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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 U.S. Department of Justice has stated that it is working with the two largest stablecoin issuers globally to attempt to recover nearly half of the stolen funds from the Binance hacking incident. In this attack, hackers stole over $6 billion in assets from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.The U.S. Department of Justice has obtained court authorization to seize or restrict the disposal of $1.2 billion from the $2.7 billion that Tether and Circle Internet Group immediately froze following the hacking incident on October 29. Investigators are still tracking the remaining funds. The Federal Bureau of Investigation refers to the related hacking group as TraderTraitor, which is currently attempting to transfer and launder the stolen assets through cross-chain bridges, mixers, and cryptocurrency exchanges.

The latest 13F filing for the third quarter of 2026 submitted by the quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, founded by mathematician Jim Simons, shows that the institution has significantly adjusted its U.S. stock holdings, nearly completely liquidating its positions in Nvidia, Meta, Apple, and Amazon, with Nvidia's holdings decreasing by 99.7% from a previous market value of approximately $1.42 billion. This reduction occurred weeks before the controversy involving Jensen Huang was exposed.From the perspective of the top ten holdings, Micron Technology ranks first with $1.62 billion, Advanced Micro Devices ranks second with $1.21 billion, followed by United Therapeutics at $908 million, Intel at $835 million, Google's parent company Alphabet at $828 million, and UnitedHealth at $817 million. Additionally, it has established a new position in SpaceX, with a holding value of approximately $621 million.In terms of specific adjustments, the institution has significantly increased its holdings in SanDisk, with the number of shares increasing by 5451%; Micron Technology and UnitedHealth saw their share counts increase by 619% and 507%, respectively, while AMD increased by 140%. Aside from Nvidia, the share counts for Meta, Apple, and Amazon were reduced by 99.9%, 99.8%, and 99.5%, respectively, and it reduced its position in Palantir by 71%. The institution also completely exited its positions in Blackstone, the S&P 500 ETF, Mellanox Technologies, and Danaher, among others.

According to Unfolded, citing CFTC position report data, as of November 3, the net short position of leveraged funds in CME standard Bitcoin futures has decreased to 12,955 BTC, down 89% from the peak of 115,985 BTC on December 17, 2024, marking the lowest level since February 2023, indicating that hedge funds have significantly closed their Bitcoin basis trades.Unfolded stated that the arbitrage buying that previously boosted ETF inflows has essentially disappeared, and the capital flow into spot ETFs will more reflect genuine directional demand, with structural buying that can act as a buffer during price declines also decreasing.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that residents of Miami-Dade County can now pay property taxes online or offline using Bitcoin.Third-party payment service providers will automatically convert Bitcoin into US dollars before the funds enter the county government's account, so the county government will not hold Bitcoin; this payment method is optional.

Sygnum launched a market-neutral ETH Alpha Fund, combining strategies such as staking, options, and arbitrage, with a target annual return of 8% to 10% after fees.

According to Bloomberg, investment firm Norwest, backed by Wells Fargo, has raised $4 billion for its latest fund. The fund plans to invest in early-stage artificial intelligence startups, focusing on areas overlooked by other market participants.Including this new funding, the total assets managed by the firm have reached $18 billion. This is the 18th fund established by Norwest, with a significant increase in fundraising compared to the previous $3 billion in 2024. Norwest has a 65-year history and has previously invested in industry giants such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Spotify Technology SA.

According to Bloomberg Technology, Poste Italiane SpA has launched a mutual investment fund with a target size of 600 million euros (approximately 665 million dollars), focusing on projects including data centers.This move comes after its acquisition of Telecom Italia SpA, aiming to further expand its digital infrastructure layout.

On November 5, 2026, Michael Saylor, the founder of Strategy, connected remotely to the Oranje Summit 2026 held in São Paulo, Brazil. He stated that cutting-edge AI models would enhance the attack capabilities of hackers, and complex software used for transferring funds, such as exchanges and wallets, is particularly vulnerable to attacks. He believes that the design of the Bitcoin network can withstand AI threats, and that Satoshi Nakamoto's decision to limit underlying functions was wise, as complex software would expand the attack surface. He also mentioned that Bitcoin, supported by its strong computing power and security, would prevail in the competition for the global digital capital standard.

DeFi Development Corp preferred stock CHAD raised enough funds to purchase over 1170 Solana, setting a new daily record.

Zcash holders and community representatives will vote from November 16 to 30 on a proposal to remove 50,000 ZEC from the community grant fund (ZCG). This proposal was co-drafted by Zcash co-founders Sean Bowe, Zooko Wilcox, and Jason McGee, and was merged into the specification repository on Wednesday. According to the October treasury snapshot referenced in the proposal, ZCG holds 91,453 ZEC, and the amount proposed for removal accounts for approximately 55% of its holdings.If the proposal passes and is activated in the network upgrade, ZCG must remove the 50,000 ZEC from circulation within 30 days, and its corresponding value will be included in the Network Sustainability Mechanism, gradually returned through future block rewards. Additionally, the proposal plans to stop allocating 8% of newly issued ZEC to ZCG, transferring this portion of funds into a new Future Dev and Legal Defense Fund, which will continue to accumulate until the next Zcash halving. Funds in this new fund will temporarily be unavailable for expenditure until separate withdrawal rules are approved.ZCG can still use the remaining treasury funds to continue issuing development grants, and the independent 12% holder-controlled fund will not be affected. The proposal states that based on the October treasury snapshot, a ZEC price of $1,300, and expenditure estimates for the first half of 2026, the current funds of ZCG can cover approximately 13 years of expenditures; after the removal of 50,000 ZEC, the remaining funds are expected to cover about 6 years. Previously, ZCG proposed to redirect approximately 98,000 ZEC from existing assets and future income to miner rewards, but abandoned this plan on November 3 after facing community criticism. This new proposal still requires community support and must be implemented through a network upgrade. The activation block height has not yet been determined, nor has a reference implementation been provided.

