{"id":14,"date":"2019-03-25T05:35:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T05:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lyv.com.au\/equityplus\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2023-12-15T01:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T01:35:12","slug":"crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"thebitcoin\">\n<div class=\"widget widget_tbcnews_plugin_widget\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/price-predictions\/bitcoin-bottom-after-midterm-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Bitcoin Fell After 3 Straight Midterms, and Tuesday Could Make It 4<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 10:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/btc-price-after-midterms-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bitcoin price post midterms last 3 cycles\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/>In each of the last three cycles, bitcoin bottomed 13 to 71 days after a U.S. midterm election. Americans vote again on Tuesday, and Polymarket gives a Democratic sweep 72% odds. The Midterm Pattern Crypto researchers have bitcoin&#8217;s last three cycle bottoms came soon after the U.S. midterms: In 2014, the low arrived 71 days [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/defi\/hyperliquid-top-traders-short-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Hyeperliquid\u2019s Top Two Traders Are Betting $1B on Crypto Falling<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 09:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/short-whale-on-hyperliquid-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hyperliquid whales shorting popular coins.\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/>The two most profitable traders on Hyperliquid this month hold more than $1 billion in combined short positions. The larger account is short 22 assets at once and is still adding. Short Everything Seems to Be the New Mantra Crypto trackers flagged a position showing the largest whale on Hyperliquid shorting more than $610 million [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/exchanges\/binance-sheds-15-7b-proof-of-reserves-tuesday\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Binance Has Shed $16B Since The Hack as Its Proof Lands Tuesday<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 08:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/binance-3-major-crypto-trends-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Binance\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" \/>Binance&#8217;s tracked assets have fallen by about $16.6 billion since the Oct. 29 hack. Its full zero-knowledge reserve proof, first promised for Monday, is now due Tuesday, Nov. 3. A $15.7 Billion Drawdown Data from analytics platform Defillama shows the value of Binance&#8217;s tracked exchange assets fell from about $144.9 billion on Oct. 29 to [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/binance-hacker-moves-293m-stolen-xrp\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Binance Hacker Moves All $293M in Stolen XRP as $242M Slips out Through Tron<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 07:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/xrp-moved-by-binance-hacker-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Binance hack XRP\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>The Binance hacker has moved all 233.46 million stolen XRP, worth about $293 million, into six new wallets. The coins had sat untouched for roughly 80 hours. The Stolen XRP Wakes up The attacker&#8217;s holding address on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) started sending test payments of 1,000 XRP to six new wallets at 03:47 UTC [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/featured\/a-collector-paid-10-for-an-old-eisenhower-dollar-it-just-sold-for-189000-49201\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">A Collector Paid $10 for an Old Eisenhower Dollar. It Just Sold for $189,000<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 06:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/a-collector-paid-10-for-an-old-eisenhower-dollar--it-just-sold-for-189000-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>GreatCollections sold a 1971-S Eisenhower dollar prototype for $189,000 on October 18, 2026, after it was originally picked up for less than $10 at the Long Beach Coin Expo in 2008. The Judd-2147 piece is one of just three known examples, featuring an earlier reverse with extra lunar craters that was changed before the Ike [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/featured\/he-paid-75-cents-for-a-record-at-a-street-sale-it-was-a-one-of-a-kind-velvet-underground-acetate-49201\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">He Paid 75 Cents for a Record at a Street Sale. It Was a One-of-a-Kind Velvet Underground Acetate<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 04:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/he-paid-75-cents-for-a-record-at-a-street-sale--it-was-a-one-of-a-kind-velvet-underground-acetate-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>In September 2002, record collector Warren Hill picked up an unmarked acetate at a Chelsea, New York, sidewalk sale for 75 cents. The disc turned out to be a one-off 1966 Scepter Studios recording session tied to The Velvet Underground and frontman Lou Reed, and it later sold on eBay in December 2006 for $25,200. [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/regulation-and-legal\/this-week-in-crypto-law-november-1-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">This Week in Crypto Law (November 1, 2026)<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 03:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/does-your-noncustodial-crypto-business-need-a-money-transmitter-license-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Law and Ledger Series\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law &#8211; A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This week brought significant developments concerning prediction markets, offshore exchanges, digital-asset taxation and international crypto fraud. The [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/security\/bitcoin-payment-processor-btcpay-hit-by-hot-wallet-theft-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Bitcoin Payment Processor Btcpay Hit by Hot Wallet Theft Reports<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 03:00<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bitcoin-payment-processor-btcpay-hit-by-hot-wallet-theft-reports-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Btcpay X post.\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Btcpay Server issued an emergency shutdown warning Nov. 1, 2026, after reports that attackers were draining bitcoin from hot wallets connected to self-hosted payment servers. Founder Nicolas Dorier linked the reported compromises to versions predating 2.4.2, while indicating that public servers running version 2.4.7 had not been attacked. The warning arrived just three days after [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/finance\/bond-markets-surge-as-investors-reassess-us-ai-tech-sector-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Bond Markets Surge as Investors Reassess US AI Tech Sector Growth<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 02:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/dollar-banknote-with-negative-candle-charts-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dollar banknote with negative candle charts\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Investors have turned to bonds as analysts have warned about stagnation in the AI and tech sector in U.S. markets, with companies like Intel, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon all dropping significantly last week, even when the wider economy reported hotter-than-expected Q3 growth numbers. Bonds Surge As A Hedge Against US AI Sector Stagnation While the [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/featured\/blackrock-jpmorgan-and-visa-bolster-grayscales-crypto-growth-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-title\">Blackrock, JPMorgan and Visa Bolster Grayscale\u2019s Crypto Growth Case<\/span><\/a><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-date\">02 Nov 2026 01:30<\/span><span class=\"tbcnews-plugin-abstract\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grayscale-1-5-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"grayscale\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 15px 15px 0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Grayscale points to tokenized funds and stablecoin payments as evidence that crypto is becoming embedded in mainstream finance. Its research chief argues that institutional adoption should help sustain the industry&#8217;s progress regardless of the U.S. midterm election outcome. Blackrock and JPMorgan Expand Tokenized Fund Access Blackrock, JPMorgan, and Visa are embedding digital assets in mainstream [&#8230;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2725,"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/2725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equityplus.biz\/equityplus\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}