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A short daily summary, in plain English: the most important news from the world of crypto and blockchain, then what regulators, central banks and governments published, each with its sources.

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6 Nov 2026

The crypto world

8 stories from 140 reports · published 07:41:33 UK time on 5 Nov 2026 to 07:41:33 UK time on 6 Nov 2026

  1. Brazilian exchange hack went on after being called contained

    Decrypt reports a forensic analysis that traces $48.6mln across 11 blockchains, and says thousands of customer deposit addresses were drained after Mercado Bitcoin, a Brazilian exchange, had said the hack was contained.

    CoinDesk reports the same attacker took about $391,000 after that statement, and that BitMart's founder confirmed a separate hack on 2 Nov.

    Hacks and losses · Reported by CoinDesk, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), Decrypt, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  2. Binance cuts SignalPlus trading connections after a security warning

    Binance, an exchange, says its own systems and user funds are unaffected and has revoked the API keys, the connections that let a trading platform act on an account, used by SignalPlus. It told users to check their positions and open orders directly.

    SignalPlus says attackers compromised an engineer's computer using a fake Teams invite, with losses of less than $82,000, according to Cointelegraph.

    Hacks and losses · Reported by The Defiant, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), Decrypt, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), CoinDesk, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), Cointelegraph, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  3. Solana lender Loopscale restores some loans, keeps vault withdrawals frozen

    The Defiant reports that Loopscale, a lending service on Solana, has partly restored loan functions after an attack. Repayments and collateral withdrawals stay disabled for loans funded from its USDC Genesis vault, and vault withdrawals remain frozen.

    The Defiant says the team has set out two attack paths.

    Hacks and losses · Reported by The Defiant, 6 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  4. Bitcoin falls 6% as $1bn of leveraged bets close

    The Block reports bitcoin fell 6% to $75,700 and ether 7% on 5 Nov as a sell-off in US technology shares hit crypto, triggering $1.03bn in liquidations, which are leveraged bets closed out by the exchange.

    The Defiant reports total crypto market value fell 6.8% over 24 hours, and that US ether funds recorded $99.9mln in net withdrawals on 5 Nov.

    Markets · Reported by The Defiant, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), The Block, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), The Defiant, 6 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  5. Greece's parliament approves a 10% tax on crypto gains

    Greece's parliament has approved a 10% tax on crypto gains, according to The Defiant and Bitcoin Magazine. The Defiant reports the first €500 of annual net gains is exempt and that the tax applies from Jan 2027.

    Policy · Reported by Bitcoin Magazine, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), The Defiant, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  6. South Korea seeks a fourth delay to its crypto tax

    Cointelegraph reports South Korea's government wants to delay its 22% tax on crypto gains again, to 2029. Bitcoin Magazine reports it also offers a three-year carry-forward of losses.

    CryptoSlate says the request was made on 4 Nov and that tax guidance still shows 1 Jan 2027 while no new date is settled.

    Policy · Reported by Cointelegraph, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), Bitcoin Magazine, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), CryptoSlate, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  7. Thailand plans to block the Bitget exchange from 5 Dec

    Cointelegraph reports Thailand's securities regulator has filed a criminal complaint against Bitget's operator over unlicensed crypto trading, with access to its website and app to be blocked from 5 Dec.

    The Defiant reports a separate sale of a Thai exchange is awaiting approval.

    Policy · Reported by Cointelegraph, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), The Defiant, 5 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  8. Zcash's NU7 upgrade goes live with faster blocks

    Zcash, a privacy-focused coin, activated its NU7 upgrade on 5 Nov, according to Unchained. CoinDesk reports it cuts the target time between blocks to 25 seconds.

    The Block reports the upgrade also removes 60% of each block's transaction fees from circulation.

    Networks · Reported by Unchained, 6 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), CoinDesk, 6 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab), The Block, 6 Nov 2026 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Rules and regulators

0 of 8 items kept · published 07:41:29 UK time on 5 Nov 2026 to 07:41:29 UK time on 6 Nov 2026

Nothing in this window met the rules.

What was read

For the crypto world

  • CoinDesk, all stories (CoinDesk): 25 items in the feed, 22 in the window. Read 07:41:33 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • The Block, all stories (The Block): 20 items in the feed, 12 in the window. Read 07:41:34 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • Decrypt, all stories (Decrypt): 37 items in the feed, 19 in the window. Read 07:41:34 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • Cointelegraph, all stories (Cointelegraph): 30 items in the feed, 20 in the window. Read 07:41:34 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • Blockworks, all stories (Blockworks): 50 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:35 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • DL News, all stories (DL News): 40 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:35 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • The Defiant, all stories (The Defiant): 100 items in the feed, 37 in the window. Read 07:41:35 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • Bitcoin Magazine, all stories (Bitcoin Magazine): 10 items in the feed, 10 in the window. Read 07:41:36 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • CryptoSlate, all stories (CryptoSlate): 10 items in the feed, 10 in the window. Read 07:41:36 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • Unchained, all stories (Unchained): 10 items in the feed, 10 in the window. Read 07:41:36 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • The Guardian, cryptocurrencies (The Guardian): 0 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:36 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • BBC News, technology (crypto stories only) (BBC News): 0 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:36 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.

From each news outlet, only the headline and short summary in its public feed are read. The articles themselves are not opened or copied, and each story links to the outlets that reported it. Several reports of one event become one item. Kept: the stories that matter most to someone in the UK who owns, is thinking about, or is helping someone with crypto. Left out: price predictions, tips, opinion pieces, sponsored posts, and stories about other subjects.

For rules and regulators

  • FCA news (Financial Conduct Authority): 20 items in the feed, 3 in the window. Read 07:41:29 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • Bank of England news (Bank of England): 50 items in the feed, 1 in the window. Read 07:41:29 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • GOV.UK news and communications, search “cryptoassets” (GOV.UK): 20 items in the feed, 1 in the window. Read 07:41:30 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • GOV.UK, search “stablecoin” (GOV.UK): 10 items in the feed, 2 in the window. Read 07:41:30 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • SEC press releases (US Securities and Exchange Commission): 25 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:31 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • ECB press (European Central Bank): 15 items in the feed, 1 in the window. Read 07:41:31 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • ESMA news (European Securities and Markets Authority): 10 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:32 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.
  • BIS press releases (Bank for International Settlements): 0 items in the feed, 0 in the window. Read 07:41:32 UK time on 6 Nov 2026.

Only primary sources are read here: regulators, central banks, government and standard setters. Kept: news about rules, tax, enforcement, scams, and the systems money and securities move through. Left out: interest rates, general forecasts, appointments, and anything that predicts a price or reads as a reason to buy.

Each line is this site's own summary. What a firm, a news outlet or a regulator says stays theirs, a proposal is called a proposal, and a charge is an allegation until a court decides. Nothing here is a reason to buy or sell. Open the sources to read them in full.