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XRP Ledger Foundation Outlines Quantum Upgrade Targeting 2028
The XRP Ledger Foundation has outlined ML-DSA-44 post-quantum signatures for accounts, validators and list publishers. Base fees stay flat, transactions grow about 213%, and review costs are put at $215,000 to $255,000. No mainnet date is set.
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Uphold Closes Crypto Withdrawal Incident After Six Days of Delays
Uphold closed its crypto transfer incident on Nov. 10, six days after delays began. It blamed an unnamed transaction-monitoring partner. Fiat kept running, but users reported waits of up to four days and bank-run claims spread online.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Helius Launches Solana Privacy Rings on Mainnet
Helius switched on Solana Privacy Rings on mainnet on Nov. 10. The permissionless default Ring hides assets and amounts but keeps sender and recipient addresses visible. Decrypt, Ore and Aurora Intents are live; compliance-focused Custom Rings target Q4 2026.
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Banks Reportedly Commit $270M to Joint Dollar Stablecoin Venture
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Santander and Deutsche Bank are among firms that reportedly committed about $270 million to a joint stablecoin venture, funding five years of operations for a U.S. dollar stablecoin issuer targeting a first-half 2027 launch.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Visa Adds Monad to Stablecoin Settlement Program
Visa has added Monad to its stablecoin settlement program, letting participating issuers and acquirers settle Visa obligations on the network. The change is back-end settlement, not a checkout option, and no stablecoins or first users were named.
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HYPE Drops 18% in a Week, Lagging Bitcoin and Ether
HYPE has shed 18% in seven days, underperforming Bitcoin and Ether as the market corrects. Hyperliquid fees are recovering, a recent Binance freeze is resolved, and odds of $100 by end of 2026 sit at 23%.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Grayscale Pledges $1M and Launches Zcash Invest for ZCSH ETF
Grayscale launched Zcash Invest and committed $1 million to the Zcash ecosystem, with $400,000 already granted to four groups. The money comes from ZCSH's 2.5% sponsor fee, which holders still pay, and the 12-month pledge can be changed at any time.
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Alta Raises $47.5M Series A From Index Ventures, $80M in Total
Alta has raised a $47.5 million Series A led by Index Ventures, bringing total funding to $80 million. The company is building privacy-preserving, compliance-ready blockchain infrastructure for regulated institutions, with Airwallex as an early design partner.
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Moody's and Chainlink Pilot Credit Ratings Across Blockchains
Moody's Ratings and Chainlink completed a testnet pilot delivering sample credit ratings to permissioned and permissionless blockchains simultaneously via CCIP and Moody's Token Integration Engine. No live ratings were published, and neither party has said when, or whether, they will follow.
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Ripple Prime Head Marc Asch to Step Down; Noel Kimmel Takes Over
Marc Asch, founder of Hidden Road and head of Ripple Prime, leaves at the end of the year. SVP Noel Kimmel steps up to lead the prime brokerage unit Ripple bought for $1.25 billion in April 2025.
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Binance Warns iOS Flaw Could Expose Wallet Seed Phrases and Keys
Binance warns an iOS flaw dubbed worse_query could let malicious apps read wallet seed phrases, private keys and logins. Affected version lists differ, and it is unclear whether Apple's latest updates fix it.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Fed Governor Waller Backs December Hike as Bitcoin Slips Toward $74K
Fed Governor Christopher Waller backed a 25 bps December hike in London and said 50 bps could be warranted if October core CPI hits 0.3% or more. Bitcoin slipped about 1% toward $74,000 as stock futures fell.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
SpaceX Stock Jumps 5.8% to $142 Amid $24B Texas Data Center Plan
SpaceX stock closed at $142.07 on Monday, up 5.81%, as the company applied for a tax abatement on a $24 billion Starbase data center. The governor-elect wants a Boca Chica land transfer paused, and sellers wait at $152 to $156.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
BitGo Q3 Revenue Falls 51% to $2.85B as Treasury Gain Lifts Profit
BitGo nearly doubled Q3 net income to $44.1 million on a $71.5 million unrealized treasury gain, while revenue fell 51% to $2.85 billion, the business posted a $19.2 million operating loss and results missed Wall Street estimates.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Bitcoin Loses 108,700 Wallets as Smart Money Adds 14,200 BTC
Retail is leaving Bitcoin while mid-sized wallets buy. Santiment counts 108,700 fewer non-empty wallets since October 16 as 1 to 100 BTC holders add 14,200 BTC, but $2.13 billion in spot ETF outflows keeps pressure on price near $74,500.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Genesis Block Ethereum Wallet Moves 2,155 ETH, Draws Scam Attempts
An Ethereum address funded in the 2015 genesis block sent its first transactions on November 9, moving nearly 2,155 ETH worth about $4.6 million. Lookalike scam addresses appeared within three minutes, but the owner avoided the address poisoning trap.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Upbit Lists HYPE Against KRW, BTC and USDT From Nov. 10
Upbit will open Hyperliquid's HYPE against KRW, BTC and USDT at 3 p.m. KST on Nov. 10. HYPE rose 1.4% around the notice. Buys are restricted for five minutes, orders are limit-only for two hours, and transfers run only through HyperEVM.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
HIVE Output Jumps 49% but Mining Revenue Falls 7.4% to $76M
HIVE produced 1,070 BTC in the September quarter, up 49%, yet mining revenue fell 7.4% to $76 million. MARA mined 2,247 BTC but mining revenue dropped 34% to $159 million. Both are leaning on AI and HPC as Bitcoin prices squeeze margins.
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Fitch Calls Bitcoin 6% Drop After $6.3B Binance Hack a Maturity Sign
Bitcoin fell only about 6% after the $6.3B Binance hack, versus 35% in March 2020 and 14% after FTX. Fitch Ratings calls it a sign of deeper markets, while Lorenzo Valente and Omid Malekan fight over whether chains should get an emergency rollback.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Securitize Agrees to Acquire Lending Platform River One
Securitize has agreed to acquire River One, a New York warehouse financing platform backed by Framework and Maple, aiming to link stablecoin capital with lending markets. Terms were not disclosed; closing is expected in Q4 2026.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
PNC Bank Pilots USDC Payments for Corporate Clients via Coinbase
PNC Bank has opened a limited pilot letting eligible corporate and institutional clients get paid in USDC. Coinbase converts incoming tokens one-to-one into dollars deposited in a PNC account. Fees and client numbers were not disclosed.
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Former Ethereum Foundation Staffer Sues EF and Buterin Over Firing
Former Ethereum Foundation employee Kayleen Fulton has sued the foundation, its Singapore affiliate, Bastian Aue and Vitalik Buterin in Colorado, alleging retaliation over the EF Mandate, disability discrimination and medical leave interference.
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Durov Says Telegram Users Opened 700,000 Wallets in Two Days
Pavel Durov says Telegram users created more than 700,000 self-custodial wallets in 48 hours. The explorer count includes wallets with no onchain activity, TON TVL is about $42 million, and GRAM sits more than 87% below its 2024 high.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Strategy Buys 1,036 BTC, Spends $188.3M on STRC Buybacks
Strategy put more than twice as much MSTR sale money into STRC buybacks as into bitcoin last week: $188.3M versus $81.9M for 1,036 BTC. Holdings reached 850,364 BTC at a $75,456 average cost, with BTC trading near $74,800.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf