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Proof of Progress: Digital Sovereignty Alliance
Proof of Progress · Edition 7

Proof of Progress: Digital Sovereignty Alliance

"Regulate Risk, Not Infrastructure": Adrian Wall's One Message for TOKEN2049

By Varuni Trivedi·2d ago
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MARKETS

Ethereum Fees Surge to 8-Month High After Binance Hack

By Arnold Kirimi·40m ago
SECURITY & HACKS

Brazil's Largest Crypto Exchange Hit by Cyberattack: $40M Moved Across 10 Chains

By Block Insider Team·2d ago
SECURITY & HACKS

The $63M Ethereum Whale Was Actually a Thief: How the EU Entity lost $106M

By Block Insider Team·2d ago

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This week

4 Nov to 11 Nov
  1. 2Nov
    Hong Kong FinTech WeekConference

    Until 6 Nov · Hong Kong, HKCEC

    Official site
  2. 3Nov
    Devcon 8Conference

    Until 6 Nov · Mumbai

    ETHOfficial site

Hacks and enforcement

  1. 2 Nov 2026
    Hack or exploitMultiple (10 chains)

    Mercado Bitcoin

    $40.00M

    Brazil's largest exchange confirmed a security incident and paused deposits and withdrawals. Hypernative's preliminary analysis flags over $40M across 10 chains; exchange has not confirmed a figure.

    Source

  2. 1 Nov 2026
    Hack or exploitEthereum

    Unnamed EU entity (exchange accounts)

    $106.00M

    ZachXBT says $106M+ was drained from an EU entity's accounts at several centralised exchanges. Attacker bought 27,553 ETH to dodge stablecoin freezes, then moved into Monero. Not Lazarus, he says.

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⏱ 9 min read

How to Read Crypto Charts, From Candles to Moving Averages

A plain guide to crypto charts: what candles, timeframes, volume, support and moving averages show on real Bitcoin data, and where charts mislead.

By Block Insider TeamPublished 2 November 2026
⏱ 9 min read

Crypto Portfolio Allocation: How to Size Your Positions

How much of your net worth belongs in crypto, how to split it between Bitcoin, Ether and smaller coins, and what a 77% crash does to the numbers.

By Block Insider TeamPublished 29 October 2026
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Top 5 Altcoins To Watch This Week: Enjin To Witness Historical Upgrade

By Aaryamann Shrivastava

Crypto·2d ago

  • Solana Price Below $95 As Whale Moves $149M in SOL

    By Varuni Trivedi

    Markets·2d ago

  • Bitcoin Price Enters November at $78K: Will Bulls or Bears Win the Year-end Race?

    By Varuni Trivedi

    Markets·2d ago

  • BlockInsider Top 5 Altcoins Gainers & Losers: HYPE Nears ATH

    By Aaryamann Shrivastava

    Crypto·4d ago

  • BlockInsider Take on RWA This Week: SpaceX Overtakes Top Stocks

    By Aaryamann Shrivastava

    RWA & DeFi·5d ago

  • Crypto Market Crashes Amid Binance’s $5.70 Billion Hack

    By Chandan Gupta

    Crypto·5d ago

  • Binance Hack: $6 Billion Stolen, $2.8 Billion Frozen by Tether, Circle, All You Need to Know

    By Varuni Trivedi

    Security & Hacks·5d ago

  • Will a $2,000 Ethereum Price Retest Induce a Rally to $3,000?

