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BTCPay Server has urged operators to shut down their instances after attackers reportedly drained connected Bitcoin hot wallets.

Circle Internet Group Inc (NYSE:CRCL) has detailed how its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol can support custom ERC-20 tokens beyond USDC.

The Bank of Korea has launched its first survey of 31 financial institutions examining their entry into the virtual-asset market and related risks, according to a report by The Herald Business.

Israel has extradited Alexander Block to the United States to face charges over an alleged $2.89 million cryptocurrency theft.

The cryptocurrency industry has committed approximately $63 million to oppose former US Senator Sherrod Brown’s Ohio Senate campaign, according to a report by CoinDesk.

THORChain halted activity across ten blockchains after an Ethereum reorganisation triggered an unauthorised 10 ETH payout.

Curve Finance (CRV) has launched on Stellar (XLM), marking its first native deployment beyond EVM networks.

Crypto exchanges are tightening security following Binance’s $6.3 billion heist, according to a Reuters report.

China's Communist Party has targeted crypto-linked corruption in a resolution adopted on 29 October.

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorised access to its internal systems and tools.

Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery has identified 12 Name.com-registered DeFi websites hijacked in attacks that drained $202,386 from cryptocurrency wallets.

Two Texas brothers have been sentenced to a combined 366 months in prison for kidnapping a Minnesota family and stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency.

Binance scheduled the first phase of withdrawal services for 1 November, following its security incident and temporary suspension.

A massive $6.36 billion security incident at Binance has exposed wallets across ten different blockchain networks, placing five major ecosystems under intense scrutiny.

Investigators have linked the sophisticated attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, which targeted billions of dollars in assets across Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, TRON, and Solana.

Crypto networks are rapidly shifting onchain to capture skyrocketing AI compute demand through decentralized marketplaces and innovative trading indexes.

As projects like Injective, Render, and Akash compete for market share, the industry's ultimate test lies in converting this processing power into long-term network revenue and token utility.

DTCC’s launch puts regulated securities tokenisation alongside blockchain networks and protocols building infrastructure for digital ownership, asset transfers and institutional finance.

Netanyahu’s proposal puts the spotlight on five digital assets and payment networks that illustrate the opportunities and limitations of blockchain-based transfers, although Israel has not selected any of them for its proposed plan.

Five assets shaping the debate over blockchain payments

Stablecoins are officially breaching the walls of traditional finance, transitioning from volatile crypto trading pairs into legitimate corporate settlement assets.

While speculative crypto trading initially fueled their rise, a new pilot in Colombia by Circle and ACI Worldwide signals a shift toward real-world banking integration.

Binance has committed more than $6.34 billion in company funds to cover losses from its hot wallet breach.

Binance is working with the FBI and US Secret Service following a reported $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft, according to Reuters.

Moody’s Ratings assigned Ripple USD (RLUSD) an A2 long-term and P-1 short-term deposit rating, marking its first ratings assessment of the stablecoin.

TRM Labs linked North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking unit to a $6.36 billion theft from Binance on October 29, 2026.

CoinDCX has restricted futures trading following a liquidity disruption involving a major global cryptocurrency provider.

Uniswap Labs has launched TJAR, an onchain fee-conversion system now available across seven blockchain networks.