Peter Schiff said gold's sharp Oct. 30 drop and silver's larger decline point to a short-term liquidity problem that could spread into broader markets as soon as next week. He tied the metals weakness to a risk-off day with stock losses, crypto weakness, and macroeconomic pressure.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $643.2 million in net outflows on Oct. 30, wiping out four straight sessions of inflows and leaving both the week and month in negative territory. Fidelity, BlackRock's IBIT, and ARK 21Shares led the withdrawals, while Ether ETFs also recorded notable losses. Cumulative Bitcoin ETF inflows still remain above $57 billion.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped sharply as concerns grew that massive AI infrastructure spending may not produce returns quickly enough to support current technology valuations. Losses spread across major tech and semiconductor names including Amazon, Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, while the index approached its 200-day EMA. Upcoming earnings from Apple and Nvidia are expected to help determine whether the sell-off is a correction or the start of a deeper decline.
Iron Fish said it is ending all remaining network support after finding an inflation bug from early 2019 that allowed an attacker to repeatedly spend the same shielded notes and move funds out through the ChainPort bridge. The team said the flaw came from its Merkle tree and nullifier logic, audits missed it, and it has issued a patch and postmortem. It did not disclose the amount created or any compensation plan, while traders reported a sharp collapse in the wIRON pair on Base.
Recall Foundation will end protocol development and shut down operations after deciding the project is no longer commercially viable. The plan includes burning 358,562,442 RECALL tokens, or about 35.86% of supply, while ruling out any buybacks, redemptions, or treasury distributions to holders. Remaining treasury assets will go to creditors, closure costs, and contingencies, and staking withdrawals will still be available through the contract after the app becomes read-only on Nov. 30.
Claims on X say Binance's $6.3 billion hack may have been an inside job after the exchange delayed proof-of-reserves results until Nov. 2. Critics say the timing could hide the true size of the loss, while Binance and forensic firms say the evidence points to an outside attacker, likely linked to North Korea. Binance says withdrawals will resume in phases and a full post-mortem will follow.
BNB, Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum are all declining in a broad market downturn. BNB is testing support near $690, Bitcoin is probing its 200-day moving average around $76,400-$76,600, XRP has fallen below $1.30 and may test $1.20, and Ethereum has dropped below $2,300 with further downside risk toward $2,170.
Mark Karpeles氏は、東南アジアの販売業者CryptoBilisが販売したTrezorデバイスに不正な部品が埋め込まれていた可能性があると警告しました。Trezorは、インドネシアのTokopediaで購入されたTrezor Safe 5にハードウェアの不正な部品が埋め込まれている疑いがあるとの信頼できる報告を確認しました。このデバイスには、携帯通信モジュールとアンテナを備えた追加基板の痕跡が見られたとし、販売業者との関係を断ち、影響を受けたユーザーに対して、まったく新しいウォレットを作成して資金を移すよう勧告しました。
The SEC charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd. with running a crypto investment fraud that raised more than $130 million from retail investors. The firms allegedly used false federal filings, fake claims of SEC registration and approval, social media, encrypted messaging, livestreams, and an app to promote a purported risk-free wealth-sharing program, while misappropriating most of the funds.
The attacker behind the Binance breach quickly sold about $158 million in stolen altcoins, converting the proceeds into 70,480 ETH and additional USDT-to-ETH value. Analysts questioned Binance's claim that no private keys were leaked, pointing to activity across multiple chains and signs the attacker may have been able to trigger signed transactions instead of stealing keys directly.
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $137.33 million of inflows on Wednesday, extending a three-day streak to about $423.66 million for the week. BlackRock's IBIT led the buying, while ether ETF outflows eased to $21.41 million and Zcash saw a seventh straight day of inflows.
Arkham estimates the Binance hack at $6.01 billion and says $2.9 billion of the stolen funds remain movable. Binance separately puts the impact at $6.3 billion and says it will cover all losses while deposits and withdrawals remain suspended.
Singapore police said at least two cases involving tampered Ledger hardware wallets have been reported since Sept. 10, with combined losses of about S$3.5 million. Ledger said some devices were compromised in the CryptoBilis supply chain and asked retailers across several Asian markets to suspend sales while investigations continue.
The SEC says BG Wealth and DSJ Exchange allegedly defrauded investors by promising risk-free trading returns and using false filings to claim SEC approval. The agency says investors lost more than $100 million.
Utah prosecutors filed 14 criminal counts, including 13 felonies, against Kalshi and co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara after an undercover investigator placed 12 sports bets on the platform from Utah. Prosecutors say Kalshi's fees from the bets were illegal gambling proceeds, while Kalshi says the case is political overreach and it will fight in court amid a wider dispute over prediction markets and federal jurisdiction.
Alice & Bob says a fault-tolerant quantum computer with about 29,588 physical qubits could break Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve cryptography in roughly 61.8 minutes. The finding, supported by related work from Google and Quantinuum, raises concerns about Bitcoin’s post-quantum security and the need for quantum-resistant protections.
Ethereum is under pressure during a broader market selloff. An analyst warns ETH could fall to $2,000 if selling continues, citing whale distribution of about 160,000 ETH, rising exchange balances, and a break below key support levels. The article also says the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet has been delayed.
NEAR Protocol dropped over 8% after reaching a yearly high near $6, with broader crypto कमजूरness, derivatives deleveraging, and cooling ETF inflows cited as drivers. The token broke support around $4.45-$4.39 and is trading near $4.08, with the next downside level around $3.88 if buyers fail to hold the area.