    By Vignesh Karunanidhi

    Crypto·6d ago

  • Uniswap (UNI) Price Flashes Warning Signs Despite Record User Activity

    By Chandan Gupta

    Crypto·6d ago

  • Aurora Labs CEO Declan Hannon: "Users Care Less About Chains" and More About Getting Things Done

    By Varuni Trivedi

    Blockchain·6d ago

  • BlockInsider Crypto ETF Report: NEAR Makes History

    By Aaryamann Shrivastava

    Crypto·6d ago

  • WasabiCard CEO: Stablecoins Fix Settlement, Not the Card Scheme

    By Varuni Trivedi

    Industry Moves·7d ago
    • Top Movers
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    As of 4 November 2026, 09:43 UTC

    • BTC
      $78,344(+1.8%)
    • ETH
      $2,317(+2.4%)
    • SOL
      $92.82(+0.7%)
    • VVV
      $24.08(+16.3%)
    NFT Floors
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    • CryptoPunks
      30.4 ETH(+2.6%)
    • Bored Ape Yacht Club
      5.63 ETH(+2.2%)
    • Autoglyphs
      87 ETH(+2.6%)
    • Chromie Squiggle by Snowfro
      2.09 ETH(+2.2%)

    As of 4 November 2026, 09:43 UTC

    Fear & Greed
    Source: Alternative.me
    34
    Fear
    0 · Extreme Fear100 · Extreme Greed
    • Yesterday26 · Fear
    • Last week51 · Neutral
    • Last month70 · Greed

    As of 4 November 2026, 00:00 UTC

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  • 6Nov
    US jobs report (October data)Macro

    08:30 ET · Washington

    BTCOfficial site
  • 10Nov
    US CPI (October data)Macro

    08:30 ET · Washington

    BTCETHOfficial site

    • Coming up

    1. 28Nov
      Binance Blockchain WeekConference

      Until 29 Nov · Bangkok

      BNBOfficial site
    2. 8Dec
      FOMC rate decision (December)Macro

      Until 9 Dec · Statement 9 Dec 14:00 ET, press conference 14:30 ET · Washington

      BTCETHOfficial site
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    Regulation tracker

    JurisdictionBill or ruleStatusLast change
    United StatesGENIUS Act: OCC final stablecoin rule

    OCC issued its final rule for payment stablecoin issuers on 21 Oct: reserves at least equal to issuance, redemption within two business days, 10% surge notice. Act and rule take effect 18 Jan 2027.Our story →Official text

    		PassedLast change 21 Oct 2026
    United StatesSEC Regulation Crypto Assets

    Broad rulemaking on how crypto assets fit existing securities rules. Public comment period closed 20 Oct 2026; final rule timing not set.Official text

    		ProposedLast change 20 Oct 2026
    United KingdomFCA cryptoasset regulatory regime

    Application window open. Firms must apply by 28 Feb 2027; existing MLR registrations do not carry over. The regime takes effect 25 Oct 2027.Our story →Official text

    		PassedLast change 1 Oct 2026
    United StatesCLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act)

    Senate motion to proceed failed 49 to 50 in September over ethics provisions on officials' crypto holdings. Motion to reconsider filed; no floor time expected before the midterms.Our story →Official text

    		StalledLast change 30 Sep 2026
    South KoreaDigital Asset Basic Act (won stablecoin bill)

    FSC and Bank of Korea split on whether banks must hold at least half of any stablecoin issuer. September introduction missed. FSC separately opens tokenized securities to institutions from Feb 2027.Official text

    		StalledLast change 30 Sep 2026
    European UnionMiCA review

    Commission consultation closed 30 Sep. ECB, national central banks and ESMA called for tighter stablecoin reserve rules, supervision moved to ESMA, and staking and lending rules. Report due mid-2027.Our story →Official text

    		ProposedLast change 30 Sep 2026
    United StatesSEC tokenized stock trading exemption

    Two five-year conditional exemptions allow permissioned on-chain trading of tokenized US-listed stocks with symbol and volume caps. Full shareholder rights required; synthetic exposure excluded.Official text

    		In forceLast change 17 Sep 2026
    Hong KongDigital asset licensing and stablecoin trading (2026 Policy Address)

    Policy Address set out a new digital asset licensing regime, regulated stablecoins on licensed platforms and tokenised gold and other RWAs. HKMA targets 24/7 on-chain CMU settlement by end-2026.Official text

    		ProposedLast change 16 Sep 2026
    More regulation news →
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    Source
  • 29 Oct 2026
    Hack or exploitMultiple (9 chains)

    Binance

    $6.30B

    Largest crypto theft on record: $6B drained from hot wallets in 40 minutes via a compromised engineer's laptop. Tether and Circle froze $2.8B within an hour; Binance covering losses via SAFU.

