According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, South Korea’s stock index KOSPI has hit an all-time high, while trading volume on Korean crypto exchanges has dropped to a record low. He agreed with an analyst suggesting that the South Korean president is actively boosting the stock market to divert speculative activity away from real estate, and, facing multiple legal charges, is also trying to increase his public approval.https://t.co/4esQgLggVH ...

Vitalik Buterin said that modexp (the modular exponentiation precompile) is currently the most ZK-EVM-unfriendly component, being up to 50 times more complex than average blocks. He suggested introducing a new EIP to replace it with computationally equivalent EVM code, even if this increases gas costs. Vitalik noted that modexp is mainly used for RSA encryption and signing, which can instead be handled through SNARK-based solutions.https://t.co/3e5niUC9uk ...

Stream Finance reported that its external fund manager disclosed a loss of around $93 million in Stream Fund assets. The project has hired Perkins Coie LLP attorneys Keith Miller and Joseph Cutler to conduct a full investigation and is withdrawing all liquid assets. All deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended until the scope and cause of the loss are determined. Earlier, its staked stablecoin XUSD depegged, falling 22.6% in 24 hours.https://t.co/DQdXmsNBWT ...

Sonic stated that due to the recent Balancer hack involving its ecosystem project Beets, the team has deployed a security mechanism to be implemented in the upcoming network upgrade. Two hacker-related wallets (0xf19f, 0x0453) have been frozen pending investigation, and Sonic will work with the Beets team on follow-up actions.https://t.co/Ll9GRt5ueb ...

Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy denied rumors that the firm plans to sue Binance, stating it has never intended nor sees any reason to do so. He also refuted claims of signing an NDA or coordinating legal action with other market makers, calling them “completely baseless.” Gaevoy added that while some users speculated about legal action, Wintermute is not involved.https://t.co/OIWn3MVlvA ...

Strategy Inc announced plans to issue 3.5 million shares of 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock ($STRE), a euro-denominated credit instrument, subject to market conditions. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including buying Bitcoin and working-capital support.https://t.co/6P0GV4zg91 ...

Chainlink has announced a collaboration with global index provider FTSE Russell to publish its index data onchain for the first time via DataLink, an institutional-grade data publishing service powered by the Chainlink data standard. The integration covers the Russell 1000, Russell 2000, Russell 3000, FTSE 100 Index, WMR FX benchmarks, FTSE DAR Digital Asset Prices, and FTSE Digital Asset Indices. https://t.co/XJUaXXxDEK ...

According to Bloomberg, DRW Holdings and Liberty City Ventures have entered into a subscription agreement to launch a private placement of approximately $540 million through publicly listed Tharimmune Inc. The company will hold Canton Coins, the native token of the Canton blockchain developed by Digital Asset Holdings for financial transaction use cases. https://t.co/uE81nF3TN1 ...

Coinbase has announced that spot trading for Kite (KITE) will go live on November 3, 2025. The KITE-USD trading pair is scheduled to open later that day, subject to liquidity conditions, in regions where trading is supported. The project aims to build blockchain-based payment infrastructure designed for autonomous AI agents. https://t.co/KLoqFt3FDQ ...

The U.S. Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) rose by 18 basis points to 4.22% on November 3, marking its largest single-day increase in a year. The spike may have been driven by heightened government shutdown risks prompting the U.S. Treasury to concentrate short-term debt issuance. The resulting surge in Treasury supply likely drained liquidity from funding markets, pushed up repo rates, and in turn lifted SOFR. https://t.co/gaA7wjoXUp ...