ElizaOS founder Shaw stated that he previously referred to the code published in the GitHub repository lalalune/pumpfun-source as open source, but that statement is inaccurate. The relevant code does not belong to him, and he has never had the right to publish, license this code, or authorize anyone to use it. The "Copyright (c) 2026 Shaw" and similar licenses in the repository are not genuine licenses and do not grant anyone related rights. Shaw stated that his previous remarks or these licenses should not be regarded as permission to use, copy, fork, modify, develop based on, or distribute the code, nor should anyone distribute or attempt to reverse engineer the pump.fun code, as the relevant code is protected by copyright.

According to Global Market Broadcast, Bridgewater's Co-Chief Investment Officer Karen Karniol-Tambour will leave to become the first CEO of the newly established Canadian Sovereign Wealth Fund, the Canada Prosperity Fund. This fund is one of the initiatives promoted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, aimed at strengthening Canada's key strategic industries and reducing economic dependence on the United States. The fund has an initial investment of 25 billion Canadian dollars (17.7 billion US dollars), sourced from the federal government, and will only invest in Canadian companies and projects to seek long-term returns.41-year-old Karniol-Tambour has been with Bridgewater since graduating from Princeton University in 2006. In 2023, during a company reform led by CEO Nir Bar Dea, she was appointed Co-Chief Investment Officer alongside Greg Jensen and Bob Prince, responsible for Bridgewater's Asia strategy, which includes the China investment management business. Sources indicate that Bridgewater has no plans to hire or promote anyone else to replace Karniol-Tambour. In addition to Jensen and Prince, Bridgewater also has two Deputy Chief Investment Officers, Ben Melkman and David Trinh.

The on-chain analysis platform Arkham has tracked approximately 63 million dollars in stolen funds related to the Bitget hacking incident. Arkham stated that 847.26 BTC of this amount has been traced to mixing (CoinJoin) transactions.In addition, Arkham also reported that another 959.29 BTC is stored in the wallet addresses it has tagged, and the recovery efforts for the related funds are still ongoing.

British AI chip startup Fractile has completed a $720 million Series C funding round and plans to deliver its first batch of chips and systems next year.

According to Fortune, AI sales startup Rox has completed a $100 million Series B funding round, with a valuation of $1.3 billion. This round was co-led by General Catalyst and March Capital, with Sequoia and GV continuing to invest, and Prosperity7 joining as a new investor.Rox stated that its AI agent can research customer accounts, recommend priority follow-up targets, and prepare customer outreach efforts.Rox co-founder Ishan Mukherjee said the new funds will be used for more AI research and product development, and the company plans to expand its sales, marketing, and business teams in the U.S. fivefold next year.

Binance Research's latest report indicates that while institutional funds have significantly entered the cryptocurrency market, they are primarily flowing into passive Beta products (such as ETFs), and the actively managed sector has not kept pace.The core reason is not a lack of talent or returns, but rather the absence of a middle layer that connects funds with managers for discovery and verification. Currently, the funding sources for active cryptocurrency strategies still heavily rely on personal networks and conferences, lacking a standardized performance verification and benchmarking system.Research shows that 80% of asset allocators prioritize asset safety over historical returns, and verified trading platform data can significantly enhance due diligence. Managers believe that unverifiable performance and lengthy compliance reviews are the biggest obstacles to fundraising.Capital Connect data shows that directional strategies account for 44.3% of the total number of funds but hold only 6.7% of the capital; market-neutral, statistical arbitrage, and traditional multi-strategy funds make up less than half but attract 92.1% of the capital. The average single investment size from institutions in neutral strategies is about 11 times that of directional strategies.In October, BTC fell by 7.2%, with directional funds averaging a positive return of 1.9%, while neutral strategies recorded 1.0%. Binance Research concludes that institutional preferences and the introduction of traditional structures are driving the market towards maturity, but allocators remain highly selective. Only a comprehensive verification system and operational infrastructure can truly unlock the inflow of actively managed funds.

AnomaPay disclosed on platform X that it has discovered an external security vulnerability in the RISC Zero proof system it uses, which may jeopardize user funds. To protect users and ensure the safety of funds, the risc0 validator behind Anoma has been suspended and will be upgraded by the RISC Zero team.AnomaPay stated that the funds deposited by users are safe, but they will be temporarily inaccessible until the Anoma protocol is upgraded to version V2, which includes the new security updates from RISC Zero. The upgrade is expected to take about two weeks. Although this downtime is not ideal, it is necessary to protect user funds. Users do not need to take any action; funds will be automatically migrated to V2 and access will be restored after the upgrade is completed.