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The team behind decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer published a preliminary post-mortem report on Wednesday, detailing the cause of the exploit that siphoned $116 million across DeFi markets.Balancer was hit by a sophisticated code exploit on Monday that affected Balancer v2 Stable Pools and Composable Stable v5 pools, while all other pool types remained unaffected, according to the report.The hacker used a combination of BatchSwaps, which allow the user to bundle multiple actions in a single transaction, including flashloans — short-term loans borrowed and repaid within the same transaction — and an exploit of the upscale rounding function that affects…

The Deribit-listed bitcoin BTC$103,710.83 options market is revealing growing caution among traders, with some prepping for a slide to $80,000, as spot prices show signs of weakness.Notional open interest in BTC options, or the dollar value of the active contracts, remains elevated above $40 billion on Deribit, with activity concentrated in November and December strikes close to $110,000. However, at the same time, demand for the $80,000 strike has increased, a sign that traders are anticipating a continued sell-off in BTC.”A notable surge in put options positioned near the $80,000 mark signals traders are increasingly hedging against a deeper slide,”…

Record difficulty and declining on-chain fees have dragged Bitcoin mining profitability to a two-year low, creating a widening divide between miners surviving on razor-thin margins and those reinventing themselves as data-center operators for the AI boom. Mining used to be a homogeneous industry moving in sync with Bitcoin’s price. However, it’s now evolving into a two-speed economy, where hashpower defines success, not energy strategy. At roughly $42.14 per terahash per day, Bitcoin’s hashprice (the industry’s shorthand for miner revenue per unit of computational power) has fallen into the bottom 4% of its two-year range. Over the past month alone, it’s…

The question dominating crypto desks this week is whether the cycle is intact, and when the bull run will return. Two widely followed macro commentators sketched the same causal chain from public-sector cash management to crypto asset beta, arguing that the current drawdown is a liquidity story first and a sentiment story second—and that its reversal hinges on the mechanics of the US Treasury General Account (TGA), Federal Reserve balance-sheet policy, and the timing of Washington’s reopening. Crypto Market Awaits US Government Shutdown Resolution Macro analyst @plur_daddy on X summarizes the current state bluntly: “We are seeing the contraction in…

Greenwich, CT, November 5th, 2025, ChainwireLeverage Shares by Themes is thrilled to announce the launch of GEMG, a first-to-market single-stock leveraged ETF with exposure to GEMI, available for trading November 5, 2025.The firm continues to expand its leveraged single-stock ETF lineup across the digital asset ecosystem; the debut of GEMG is hot on the heels of the firm’s recent launches of the Leverage Shares 2X Long BMNR Daily ETF (BMNG) and Leverage Shares 2X Long BLSH Daily ETF (BLSG), which became available for trading on October 27, 2025.These ETFs are designed to equip investors to amplify returns (up and down)…

Paris, France, November 5th, 2025, ChainwireZama, the cryptography company behind the Zama Confidential Blockchain Protocol, today announced that it has acquired KKRT Labs, a pioneering research and development firm focused on scaling blockchains using Zero-Knowledge Proofs. This strategic acquisition strengthens Zama’s technical depth in blockchain scalability and validity (ZK) rollups, while accelerating its ability to deliver high-performance confidentiality to all public blockchains.Unlocking the Next Phase of Scalable Onchain ConfidentialityKKRT Labs (also known as “Kakarot”) brings deep expertise in designing high-performance proving architectures and modular rollup systems for Ethereum-equivalent environments. Backed by investors such as Vitalik Buterin, Starkware, Lambda Class, and…

Victoria, Seychelles, November 4, 2025 – MEXC, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, announced the successful conclusion of its USDf Unbound Campaign, which ran from October 3 to November 2, 2025. The month-long initiative attracted over 200,000 participants and recorded more than $50 million in daily trading volume for FF, driving a 136% increase in FF and USDf token holders.The campaign, launched in collaboration with Falcon Finance, offered users zero-fee trading across multiple pairs and high-yield staking opportunities with rewards of up to 200% APR. Trading activity remained robust throughout the campaign period, with FF/USDT spot pairs maintaining daily volumes between…

Los Angeles, USA, November 4th, 2025, ChainwireMevolaxy, a US-based mevstake platform, has released an intuitive mobile app to provide an easy solution for users who prefer managing their assets on the go. Additionally, the company announced that the latest investor payouts have set another record after the one set in June. These two developments highlight Mevolaxy’s commitment to providing maximum user convenience as part of its community-centric approach.Mevolaxy specializes in developing MEV bots and subsequently using them within the Mevstake system. Mevstake is the platform’s proprietary technology that locks in the user’s staking terms for the whole duration of their…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 3rd, 2025, ChainwireGrantiX, the world’s first sustainable, multi-chain impact platform bridging traditional charities with blockchain donors, announced the upcoming launch of its mainnet ecosystem, uniting the $1.57 trillion impact-investing market with the transparency and scalability of Web3.Built on Arbitrum and designed to be blockchain-agnostic, GrantiX enables users to fund and track real-world social impact projects directly on-chain. Its AI-driven ecosystem connects verified social entrepreneurs with crypto investors through an integrated DeFi, SocialFi, and gamified Learn-to-Earn model, turning charitable giving into measurable, revenue-positive impact.“GrantiX is a natural progression for a world ready to take responsibility for…

HONG KONG, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) (“Cango” or the “Company”) today published its Bitcoin production and mining operations update for October 2025.Bitcoin Mining Production and Mining Operations Update for October 2025MetricOctober 2025 1September 2025 1Number of Bitcoin produced602.6616.6Average number of Bitcoin produced per day19.4420.55Total number of Bitcoin held 26412.65,810.0Deployed hashrate50 EH/s50 EH/sAverage operating hashrate 346.09 EH/s 44.85 EH/s1.      Unaudited, estimated.2.      As of month-end.3.      Average over the month.Note: Cango holds Bitcoin for the long term and does not currently intend to sell any of its Bitcoin holdings. Paul Yu, CEO and Director of Cango, commented, “In October, we increased our average operating hashrate to…