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Coins•Nov 5, 2026

Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol Tops $300 Billion in All-Time Volume

Key Highlights: Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) captured roughly one-third of all tracked cross-chain bridging activity, securing the top position in the sector. Following the launch of multi-asset support, non-$USDC tokens—including $EURC, cirBTC, and select third-party assets—surpassed $100 million in cross-chain volume by mid-October 2026. Circle launched the CCTP V2 architecture featuring Fast Transfers and ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Arkham Adds Frozen Asset Tracking to Crypto Portfolio Module

Key Highlights: Arkham has introduced a frozen assets tracking feature supporting three major stablecoins: $USDC, $USDT, and USDT0, with plans to expand token coverage in the future. Using the entity labeled “Binance Hacker” as a live demonstration, the tool reveals that approximately $2.6 billion of the entity’s roughly $5.8 billion in total digital assets is ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Circle ARC Token Sale Boosts Earnings as Declining Yields Impact USDC Income

Key Highlights: Circle is actively expanding beyond its core USDC reserve-yield model into transaction services, financial networks, and native blockchain infrastructure. Declining interest rate yields pushed USDC reserve income down 8% year over year to $657.6 million, even as average circulation increased by 8%. New revenue from the presale of the $ARC token boosted reported ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Circle Mints $1 Billion in USDC in 10 Minutes as Stablecoin Peg Holds

Key Highlights Circle minted five batches of 250 million USDC throughout October 2026, followed by a rapid 1 billion USDC issuance in roughly 10 minutes on November 2 on Solana. Despite the sudden acceleration in issuance, USDC maintained its steady $1 peg across the entire period without market disruptions. On-chain data confirms that all newly ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

USDC Treasury Mints Another $250 Million as Solana Streak Continues

Key Highlights Circle issued multiple batches of 250 million USDC exclusively on the Solana blockchain throughout October, totaling five distinct minting events. Issuance surged on November 2, when Circle minted $1 billion worth of USDC via four separate 250 million transactions executed in approximately 10 minutes. USDC preserved its steady $1 peg without any reported ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Mercado Bitcoin Hackers Swap $11 Million in Stolen Altcoins for Ether

Key Highlights: Attackers drained between $38 million and $49 million from Mercado Bitcoin’s hot wallets and customer deposit addresses across more than 10 blockchains via a signing-based breach. Following the immediate blacklisting of over $11 million by stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle, the perpetrators swapped an estimated $10.55 million to $11.9 million of the stolen ...

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Coins•Nov 4, 2026

Circle Beats Earnings and Revenue Estimates as USDC Transaction Volume Soars

Key Highlights: Circle reported third-quarter net income from continuing operations of $226 million, marking a 5% increase year-over-year. Adjusted earnings per share reached 84 cents, surging 127% past Wall Street forecasts, while revenue climbed past expectations to $778 million. The firm incurred a $9.1 million restructuring charge tied to a 5% workforce reduction aimed at ...

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Coins•Oct 31, 2026

18 Years In: What Has Bitcoin Truly Accomplished?

Key Highlights Binance suffered the largest cyberattack in cryptocurrency history, losing over $6 billion worth of assets. Major centralized stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle intervened directly, freezing approximately $2.4 billion of the stolen funds. Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and smaller platforms supplemented asset recovery efforts by freezing hundreds of millions of dollars more. Binance Hit ...

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Coins•Oct 31, 2026

The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Paradox: How Centralization Enabled the Attack but Saved $3 Billion

Key Highlights: Binance confirmed that roughly $3 billion of the $6.3 billion in affected funds has been frozen onchain following administrative interventions. Major stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle leveraged central smart contract permissions to blacklist addresses and halt the transfer of USDT and USDC. The freeze highlights the technological divide between centralized, permissioned stablecoins and ...

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Coins•Oct 31, 2026

Stolen Binance Bitcoin Exceeds Tesla’s Holdings and Doubles El Salvador’s Reserve

Key Highlights: Approximately $3 billion of the estimated $6.3 billion stolen from Binance has been frozen onchain, aided heavily by centralized stablecoin issuers. Binance has dedicated over $6.34 billion of its own capital to ensure full customer backing while ongoing security reviews continue to uncover additional breach points. Stolen Bitcoin was distributed across 19 separate ...

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Coins•Oct 30, 2026

Experts Divided Over Binance Hack Asset Freezes as Recovery Remains Uncertain

Key Highlights: Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle rapidly locked down over $2.3 billion in assets following a massive security breach impacting crypto exchange Binance. Tether froze more than 1.567 billion $USDT, while Circle frozen upward of 800 million $USDC in coordination with law enforcement. Industry veterans, including Forte executive Anton Golub, have voiced concerns over ...

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Coins•Oct 30, 2026

Binance Hack Total Put at $6.01 Billion by Arkham, With $2.9 Billion Still Movable

Key Highlights: Blockchain intelligence firm Arkham estimated substantial unauthorized outflows impacting Binance across nine networks, with Ethereum accounting for $3.739 billion of the total drain. Stablecoin issuers responded swiftly, freezing over $1.768 billion in USDT and $824.56 million in USDC, though Arkham estimates around $2.9 billion in cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, and SOL remains movable. ...

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