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Trump Media transferred 4,259 BTC worth $344M to Crypto.com as a November 30 debt deadline approaches, but no Bitcoin sale has been confirmed.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has defended the cryptocurrency industry’s political standing following the 2026 US midterm elections, saying pro-crypto candidates secured victories across both parties despite Democrats winning control of Congress. In a November 5 post on X, Garlinghouse said…

Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo has estimated an 80% chance that BIP-54, a proposed upgrade designed to fix four longstanding vulnerabilities in the network, will become Bitcoin’s next soft fork. According to a November 4 Decrypt report, Corallo discussed the proposal…

Arthur Hayes warns that AI IPO share unlocks could pressure stocks and Bitcoin before a credit slowdown prompts central banks to inject fresh liquidity.

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says hackers used a third-party platform to make fraudulent transfers. The bank has not confirmed the $133M loss or crypto conversion.

Polygon faces a proposal to recover 70.49 million POL stolen in the Binance and Polymarket hacks through a hard fork, with governance talks set for Nov. 5.

Stripe has made stablecoin payouts to crypto wallets available to eligible U.S. businesses across more than 160 recipient markets, with New York companies excluded from the public preview. According to Stripe’s documentation, businesses can fund the transfers from a USD…

A federal judge has rejected an emergency request to halt US stock perpetual futures while finding that the challengers are likely to succeed in arguing that the CFTC exceeded its legal authority. According to the Southern District of New York’s…

House Democrats have begun discussing a crypto market structure bill for the next Congress that would give the Securities and Exchange Commission more oversight and revive investor protections proposed by Representative Maxine Waters. Eleanor Terrett reported that the discussions involve…

ApeChain has announced plans to replace LayerZero with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, bringing APE, USDC, and other key assets into a new cross-chain setup across the Yuga Labs ecosystem. Chainlink said in its announcement that ApeChain is deprecating its legacy…

Cipher Digital shares have fallen nearly 19% to around $6.60 on Nov. 4 following Gina Hinojosa’s victory in the Texas governor’s race, after the Democrat campaigned for a moratorium on new data centers. FinancialContent’s morning market data showed CIFR at…

Democrats have put the crypto industry’s financial ties to President Donald Trump and his family at the center of their planned congressional investigations after winning control of both chambers in the U.S. midterm elections. According to Bloomberg Government’s Nov. 4…

Privacy Cash has temporarily paused deposits following the Binance hack, saying it will strengthen wallet screening after investigators traced about $1.2 million in theft-linked funds into its privacy pools. Privacy Cash announced the suspension in a Nov. 4 post, directly…

France’s National Assembly has approved a proposal requiring taxpayers to declare self-custodied crypto holdings worth at least €100,000 at year-end, with penalties reaching €10,000, as lawmakers debate the country’s 2027 budget. According to the National Assembly’s amendment, the obligation would…

Bitcoin has climbed back above $80,000 on Nov. 4 as short liquidations across the cryptocurrency market have reached $378 million in one hour, following several sessions of withdrawals from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. According to CoinGlass, total liquidations reached $466.33…

Democrats have won both chambers of Congress in the US midterm elections, leaving the stalled CLARITY Act facing a change in congressional control while federal regulators continue developing their own crypto rules. The Associated Press reported that Democrats secured House…

Coinbase has said Binance’s $6.34 billion hot-wallet hack has had no impact on its systems or customer funds, with more than 99% of customer assets reportedly held in cold storage. According to TechFlow’s Nov. 4 account of a Coinbase blog…

Riot Platforms has completed the transfer of its digital assets from NYDIG Trust Company to BitGo Bank & Trust, formally ending a Bitcoin custody arrangement that had been in place since November 2023. According to a November 4 SEC filing,…

The cryptocurrency market recovered from an initial selloff following the US midterm elections, as Bitcoin climbed back above $78,000 and investors turned their attention to what a Democratic-controlled Congress could mean for digital assets. While the election results could slow…

Democrats have secured control of the US House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections, putting President Donald Trump’s family cryptocurrency businesses in line for congressional investigations once the new Congress takes office. According to NBC News and MS NOW…

Circle Q3 revenue climbed 17% to $865M as Arc went live, USDC payments grew, and $182M in token presale revenue helped offset lower reserve returns.

Crypto industry faces setbacks after Democrats win Congress in the U.S. midterms, with Sherrod Brown returning and key crypto bills facing uncertainty.

The Democratic Party’s victory in the U.S. midterm elections has raised new questions about cryptocurrency regulation.  Bitcoin briefly fell to around $75,700 before gradually recovering and climbing back above the $78,300 mark. Bitcoin price reacts to democratic midterm election results…

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