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The blockchain game project MapleStory Universe (MSU) announced on its platform that due to the discovery of unauthorized external access to part of its off-chain server infrastructure, all services will be placed in maintenance mode starting from November 12, 2026, at 12:43 Beijing time. Preliminary investigations indicate that the blockchain and smart contracts were not affected, and on-chain records and wallets show that this incident did not result in asset transfers or theft, and user wallet private keys were never uploaded to the MSU system.The attackers obtained records of some users after November 5 at 07:26, including wallet addresses, nicknames, avatars, login history, some email addresses, associated social account information, OpenAPI usage records, and transaction and service activity records, but did not include real names, phone numbers, physical addresses, KYC, or payment card information. In addition, information registered for 328 applications in the Builder Center was also accessed, but the exposed API keys could not affect assets. MSU has cut off the attack path, revoked leaked credentials, and replaced affected servers, and will replace all operational keys before restoring services.

The U.S. Department of Justice stated on Thursday that North Korean hackers have stolen over $400 million in cryptocurrency assets through a social engineering scheme based on secretly recorded videos and AI deepfakes over the past 18 months, and announced that it has seized the infrastructure supporting this operation. The FBI refers to this method as "FaceStealer," which centers on turning video conference calls into traps: hackers lure targets into meetings using previously stolen accounts from victims, then play pre-recorded footage of trusted contacts to simulate their presence, thereby gaining the target's trust.The group also uses AI to generate deepfake videos of well-known figures in the cryptocurrency and related industries, making the scams more convincing. Once the target lowers their guard, the attackers create false technical issues, such as claiming the other party cannot hear them, and provide a so-called "fix" link that is actually used to implant malware. Afterward, hackers can empty the victim's wallet or exploit their system permissions, sometimes lying in wait for months or even over a year before taking action. The FBI stated that it has seized over 900 segments of camera footage from FaceStealer victims based on federal search warrants.The Department of Justice linked this operation to North Korean-related groups such as Sapphire Sleet, BlueNoroff, and APT38, warning that these hackers are increasingly targeting open-source software developers, seemingly paving the way for supply chain attacks. On the same day, the Department of Justice also reported progress in the Binance theft case, stating that it has obtained court authorization to seize or restrict over $1.2 billion of the approximately $6.4 billion in stolen assets, which is part of the over $2.7 billion that has already been frozen. The FBI attributes this theft to the North Korean group TraderTraitor and claims it is laundering money at a rate of creating a new wallet approximately every 25 seconds. North Korea denies involvement, stating that the FBI's conclusions are a political provocation.

Binance posted on platform X that it has completed the coverage of all affected assets from the previous security incident and released a new reserve proof snapshot. After the zero-knowledge proof is generated, users can independently verify whether their assets have at least 1:1 reserve support.

According to The Block, Anchorage Digital announced a partnership with Visa to use a portion of the stablecoins issued by its federally chartered bank as native settlement assets on the Visa network, with the first supported being the Western Union stablecoin USDPT. Visa and eligible partners can now settle VisaNet debts using USDPT, and both parties will establish a framework to evaluate the inclusion of more stablecoins issued by Anchorage.USDPT was launched on Solana in May of this year, issued and custodied by Anchorage Digital Bank.

Financial market research firm Vanda stated that retail investors net bought $111 million worth of Nvidia (NVDA.O) stock within the first half hour after the market opened, setting a record for the largest net buy by retail investors during the opening phase of the stock.

According to Cointelegraph, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has released a draft proposing that regulated cryptocurrency operators set a daily deposit and withdrawal limit of 5 million Thai Baht (approximately 148,000 USD) for each customer regarding stablecoins. This limit will be calculated separately for each operator, applying to both deposits and withdrawals. The regulatory body stated that this move aims to curb money laundering, cybercrime, and the evasion of cross-border fund transfer regulations.The draft also prohibits the transfer of stablecoins in and out of third-party wallets, requiring operators to verify that customers own the accounts or wallets used for deposits and withdrawals. Operators must also comply with the Travel Rule, which involves collecting and sharing information related to transfers and using blockchain analysis tools to identify wallet addresses associated with suspicious activities.Additionally, the draft requires cryptocurrency exchanges to disclose their list of market makers and specify the assets that these market makers provide liquidity for; cryptocurrency brokers are not allowed to use liquidity providers for trading pairs of stablecoins with Thai Baht; a minimum threshold of 3 million Thai Baht will apply to certain over-the-counter transactions. This draft continues the consultation initiated by the Thai SEC in September, during which it had already proposed limits on stablecoin transfers and recommendations for strengthening the regulation of cryptocurrency operators.