    Our story →Source

  • 24 Oct 2026
    Hack or exploitEthereum

    X100

    $4.75M

    Exploit of about $4.75M. Attacker moved 821 ETH into Tornado Cash within days, per PeckShield.

  • 21 Oct 2026
    TRON

    CoinDCX (disputed)

    $16.00M

    15.99M USDT moved from CoinDCX-labelled addresses to one TRON wallet, then toward Binance, OKX and Gate. Co-founder Sumit Gupta says the addresses were lost in the July 2025 breach.

  • 24 Sep 2026
    Hack or exploit

    Bitget

    $387.50M

    Two-day drain of exchange custody; CertiK puts the loss at $387.5M, Bitget's own figure was $351.6M. About $4M later moved into Zcash shielded pools. CEO pointed to North Korea.

    Source

  • 6 Sep 2026
    Hack or exploitLiquid (Bitcoin sidechain)

    Liquid Network (Blockstream)

    $319.00M

    Roughly 4,000 BTC taken from the Bitcoin sidechain's federated custody, about $319M at the time per TRM Labs. No recovery plan disclosed.

    Source

  • 1 Apr 2026
    Hack or exploitSolana

    Drift Protocol

    $285.00M

    Durable nonce attack on the Solana perps protocol. About $232M was converted to USDC and bridged off Solana via CCTP within eight hours. CertiK attributes it to North Korea.

    Source

    • Explore Security & Hacks

    Latest funding

    No raises logged in the last 7 days.

    1. 21 Oct 2026
      SeedAI x crypto

      Dataline

      $10.60M

      AI data network raising ahead of a planned public token sale.

    2. 6 Oct 2026
      SeedAI x crypto / trading

      Catalyst Labs

      $30.00M

      Led by Sequoia Capital

      AI trading agents that turn investment ideas into research and execution workflows. Announced the week of 6 October.

    3. 6 Oct 2026
      Insurance / Bitcoin

      Meanwhile

      $37.50M

      Led by Bain Capital Crypto

      Bitcoin-denominated life insurance. Round type not specified; announced the week of 6 October.

    4. 6 Oct 2026
      Series BAI x crypto

      Nous Research

      $90.00M

      Led by Robot Ventures

      Open-source LLMs trained on distributed idle compute, coordinated on Solana. Announced the week of 6 October.

    5. 6 Oct 2026
      Series BRWA / tokenization

      Spiko

      $90.00M

      Led by NEA

      Regulated French platform for tokenized money market funds backed by Treasury bills. Announced the week of 6 October.

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    ⏱ 9 min read

    How to Buy Meme Coins: A Risk-First Guide for Beginners

    A risk-first guide to buying meme coins: four routes compared on cost and custody, Dogecoin as the worked example, and the failure data to read before you buy.

    By Block Insider TeamPublished 27 October 2026
    ⏱ 9 min read

    Crypto Inheritance: How to Pass On Your Crypto Safely

    Crypto inheritance decides whether your heirs can legally claim your coins and actually reach them. Compare four routes, build the plan step by step and see how US heirs are taxed.

    By Block Insider TeamPublished 26 October 2026
    ⏱ 9 min read

    How to Buy Ethereum: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

    How to buy Ethereum through an exchange, a broker app, a spot ether ETF or a self-custody wallet, with each route's fees worked out on a $1,000 purchase.

    By Block Insider TeamPublished 23 October 2026
    ⏱ 6 min read

    Solana vs Ethereum in 2026: Speed, Fees, and Which One Wins

    Solana vs Ethereum 2026: Ethereum L1 transfers now cost under a cent while Solana users pay priority fees. Live fee, speed and staking data compared.

    By Block Insider TeamPublished 10 September 2026
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