has completed the first pilot of an onchain liquidity and payments solution on Canton, a public network, according to Canton, a privacy blockchain for institutional finance. Working with HSBC, Franklin Templeton, Tradeweb and Fireblocks, Uber converted part of its holdings into cash over the weekend and earned yield until the funds were paid out, Canton said.

Maple Finance’s decentralized lending protocol SYRUP has released an updated proof of reserves verified by The Network Firm, with total collateral of $2.05 billion and outstanding loans of $1.23 billion. Collateralization ratios by asset were 172.1% for syrupUSDC, 144.1% for syrupUSDT and 166.8% for syrupUSDG. Maple Finance added that no collateral is held on Binance.

Matt Cole, CEO of Bitcoin treasury company Strive (ASST), said in an interview with Cointelegraph that Bitcoin’s price held up surprisingly well after the Binance hack, which Cole sees as a very positive signal for BTC. Cole added that even the largest crypto hack on record would not change the investment case for Bitcoin over a reasonable investment horizon. Cole also said the market is now in an early spring-like phase and expects Bitcoin to keep rising over the next six to nine months as it overcomes multiple concerns.

Liquid staking protocol Marinade (MNDE) said that starting with the Epoch 1072 auction, its staking auction marketplace, or SAM, will recognize only validator bonds that can actually be paid out to stakers. Marinade said the final stake account in a bond must keep about one SOL, and that minimum balance cannot be deducted. A bond holding only the minimum balance cannot cover unpaid rewards and will therefore be treated as having no bond. The validator will not receive SAM stake allocations and will be prioritized for unstaking.

The Recall Foundation, the organization behind the AI agent evaluation infrastructure project RECALL, said on Oct. 31 via its official X account that it had decided to end operations and liquidate the project, citing a lack of commercial viability. Under the plan, around 358.65 million RECALL tokens held directly by or under the control of the foundation will be burned, representing 35.86% of total supply. The foundation said there will be no buyback for token holders and no distribution of remaining assets. About $3.7 million held by the foundation will be used to repay creditors and cover liquidation costs. The foundation’s operating web application will switch to read-only mode starting Nov. 30, while staked tokens will be excluded from the burn. According to CoinMarketCap, RECALL was trading at $0.02925, down about 24.26%.

Polymarket has expanded its partnership with official oracle infrastructure provider Chainlink and broadened its prediction markets beyond cryptocurrencies with 15-minute gold and silver price markets, according to Chainlink. The markets have already launched on Polymarket, and the platform plans to extend support to more commodities, stocks and foreign exchange markets. Polymarket had previously said it would introduce Chainlink price data across all prediction markets, from Bitcoin to gold.