According to The Block, banking giant BNY will adopt the validator infrastructure of staking service provider Figment to support its staking business. Eligible institutional clients can stake assets within the platform through BNY's existing digital asset custody services.Figment stated that BNY's staking clients include asset management companies, ETF issuers, corporations, and wealth management institutions. Qualified clients can earn staking rewards on supported assets on the platform. A Figment spokesperson told The Block that ETH will be supported initially, followed by an expansion to SOL, although no specific launch date has been announced.Ralf Roth, head of BNY's digital asset custody, stated that as institutional participation in staking increases, the focus is shifting from whether staking can be accessed to how staking is delivered. Providing staking services in a trusted custody framework with Figment allows institutions to have more confidence in their participation methods and meets their standards for security, oversight, and accountability.Josh Deems, head of revenue at Figment, stated that Figment is bringing its validator infrastructure and staking experience to BNY's digital asset custody platform, providing institutional clients with another way to participate in staking within existing platforms and service processes.BNY launched its digital asset custody services in October 2022, initially accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum from a limited number of clients. Last month, BNY expanded its custody agreement with Ripple to cover XRP and RLUSD, and plans to allow BNY clients to mint and redeem RLUSD through the bank.Coinbase Prime integrated Figment's Ethereum staking services in early 2024, and when the two announced an expansion to networks such as Solana, Cardano, and Sui in October 2025, they stated that the partnership had facilitated over $2 billion in asset staking. Figment claims it has provided staking services to over 1,500 institutions, including asset management companies, custodians, exchanges, and wallets.

DeFi Development Corp preferred stock CHAD raised enough funds to purchase over 1170 Solana, setting a new daily record.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX's "Expert Lecture" Episode 8 will officially air today at 19:00 (UTC+8). This episode is themed "Global Asset Revaluation: New Wealth Logic in the Era of High Interest Rates," featuring Huobi HTX Chief Analyst Cloud, who will conduct an in-depth sharing on "Asset Game in the Era of High Interest Rates: Which is More Attractive, U.S. Treasuries, Gold, or BTC?"At that time, Cloud will analyze the investment logic, risk-return characteristics, and future trends of U.S. Treasuries, Gold, and BTC, in conjunction with the global macroeconomic situation, dollar interest rate trends, and cryptocurrency market dynamics. He will explore market opportunities and asset allocation strategies under the changing logic of global asset pricing, providing investors with multi-dimensional market observations and decision-making references.

Seedance announced the launch of the video generation model Seedance 2.5 flash, which supports generating videos up to 30 seconds long in a single instance, allowing for a maximum input of 10 images, 5 video segments, and 5 audio segments, providing resolutions of 480P and 720P.The official statement indicated that the generation speed of this model is twice that of Seedance 2.5; for example, the generation cost for video generated from text and images at 720P is approximately 0.99 yuan/second, which is about 34% lower than Seedance 2.5.Seedance 2.5 flash will gradually be available on platforms such as Jimeng, LibTV, Updream, Creao AI, and TapNow starting today, with the API expected to go live on November 15 on Volcano Ark.

Gate released the transparency report for October 2026. The report shows that in October, Gate officially launched Gate Money around the strategic concept of "One Gate, Everything Money," integrating global bank accounts, fiat currencies, digital assets, stocks, and payment services. Eligible users can open a global electronic bank account of the same name online. Currently, users can enjoy SWIFT cross-border payment services for four major fiat currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, and AED, with both account management fees and withdrawal fees reduced by 50%, streamlining the entire process from "account opening --- funds --- assets --- consumption."In the future, this service plans to expand to markets in Europe, Australia, Dubai, and support the receipt of over 60 local currencies. In terms of trading and wealth management ecosystem, CoinDesk's monthly "Exchange Review" shows that Gate's derivatives trading volume in October reached $394 billion, maintaining its position as the third largest global centralized exchange (CEX); spot trading volume grew against the trend by 2.1% to $49.8 billion, with a market share increase ranking second globally. Idle Money's holdings exceeded $340 million, Launchpool's monthly staking amount surpassed $575 million, and the additional rewards from Idle Money increased significantly by 61.04% month-on-month.While rapidly expanding its business, Gate continues to solidify its security foundation, with total reserves rising to $8.688 billion in October, a month-on-month increase of 5.7%, and the overall reserve ratio rising to 118.49%, ensuring comprehensive protection of user asset security with ample excess reserves.

Dunamu's Vice Chairman Kim Hyung-nyun stated at the Seoul Digital Asset Policy Conference that the stock tokens of South Korea's representative companies, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, can only be traded overseas. This situation is distressing. He also officially announced that Dunamu has completed the technical preparations for stock tokenization, and relevant services can be launched at any time once the regulatory system allows.In addition, the conference also discussed the legislative process of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets." South Korea's Democratic Party member Min Byung-deok advocated that the bill should be passed in the current regular National Assembly, no later than January 18 of next year. South Korea's People Power Party member Park Soo-min stated that legislation should not be rushed and called for a comprehensive allowance for institutions and legal entities to invest in crypto assets.

The draft of South Korea's "Basic Law on Digital Assets," expected to be announced this month, will propose that a bank-led consortium be responsible for issuing the Korean won stablecoin. However, even if banks are responsible for issuance, exchanges and third-party payment platforms may still take on the circulation link connecting consumers and merchants, making user entry points and application scenarios key to competition.It is reported that the business integration between Upbit's operator Dunamu and Naver Financial could become an important variable. If related services are approved for integration, Dunamu could generate revenue through stablecoin transactions, while Naver Financial is expected to collect fees through merchant payments and settlements. A representative from South Korea's financial regulatory authorities pointed out that if stablecoins are used for electronic payments, related businesses may need to comply with the "Electronic Financial Transactions Act," and clarify obligations regarding the protection of recharged funds and settlement funds, transaction information management, and dispute resolution.

