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11/08/2026 03:58 PM

Keplr Wallet Hack Hits Google and Apple Users as Recovery Begins

TLDR: The Keplr wallet hack affected Google and Apple sign-in accounts, while Keplr says recovery-phrase and hardware-wallet accounts remain outside the incident scope. Web3Auth paused its embedded-wallet service, Keplr froze social login, and users with affected accounts were told not to deposit additional assets. Bitquery initially tracked about $6.01 million across eight destinations, but the [...]

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11/08/2026 03:42 PM

Ripple Partners With Stripe-Owned Privy: Can XRP Price Reclaim $2?

TLDR: Ripple and Privy are bringing embedded XRP Ledger wallets to payment apps, supporting XRP and RLUSD transfers. Privy integration supports automated transactions and x402 payments for app developers building on XRP Ledger. Ali Martinez reported that XRP whales accumulated 16.46 million tokens over five days, despite falling prices. XRP trades near $1.16, while some [...]

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11/08/2026 03:00 PM

Donald Trump Blames Midterm Results for $3 Trillion Wall Street Loss

TLDR: Trump linked the November 5 stock market sell-off to Democrats’ victories in the USA midterm election results. U.S. stocks suffered steep losses on November 5, with the Nasdaq falling 5.52% amid a broader AI stock sell-off. Trump described the election result as a giant step back in history after the U.S. stock market’s sharp [...]

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11/08/2026 02:55 PM

Strategy Bitcoin Buy Watch Builds as Saylor Hints at Purchase

TLDR: A potential Strategy Bitcoin buy remains unconfirmed because Saylor’s chart post disclosed neither a purchase size nor a new holdings total. Strategy last acquired 811 BTC for $65.5 million, lifting its reported Bitcoin holdings to 849,327 coins as of November 1. Bitcoin near $75,900 traded below Strategy’s latest $80,846 purchase price, yet remained just [...]

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11/08/2026 02:10 PM

Vitalik Buterin Backs ETH as a Store of Value Over Fee Burning in the AI Era

TLDR: Vitalik Buterin says ETH’s store-of-value case rests on decentralization, security, and long-term stability. Buterin backs retaining EIP-1559 even if ETH fee burns remain under 10% of the break-even level indefinitely. He says 2021–2023 fee burns were driven largely by crypto speculation, making them a weak ETH valuation floor. Buterin warns a fee-focused model could [...]

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11/08/2026 01:33 PM

Black Monday Crash Ahead? AI Rout, Iran Strikes and Fed Risks Fuel Market Fears

TLDR: The Nasdaq plunged 5.56% on November 5 as investors weighed tighter AI rules after Democratic midterm gains. The VIX jumped 69.66% to 28.18 on Thursday before easing to 25.64 on Friday, keeping market fears elevated. The Nasdaq rebounded 1.1% on Friday but still lost 3.4% for the week, leaving Monday’s market open uncertain. October [...]

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11/08/2026 12:59 PM

Bitcoin Short Squeeze Brewing? $76K Breakout Could Trigger Sharp Rally

TLDR: Van de Poppe says Bitcoin needs to break $76,000 after sweeping recent lows to build bullish momentum. Crypto Rover flags extreme net short positioning, though the chart cannot verify an all-time record. Glassnode identified a $75,700 short-term holder cost basis and an overhead liquidation cluster near $87,000. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $411.9M on [...]

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11/08/2026 11:35 AM

Ethereum Price Holds $2,200 Support as Glamsterdam Testnet Delays

TLDR: Ethereum price hovered near $2,235 while the Ethereum Foundation delayed Hoodi testing, giving developers more time to examine gas-accounting risks. EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 alter state-creation and state-access charges, potentially affecting contracts with fixed gas limits or remaining-gas checks. Farside Investors recorded $93.3 million in Friday outflows after $99.9 million Thursday, extending a week that [...]

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11/08/2026 10:35 AM

Binance CFO Justin Yek Named as Kaiser Ng Prepares for Departure

TLDR: Binance CFO Justin Yek is set to replace Kaiser Ng after a six-month transition plan that began before the Oct. 29 theft. Yi He said Kaiser Ng chose a new venture after more than five years, separating his planned exit from the exchange security incident. Binance said it would absorb the theft financial impact, [...]

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11/08/2026 09:00 AM

0trace vs FixedFloat vs SimpleSwap: Which No-KYC Crypto Exchange Should You Use?

No single no-KYC exchange fits every swap. 0trace, FixedFloat (ff.io) and SimpleSwap are instant exchanges where an account is optional or absent. They differ on proof of order, Tor access, liquidity, asset coverage and rate types. 0trace leads on some and trails on others: it offers only a floating rate, lists far fewer assets than [...]

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