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According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction event "Next Prime Minister of Israel" on Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Gadi Eizenkot" has experienced severe fluctuations, plummeting from 37.45% an hour ago to the current 21.1% (a fluctuation of 16.35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to NPR, the prediction market platform Polymarket has launched an investigation into dozens of bets related to the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, focusing on potential insider trading and market manipulation. Sources say that at least two cases have been submitted to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Shana Bautista, Polymarket's Global Intelligence and Investigations Director, stated that the company has formed a 16-person team and deployed a new election trading monitoring system that generates hundreds of risk alerts daily. The monitoring scope includes U.S. compliant platforms that require identity verification, as well as international platforms that allow anonymous cryptocurrency trading.The system integrates analysis of social media, data from the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), cryptocurrency trading records, information from banking partners, and statistical models to identify abnormal accounts and trading patterns.

According to Salus monitoring, Tether has blacklisted 9 addresses related to the CoinDCX security incident and frozen 2,212,850.3 USDT.The investigation began when investigator Darcy discovered an unusual transfer of approximately 15.99 million USDT. CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta initially claimed that no security breach had occurred. Subsequently, Salus raised questions based on the transfer situation of the "proof of reserves" addresses and the TRX distribution pattern, prompting the parties involved to respond and providing Tether with verifiable on-chain evidence, allowing it to take appropriate action.

According to a notice from the U.S. Department of Justice, a Chinese citizen has been extradited for allegedly participating in a cryptocurrency fraud case targeting U.S. citizens, with the amount involved reaching millions of dollars. The man appeared in court for the first time after being extradited back to the U.S. from the Netherlands, where he is charged with participating in an international cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme.The scheme was carried out by a fraud operation located in Cambodia, with victims including 174 identified U.S. citizens. The man has been ordered to be detained; his formal arraignment is scheduled for November 30 at the federal district court in downtown Los Angeles.

According to Reuters, earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a deferred prosecution agreement with "Bitcoin Jesus" Roger Ver, under which his fraud and tax evasion charges will be dismissed in exchange for a payment of up to $49.9 million in fines.Roger Ver, one of the earliest Bitcoin evangelists, bought a large amount of Bitcoin in 2011 for less than $3 million. In February 2014, to avoid high tax burdens, he acquired citizenship in the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis and renounced his U.S. citizenship the following month. At that time, he and his companies held at least 131,000 Bitcoins, valued at over $70 million based on the price at that time. He believed that by changing his nationality, he could put an end to the high tax burden in the U.S.However, the U.S.'s stringent "exit tax" completely thwarted his plans. According to U.S. tax law, eligible expatriates must treat their global assets as if they were "sold the day before expatriation" and pay capital gains tax. Although Ver reported and paid $1.03 million in taxes, he not only failed to report his personal holdings of Bitcoin but also severely undervalued his company's assets. Ten years later, the IRS confirmed his fraudulent tax evasion (which is not subject to the statute of limitations), ultimately forcing him to pay back up to $49.9 million in taxes, fines, and interest, which is 48 times the amount he reported paying in taxes that year.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that authorities in Ghana and Nigeria arrested 28 people in an enforcement action against a West African scam network, which involved cryptocurrency investment fraud.The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) stated that the operation also uncovered 117 victims of human trafficking in Ghana, who are awaiting repatriation to Nigeria. Private sector partners identified over $11 million in funds that could be frozen.The operation, hosted by the NCA, brought together tech companies and law enforcement agencies, aiming to combat scam networks targeting citizens of the U.S., U.K., and other countries. The Department of Justice stated that this is the first joint operation focused on West Africa. Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance, as well as blockchain analysis companies Chainalysis, Elliptic, and TRM Labs, were all involved.Coinbase stated that it assisted in tracking illegal funds, supporting asset freezes, and providing intelligence to investigators, identifying over 65 active scam victims and preventing over $415,000 in potential losses. TRM Labs claimed it uncovered a large-scale peer-to-peer money laundering network. In the Sasaabi region of Ghana, authorities arrested 19 people and seized 303 electronic devices; Nigeria arrested another 9 people. Meta reported that it has deleted over 3.7 million Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, and groups, most of which targeted Americans and Britons through impersonation tactics. Law enforcement also received leads on over 30 suspected scam centers.

