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Coinbase stated that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has converted its national trust bank charter from conditional approval to formal approval.

A user stated that on November 8, 2026, while exchanging small cryptocurrencies for USDC on Binance, their account experienced 5 unauthorized flash exchanges within 97 seconds. The transactions they listed included 2.331 BTC exchanged for USDC, as well as two rounds of back-and-forth exchanges totaling approximately 260,000 USDC and EUR, which collectively reduced about 10,044 USDC, with each round close to 2%.A user claimed that Binance customer service insisted that the related transactions originated from their commonly used iPhone but did not provide sufficient records to prove that the user actually authorized them, nor did they adequately explain the exchange rate differences. They publicly raised three questions, including who initiated the transactions, why the price difference was significant, and who benefited economically, and published the complaint number CC10319344, requesting intervention from He Yi, CZ, and the Binance security team. They added that there were a total of 6 transactions in the screenshots, and only the EDEN exchange for USDC at 02:21:13 was operated by them, while the other 1 BTC exchange and 4 USDC and EUR exchanges were neither initiated nor authorized by them, with the EDEN exchange they operated occurring between the aforementioned 5 transactions.

The cryptocurrency wallet Keplr has suspended the social login features for Google and Apple after users reported unauthorized transactions on their accounts.In a preliminary assessment, Keplr stated that accounts restored using mnemonic recovery phrases and hardware wallets were not affected, while users who created accounts through social login should stop transferring funds to their accounts.

According to a report by Reuters, after Binance suffered a $6.3 billion hacking attack last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) began contacting banks on Monday to inquire whether their systems had experienced any unusual activity or service disruptions, in order to assess the risk of security incidents in the cryptocurrency market spreading to the traditional financial system.Insiders stated that several banks are conducting security diagnostics on their internal systems and evaluating whether there are vulnerabilities that similar attack methods could exploit. The cybersecurity team of a major U.S. bank has contacted Binance and is in the process of drafting an internal report, which may lead to a review of systems and updates to cybersecurity measures.Binance stated that it is currently maintaining close contact with global regulators and promptly reporting on this security incident. The Federal Reserve and OCC declined to comment. Insiders also pointed out that the rapid evolution of AI models has increased the difficulty for banks to defend against hacking attacks, and banks are investing significant resources to review and patch cybersecurity code.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated in an interview, "If we cannot control such security attack incidents, and similar events continue to occur without significant improvement in security protection, then the speed of market adoption will slow down, which will affect the overall popularization process of the cryptocurrency industry.However, overall, I believe that any new technology in its early development stage needs to go through a period of adaptation, which is often accompanied by considerable growing pains. But in the long run, I believe that positive factors will ultimately prevail, and technology will continue to advance over time. I do not know when the industry will hit bottom or when it will reach a turning point. I think we may encounter more problems before the overall situation begins to improve. I hope that day comes soon.We hope the U.S. government can provide assistance in this regard. I believe that whether it is myself personally, Binance as a company, or the entire cryptocurrency industry, we are all very eager to receive support from the U.S. government. If anyone can communicate with North Korea, it is likely to be the U.S. government."

According to Bloomberg, Gerry Fowler, Chief European Equity Strategist and Head of Derivatives at UBS, stated that the market has underestimated the duration of the AI cycle, and AI trading remains robust. He pointed out that the valuation multiples of some hyperscale cloud vendors have fallen below 20 times, while revenue continues to grow by 10% to 20% annually, reflecting a rather pessimistic market expectation. Therefore, many investors are still willing to re-enter AI-related assets.Fowler believes that massive AI spending may be nearing a stage where it starts to yield returns, with a potential turning point in 2027: data center deliveries are expected to release backlogged orders, driving revenue to gradually catch up with capital expenditures. He mentioned that cash has not disappeared from the market but has shifted to suppliers like memory chip manufacturers, who are beginning to return cash to investors. The market pricing for memory chip companies also reflects what he believes is an overly short AI cycle.Regarding the next phase of beneficiaries, Fowler is more focused on global and European industrial companies that help build new factories. He noted that many infrastructure suppliers, such as those providing cables and electrical equipment, have orders booked through 2027 or even 2028, leaving limited room for upward revisions in profit forecasts. ASML benefits by supplying equipment to memory manufacturers like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, rather than directly supplying data centers; he stated that ASML and some European industrial companies are receiving upward revisions in expectations.

According to the cryptocurrency media Coin Bureau, the bottoms of Bitcoin in the past three cycles appeared shortly after the U.S. midterm elections, with 71 days after the election in 2014, 39 days in 2018, and 13 days in 2022.Coin Bureau stated that the next U.S. midterm elections are on November 3. If this pattern repeats, the end of 2026 to the beginning of 2027 may be a time window worth paying attention to for the next cycle bottom of Bitcoin.

According to Threshold Network, the minting and redemption of tBTC has been temporarily suspended, and there are still sufficient assets to support it, with no financial losses reported. The cross-chain bridge wallet holds approximately 4,320 BTC, while the circulating tBTC is about 4,185. No unauthorized minting or Bitcoin transfer records have been found.Regarding the recently disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2026-98432, this vulnerability may allow attackers to execute code remotely on unpatched servers. All tBTC node operators have completed server patching or temporarily shut down their nodes while waiting for the fixed version to be released. The team has not found evidence that this vulnerability has been used to attack tBTC nodes.Additionally, one node operator reported another security incident unrelated to the aforementioned kernel vulnerability, resulting in approximately 0.5 ETH being transferred from its Ethereum account used for paying transaction fees for its tBTC node. At the time, the node was offline, and the operator did not find evidence that the signing key materials were accessed. Threshold Network stated that Bitcoin transactions in the tBTC wallet require signatures from a majority of independent operators, and a single operator cannot transfer funds alone. The cross-chain bridge will reopen once security maintenance is completed and nodes are back online on the patched system. The team will provide the next update within 24 hours and will update earlier if the situation changes.

