Jupiter Lend liquidity crunch delayed withdrawals on its Solana lending platform. The squeeze followed market panic around a major Binance security hit. Jupiter Earn said it had no Binance exposure. It also said user funds stayed safe while USDC and JupUSD vault cash ran thin. A later October 30 note...
LavishCars.com Takes Its Luxury Car Marketplace From Dubai to the World
The exotic car rental marketplace builds out its global footprint, carrying one standard from the UAE into the United States and beyond Some brands grow by changing to fit each new market. LavishCars is doing the opposite. The luxury and exotic car rental marketplace, founded in Dubai, is expanding internationally...
USDC Circulation Falls $800M as Redemptions Beat Mints
USDC circulation redemptions outpaced new mints in Circle’s October 29 transparency window. Circle issued about $10.92 billion of USDC over seven days and redeemed about $11.71 billion. Net, that cuts circulation by roughly $790 million, leaving about $69.97 billion of USDC in circulation. Total reserves sit near $71.41 billion. That...
CZ Tells Musk to Stop Trolling Binance After $6.3B Hack
A record crypto hack met emoji theater. Then Binance’s founders turned the joke into a balance-sheet argument. The CZ Elon Musk Binance hack spat went public on Friday. Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao told Elon Musk to stop trolling the exchange. Musk had mocked the loss coverage with emojis and...
Trezor Warns CryptoBilis Buyers Over Safe 5 Implant Report
Trezor CryptoBilis implant concerns are now driving an early buyer warning. The company says a Safe 5 report looks credible enough to act on. It is telling March 2026-onward buyers to move funds to a new seed before its lab has the device in hand. Hardware wallet maker Trezor spoke...
First Digital Confirms FDUSD Freeze of 3.4M Tied to Binance Attack
The FDUSD freeze after Binance’s security incident is now on the record from the issuer. First Digital CEO Vincent Chok confirmed the firm froze stolen FDUSD and is coordinating with the exchange to stop those tokens from moving further. On-chain monitors said First Digital had already blacklisted an attacker-linked address...
Ghost Student Crypto Seizure Nets DOJ $750K in Kenya
Student-aid refunds left U.S. bank accounts as cash. Investigators say a Kenyan crypto wallet held the next trail. The ghost student crypto seizure is the headline from Thursday’s Justice Department release. Prosecutors charged five defendants in Operation Ghostbusters. The probe targets “ghost student” federal student-aid fraud linked to a Kenyan...
Ripple Leaves October’s 1B XRP Unlock Untouched Ahead of Nov 1
Ripple 1B XRP unlock funds from the October 1 drop still sit idle in two company wallets after 26 days. Checks on the ledger cited on October 27 show neither wallet has sent a payment since that drop. Another 1 billion XRP can leave escrow on November 1 under Ripple's...
Moody’s RLUSD Rating Hits A2 Investment Grade for Ripple
Moody's RLUSD rating now puts Ripple USD at A2 for long-term deposits and P-1 for short-term deposits. Moody's Ratings calls both marks investment grade under its stablecoin framework. Standard Custody & Trust Company (SCTC), a Ripple unit, issues the dollar token on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum. For firms that...
Ether Funding Rates Slip Under 0.005% as ETH Nears $2,313
Ether funding rates have slipped below the 0.005% line as ETH trades near $2,313 on October 29. According to CoinGlass, the open-interest-weighted rate is 0.0042%. The volume-weighted rate is 0.0043%. Binance's ETHUSDT contract shows about 0.0041%. ETH is down roughly 1.7% on the day. The readings remain positive, so longs...