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TREE NEWS update: Kraken Wallet released a browser extension version, available for download through the Chrome Web Store, the company said on X on October 29. The extension lets users access the self-custody wallet directly from a desktop browser. Kraken had not disclosed further details on supported browsers or features at the time of the announcement.

TREE NEWS update: MEXC is phasing out services for French users, imposing phased trading restrictions ahead of a March withdrawal cutoff, the exchange said. The move comes as Brazil’s licensing deadline approaches, with rules giving existing providers that miss the filing deadline 30 days to stop services. The exit schedule affects French customers in stages before the March cutoff.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin gained 0.33% on Coinbase and Deribit’s bitcoin implied volatility index ended the afternoon where it started, even as December rate-hike odds rose after Kevin Warsh’s Fed held rates at 3.75% to 4%. The muted volatility reaction suggests traders are not yet repositioning for a tighter policy path.

TREE NEWS update: Datavault AI said it has been unable to withdraw its Bitcoin from Biconomy since June, sending its stock sharply lower. The company also said it will restate four financial reports tied to a $150 million Scilex deal. The disclosure covers both the inaccessible Bitcoin holdings and the restatement of prior filings linked to the transaction.

TREE NEWS update: Aiden Pleterski, the Canadian ‘crypto king’ facing fraud charges over his alleged role in a digital asset Ponzi scheme, told the court at closing that he was innocent as his criminal trial wound down and the case was set to go to the jury. The jury is now due to weigh the fraud charges against him.

TREE NEWS update: Itaú has filed a formal notice with Brazil’s central bank to continue offering crypto trading and custody services, using a route that lets banks already active in digital assets keep operating. The filing came days before the window for banks to submit such notices closes. Brazil’s crypto rules require the formal notice for incumbent bank crypto services.

TREE NEWS update: USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain at 04:28 Beijing time on October 29. The new issuance brings the total freshly created USDC on Solana in this transaction to 250 million tokens.

TREE NEWS update: Privacy Pools v2 has deployed on BNB Chain, supporting BNB and stablecoins including USDT, FDUSD and U. The upgrade adds shielded payments and yield features, but private spending still requires deposit-screening approval from 0xbow. The deployment brings privacy-focused transaction tools to one of the largest smart-contract networks.

TREE NEWS reports: The three major US stock indexes closed higher, with the Dow up 0.50%, the Nasdaq up 0.95% and the S&P 500 up 0.58% on the day. Among notable names, SKHY rose 13.32%, SanDisk (SNDK) gained 7.39%, Riot Platforms (RIOT) climbed 6.47% and Micron (MU) added 6.04%, while Robinhood (HOOD) fell 3.61% and AMD rose 3.32%.

TREE NEWS reports: Twenty-two percent of Americans have ever owned or used cryptocurrency, up from 18% previously. Past-year use held flat at 13%, indicating that while more people have tried crypto, few are sticking with it.

TREE NEWS update: Pump.fun’s app has launched Hyperliquid perpetual futures trading, letting users trade more than 300 crypto, stock and commodity markets directly with in-app USDC or SOL balances without cross-chain transfers. BTC supports up to 40x leverage, ETH up to 25x, stocks including TSLA and Nvidia up to 20x, and the S&P 500 up to 50x, with isolated margin and take-profit/stop-loss orders. The app also added Arbitrum network support for trading any token on Arbitrum using USDC balances.

TREE NEWS update: Pump.fun has integrated Hyperliquid perpetual futures trading into its app, letting users trade more than 300 Hyperliquid markets covering crypto, stocks and commodities using in-app USDC or SOL balances without cross-chain steps. Leverage runs up to 40x on BTC, 25x on ETH, 20x on stocks such as TSLA and NVDA, and 50x on the S&P 500, with isolated margin and take-profit/stop-loss orders. Pump.fun also added Arbitrum support for trading any token on that network with USDC balances.

TREE NEWS update: Aave has raised borrowing limits for bitcoin and ether collateral across its V3 and V4 deployments, giving core WBTC and cbBTC borrowers roughly 11% more borrowing capacity against the same collateral. The higher ceiling leaves less buffer for a price drop once borrowers draw the new maximum.

TREE NEWS reports: Sam Bankman-Fried, the incarcerated former CEO of FTX, wrote to Irish actor Anthony Boyle, who portrays him in a Netflix series about the collapse of the crypto exchange and his relationship with Caroline Ellison. The correspondence was disclosed as the series depicts the downfall of FTX. Bankman-Fried remains in custody following his fraud conviction.

TREE NEWS reports: US stock-linked contracts extended gains over 24 hours, with ORCL rising 11.0% and gaining 12.3% in one hour to trade at 146.51 USDT.COM data. AXTI also climbed 11.0% to 63.97 USDT over the same period.

TREE NEWS update: Yield Basis has disclosed a fee-bypass route and proposed a policy adding a debt-ratio check for deposits alongside Pyth-linked swap fees. Voting on the proposal is scheduled to end Oct. 29. The WETH fix is aimed at closing the bypass.

TREE NEWS update: Meta said its existing terms remain in effect until new commercial terms are released. The company did not specify a timeline for the new terms or detail what they will cover. The statement gives no further information on which products or agreements the terms apply to.

TREE NEWS update: Bitcoin Core has disclosed three new vulnerabilities, one of which allows an attacker to remotely crash nodes by exhausting memory on Windows, macOS and BSD systems, while Linux nodes are not affected. A second flaw can gradually drain node memory, and a third may corrupt blockchain undo data. The disclosure was published on X by Bitcoin News.

TREE NEWS update: The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday in a 10-2 vote, with Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack dissenting in favor of a hike. Bitcoin held steady after the decision. A December rate increase remains in play.