[Colombia arrests eight in $42M crypto money laundering bust]

Colombian authorities, working with U.S. investigators, uncovered a drug-trafficking money laundering ring that used cryptocurrency and arrested eight suspects, Bitcoin.com reported.

Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office said it carried out a joint crackdown with U.S. intelligence authorities in four areas: Cajica, Maicao, Barranquilla and Bogota. Colombian prosecutors said they plan to pursue extradition proceedings to the U.S. under Colombian law while observing due process for the arrested suspects.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172714

[U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs see $110.6M in net outflows]

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs posted $110.6 million in net outflows on Oct. 22, reversing back into outflows a day after returning to net inflows, according to Farside Investors.
- BlackRock ETHA: -$75.5 million
- BlackRock Staking ETHB: -$17.2 million
- Fidelity FETH: +$2.4 million
- Grayscale ETHE: -$9.6 million
- Grayscale Mini ETH: -$10.7 million
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172715

[Bitcoin futures open interest rises again, raising risk of cascading liquidations]

Bitcoin futures open interest, which had been declining in October, is rising again, raising the risk of cascading liquidations, according to AMBCrypto.

The outlet said BTC futures open interest rose 8.04% over the past 24 hours to $27.12 billion. It added that higher leverage could fuel further price gains, but it also increases the risk of forced-liquidation losses if the market moves in the opposite direction. Persistent buying could support additional upside, while worsening investor sentiment could trigger a chain of forced liquidations and a steeper price decline.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172716

[U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs see $635.6M net outflow, biggest since July 25]

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $635.6 million in net outflows on Oct. 22, marking the first net outflow in four trading days and the largest since July 25, according to Farside Investors.
- BlackRock IBIT: -$254.1 million
- Fidelity FBTC: -$217.5 million
- Bitwise BITB: -$27.4 million
- Ark Invest ARKB: -$109.4 million
- Grayscale Mini BTC: +$2.3 million
- Grayscale GBTC: -$29.5 million
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172717

[BOK to require reports on exchange-to-personal-wallet crypto transfers from Dec. 2]

South Korea’s central bank will begin receiving reports on digital asset transfers between domestic crypto exchanges and personal wallets through the foreign exchange data network starting Dec. 2, Digital Asset reported.

According to a Bank of Korea manual on foreign exchange data network reporting for virtual asset transfer service providers, obtained by People Power Party lawmaker Park Soo-young and released on Oct. 23, the central bank will introduce a new “Virtual Asset Remittance (Receipt) Details (FX1020)” report for such providers. Virtual asset transfer service providers will be required to report cross-border digital asset transfers with offshore exchanges, overseas custodians, and personal wallets by individual or corporate user, by digital asset, and by transaction. Transactions in which users send digital assets to or receive them from their own wallet addresses will also be subject to reporting.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172718
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[Bitcoin Core to accelerate security patch releases amid AI-driven vulnerability risks]

Bitcoin Core plans to change its vulnerability disclosure policy in response to advances in AI, as large language models have made some flaws easier to find and reduced the effectiveness of the previous practice of keeping them undisclosed for extended periods, Cointelegraph reported.

Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot said on the developer mailing list on Oct. 22 the previous policy had delayed the rollout of security patches. For vulnerabilities that are easy to discover, Bitcoin Core plans to apply patches as quickly as possible across all major versions currently under maintenance and disclose related security information at the same time as the updates.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172719

[Ethereum delays Glamsterdam upgrade on Hoodi testnet over security concerns]

Ethereum developers have delayed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, which had been scheduled for Oct. 26, to allow further review of security issues, CoinDesk reported. The decision followed concerns that changes to gas-cost calculations could affect error handling in existing smart contracts. ChainSecurity said on Oct. 13 that if EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 are implemented together, calls between smart contracts could produce different error-handling outcomes than before when gas fees are exhausted. A revised schedule has not yet been announced.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172720

[Upbit to temporarily suspend DGB deposits, withdrawals on Oct. 31]

South Korean exchange Upbit announced it will temporarily suspend DGB deposits and withdrawals from 9:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 31 due to a DigiByte (DGB) hard fork.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172722

[BTC perp long/short ratios on top exchanges by open interest]

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest:
Overall: 47.86% long, 52.14% short
- Binance: 49.13% long, 50.87% short
- OKX: 49.19% long, 50.81% short
- Bybit: 48.64% long, 51.36% short
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172723

[Utexo to launch Bitcoin-based bridged Tether platform on Nov. 28]

Software company Utexo said it will launch Utexo Mint, a platform supporting bridged Tether (USD₮) on the Bitcoin network, on Nov. 28. The platform is currently available for testing on Bitcoin Signet, and the company plans to use it to bring U.S. dollar liquidity into the Bitcoin ecosystem while expanding trading and the BTC-backed lending market.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172724

[Bithumb, Upbit extend EGLD delisting watchlist review period]

South Korean exchanges Bithumb and Upbit announced on their official websites that they have extended the delisting watchlist designation period for MultiversX (EGLD).
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172725