According to Bitcoin News monitoring, a German Ledger user @jayr_crypto reported receiving a forged letter again this week. The letter impersonates Ledger, claiming that new regulations require users to register their Bitcoin wallets through a service called ZenLedger by October 31. The letter uses Ledger's official branding elements and mentions German financial regulators, while also including a QR code that directs users to a so-called mandatory registration process.The user believes that addresses exposed in a previous data breach are being used for targeted attacks on Ledger users. In the same week, Ledger coordinated with MediaMarktSaturn to suspend the sale of its hardware wallets in a European retail network covering 11 countries and over 1,000 stores.Earlier reports indicated that malicious spy implants were found inside Ledger devices purchased from European retailers. Ledger confirmed separately that compromised devices sold by a Southeast Asian distributor contained implants capable of stealing recovery phrases and transmitting them over cellular networks. Ledger has not confirmed any breaches of devices in Europe. Ledger users are currently facing physical supply chain tampering and targeted phishing attacks initiated using home addresses. Do not scan suspicious QR codes or enter recovery phrases.

According to Caixin, the asset investigation into the Prince Group of Cambodia, suspected of transnational online fraud and money laundering, is further unfolding in the UK. Following the freezing of multiple luxury properties in London belonging to the group's founder, Chen Zhi, and the individual identified as the "number two person," Hu Xiaowei, the 170 million yuan luxury property and luxury watches under the name of the group's financial officer, Li Tianming, have also been frozen by the UK.In October 2025, when the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against the Prince Group and its affiliated individuals, Li Tianming was listed as a close associate of Chen Zhi, indicating that he effectively assumed the role of financial officer responsible for the illegal financial operations of the Prince Group, involving the management of illegal fund flows and large-scale cash smuggling.

According to Bitcoin.com, the LBTC exchange operation for the Bitcoin sidechain project Liquid Network has been suspended for 35 days. As of October 11, 2026, the project still maintains an 86% support rate; attackers previously exploited a vulnerability in the Elements software to steal nearly 4,000 bitcoins, of which approximately 3,400 have been returned, while the wallet still holds 598.5 bitcoins, valued at 49.69 million dollars.Blockstream rejected the attackers' request for a 10% bounty and demanded the immediate return of the remaining bitcoins. Liquid Network stated that an independent external security audit of Elements v23.3.4 is underway, and the Liquid Federation is synchronizing updates to the PAK list, placing all redemption keys in cold storage.There is currently no specific date for the resumption of redemption operations. Some LBTC holders are migrating funds through applications like Sideswap and Sideshift.ai, with one user stating that due to insufficient liquidity, the migration took several weeks, with a total spread and fees of about 5%.

According to MistTrack monitoring, Tether has frozen a large amount of USDT on certain addresses related to the Ledger user funds theft incident, which has resulted in losses nearing 90 million dollars. It is reported that some affected users have contacted MistTrack for assistance, and their team is following up. Previously, Ledger stated that it is investigating the theft incident involving user funds related to the Southeast Asian dealer CryptoBillis.

According to the "United Against Nuclear Iran" (UANI), the U.S. blockade against Iran has resulted in at least 50 oil tankers loaded with Iranian oil being stranded off the coast of Iran, and another 20 vessels flying the Iranian flag are anchored near Sri Lanka.

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again promised that if the Republican Party wins the House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections, every adult American citizen will receive a $5,000 dividend. This plan was previously proposed by Trump and remains a campaign promise.When asked whether this funding requires Congressional approval, Trump stated that they believe it does not; if it does, Congress will approve it. He also set a prerequisite that the funds must be spent within the United States, expressing a desire that this money does not flow to other countries, and claimed that this initiative will inject momentum into the economy.Based on approximately 240 million adult American citizens, the plan is expected to cost about $1.2 trillion, making it one of the largest economic stimulus plans in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Drift Foundation announced the progress of recovering funds from the security incident on April 1, where approximately $295.4 million in user assets were stolen. The foundation has hired Mandiant, zeroShadow, and SEAL 911 to conduct investigations and fund tracking, with Mandiant identifying the attackers as the North Korean threat organization UNC6862.The stolen funds were subsequently bridged to Ethereum, with approximately 130,259 ETH dispersed across four wallets. Of these, three wallets have not transferred any funds to date, holding a total of 107,165 ETH; the other wallet transferred about 23,094 ETH to Tornado Cash on July 23. The foundation stated that approximately $9.2 million of the stolen funds have been frozen, with the relevant funds previously transferred through Tornado Cash in August, but unfreezing and returning still require legal procedures.The Drift Foundation will transfer all assets recovered through freezing, bounties, or law enforcement to the DFX recovery pool and is assessing the subsequent path of the DRIFT token within the broader ecosystem. Additionally, the foundation has partnered with Bybit to launch a public bounty program, offering a 10% bounty for successfully recovered funds.