He Yi posted on platform X, stating that the overall withdrawal process on Binance is currently running smoothly. If there are many withdrawal requests, congestion may occur, but it will return to smooth operation afterwards.Please carefully verify the address before withdrawing and ensure the safety of new devices and environments. Safety first.

According to TheEnergyMag, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in New York, providing fiduciary investment consulting and digital asset services.This move aims to integrate the company's business under the federal regulatory framework.

CZ's post pointed out that on that day, there were 4 reported data breaches involving Coinbase's third-party vendor Amplitude, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, and South Korean securities firms Mirae Asset and Daishin Securities. Among them, the breach related to Amplitude did not affect customer funds.CZ stated that the leaked exchange data was primarily used for phishing, SIM card hijacking, social engineering scams, and wrench attacks. He suggested that all platforms use independent email aliases and dedicated backup numbers, refuse to fill out unnecessary personal information, and use strong independent passwords.CZ also recommended enforcing the use of hardware security keys or passkeys, completely disabling SMS 2FA, enabling withdrawal address whitelists, withdrawal time locks, and anti-phishing codes, regularly cleaning API keys and active sessions, and requesting number porting locks from carriers. He also reminded that all customer service contacts that reach out proactively are scammers, and never to click on external links.

According to The Block, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is encouraging community banks in the United States to consider applying to become authorized stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act to expand their role in digital payments.

According to the latest stock spot exchange ranking released by RootData, the top three exchanges are Binance, Gate, and Bitget.Among them, Binance scored 71.3, with a 24h public order book transaction volume of 244 million USD and a market share of 34.83%; Gate scored 47.7, with a 24h public order book transaction volume of 65.2513 million USD and a market share of 9.28%; Bitget scored 47.6, with a 24h public order book transaction volume of 49.5909 million USD and a market share of 7.05%.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finally approved the application related to Ripple National Trust Bank. This approval will provide Ripple with a business platform under a federal regulatory framework to support its dollar stablecoin RLUSD and offer digital asset custody services to enterprise clients.Garlinghouse noted that this move reflects the integration of the cryptocurrency industry with the traditional banking system, emphasizing the importance of innovation, accountability mechanisms, and federal regulation.

Galaxy Research published an analysis stating that over the past three weeks, the Bitcoin network has seen approximately 40 inscriptions composed of random letters each day, which appear to be encrypted text but are not actually cryptographic information. The related address had previously written the U.S. Constitution into the Bitcoin network in May.The research found that after analyzing 562 texts, the frequency of the 26 English letters is almost evenly distributed, which is significantly different from the characteristics of normal English and substitution ciphers; metrics such as word length distribution and frequency of repeated words also indicate that these texts are likely generated by a random letter generator.Galaxy Research refers to the operator as the "Babel Scribe," believing it is more like testing a data publishing tool on the Bitcoin mainnet rather than attempting to convey hidden information. The structure of on-chain transactions, the continuous use of change addresses, and the regularity of publication times all exhibit characteristics of automated scripts. Related activities also include testing texts, random words in different languages, binary data, and the subsequent writing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.It is estimated that the project has transferred approximately 3.33 million satoshis in total, of which about 24% was used to pay miner fees, while the remaining funds are still held in the related address. Researchers suggest that there is no need to interpret these garbled texts as hidden information.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized the implementation rules for the GENIUS Act, applicable to licensed stablecoin issuers, foreign issuers under OCC jurisdiction, and certain custodial activities of regulated entities, covering reserve support, redemption, and risk management. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the legislation as a "watershed moment for the U.S. financial industry," comparing it to the National Currency Act of 1863.The final rules do not include provisions for the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering, and OFAC sanctions, which will be addressed through subsequent rules coordinated with the Treasury Department. The GENIUS Act was signed into law in July 2025, and regulators failed to establish rules by the deadline of July 18, 2026; the Federal Reserve proposed two related rules in September 2026. Both the GENIUS Act and the OCC final rules are set to take effect on January 18, 2027, and the OCC has not yet announced the timeline for accepting issuer applications and exemption requests.

According to French media reports, three masked individuals broke into the home of a couple in their sixties in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France, threatening the two to hand over their cryptocurrency. The 63-year-old husband sustained a head injury, and the assailants subsequently took a laptop and a mobile phone.After the two victims managed to escape, they called the police and were sent to the hospital for examination. Preliminary police investigations suggest that the case may be related to the couple's son, who works in the cryptocurrency industry. Following the incident, their son has been placed under police protection. Currently, the three suspects are still at large, and the case is being investigated by the Bayonne judicial police.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Becerra stated that the "GENIUS Act" is a watershed moment in the U.S. financial sector, further solidifying the United States' position as a global cryptocurrency hub.He pointed out that just as President Lincoln's National Currency Act of 1863 established a national framework for banks to issue currency, the "GENIUS Act" establishes a federal framework for payment stablecoins in the digital age.Becerra noted that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) final rule advances the implementation of this landmark legislation, providing a clear and pragmatic foundation for private sector innovation, competition, and the United States' leadership in the digital asset space.