Crypto Pulse—Industry Perspectives

Indonesia's CFX crypto exchange will change one constituent in the CFX10 Index at 12:00 a.m. WIB on November 1, 2026. Stellar, or XLM, will be removed, while Chainlink, or LINK, will enter in ninth place. The new composition will remain effective through January 31, 2027.The decision uses reference data from July 1 through September 30, 2026. CFX assessed monthly transaction volume, availability across licensed Digital Financial Asset Traders, and global market-cap rankings. Nine constituents re

The Federal Open Market Committee kept the federal funds target range at 3.75% to 4.00% at its October 28, 2026 meeting. The decision passed by a 10 to 2 vote. Lisa D. Cook and Beth M. Hammack preferred a 25-basis-point increase.The rupiah strengthened modestly after the announcement. Indonesia's spot exchange rate opened at Rp18,141 per US dollar on October 29, compared with the previous close of Rp18,184, according to ANTARA. The 43-point, or roughly 0.24%, improvement provided limited relief,

The Indonesia Stock Exchange raised the minimum free-float requirement for listed companies from 7.5% to 15%. The amended IDX Regulation No. I-A took effect on March 31, 2026, with transition periods ending between 2027 and 2029.Free float represents the portion of a company's listed shares that may be held and traded by the public while meeting specific eligibility criteria. Shares held by controllers, controller affiliates, directors, commissioners, holders owning at least 5%, the company itse

Key TakeawaysZcash's NU7 network upgrade is set to activate at block 3,543,405, targeted for around November 5, 2026.NU7 cuts the target block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, making payments confirm about three times faster.It also introduces the Network Sustainability Mechanism, which removes 60% of transaction fees from circulation, and disables version 4 transactions.About 22,309 ZEC still held in the old Sprout shielded pool will become unspendable after activation unless holders move th

Key TakeawaysBinance lost about $6.3 billion across 10 blockchains on October 29, 2026, in the largest crypto theft on record. The FBI attributed it to North Korea's TraderTraitor group.About $3 billion in stolen stablecoins was frozen by Tether, Circle and partners, but blockchain data firm Bitquery found about $3.1 billion still sitting in attacker wallets as of October 31.Binance says it has replaced about 95% of the stolen assets with its own funds and completed a new proof of reserves showi

Key TakeawaysAmericans vote on November 3, 2026 for all 435 House seats and about one-third of the Senate, with control of both chambers at stake.The crypto industry spent about $170 million to $176 million on the midterms, led by the Fairshake super PAC, making it one of the largest corporate spenders of the cycle.The CLARITY Act, the main crypto market structure bill, stalled in 2026. Its future depends heavily on who controls Congress in 2027.Prediction market Kalshi gave Democrats about a 70

Prediction MarketPrediction markets have emerged as one of crypto's hottest narratives in 2025–2026. After Polymarket and Kalshi brought event-based trading into the mainstream, BNB Chain quickly developed its own contender. At the center of that push is Predict.fun, a YZi Labs-backed platform repeatedly mentioned by CZ that has become the primary prediction market provider integrated into Binance Wallet.This article takes a closer look at Predict.fun, covering its product, team, tokenomics, and

In reports published as of this morning,no November re-lock (EscrowCreate) transactions had been confirmed, so this month's net release is not final. Ripple re-locked 700 million XRP in each of the last two months,within hours, and after the Sunday unlocks in February and March it re-locked on Monday. PrefaceRipple has once again unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow. On November 1, 2026,Whale Alert flagged two transfers of 500 million XRP each, together worth roughly $1.25 billion. XRP traded near

PrefaceBitcoin ETF outflows hit $643.3 million on Friday, October 30, 2026, the biggest one-day exit from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs in four months. The money left on the first trading day after the Binance hack, which began after U.S. markets closed on Thursday. For the crypto industry, the number matters less as a one-day scare than as a test of a bigger idea: that spot ETFs have become Bitcoin’s steadiest source of demand.This article takes an industry view. It covers what the outflow shows about

PrefaceOn October 29, 2026, attackers drained about $6.3 billion from Binance's hot wallets, most of it in roughly 20 minutes. It is the largest crypto hack on record, according toCBS News, citing TRM Labs, and more than four times the $1.46 billion stolen from Bybit in 2025.Binance says its users will not pay. It says it will cover the loss from its own money and two reserve funds. The FBI says North Korea did it. But "who pays" is a bigger question than one company's promise. It also d