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Bithumb hack leaks staff data and regulators launch raid
South Korean regulators launched inspections at Bithumb after a suspected data breach raised concerns over customer exposure.
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BTC / USD $81,115.82 0.57%
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- Total market cap
- $2.71T
- 24h volume
- $66.37B
- BTC dominance
- 60.08%
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Economy
ECB Interest Rate Decision: October 2026
99.9% Leading outcome: No change
- Closes
- Oct 30, 2026
- Volume
- $682.34K
- Source
- Polymarket
Crypto
What Price Will Bitcoin Hit in October 2026?
57.5% Leading outcome: 82,500
- Closes
- Nov 1, 2026
- Volume
- $13.79M
- Source
- Polymarket
Culture
GTA 6 launch postponed again?
6% Leading outcome: Yes
- Closes
- Nov 20, 2026
- Volume
- $897.42K
- Source
- Polymarket
Climate & Science
Plague declared public health emergency date?
2.1% Leading outcome: December 31
- Closes
- Jan 1, 2027
- Volume
- $22.25K
- Source
- Polymarket
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Banking
Euro-area banks report record deterioration in retail-funding access
The ECB still calls the deterioration moderate, while any Bitcoin impact depends on financing costs and investor risk budgets.
Market context
- Total market cap
- $2.71T
- 24h volume
- $66.37B
- BTC dominance
- 60.08%
Lightning
Lightning tightens invoice rules after reported attack made Bitcoin withdrawals look unpaid
BOLT11 now requires one payment hash and one payment secret, while operators must check how their software records withdrawals.
Bitcoin market context
- Price
- $81,115.82 0.57%
- 24h volume
- $24.36B
- Market cap
- $1.63T
- BTC dominance
- 60.08%
Governance
Ethereum’s $3 billion blockspace bet hinges on who gets to produce the next block
ETHGas secured a major staking commitment from ether.fi, but Delphi Digital's model shows banks could face four-minute waits when approved operators control just 5%…
Ethereum market context
- Price
- $2,353.98 0.43%
- 24h volume
- $9.53B
- Market cap
- $287.59B
- ETH dominance
- 10.6%
Stablecoins
Robinhood links 29 million app users to Ripple’s XRP Ledger
RLUSD already trades on Bitstamp, while the new agreement adds expected Robinhood app access and planned XRP Ledger settlement.
XRP market context
- Price
- $1.32 0.27%
- 24h volume
- $2.05B
- Market cap
- $83.81B
- XRP dominance
- 3.09%
Research
Faster Solana slots fail to stop memecoin bot snipers
Bitquery measured outside buying within roughly 1.3 seconds at 53% versus 52% in samples that predate the final 200ms reduction.
Solana market context
- Price
- $102.21 1.06%
- 24h volume
- $2.61B
- Market cap
- $60.3B
- SOL dominance
- 2.22%
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United States
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- CLARITY Act: US Digital Asset Market Structure
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- Passed
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- Congress.gov
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Brazil
- Key development
- Brazil Law No. 7,492/1986 Virtual Asset Financial Crimes Amendment
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Câmara dos Deputados
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Kenya
- Key development
- Kenya Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Kenya Law
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Indonesia
- Key development
- Indonesia OJK Regulation No. 27/2024
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- OJK
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South Korea
- Key development
- South Korea VASP AML Registration Regime
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Korea Legislation Research Institute
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European Union
- Key development
- EU Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR)
- Legal status
- In force
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- EUR-Lex
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Canada
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- Canada CARF Income Tax Reporting Measures
- Legal status
- In committee
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- Parliament of Canada
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Germany
- Key development
- Germany Crypto-Asset Income Tax Treatment Guidance
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Federal Ministry of Finance
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Bahamas
- Key development
- Bahamas Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act 2024
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Securities Commission of The Bahamas
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United Kingdom
- Key development
- UK Reporting Cryptoasset Service Providers Regulations 2025
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- legislation.gov.uk
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