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Top story Crypto markets rebound as Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 following Democratic midterm sweep

Bitcoin dipped to roughly $75,700 on the election result before recovering past $80,000, with analysts calling the Democratic sweep largely priced in.

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Democrats take Congress after crypto's $170.5 million election push fails

Fairshake-backed candidates lost key races including Sherrod Brown's comeback, leaving the Clarity Act market structure bill and the industry's lobbying strategy in doubt.

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Ripple CEO Garlinghouse says RLUSD competes with other stablecoins, not with XRP

Garlinghouse framed the stablecoin as a complement to XRP aimed at winning stablecoin share and driving on-chain use, addressing holder concern that RLUSD is displacing the token.

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Binance breach fallout: North Korean hackers resume laundering loot, Coinbase touts 99% cold storage

The reported $6.3 billion Binance hack keeps generating secondary effects, from THORChain laundering flows to exchange security messaging and tokenization risk debates.

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Two-thirds of Ripple's $2.6 billion RLUSD sits on Ethereum, not the XRP Ledger

DefiLlama data shows most RLUSD supply runs on Ethereum and Base despite Ripple's stated preference for XRPL, raising questions about how much the stablecoin actually drives XRP demand.

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XRP Ledger patches bug that could have let attackers create new tokens

The permissions fix closes a disclosed flaw, a rare technical risk event for the ledger that also coincides with ETF outflows and a Ripple trust bank OCC step.

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BNY Mellon expands Ripple custody services to cover XRP and RLUSD

A top US custody bank adding XRP and RLUSD support gives institutional holders a regulated venue and is seen as a validation step for Ripple's asset stack.

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ZachXBT links French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to $133 million crypto theft

The bank confirmed a cyberattack after the on-chain investigator attributed a nine-figure crypto loss to it, one of the larger confirmed institutional thefts of the year.

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Circle posts $865 million Q3 revenue and reserve income, cuts 5% of workforce

The USDC issuer beat expectations on revenue but trimmed headcount, a read on stablecoin economics heading into a tougher Washington backdrop.

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Morgan Stanley among first banks to tokenize US equities and Treasurys via DTCC service

A major US bank moving securities onto shared ledger rails is a concrete step in Wall Street's tokenization build-out.

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Mercado Bitcoin hack continued hours after exchange said attack was contained, report finds

The timeline discrepancy raises questions about the exchange's incident disclosure and its plan to restore customer access.

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Hong Kong passes law requiring crypto exchanges to report customer transactions to tax authorities

The new reporting regime aligns Hong Kong exchanges with global tax transparency standards, adding compliance cost for venues serving the region.

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Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764 million DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit falls 50%

Block raised its full-year profit forecast and shares rose after hours even as bitcoin-related gross profit halved and a major federal settlement loomed.

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Riot could pay Anthropic 12% interest under $28 billion AI deal, filing shows

The miner's pivot toward AI hosting carries financing terms that highlight both the scale of the opportunity and the cost of funding it.

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XRP climbs back above $1.30 as millionaire wallets hit a 2026 high

On-chain counts of large XRP holders reached yearly highs alongside the price bounce, though coverage notes mixed ETF flows and resistance near $1.30.

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