Crypto news. Royal judgement.
Sunday brings a withdrawal timetable from Binance, a warning about familiar DeFi websites, and bets on Anthropic that buy no shares. Elsewhere, Uber tests weekend treasury access, a Bitcoin holder authorises a possible exit, and Zcash puts faster mining software through its paces.
This morning's royal test: can you access it, do you own it, and has it actually happened? The crown regrets that these remain separate questions.
Binance's 1 November recovery update targets a phased withdrawal restart between 06:00 and 09:00 UTC, with selected assets across 15 networks. The exchange says it has replenished about 95% of the amount affected by the theft.
Flap and Kintsu reported website hijacks on 31 October, while Blockaid identified the Step Drainer toolkit across a wider group of DeFi front ends. The incident targeted the pages people use to interact with wallets; a common root cause remains unconfirmed.
Current-market feature: trade.xyz's live ANT pre-IPO perpetual lets eligible traders speculate on an anticipated Anthropic share price with up to 10-times leverage. The contract provides price exposure, not Anthropic shares, voting rights or an IPO allocation.
Uber completed a tokenised cash-management pilot with HSBC, Franklin Templeton, Tradeweb and Fireblocks on Canton. Announced on 30 October, the test combined money-market fund investment with access to funds outside traditional market hours.
Next Technology Holding says its board authorised sales or financing secured against its approximately 5,833 BTC on 30 October. The company cited custody and market risks, while saying none of its Bitcoin was held on or through Binance.
The Zcash Foundation introduced Zebra Ándale on 31 October, an alpha release intended to shorten delays between transactions, mining work and block handling. Node and mining-pool operators are being asked to test it alongside the stable release.
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