BNB Chain announced on X that opBNB has moved to a new block explorer and that the previous explorer is now deprecated. Users who rely on an explorer to check whether a transaction has landed or to look up activity on opBNB are advised to update their bookmark to the new explorer. The announcement identifies the migration and the deprecation of the former explorer as the key changes. The new explorer covers transactions, blocks, and wallet activity. These are the categories of opBNB information specified in the announcement; it does not provide a new explorer address or further details about the migration. Users looking up a transaction, examining blocks, or checking wallet activity should use the replacement explorer rather than the deprecated one. The notice describes the change as a move to a new block explorer and does not state when the previous explorer will stop being available. It also does not specify any changes to opBNB transactions or network operations.

BNB Chain announced on X that BNB Chain went live on Phantom, giving users another way to trade BNB Chain tokens through a wallet they already use. Separately, Aave enabled deposits of USDC and USDT from BNB Chain in its mobile app. The announcements cover access to trading through Phantom and access to lending through Aave’s app, with the Aave deposits involving the two named stablecoins. BNB Chain described the changes as expanding access to both trading and lending. The post did not provide a launch date, additional eligibility details, or further information about how the features work. It also did not specify other supported assets, deposit limits, or whether the integrations are available in particular regions. The reported additions are limited to token trading in Phantom and USDC and USDT deposits from BNB Chain through Aave’s mobile app.

BNB Chain announced on X that Travala’s AI agent can help users book hotels, with bookings paid in USDT on BNB Smart Chain through Binance Pay. The process begins with a traveler telling the agent where they are headed and then choosing a hotel. Stablecoins can cover the booking, and payment is completed in USDT through Binance Pay on BNB Smart Chain. The post describes a conversational booking flow that combines hotel selection with a stablecoin payment. It does not specify additional booking requirements, supported destinations, hotel availability, fees, or when the capability became available. The stated payment method is USDT, and the named network is BNB Smart Chain; Binance Pay is the payment service identified in the announcement.

BNB Chain announced on X that its 37th quarterly BNB burn was completed directly on BNB Smart Chain. The burn removed approximately 1.64 million BNB, valued at around $1.197 billion at the time of the burn. The announcement said it included the full breakdown.

BNB Chain announced on X that it became the first network to reach 2 million real-world asset (RWA) holders, representing around 40% of all onchain RWA holders. The post also said BNB Chain’s market share in tokenized stocks rose from 35.55% to 42.59% over a month.

BNB Chain announced on X that the latest Q3 report from Blockworks recorded growth across tokenized equity trading, lending deposits and spot decentralized exchange activity. Tokenized equity trading grew about 11 times to $25.6 billion, lending deposits rose 42% to $3.57 billion, and spot DEX volume increased 28% to $75.7 billion. The report’s figures cover activity across tokenized stocks, borrowing and spot trading on the ecosystem.

BNB Chain announced on X that it added nearly 13 million stablecoin holders over the quarter, according to CryptoRank.io. The post did not specify which quarter the figure covers or provide further details about the holder count.

An address added about $10.78 million in ZEC shorts, increasing its position by 8,398.37 ZEC to 21,144.6 ZEC. According to Odaily, it opened positions worth about $10.67 million and closed about $30,000 during the trading window; its contract account has accumulated profits of about $142 million. The address is 0x7fdafde5cfb5465924316eced2d3715494c517d1.

Tron founder Justin Sun is escalating his legal battle with World Liberty Financial, asking a California federal court to sanction the Trump family-backed crypto venture over what he describes as a delayed disclosure of UAE ownership ties that could undermine the court's jurisdiction over his lawsuit.

The Democratic Party swept both houses of Congress, resulting in $63 million in political donations to the crypto industry going down the drain. Stricter regulations on AI and data centers caused the market to briefly reverse its decline and rise.

On November 4, Singapore proposed major amendments to its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, including raising the maximum daily fine for causing or contributing to cross-border haze pollution from about S$78,000 to S$1 million. According to Sina Finance, the proposed measures would also allow arrests in Singapore, trials in absentia, and restrictions on companies’ business activities and financing. The revised law could cover conduct posing a pollution risk even before smoke from land or forest fires reaches Singapore, and authorities could impose restrictions and fines on parties doing business with companies or individuals suspected of causing fires. Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu said the changes would expand investigative and enforcement powers. Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said the measures could constrain companies beyond economic penalties by disrupting their business activities and access to financing. Fu said Singapore needed better ways to obtain and verify information, trace complex corporate relationships, and penalize offenders, even when criminal prosecution is difficult. The proposal follows severe Indonesian wildfires in 2026, fueled by El Niño conditions and prolonged drought. Haze blanketed Singapore for weeks and also affected Malaysia and the Philippines. Indonesian monitoring data showed that hotspots in September and October reached their highest levels since 2015. Singapore’s National Environment Agency has sent letters to several Indonesian companies and requested operational and supply-chain information from 10 palm oil and forestry companies registered in Singapore, including Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources, and First Resources. Singapore passed the law in 2014, but investigations into some cases related to the 2015 haze remain unfinished because of difficulties obtaining key evidence from Indonesia. Fu said satellite imagery and modeling have improved haze tracing, though identifying those responsible still requires official information from Indonesia. Singapore will continue coordinating with Indonesia and use ASEAN mechanisms to pursue a regional zero-haze target by 2030.

BitMart has admitted it was hacked on 2 November 2026, with about $391,000 reportedly taken from wallets linked to the exchange and sent to an address also used in the Mercado Bitcoin attack. Mercado Bitcoin lost tens of millions of dollars that same day, and BitMart's founder believes the same group was behind both.

With the Democrats regaining control of both houses of Congress, two measures to ease sanctions against Russia will face hearings and legislative review, but the legal framework will remain largely unchanged.

AI companies are borrowing record amounts of money to finance their expansion, even as semiconductor stocks and some of the industry's biggest players suffer steep market declines.

More than $133 million in crypto was taken from an EU financial institution over a weekend, with most of it withdrawn through Kraken, Crypto.com and OKX accounts before being swapped and moved on. ZachXBT now says the victim is allegedly French bank Credit Mutuel Arkea, while Kraken says it has restricted the accounts and is working with law enforcement to recover the funds.

Democratic candidates are more inclined to halt new construction, while regulation of electricity prices and grid costs has received bipartisan support.

The key to the $6.36 billion theft from Binance was not the leak of private keys, but the signing of 50 EIP-7702 delegated authorizations in the signature system.

With the Democrats regaining control of the Senate, policy prospects in areas such as AI data centers, crypto assets, Federal Reserve independence, and clean energy are changing.

Bitcoin's four-year halving cycle is not the only time scale; a 75-month window can serve as a long-term reference for testing market turning points, but it must be confirmed by price structure.