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TREE NEWS reports: European investors ranked cryptocurrency above retirement plans as a vehicle for lasting wealth creation. The finding contrasts with prior surveys showing US investors are skeptical about crypto’s role in retirement accounts. The survey did not disclose the number of respondents or the margin of error.

TREE NEWS update: Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, is partnering with Trade.xyz to set up a separate U.S. exchange and clearinghouse for round-the-clock Hyperliquid perpetual contracts. The plan still requires approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Stan Druckenmiller is also investing in the venture.

TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 11 individuals and entities tied to a North Korean IT worker scheme, including two Russian nationals who converted more than $5 million in crypto for North Korean networks. OFAC listed the wallets used in the conversions, which moved millions in digital assets to fund the sanctioned networks.

TREE NEWS update: Curve Finance went live on the Stellar mainnet on Oct. 29, marking its first native deployment outside the EVM ecosystem. Users can create pools, swap assets and provide liquidity. Curve also plans to add an FXSwap feature, pending audits, for trading stablecoins pegged to different currencies.

TREE NEWS update: Utah has filed felony charges against Kalshi and its co-founders over sports betting, alleging an undercover agent placed a dozen sports wagers on the platform. The action comes a day after the CFTC sued Utah to block the state’s enforcement actions against prediction markets. The charges mark an escalation in the conflict between state regulators and federally regulated event-contract exchanges.

TREE NEWS reports: ARK Invest bought about $9.1 million of Robinhood stock on Wednesday, its largest purchase of the shares since April 29. The move follows an early-October sale by the firm of roughly $47.5 million of Robinhood stock between Oct. 6 and Oct. 9, when the shares closed between $107 and $112. The purchase came after Robinhood’s third-quarter earnings, which showed crypto trading revenue down 55% year-over-year to $120 million and crypto trading volume down 38% to $50 billion.

TREE NEWS update: Curve Finance has launched on the Stellar mainnet, marking its first native deployment outside the Ethereum Virtual Machine ecosystem. The decentralized exchange protocol is now live on Stellar, extending its footprint beyond EVM-compatible chains.

TREE NEWS reports: Glassnode’s latest BTC price analysis identified $85,000 as the lower boundary of a cost-basis zone for long-term Bitcoin holders, putting the level in focus as a potential resistance area. The on-chain analytics firm’s analysis points to selling risk above that threshold, with $85K serving as the key line to watch for near-term price action.

TREE NEWS update: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, and Trade.xyz plan to build a new US-focused trading platform using Hyperliquid-based trading and clearing infrastructure, subject to approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The planned contracts cover equities, indices, commodities, foreign exchange and cryptocurrencies, accessible through participating brokers and platforms. ICE will also take an equity stake in Trade.xyz, without disclosing the investment details.

TREE NEWS update: Binance Wallet said the PREDICT token’s Alpha debut and trading will begin on Oct 30 at 17:00. Users who have claimed Prime Sale Keys can view their balances on Binance Alpha and start trading PREDICT once the token goes live.

TREE NEWS update: Bermuda is partnering with WalletConnect to bring cryptocurrency payments to local merchants, with the first rollout set for the PTIX ticketing platform in the second quarter of 2027. Payments made through PTIX will move directly from the customer’s wallet to the event organizer’s wallet and settle within seconds.

TREE NEWS reports: Solidus Labs identified two Hyperliquid accounts that placed over $170 million in anomalous oil orders from March 8 to 10, withdrawing about $30 for every $1 executed, and netting roughly $119,000 after fees over three days. The accounts, 0xc926…98d3 and its sub-account 0x2577…4897, repeatedly posted and pulled large sell orders while buying about $458,000 and $18,000 of contracts respectively during a sharp drop in Brent from about $83.06 to $81.42. Solidus described the pattern as having characteristics of spoofing.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin has climbed back above Strategy’s 2026 cost basis of $78,900, analyst Darkfost said on Oct. 29. The company holds 848,517 BTC at an overall average cost of about $75,446. But factoring in all purchases since the start of 2025 plus sales near this summer’s lows, its blended cost is still about $90,600, leaving those buys underwater. Strategy has resumed buying after a pause of several weeks, with no additions last week.

TREE NEWS update: Bullshot, an AI-driven meme token launchpad on BNB Chain, announced on Oct. 27 that it closed a $7.7 million funding round co-led by P2 Ventures and Animoca Brands, with AWS and B1 Ventures among the participants. The platform combines token creation, trading and autonomous AI agents, offering no-code token issuance, bonding-curve fair launches with automatic migration to PancakeSwap, anti-snipe and liquidity-lock protections, and creator revenue sharing. It has also launched a points system tied to daily, social and weekly quests.

TREE NEWS update: Bithumb said an unauthorized breach of its internal mobile office system, DaouOffice, exposed personal information tied to 6,444 customers, of whom 844 had data confirmed leaked while 5,600 remained encrypted and unreadable. The exchange said 715 employees were also affected. Stolen data includes names, phone numbers, emails, resident registration numbers, driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers and ID copies. Bithumb said it will take full responsibility for all confirmed losses and provide support and compensation to affected customers.

TREE NEWS reports: A trader with a 100% win rate opened a 25x leveraged long position on 19,491 ETH, worth $45.34 million, one hour before the report. The position, held by address 0xe813, is currently showing an unrealized profit of $315,000. The trader has completed five prior trades, all profitable, for cumulative gains of $4.6 million.

TREE NEWS update: Gate US now supports trading with USD balances and has launched USD Wire deposit and withdrawal services, letting users hold dollars in their platform accounts instead of converting to stablecoins. Verified users in eligible regions can move large sums via their own US bank accounts, with higher transfer limits than standard card or in-app transfers. Withdrawals go to the same verified bank account, subject to applicable limits and processing requirements.

TREE NEWS reports: SparkLend has about $11.95 million in USDT available as pool utilization holds near 96%, with suppliers earning roughly 6.9% APY and borrowers paying about 7.70% APR after liquidity tightened earlier this week. The narrow gap reflects the protocol’s rate model at high utilization, where most of the supplied USDT is already borrowed.