[Bithumb extends FET delisting watchlist period]

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced an extension of the delisting watchlist period for Fetch (FET).
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172726

[Ether.fi team-linked address transfers $2.3M in ETHFI to suspected vesting address]

A team-linked Ether.fi address transferred an additional 3.5 million ETHFI, worth about $2.28 million, to a specific address ending in 0xB20, according to Arkham. The same address also transferred 1.255 million ETHFI to 0xB20 around a year ago. The destination is believed to be a smart contract address related to token vesting.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172729

[Brent above $100 raises concern over tighter liquidity for BTC, analyst says]

On-chain analyst Darkfost said Brent crude trading above $100 a barrel is creating a macroeconomic backdrop that is unfavorable for Bitcoin. Rising oil prices, driven by tensions in the Middle East and expanded Ukrainian attacks on Russian refining facilities, are increasing inflation pressure across production costs and service prices.

According to the analysis, Bitcoin has historically tended to lose momentum when Brent posts strong gains above its annual average. By contrast, Bitcoin has often recovered when oil prices fall sharply. In July, Bitcoin rebounded as upward pressure on oil prices temporarily eased, but Brent has since surged again. Darkfost said capital rotation across markets could still extend Bitcoin's advance, but current macro conditions are unfavorable for fresh liquidity inflows.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172730

[Swell halts swETH, rswETH deposits and withdrawals over alleged key compromise]

Swell Chain, the Ethereum liquid staking protocol SWELL, has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals for swETH and rswETH after allegations emerged that a repricing key had been compromised, The Defiant reported. The move has made direct ETH redemptions through the protocol unavailable, while both new withdrawal requests and ETH withdrawals tied to existing requests have been restricted.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172731

[Solana Foundation executive says all assets may prove tokenizable within 10 years]

Amira Valliani, head of payments growth at the Solana Foundation, said it would become clear over the next 10 years that all assets could be tokenized. Valliani said tokens are already being used in cryptocurrency and AI, and described them as a digital format for representing assets in a way machines can recognize.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172733

[KIMCHI token plunges 95% after market cap tops $14M]

KIMCHI token’s market capitalization briefly surged to $14 million before plunging more than 95%, according to Lookonchain. Wallets suspected of being tied to a token scam ring are estimated to have bought KIMCHI at low prices and then sold it for more than $385,000 in total profit.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172734

[Two Finch AI agent proposals enter Ethereum ERC review process]

Two AI agent-related standards proposed by the Finch team have been listed in Ethereum’s official ERC repository, Odaily reported. The proposals are ERC-8436, a framework for collective decision-making among agents, and ERC-8444, which covers on-chain Agentic Resource Discovery, or "ARD."

All seven standards proposals led by Finch founder and CEO Gary Yang — ERC-8338, ERC-8414, ERC-8419, ERC-8434, ERC-8436, ERC-8444 and ERC-8447 — have now been assigned ERC numbers. The proposals cover a range of areas including AI agents’ technology and functions, tasks, reliability, identity, collective decision-making, resource discovery and cluster organization.

ERC-8436 and ERC-8444 are now set to undergo review on Ethereum Magicians, an Ethereum community forum. The ERC number assignments and repository listings mean the proposals have entered Ethereum’s formal review system, but do not indicate final standard adoption or implementation across the broader ecosystem.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172735

[Circle shareholder sues Trump and WLFI over crypto deal]

A Circle shareholder has filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial, alleging Trump improperly benefited from a crypto transaction worth more than $2 billion tied to UAE investor Sheikh Tahnoon, The Block reported.

According to the complaint, the deal inflated the value of Trump’s crypto holdings and violated a provision of the U.S. Constitution that restricts officials from accepting financial benefits from foreign governments.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172736

[Malaysia, Thailand join Singapore-led digital money initiative BLOOM]

Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have joined Singapore’s cross-border digital money initiative BLOOM as participating policy authorities, Cointelegraph reported.

BLOOM stands for “Borderless,” “Liquid,” “Open,” “Online,” and “Multi-currency.” The public-private initiative is designed to help financial institutions use stablecoins and tokenized deposits for cross-border payments, while reducing the burden of building separate settlement and operational systems for each counterparty or market. The goal is to cut costs and speed up the launch of new financial services. Key research areas also include corporate treasury management, trade finance, and payments executed by AI agents within pre-set limits.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore launched BLOOM in October 2025, based on Project Orchid, which explored use cases for a digital Singapore dollar. Participants include Airwallex, Mastercard, Ripple, Visa, and the World Bank Group.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172737

[Anonymous whale moves $415M in BTC]

An anonymous whale moved more than $415 million worth of BTC to exchanges and another address, according to Onchain Lens. Of the total, 949.7 BTC, worth about $77.55 million, was deposited to Binance and Deribit, while the remaining 4,150 BTC, worth about $337.7 million, was transferred to an address owned by the whale. The new address has previously sent funds to exchanges, raising the possibility of additional selling.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172738