INSIGHT: The Ethereum portion of the $6.3B @Binance hack exploited EIP-7702, a May 2025 upgrade that lets ordinary wallets run smart contract code allowing the attacker to drain ~$2.5B in $ETH and tokens from a single Binance wallet within four minutes.

INSIGHT: Google searches for Bitcoin have plunged to a FIVE-YEAR LOW as $BTC trades near $81,000. Similar lows in September 2023 and September 2024 coincided with local Bitcoin price BOTTOMS. Retail interest in crypto FADING: - Robinhood's crypto revenue plunged 55% year over year to $120 MILLION in Q3 - Bitcoin wallets holding a balance declined by roughly 30,000 since October 16. Some analysts see this retail disinterest as a BULLISH signal, suggesting selling pressure may be easing. However, a bottom remains unconfirmed, with $80,000 emerging as a critical level as markets digest the Fed rate decision and midterms election.

INSIGHT: $BTC bear market ended in June and accumulation is underway, with the 50-week moving average reclaimed for five straight weeks and macro sellers having cut exposure by more than half, per @GalaxyHQ Research.

INSIGHT: @JPMorgan says recent SEC and CFTC actions have partially offset the CLARITY Act’s failure, but warns crypto faces a patchwork of regulatory measures that could be reversed in two years if Democrats win the White House.

INSIGHT: Crypto rebounds after Thursday’s tech selloff with $PEPE leading gains at +14%, memecoins up 2.9% and $BTC holding near $82K as U.S. spot $BTC ETFs shed $635M on Thursday following $1B+ in inflows earlier in the week.

INSIGHT: The OCC’s final GENIUS Act rule drops its proposed presumption against third-party stablecoin rewards, with banks calling it a threat to deposits and crypto calling it a win, as the regulator says it will handle cases individually with no clear rules yet.

INSIGHT: @Citi expects a negative bitcoin yield for @Strategy in 2026 after it built a cash reserve and sold $BTC at unfavorable prices. The key question now is how $MSTR restarts yield generation in 2027.