Can $1.23 support prevent another November decline?
XRP price has remained near $1.25 at the beginning of November, even as U.S. spot XRP exchange-traded funds reportedly attracted fresh investments during October’s cryptocurrency market decline. Summary XRP price traded near $1.25 on November 2, following a monthly decline of nearly 16%. U.S. spot XRP ETFs reportedly attracted $18.83 million in October, their seventh…
Binance resumes withdrawals following $6.3 billion breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced early on Sunday that it would begin allowing withdrawals in a phased process. The company froze all deposits and withdrawals after hackers stole $6.3 billion worth of crypto from Binance wallets. In its latest update, Binance said it has now covered 95% of the stolen assets, and it’s still working to…
4 Things That Could Impact Crypto This Week
After last week’s hack-driven crash, the expectations for another volatile week are quite high. Bitcoin and the broader crypto market enter another potentially volatile week with the US midterm elections, crucial labor-market data, major tech earnings, and several Federal Reserve speakers on deck. The leading cryptocurrency tanked to $76,000 at the end of last…
Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on November 2, 2026
The Moon has now reached its Waning Crescent phase, which means less than half of its surface illuminated. It will continue to decrease now until we reach the New Moon. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Monday, Nov. 2, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waning Crescent phase,…
Binance Hacker Moves All $293M in Stolen XRP as $242M Slips out Through Tron
Key Takeaways The Binance hacker split 233.46M XRP across six fresh wallets between 03:52 and 04:00 UTC on Nov. 2. Trackers say about $242M already moved through Tron routes after Tether froze 378.7M USDT. Over $3B in stolen assets remains largely untouched, so exchanges are watching the six XRP wallets. The Stolen XRP Wakes up…
“Reimbursement alone” is not enough, says Altcoin Pro co-founder
On October 29, 2026, hackers siphoned $6.3 billion from the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, marking what blockchain analysts call the largest digital asset heist in history and potentially the single largest known theft of any kind. Summary Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance on October 29, with blockchain analytics firms attributing the attack to…
What Democrats Can Learn From New York’s Data Center Moratorium
Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue: data centers. If you’ve got a question or thought for the column, feel free to shoot Molly an email at [email protected] or reach them securely on Signal at mollytaft.76. When New York became the first…
Ripple (XRP) ETFs Beat Every Major Rival in October: But Two Problems Remain
In line with the impressive month for Ripple, the ETFs recorded some net inflows. In a rather bearish environment for most exchange-traded funds tracking the largest cryptocurrencies, the funds behind XRP managed to maintain their green monthly streak. However, there are still two issues that deserve attention, as it’s not all good news. XRP…
Borrowed reading: stories from our extended colleagues
Readers don’t typically care who owns what media property, we realize, but last year, we became part of a broader portfolio, a move that has come with some decided benefits, including what amounts to a bigger extended family with cool cousins. Now, in addition to our TechCrunch channels in Slack, we can talk with the…
He Paid 75 Cents for a Record at a Street Sale. It Was a One-of-a-Kind Velvet Underground Acetate
Key Takeaways A 75-cent sidewalk impulse buy turned into a one-of-a-kind piece of music history. Provenance and scarcity, not the music itself, drive what collectors will pay. Public bidding exposed a huge gap between a bid and a closed deal. Warren Hill was killing time at a Chelsea sidewalk sale in September 2002 when he…
