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11/03/2026 10:58 AM Binance Begins Second Withdrawal Phase as Exchange Outflows Slow
TLDR Binance began a second phase of crypto withdrawals from 04:00 UTC on Tuesday. The move follows last week’s $6.3 billion hack and an initial reopening on Nov. 1. Phase two covers networks such as Ethereum, Solana, XRP Ledger, Tron and Base. Net outflows fell to $2.57 billion on Monday from $6.1 billion on Sunday, [...]
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11/03/2026 10:55 AM UK Cyber Agency Warns AI Ransomware Attack on Critical Infrastructure Is “Highly Likely” by 2028
TLDR The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre says AI-powered malware will highly likely be used in a ransomware attack on critical national infrastructure by 2028. The warning appears in the NCSC’s Annual Review 2026. The agency says China, Russia and other nation-states will use “AI cyber” to pursue geopolitical goals. State-backed hackers are targeting politicians, [...]
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11/03/2026 10:54 AM S&P 500 Historically Gains After Midterm Elections, CNBC Data Shows
TLDR: The S&P 500 rose after all 11 midterm elections from 1982 through 2022, averaging a 13.7% one-year gain. Divided government produced a 15% average one-year S&P 500 gain, versus 11.5% under single-party control. Under a Democratic Congress and Republican president, the S&P 500 averaged 10.9% a year after midterms. The S&P 500 fell 22.1% [...]
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11/03/2026 10:51 AM AI Is Now Pushing Up Inflation in Australia, and the RBA Just Hiked Rates Again
TLDR The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.85%. Rates in Australia are now at their highest level in 18 years. The board voted 6-3, with three members wanting to hold at 4.60%. AI investment and higher fuel prices are pushing up inflation. Inflation is not expected to [...]
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11/03/2026 10:49 AM Tether Holds About 150,000 Bitcoin, CEO Paolo Ardoino Says
TLDR Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company holds about 150,000 Bitcoin. Tether’s Q3 report valued its Bitcoin reserves at $8.37 billion as of September 30. Excess reserves rose to $7.95 billion, and Q3 net operating profit was $1.5 billion. Direct and indirect Treasury bill exposure reached nearly $132.4 billion. Ardoino outlined the Independence Stack, [...]
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11/03/2026 10:44 AM Crypto.com to Shut Down Hong Kong App in February, Citing Regulatory Changes
TLDR Crypto.com will end its consumer app services in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2027. The company cited regulatory changes in emails sent to Hong Kong users. Affected customers will get instructions to close accounts and withdraw funds. A separate entity is still seeking a Hong Kong trading platform license from the SFC. That license [...]
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11/03/2026 10:40 AM FBI Links $6.3B Binance Hack to North Korea’s TraderTraitor Group
TLDR Kim Yo Jong rejected FBI claims that North Korea carried out the $6.3 billion Binance hack. She called the U.S. findings a “grave political provocation” against Pyongyang. The FBI blamed the October 29 theft on the North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor. Elliptic traced stolen funds through about 12,000 wallets across 11 blockchains. Binance has replaced [...]
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11/03/2026 10:36 AM Aave Horizon Now Uses Chainlink Weekend Prices for Tokenized Stock Collateral
TLDR Aave’s institutional platform Horizon is using Chainlink’s new 24/7 pricing service. The service starts with high-volume U.S. equities and was announced Oct. 29. Weekend prices come from perpetual futures venues, not closed stock exchanges. Borrowers could cross liquidation thresholds before stock markets reopen. The first equity tokens and liquidation settings have not been disclosed. [...]
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11/03/2026 10:32 AM Solflare Enters ‘Bunker Mode’ After Binance Hack, Locks Down Code Access
TLDR Solflare has restricted access to its infrastructure and code after a string of crypto industry attacks. Every change now needs multiple approvals, and the team has paused new additions. A third-party staking provider incident in October affected keys tied to Solflare’s Solana validator. Solflare says no user funds were touched, but affected users stopped [...]
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11/03/2026 10:28 AM NYSE Adds Broadridge, Computershare to 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading Platform
TLDR NYSE added Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate as transfer agent partners for its tokenized securities venue. The four firms join Securitize and tZERO, bringing the network to six companies. The platform would offer 24/7 trading, instant settlement and stablecoin funding. Tokenized shares would carry the same dividends and voting rights as traditional shares. The [...]
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