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According to The Block, TRM Labs has launched a custody service called Beacon Concierge, aimed at assisting law enforcement agencies in collaborating with cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin issuers to prevent and seize illegal cryptocurrency flows on any chain or asset.Beacon has over 200 members, covering 80% of cryptocurrency trading volume, with response times measured in minutes.

The cryptocurrency wallet provider Bitget Wallet announced plans to expand AI-assisted threat detection. In the third quarter of 2026, the average number of signature requests flagged as potential phishing increased by 7.4 times, rising from about 5,000 in the second quarter to approximately 37,000. Bitget Wallet's Chief Operating Officer Alvin Kan stated that this increase may reflect both a rise in threat activity and enhanced detection capabilities, but existing data cannot quantify the contribution of each.Alvin Kan added that the statistic refers to flagged signature interactions, rather than independent attack incidents or confirmed financial losses. Bitget Wallet introduced AI-assisted risk detection in the second quarter, and the expanded AI checks analyze website code and domain registration information to identify signs of fraud, simulating transactions before user signatures to uncover hidden permissions. In October, 90% of the newly intercepted high-risk domains were identified by AI, compared to 36% in the second quarter; nearly 70% of the domains flagged by AI that month did not have matching alerts in the external threat intelligence sources it checked.Phishing threats continue to target cryptocurrency users. In July this year, a trader lost nearly $1 million due to signing a malicious Ethereum token authorization. An August survey by Rapid7 found that a phishing campaign targeted 885,000 phone numbers, directing recipients to a website impersonating a cryptocurrency wallet provider.

Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez announced on Monday that his office has begun accepting Bitcoin for property tax payments, available both online and offline, but each transaction will be converted to U.S. dollars before the funds reach the county government. Fernandez made this announcement in a statement on the tax collector's website, calling it an additional option for property owners while not putting public funds into the asset. Taxpayers can choose the cryptocurrency option at checkout online or request it at the counter, then connect to a supported exchange account or digital wallet to authorize the payment.The office stated that a third-party system converts Bitcoin to U.S. dollars at the time of payment, so it never holds, invests, or manages any cryptocurrency. The office still receives the full amount due in U.S. dollars and records the transaction in standard payment reports, with county staff not needing to maintain a digital wallet. Fernandez stated that the government must keep up with the times and the needs of those it serves, and accepting Bitcoin as a payment option provides another way for property owners to pay taxes while continuing to offer traditional payment methods, without compromising the responsibility to protect taxpayer funds. The office did not disclose the name of the payment processor and did not specify whether there is a convenience fee for Bitcoin payments; online credit card and mobile wallet payments currently incur a non-refundable fee of 2.5%, with a minimum of $2.5.This move comes during Florida's property tax collection season. Miami-Dade County opened its 2026 tax bill on October 30 and urged property owners to pay by November 30 to lock in a 4% early payment discount, which drops to 3% in December, 2% in January, and 1% in February, with the full amount due by March. In 2021, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins proposed a resolution to explore allowing residents to pay county taxes and fees with Bitcoin; previously, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez advocated for allowing residents to pay municipal fees and taxes with Bitcoin. The office stated that Miami-Dade County is one of the first government agencies in the U.S. to accept such payments, with Colorado accepting cryptocurrency for state tax payments since 2022, and Utah subsequently offering a similar option for individual income tax.

According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), in the past 24 hours, 4 oil tankers have been intercepted and forced to stop navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Trump suffered a defeat in the midterm elections, with the Democratic Party taking control of both houses. The schedule released by the White House shows that Trump has no public events scheduled for Wednesday, with the day's White House agenda only including a closed-door policy meeting. In an interview, Trump admitted that the Iran war was one of the reasons for the Republican Party's electoral defeat, but insisted that he does not regret initiating the conflict.Trump-related concept stocks fell across the board, including:Trump Media & Technology Group down over 11%;Tesla down 4.76%;Nvidia down 1.2%;WLFI down 1.96%;TRUMP down 11.14%.

He Yi published a response to external criticisms and suggestions regarding platform security and permission management, stating that Binance accepts all criticisms and emphasizes that the safety of user funds is the platform's top priority. In the event of a funding gap, Binance will take full responsibility and will not evade it.He Yi stated that Binance chose to publicly disclose the specific details of this security incident in order to build trust through transparent disclosure, while also providing a reference for the industry to respond to social engineering attacks and AI permission boundary risks.In terms of subsequent security measures, Binance has restructured access permissions and security boundaries across departments, updated devices, reset AI tools, and adjusted the security system according to the principles of zero trust and least privilege. The platform will also release a security audit report in the future and welcomes AI security experts and technical talents to participate in the verification and improvement of the security system.

Binance CEO He Yi once again responded to discussions regarding security incidents and internal device management, stating that the rule against personal use of work computers in the employee code is to prevent hacking, and there is strict monitoring on downloads. This year, over 50 attacks have been intercepted.He Yi stated that offense and defense is a continuously evolving process, and the failure of this monitoring was due to hackers also evolving.

Société Générale announced that its prime brokerage and clearing department has completed a transaction, accepting $10 million worth of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds as eligible collateral on the Canton network. The related assets were generated through a pilot program of the tokenization service by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), have achieved on-chain transfer, and have been integrated into the bank's existing back-office and collateral management systems.Société Générale plans to gradually support routine collateral transfers, assess more eligible tokenized securities, and explore on-chain financing solutions including agency repurchase and proprietary repurchase, with related progress still needing to meet internal approval and regulatory requirements.