According to Crypto Briefing, Dubai-based Cequire Capital announced plans to invest $100 million in early-stage Web3 companies and liquid digital assets, using its own funds to support projects in five areas of blockchain infrastructure and fintech.This three-year funding will cover stablecoins and stable chains, AI and autonomous agent payments, tokenized real-world assets, privacy technology, and post-quantum security. Cequire plans to allocate 60% of the funds to venture capital, 30% to liquid assets, and 10% to co-investments, leading or co-leading seed and pre-seed rounds with investments ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. The company stated that the first $50 million is ready to be deployed, with deployment expected to be completed by the end of the next quarter.

According to screenshots circulating on social platform X, the official X account of the digital asset trading platform Websea once posted an accusatory tweet, publicly accusing the company's owner and CEO of withholding employee salaries and reimbursements, which was later deleted.The content of the screenshot shows that the poster claims employees have dedicated time and effort to the company but have not received basic salaries and work reimbursements, and alleges that the company has seemingly stopped normal operations, with management failing to provide a clear payment arrangement. The poster demands that the owner and CEO of Websea respond directly to the issues of unpaid salaries and reimbursements, publish a clear and credible payment schedule, and settle all outstanding employee payments as soon as possible, while also calling for industry attention to this matter.

Joe Flanagan, co-founder of the on-chain asset management platform Maple, announced his decision to leave Maple. He stated that Maple has been the center of his life for the past seven years, and leading and building this company has been his full commitment. His partnership with co-founder Sid Powell has lasted nearly a decade, during which they built a business that he has always been proud of. Over time, their views on strategy, leadership style, and life orientation have gradually diverged, and these differences are no longer beneficial to the team or the business. He believes it is more appropriate for one co-founder to continue leading Maple forward than to allow these differences to persist and widen.Joe Flanagan stated that as a co-founder, he needs to agree with the decisions he has participated in, the direction he asks others to follow, and the choices for which he still needs to be responsible. He mentioned that he can no longer continue to do so with conviction and loyalty to his own values, and therefore chose to leave rather than continue to support a direction he cannot agree with. He will assist with the transition for the remainder of this year and provide support as requested by Sid and the team, after which he will no longer participate in Maple. He also stated that he has not left the industry and is currently formulating his next steps, which he will share more about soon. Maple officially confirmed that Joe Flanagan will step down as chairman and leave the company, describing this as an orderly transition agreed upon by both parties, with the company's direction remaining unchanged; since 2019, he has helped Maple expand its managed assets to $4.8 billion and its loan issuance to $20 billion.

The decentralized lending protocol Moonwell, through governance proposal MIP-X75, has reduced the collateral requirements for existing loans and removed VELO and wrsETH from the list of collateralizable assets. This adjustment involves the lending markets deployed on Base and Optimism.After the proposal takes effect, the reduction in collateral limits will compress the borrowing capacity of existing borrowers. Users close to the borrowing limit who do not reduce their debt or supplement with eligible collateral will face liquidation.

According to official disclosures from Hedera, global financial services provider Apex Group has joined the Hedera Council and will participate in the governance of the Hedera public blockchain. Apex Group manages assets exceeding $3.5 trillion and will explore using the Hedera network for its own tokenization business.Hedera stated that Apex is the first transfer agent and fund service provider to use distributed ledger technology as a regulated securities record.

Arbitrum's on-chain derivatives protocol Variational announced that the private testing of its trading platform Omni has concluded, and the public mainnet is now open, with registration no longer requiring an invitation code. The Omni private testing began in January 2025 and was initially open only to a small number of whitelisted addresses from the testnet and Discord waitlist. According to the official statement, after approximately 20 months of development, the protocol's open contracts have exceeded 1.5 billion dollars, with a cumulative trading volume exceeding 450 billion dollars.During the private testing period, Variational set zero fees as a long-term arrangement and launched a referral program and a points program, along with two interface updates. It introduced the first batch of TradFi markets outside the crypto market and recently brought TradFi liquidity on-chain through exchanges. Currently, it supports all users to trade over 550 traditional assets and crypto assets that are live on Omni.

According to the Coinbase blog, its MCP service Coinbase for Agents has launched Agent Controls, allowing users to set limits, product permissions, and stop conditions for trades conducted through the AI Agent. The relevant control settings run on Coinbase's server side, and users must log into their accounts via the Coinbase App or web to manage them; the AI Agent cannot modify or bypass them on its own.The features launched include: Maximum trade size, which sets the maximum amount for each trade in USD; 24-hour volume limits, where trades exceeding the limit cannot be executed; Auto-stop, which will stop the AI Agent from placing orders when the portfolio loss exceeds a set percentage, until the user re-enables trading in the App.In addition, the product permissions feature will soon be available, allowing users to choose the categories of products that the AI Agent can trade, including cryptocurrencies, stocks, and derivatives.