Summary: Japan added Russian crypto exchange Garantex to its asset-freeze list, joining 33 other organizations and nine individuals in expanded sanctions targeting Moscow's war efforts.
Summary: Bitget has replenished its Protection Fund to $309 million after a $388 million hack, compensating users while withdrawals resume across major assets.
Summary: The IMF approved a $138 million disbursement to El Salvador, granting waivers for missed performance criteria related to Bitcoin accumulation based on corrective measures.
Summary: Blockchain intelligence firm BitOK identified approximately 87.82 BTC from the $387.5 million Bitget breach remaining in ten unspent Bitcoin outputs as of October 1.
Summary: The Russian Ministry of Finance confirmed that some employees received wages in digital rubles, following voluntary rollout starting October 1.
Summary: Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis attributed the $387 million theft from crypto exchange Bitget to North Korean-linked hacking groups, marking a significant portion of over $1 billion stolen in 2026.
Summary: Bitget criticized certain DeFi protocols for refusing to assist in tracing stolen funds following a $387.5 million hack, while crediting NEAR Intents for blocking laundering attempts.
Summary: Coinbase expanded its Model Context Protocol to allow AI agents to trade US stocks and ETFs while integrating the x402 stablecoin payment protocol.
Summary: Bitget revised its estimated security breach losses to approximately $387.5 million following forensic investigations by Mandiant and SlowMist.
Summary: Chainalysis attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean-linked hackers, raising total crypto losses from these actors in 2026 above $1 billion.
Summary: Chainalysis attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean actors, noting stolen XRP was converted to Bitcoin via cross-chain protocols.
Summary: Crypto card spending surged to over $1.5 billion monthly by late 2025, prompting Phemex to launch a new card strategy focused on integrating trading infrastructure with everyday payments.
Summary: Chainalysis used its in-house AI to reduce manual bridge reconciliation time from over 20 hours to under 10 minutes while investigating the $387 million stolen from Bitget.
Summary: A federal judge preliminarily barred Illinois from enforcing gambling laws against Kalshi's sports contracts, ruling they are likely swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Summary: Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated he recommended pausing withdrawals after the Bybit hack to prevent abnormal fund outflows, prioritizing security over trading continuity.
Summary: Remittix Markets reports $50 million cumulative volume ahead of its November 24 RTX launch, while Hyperliquid demonstrates the scale of on-chain derivatives trading.
Summary: Chainalysis attributed the September 24 Bitget exchange breach to North Korean actors, noting that AI tools accelerated the tracing of funds across multiple blockchains.
Summary: President Trump will host a gala dinner for the top 185 TRUMP meme coin holders on November 22, following the recent failure of the Clarity Act in the Senate.
Summary: Coinbase has obtained a Financial Services Permission from Abu Dhabi Global Market to arrange and custody tokenised equities fully backed by underlying shares.
Summary: THORChain has deployed a new Zcash liquidity pool following a network-wide node churn, establishing a permissionless venue for the privacy coin while native trading remains in development.