U.S. President Trump stated, "We will work with the Democrats," accepting the results of the midterm elections.According to Polymarket data, in the "2026 Midterm Elections" market, the probability of the Democrats controlling both the Senate and the House is 99.6%, with a transaction volume of approximately 18.23 million dollars.

As of 11 AM Eastern Time, all states in the U.S. have begun in-person voting except for Hawaii, which is expected to open polling stations in less than an hour. In New York's critical swing district, some voting machines in Westchester County have malfunctioned, while flooding in Florida has forced multiple polling locations to relocate temporarily.The Westchester County Board of Elections in New York stated that local voting machines are currently unable to read paper ballots, and voters can also choose to fill out ballots by hand. Republican Congressman Mike Lawler told CNN that he expects the related issues to be resolved soon. In Central Florida, 21 polling locations have been forced to relocate due to severe flooding, and the Secretary of State's office has confirmed this news.The U.S. Department of Justice has dispatched federal election monitors to several swing states and the largest cities and counties with higher Democratic support. Former President Obama released a new automated phone recording to campaign for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as part of the final phase of election support efforts.

Binance co-founder He Yi stated that since 2026, the Binance security team has identified and successfully intercepted 57 suspected cyber attack incidents related to North Korea. These attacks reflect the ongoing threat posed by state-sponsored hacker organizations targeting the cryptocurrency industry.The related attack methods include fake job interviews, malware disguised as popular development tools, compromised software packages and browser extensions, fake video conferencing applications, and social engineering attacks aimed at stealing account credentials or deploying remote access malware.He Yi mentioned that Binance has intercepted many of these attacks, but even if one is not successfully intercepted, the consequences can be very serious, "This kind of thing should not happen."

According to Binance's official disclosure, the security incident on October 29 involved approximately $6.34 billion in digital assets. As of the report's release, about $2.85 billion in assets had been frozen or intercepted, with amounts pending verification and affected by market price fluctuations.Binance's preliminary investigation stated that the attackers infiltrated employee devices through fake job interviews and malicious software downloads, subsequently using internal AI tools and stolen credentials to access wallet signature services, bypassing normal withdrawal processes to initiate transactions. The attackers also exploited the Ethereum EIP-7702 authorization mechanism, allowing the malicious contract to gain partial execution rights over the hot wallet.Binance stated that the company will bear the financial impact of the stolen funds; as of October 31, 98% of the affected token assets have been replenished, while the remaining assets with lower liquidity are still being purchased. The company has closed the identified attack vectors and is hiring independent security experts for further review.

The Ethereum Foundation stated that its technical core team is collaborating with humanitarian organizations to develop a proof of concept for a humanitarian aid coordination network based on Ethereum, combining decentralized identity with privacy payment rails.The solution utilizes technologies such as ERC-4337, privacy addresses, and Semaphore to keep personal data off-chain and verify credentials through zero-knowledge proofs without exposing the issuer; the relevant solution has completed performance testing on low-end Android devices, and the code has been open-sourced on GitHub.

According to official news, to prevent stolen funds from Binance from flowing through its protocol, Relay has taken measures that have resulted in some transactions and routing being paused or delayed, and users do not need to take action.Relay stated that the team is using multi-layer risk and compliance screening measures to block addresses related to hackers and is collaborating with Binance, law enforcement agencies, and ecosystem security teams. Due to ongoing work, the information that can be disclosed is limited.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.68%, the S&P 500 index up 0.48%, and the Nasdaq up 0.68%.Some storage concept stocks strengthened, with SK Hynix (SKHY.O) up 2.4%, Micron Technology (MU.O) up 0.3%, Oracle set to issue $10 billion in bonds, initially down 4.1%; Marvell Technology (MRVL.O) will acquire Lumentum (LITE.O), with stock prices down 3.4% and down 6.2%, respectively.

According to Gate market data, in pre-market trading of U.S. stocks, some AI concept stocks strengthened, with SpaceX up 3%, NVIDIA up 1.4%, and Micron Technology up 2.6%.

The founder of the cryptocurrency trading platform Gate, Han Lin, published an article sharing thoughts on fund security, proposing the Vault solution. The core principle is to prevent any party from having the ability to unilaterally access the funds. The private key is split into three shards through MPC, held respectively by the user’s device, Gate, and a disaster recovery party. The complete private key will not appear in any single location.Han Lin stated that since 2026, there have been over 600 security incidents, resulting in losses exceeding 8 billion dollars. In September alone, the losses amounted to 768 million dollars, and October is not yet over, with monthly losses already exceeding 6 billion dollars. More than 60% of the losses in the first half of the year were due to private key breaches and phishing, while code vulnerabilities accounted for just over 10%. In October, a hardware implant attack targeting distribution channels caused users to lose nearly 100 million dollars.The solution sets a 48-hour delay for Vault withdrawals, during which users can freeze their accounts at any time. If a user’s device is lost or the backup password is forgotten, Gate and a third party can assist in recovery after the user completes identity verification. If Gate services are unavailable, users can use device shards combined with third-party shards to recover assets through open-source tools. Han Lin expressed that the platform is willing to open up this architectural idea and the real user scenarios encountered for discussion among peers.