Arbitrum Secures $30M in Binance Hack Funds, Vote Pending
Arbitrum’s Security Council secured approximately $30 million in assets linked to the October 29 Binance exploit, using emergency upgrade powers to move funds out of an attacker-linked addres
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Arbitrum Security Council Moves $30 Million Tied To Binance Exploit
Arbitrum’s Security Council has moved 74 million ARB and 8,425 ETH from an address linked to the October 29 Binance hack, without the wallet holder’s signature. Arbitrum’s Security Council us
CFTC’s Stock Perpetual Futures Decision Sparks Lawsuit: 5 Cryptos Worth Trying Amid Growing Market Uncertainty
The CFTC lawsuit challenges the regulatory classification of newly approved stock perpetual futures. Raydium, Ethena, Curve DAO, VeChain, and Optimism represent different segments of the cryp
Binance Reopens Withdrawals for More Assets as Zero-Knowledge Proof Verifies October Reserves
Binance reopened withdrawals for more than one hundred asset-and-network combinations at 04:00 UTC on Monday, November 3, the widest single step in a phased recovery that began after the exch
RUNE rallies 15% as THORChain restarts most swaps after halt
THORChain’s RUNE token rose about 15% over the past 24 hours as the cross-chain swap protocol restored trading on most networks following a weekend halt triggered by an Ethereum block reorgan
Aster DEX Begins Winding Down Legacy ApolloX APX Contract, Urges Users to Withdraw
Read this article on bsc.news Aster DEX (@Aster_DEX) has begun winding down the legacy APX contract of ApolloX, the exchange that preceded the current platform. The process started at 10:00 U
Aztec Fixes Critical Flaw and Doubles Private Proof Speed
Aztec, a privacy-focused layer-2 network built on Ethereum, has released a major upgrade that fixes a critical security flaw and speeds up private transactions. The Aztec Foundation announced
Top Value Opens TopValue.fi After a Named Institutional Book of 10,272,723.04 XRP
Top Value (BVI) AM Limited has announced the public launch of TopValue.fi, an FXRP infrastructure platform on Flare that combines a fixed 1:1 on-chain bridge with a separate multi-asset custo
SpaceX blocks tokenized stock listing on OKXICE despite offshore trading boom
Just months after tokenized versions of SpaceX shares became one of the biggest drivers of onchain stock trading, the aerospace company is pushing back against plans to bring similar trading
Tokenized Stocks Boom, but Three Players Control 78% of Volume
Token Terminal reports $64.6 billion in cumulative tokenized stock DEX trading volume, with activity accelerating in 2026. Three product categories account for approximately 78% of turnover,
Binance withdrawals phase 2: Cardano and Litecoin only via BEP20 for now
Withdrawing Cardano from Binance has been possible again since Tuesday, but only as a BEP20 token on BNB Smart Chain, not via the Cardano network itself. Anyone wanting to send ADA to a Carda
Ethereum Foundation Launches Digital Public Infrastructure
Key Insights: Ethereum Foundation explores blockchain-based infrastructure for public services and shared systems. EVM.fast challenge seeks mathematical limits for Ethereum block verification