Cryptocurrency

An Ipsos survey found 22% of US adults have ever owned or used #crypto, up from 18% in 2025, while past-year use stayed at 13%. Trial is growing faster than sustained adoption.

Teku and Besu patched certificate-trust risks that could redirect some #Ethereum validator rewards. Default mainnet nodes were not affected, and no exploitation was reported. Operators should review Docker and Java update guidance.

Galaxy Research says hedge funds and banks drove most institutional selling in U.S. spot #Bitcoin ETFs, while wealth platforms and sovereign funds added. The pattern points to a fading carry trade, not broad institutional exit. decrypt.co/382059/wall-stree…

#Bitcoin Core disclosed three AI-found vulnerabilities after human review. One could remotely crash Windows, macOS or BSD nodes; fixes are available in versions 29.5, 30.4, 31.2 and 32.1. Affected operators should update. coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/29…

Google Cloud outlined a preview MPC service for institutional #Bitcoin custody. Multiple parties can jointly authorize transactions without any one party controlling the full private key. cointelegraph.com/news/googl…

#Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 after the Fed held rates at 3.75%–4% and kept a hawkish tone. #Crypto futures liquidations reached $356 million, showing how macro policy can quickly punish leverage.

Itaú Unibanco became the first Brazilian bank to formalize #crypto trading and custody operations under the country’s new rules. The move, filed ahead of the Oct. 30 deadline, brings regulated digital-asset services deeper into traditional banking.

Bithumb is investigating a data leak after hackers breached an internal employee system. The exchange says its trading platform was separate and customer assets could not be accessed. Possible member-data exposure remains under review. cointelegraph.com/news/bithu…

Hyperliquid plans to make Kraken parent Payward its first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer. The testnet model uses on-chain allowlists and could support regulated U.S. perpetual futures, subject to approval.

South Korea is considering delaying its 22% tax on crypto gains from 2027 to 2029, citing gaps in cross-border trading data. Parliament must approve the change, with a final decision expected by early December.

Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposed ending the automatic 8% allocation to community grants and moving it to a reserve for future miners. He estimates the grants program holds about $125M after commitments; the rule change still needs approval.

Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of its £22B Sterling Liquidity Fund on XRP Ledger and seeded it with £50M. It is the asset manager’s second tokenized money-market fund on the network.

#Bitcoin ETFs took in $110M Monday after $774M left over the prior two sessions. October still shows about $202M in net outflows, so the rebound has not erased the month’s broader weakness. cointelegraph.com/markets/bi…

Spanish investigators say Arbistar-linked wallets recorded more than 20,000 BTC in inflows and outflows during early 2021, worth over $1.1B at the time. The newly reported tracing shows how #Bitcoin data can aid long-running fraud cases. news.bitcoin.com/market-upda…

Mizuho estimates AI assistants could create a 10%–20% medium-term downside risk to Circle’s reserve revenue by steering USDC holders toward higher-yielding alternatives. It cut its price target from $45 to $43; this is an analyst scenario. theblock.co/news/business/20…

Solana’s Firedancer team now requires a permanent 1 SOL burn for each bug report after a contest drew 809 submissions but only 127 unique findings. The goal is to deter AI-assisted spam; critical Alpenglow bugs can earn up to $300K.

#Ethereum developers patched a Glamsterdam flaw that could have credited builder and validator deposits to the same party, putting staking-service funds at risk. No losses were reported; clients must adopt the revised rules before mainnet.

Santiment data shows roughly 30,000 fewer nonempty #Bitcoin addresses in 10 days, leaving about 59.95M. It may reflect retail capitulation, but addresses are not the same as investors and the shift does not confirm a market bottom. news.bitcoin.com/market-upda…

BitMine added 10,452 ETH last week, bringing its treasury to 6.05M ETH—about 4.95% of circulating supply. It says 5.23M ETH is staked and 2026 share buybacks total nearly $400M.

Ripple received final U.S. approval to operate a national trust bank under federal supervision. It will manage RLUSD reserves and offer institutional custody, bringing more crypto infrastructure into the regulated banking system.