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On Wednesday, November 4, exchange-traded funds on Bitcoin and Ethereum (funds through which cryptocurrency is bought like an ordinary stock) gathered inflows instead of outflows for the first time in several sessions - about $128 million between the two. Fidelity alone pulled the market up, while the largest player continued to lose money.
Hong Kong has passed a law under the OECD standard: starting in 2027, crypto platforms will begin collecting data on clients and their transactions, and from 2028 the city will begin transmitting this data to the tax authorities of other countries. The announcement was released on November 4, 2026.
On November 3, 2026, the French National Assembly adopted amendment I-2701: owners of cryptocurrency in self-custody wallets worth €100,000 or more will have to report this to the tax authorities once a year. Vote: 150 for, 44 against, 8 abstentions.
The SEC's Division of Corporate Finance (the US securities market regulator) announced on November 3 that it will not seek penalties for the issuance of the CC token of the Canton Network: in its assessment, it is a digital commodity, not a security. The token gained 4%.
The relevant committee of the Verkhovna Rada supported bill No. 10225-d on regulating the crypto market - the document was prepared over three years. A second reading is ahead in November, with entry into force planned for July 1, 2027.
In the midterm elections on November 3, 2026, the Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The key crypto market structure bill - the CLARITY Act - loses its chances of being passed in its previous form.
On November 2, staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a clarification: distributing voting rights to thousands of holders does not in itself turn a token into a security. This concerns assets such as Uniswap (UNI) - the largest decentralized exchange on Ethereum.
The state Bureau of Securities withdrew the June 2023 order along with the $5 million fine. State residents will again be able to stake (lock coins in the network for a reward) through Coinbase; the company did not name an exact date.
Michael Selig, chairman of the CFTC (the US derivatives market regulator), in an interview with CNBC on October 30 called the theft from Binance an argument in favor of federal rules for crypto exchanges operating outside the US.
Intercontinental Exchange (owner of the New York Stock Exchange) has agreed with Trade[XYZ] to move its Hyperliquid-based perpetual markets into a regulated US framework. Ordinary retail clients will be able to trade round-the-clock contracts on stocks, indices, commodities, currencies and crypto - if regulators give the go-ahead.
US spot ETFs (exchange-traded funds through which institutions buy cryptocurrency like an ordinary stock) closed October in the red: $1.61 billion was withdrawn from Ethereum funds and $515.03 million from Bitcoin funds. For ETH, this is the largest monthly outflow since launch.
By the final hours of October, BTC is trading at roughly $77,414 versus $83,555 at the start of the month. The monthly candle is down 7.4%, and it is just over one percent away from the low of the previous sell-off.
On October 29, hackers breached Binance's hot wallets (the exchange's network-connected storage) and withdrew $6.3 billion in assets. Two days later, the story became political: Donald Trump said the administration was dealing with the incident, and letters demanding federal oversight of exchanges began arriving in Congress.
On October 29, the KuCoin crypto exchange announced the termination of services for users from Russia and Belarus. The restrictions apply to all products and services of the platform and take effect immediately, with no transition period.
Indonesia's largest crypto exchange Indodax has suspended all deposit and withdrawal operations. The reason is a sharp increase in the number of cyberattacks on the platform. The announcement was made on October 29 at around 15:15-15:25 Moscow time.
U.S. spot ETH ETFs (exchange-traded funds through which institutions buy cryptocurrency like a regular stock) returned about $1.32 billion to investors in October. The all-time monthly outflow record is short by roughly $100 million.
South Korea's second-largest exchange by trading volume, Bithumb, discovered on October 27 unauthorized access to a corporate system where employees communicate and exchange files. On the same day, Coinbase reported its own leak — but not because the exchange itself was hacked.
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, the regulator of national banks) has granted Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank. Now the $2.5 billion in RLUSD stablecoin reserves will be managed under federal oversight.
On Saturday, Bitcoin on most exchanges dropped to $79,100 - the lowest level in five weeks. By Sunday morning, the price had recovered from the drop and is holding just above $80,000, reaching a high of $80,900.
On Saturday, Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the first time since October 15 and in four hours wiped out $404.15M in long positions (bets on price increases) — that's 93% of the total $436.44M in liquidations. Over 24 hours, the market forcibly closed $815.26M across 201,012 traders.
On Saturday, October 24, BTC lost 2.2% in a day and dropped to $79,700 - its weakest level in more than a month. The reason is not market-related: Washington is urgently evacuating embassy and military base personnel from the region.
On Friday, October 23, at the start of the US session, BTC plunged to $80,988 - the low of the day. At the same time, Brent crude jumped about 3% to $116 per barrel, for the first time since March 19, and US stocks closed the week in the red.
The American broker Robinhood (traded on Nasdaq under the ticker HOOD) has officially received approval from Dubai authorities to launch cryptocurrency trading. This opens the door for the company to enter the Middle East market.
Payments giant Visa is discussing the acquisition of one of the world's largest crypto custodians, Fireblocks. The deal amount is being discussed at around $2.5 billion, Axios reports.
