Bitcoin fell around 1.7% on Monday as stocks pared early gains fueled by hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran war.

Brazil’s exchange Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after a security breach, saying customer funds and data were safe.

The former mobile games company is building out its fund management business in Abu Dhabi as it targets institutional demand for stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Strategy spent $208.2 million buying back STRC preferred shares and $65.5 million on Bitcoin, while allocating $98.5 million to its USD Cash balance.

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Binance’s SAFU Bitcoin wallet now holds about 7,500 BTC after a 7,499 BTC transfer linked to the hack, with no timeline for restoring the $1 billion fund.

The watchdog has not named the jurisdictions under review. Initial findings on compliance with its crypto standards are due in June 2027.

Crypto exchange Gate said it froze two linked accounts as US investigators urged platforms to block transactions tied to the $6.3 billion theft.

Bitcoin lost 7.3% in October 2026 after another decline the previous year, despite the month’s historically strong returns, as analysts reassess seasonal signals.

Trezor cited July’s Coldcard attacks, in which strong passphrases helped protect some users whose wallet recovery information was compromised.

The HKMA plans to bring regulated stablecoins into tokenized government debt trials, while HSBC says its RedCoin stablecoin has reached 50,000 users.

Bitcoin price action held its 100-day moving average into the monthly close as crypto markets braced for US midterm election and tech earnings volatility.

OKX led cryptocurrency exchanges with $445 million in daily inflows, while Binance processed about $7 billion in net outflows.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended October with $515 million in net withdrawals, while Ether funds posted a record $1.61 billion in monthly outflows.

BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their servers after receiving reports of unauthorized attackers draining funds from hot wallets.

The central bank is surveying 31 financial institutions on how a major exchange shutdown, prolonged crypto downturn or losses at another firm could affect their operations.

THORChain node operators paused swaps involving assets on 10 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron.

The exchange says withdrawals surged after some services resumed but have since slowed, with the outflows representing a fraction of its roughly $171 billion in customer assets.

Binance has reopened withdrawals following the world’s biggest ever hack, and THORChain co-founder argues it should not halt the protocol to comply with FBI demands.

The proposal comes amid intense competition among AI developers, including US companies Anthropic and OpenAI, the SCMP said.

The crypto exchange said it has begun phased withdrawals after the record hack the FBI has blamed on North Korea.

US agency seeks private-sector help to block further money-laundering of stolen digital assets.

Less-liquid tokens make up the remaining shortfall as Binance continues buying replacement assets through market and over-the-counter trades.

Strive CEO Matt Cole says the Binance hack has not changed his long-term case for Bitcoin, but cautions it is too early to call a market bottom.

In typical Bitcoin style, the number one cryptocurrency turns 18 today, amid AI-driven security threats, quantum fears and the biggest exchange hack in crypto history.

Home invasions became the most common form of crypto wrench attacks worldwide during the first half of 2026, rising to 20 incidents from one.

The company said some non-sensitive customer data was exposed, including user IDs, names and email addresses.

Some political and administration figures tried to make hay of the biggest-ever crypto heist.

Attackers raced to convert stolen stablecoins into crypto that issuers could not freeze as industry players like Tether and Circle moved to immobilize billions of dollars in assets.