Last Week In Blockchain - 3rd November, 2026 🚨
1. The FBI attributed the October 29 Binance hack that stole $6.3 billion across 10 blockchains to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, marking the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. [FBI via Euronews: euronews.com/2026/11/01/fbi-…]
4. The UK government confirmed in its October 28 Budget that eligible stablecoins will be exempt from capital gains tax for individuals from April 2027, treating qualifying stablecoins more like money for tax purposes. [Saffery: saffery.com/insights/article…]
5. Thailand launched WORPT on October 27, a crypto payment app allowing foreign tourists to exchange USDT and USDC for Thai baht to make purchases at participating merchants. [KuCoin: kucoin.com/news/articles/cry…]
Blockchain Founders Fund retweeted
Proud of this one, and the founders who made it happen. 🏆
Blockchain Founders Fund has been named Best Early-Stage Blockchain Venture Capital Fund 2026 at Corporate Vision Magazine’s Corporate Excellence Awards.
We back founders at the very start, when it’s just a prototype and a conviction, and stay through the hard years. This year, a lot of that work paid off at once: @RTB_io listed on Nasdaq (NASDAQ: RTB), @BackedFi was acquired by @krakenfx, and @getTransFi crossed eight figures in revenue.
Kudos to the @BlockchainFF team who shows up for them every day, Mansoor, @niravbakshi1, @AhanRajgor, Ernest and Hossam Hamdy!
Nearly 200 companies in, and the best work is still ahead.
Here's to what's next. 🙏
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Last Week in Blockchain - 26th October, 2026 🚨
1. Nine companies objected to tokenized trading of their shares on the OKX-ICE venue, the first issuer pushback against the SEC’s new tokenized stock framework [Crypto.news: crypto.news/okxice-faces-obj…]
4. Circle disclosed its USDC revenue split for the first time, showing $819M went to distribution partners and costs in H1 2026, laying bare how much of stablecoin economics flows to Coinbase and other channels. [The Block: theblock.co/news/business/20…]
5. Turkey confirmed the arrest of Hex founder Richard Heart, with police seizing $7.15M and six cold wallets. [The Block: theblock.co/news/regulation/…]
Many run them on private or hybrid infrastructure, taking the automation and leaving the ideology. The technology only needs to save them money.
This Week in Blockchain - 16th Oct, 2026
1. Thailand's SEC finalized 11 notifications permitting Bitcoin & Ether ETFs on Stock Exchange of Thailand requiring passive funds with 80% net exposure to single assets and SEC-regulated custodians. [The Block: theblock.co/news/regulation/…]
4. Ledger confirmed investigating asset losses tied to hardware wallets sold through authorized reseller CryptoBilis after attackers drained $92.9M from 311 wallets in suspected supply-chain compromise affecting Southeast Asia customers. [Shattered: shattered.io/ledger-cryptobi…]
5. European Securities & Markets Authority stated opinion that crypto-asset service providers authorized under MiCA must stop providing EU clients services involving noncompliant asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens until authorized. [CryptoNews: cryptonews.net/news/legal/33…]

