US government retrieves over $19 million from purported hack this week: Arkham - The Block

Web3 Watch: MetalCore is leaving Immutable for Solana - Blockworks

Vitalik Buterin outlines ways to reduce Ethereum’s bloat in ‘Purge’ upgrade roadmap - The Block

Vitalik Buterin explores a ‘Purge’ to tackle Ethereum data bloat and complexity - DL News

Circle resilient on IPO route, CEO says funding isn’t needed as USDC growth soars - DL News

FTX strikes $228m settlement with Bybit, moves closer to customer refunds - DL News

Crypto Hiring: Senior execs depart, appointed across segment - Blockworks

Funding Roundup: Stripe buys Bridge for $1.1B, Azura bags $6.9M - Blockworks

Marc Andreesen shoutouts help AI-powered VC fund ai16z to nearly $100 million market cap - The Block

Base one-day stablecoin transfer volume outranks all other chains for first time - The Block

FTX agrees to drop lawsuit against Bybit in $228 million settlement - The Block

Hong Kong Pledges More Licenses for Crypto Exchanges by Year-End - Bloomberg ($)

Japan’s Metaplanet now holds over 1,000 bitcoin with latest $10 million investment - The Block

Hong Kong eyes tax breaks for crypto, more trading platform licenses by year-end: officials - The Block

Bitcoin Has a Lot Going for It, Except the Persistent Slide in Copper-Gold Ratio - CoinDesk

Hong Kong Stock Exchange to introduce price indices for bitcoin and ether next month - The Block

Arthur Hayes' Maelstrom Hedges U.S. Election Uncertainty With Staked USDe; Holds Large BTC, ETH Bullish Bets - CoinDesk

MicroStrategy’s Current Premium Relative to Its Bitcoin Stack Is Unlikely to Last: Steno Research - CoinDesk

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to Launch Crypto Index in November - CoinDesk

October’s crypto investment inflows climb to $3.4 billion after $900 million added last week: CoinShares - The Block

BTC Miner Core Scientific Uniquely Positioned to Capture AI Demand, Initiate at Buy: Jefferies - CoinDesk