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CoinDesk reports that bitcoin, copper and stocks fell, while gold rose and bond yields declined. Altcoins led the crypto losses as South Korea's Kospi dropped 8%. The CoinDesk 80 index lost 2.2%, with only six members of the CoinDesk 100 avoiding declines. Western bond markets also rallied as concerns over equities pushed money toward fixed income.

CoinDesk reports that Turkish media say HEX founder Richard Heart was arrested in Istanbul. Police reportedly took $4 million in cash and 64 luxury watches from his home during a raid. The Defiant reports that HEX fell 31% after news of his detention. A Uniswap pool with about $703,000 in daily HEX volume had only $354,000 in liquidity, which the outlet said increased execution risk for sellers.

The Defiant reports that Tether directed payments to Hines's firm during his time at the White House. It cites The Wall Street Journal, which said Nxum earned $6.3 million through the arrangement. A firm representative said Hines received no Tether-related funds while working in government.

U.Today reports that China is moving to seize roughly $5 billion worth of Bitcoin. The confiscation effort also targets millions of XRP and DOGE. Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Gold and Bitcoin SV are among the other cryptocurrencies named in the report.

CoinDesk reports that Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI dismantled a crypto fraud network aimed at Russian speakers. The operation allegedly caused losses of tens of millions through Facebook ads in Russian and people posing as advisers. Victims were later approached with false offers to recover their money. Decrypt reports that prosecutors took down 112 servers linked to the operation.

U.Today reports that Ripple is giving institutional investors access to perpetual futures across over 100 markets for traditional assets. The publisher puts the growing trading sector at $9 billion. In a separate report, U.Today says Ripple has partnered with DriveWealth, a global provider of brokerage infrastructure.

CoinDesk reports that Ledger has announced Atom, a device combining smartphone features with a protected mode for digital assets. It will support apps such as WhatsApp. According to Decrypt, Ledger says the Android device will include anti-tamper protections and be available only through its website. Ledger is also investigating resold wallets that were tampered with.

The Defiant reports that Ledger attributes a wallet-tampering campaign lasting months to an organized group. The company is keeping devices off authorized retailers' displays and restating its ban on reselling returned products. Ledger also tells CryptoBilis buyers not to initialize unused wallets and to transfer assets from wallets already set up to a new device using a new recovery phrase.

CoinDesk reports that AI agents made 138 million payments using crypto, citing Chainalysis research. Wallets linked to the U.S. represented slightly more than 88% of tracked payments for AI models, compared with China's 0.1%. Decrypt says transactions using Coinbase's x402 protocol rose from roughly 1,500 in mid-2025 to over 138 million by the third quarter of 2026.

Decrypt reports that Sberbank has secured approval to hold and trade crypto under Russia's new law. The bank plans to offer Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT through apps serving 110 million retail customers. Bitcoin Magazine says the bank's Bitcoin-related products will launch in December.

Decrypt reports that Standard Chartered has opened trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum for wealthy UAE clients. The British bank received approval from Dubai regulators for the service. Clients can make purchases through their bank accounts, while the bank handles custody and settlement internally.

The Defiant reports that Payward, Kraken's parent company, has agreed to acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank. The bank reported assets of €196.9 million at June's end. The deal is expected to be completed in 2027 if regulators approve it.

CoinDesk reports that Australia's regulator, ASIC, has proposed stricter rules for crypto exchanges. The proposal comes before a licensing deadline. The rules aim to protect users' digital assets and crypto trading. ASIC also wants to safeguard the country's financial stability.

CoinDesk reports that Binance Pool is shutting down after a 65% drop in computing power. The Bitcoin mining pool has about 9 EH/s, down from December's 26 EH/s. Miners still using the pool must move to another provider before the Nov. 10 cutoff.

Decrypt reports that Zcash fell by double digits after a sharp rise. Experts linked the price drop to increased use of borrowed money in trading. They also pointed to growing fears that artificial intelligence could break the encryption used by cryptocurrencies.