Cross-chain trading protocol NEAR Intents stated in a post on X that on September 24, Bitget was attacked, resulting in approximately $387.5 million in funds being stolen, most of which were aggregated into Ethereum and converted to ETH. The hacker attempted to transfer over $50 million through NEAR Intents, but ultimately only $166,000 was successfully transferred, while $503,000 was intercepted during the execution process.NEAR Intents indicated that the relevant data comes from on-chain tracking tools, Arkham, internal logs, and risk control layer SHIELD, among other sources. The figures listed are rounded estimates, with an assessment deviation of no more than 10%. SHIELD identified over $50 million in money laundering attempts and has filtered out duplicate flows, of which $166,000 has been successfully transferred, while another $503,000 was frozen midway through execution and remains restricted, pending legal and recovery procedures.NEAR Intents stated: permissionless does not equal neutral, the team refuses to assist in cashing out stolen assets and will forgo the bounty from this incident to allow Bitget to recover funds as much as possible. Bitget previously established a 5% + 5% bounty arrangement. NEAR Intents also mentioned that the protocol will remain permissionless but set boundaries, and will combat money laundering of stolen funds, while suggesting Bitget contact legal and law enforcement channels to handle the frozen funds.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "LoL: CITA Kaizen vs The Otter Side - EMEA Masters Group B," the "Yes" option for the sub-market "Both sides kill a dragon" has experienced a dramatic fluctuation in win rate, soaring from 50% an hour ago to the current 90.5% (a fluctuation of 40.5%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Bitcoin ZK Rollup Citrea posted that after a comprehensive review, ctUSD, USDC, USDT, WBTC, and CTR cross-chain services have been restored, and some Solver-based routing is still being gradually restored.Previously, a security incident occurred with the third-party application Zentra Finance, and the team has confirmed the root cause and suspended the relevant contracts. Citrea stated that its protocol and cross-chain bridge contracts were not affected and will disclose the impact of the incident on ecological projects such as ctUSD Earn Vault and depositors separately.

Echo Base is an institution focused on stabilizing digital asset companies, assisting in the formation of the BitMart Creditors' Committee, representing users holding frozen assets, and hiring legal advisors to evaluate recovery plans, including applying for bankruptcy proceedings without financial support. Echo Base had proposed a funding plan of up to $10 million to support BitMart in submitting a pre-negotiated bankruptcy application, but received no response from BitMart.Echo Base stated that the relevant actions stem from BitMart's failure to respond to the restructuring proposal and user withdrawal requests. Sonn Law Group has initiated an investigation for users with frozen assets of $500,000 or more at BitMart, assessing potential claims and asset recovery plans. Echo Base CEO Roshan Dharia stated that BitMart's employee plan can only sustain operations until January 2027, and the longer the delay, the fewer viable options there will be.

According to Bitcoin News, the Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN has officially stopped supporting the BIP-110 fork chain, citing limited mining activity and the transition to the Blake2b proof-of-work mechanism. OCEAN stated that it will not adopt or support the BIP-110 hard fork and will not continue to pay BIP-110 block rewards.The BIP-110 chain stalled after the user-activated soft fork attempt failed on August 8, and the mining rewards post-fork became unusable due to not reaching 100 confirmations. OCEAN stated that these rewards have been permanently frozen at BIP-110 block 961,639. Miners hoping to continue supporting BIP-110 have been directed to CONVOY Mining, which plans to support the Blake2b hard fork and continue the BIP-110 share record.