# Basis Desk > The fastest sober read on crypto. Basis Desk is an AI-native crypto newsroom: primary sources in, source-verified news, market data and daily briefs out. No hype, no advice. Basis Desk is an AI-native crypto newsroom. Articles are generated from primary sources (regulators, protocol teams, exchanges, filings, on-chain data), machine-verified against those sources, and published with citations. Every article lists its sources and is available as Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL. Content is for information only — never financial advice. Attribution when citing: "Basis Desk (basisdesk.news)". ## Sections - [News](https://basisdesk.news/news): source-verified crypto news, 300–650 words, with key points, an editorial remark (context · impact · watch) and AI-assessed sentiment - [Market Pulse](https://basisdesk.news/pulse): live one-paragraph flashes within a minute of a primary source - [Analysis](https://basisdesk.news/analysis): research-desk deep dives - [Markets](https://basisdesk.news/markets): top assets, live prices, dominance, Fear & Greed, gas - [Top gainers and losers](https://basisdesk.news/markets/gainers): 24h movers with a defined universe and method - [Crypto market today](https://basisdesk.news/crypto-market-today): what happened in crypto today — prices, movers, top stories, whale flows; daily recap archive at https://basisdesk.news/crypto-market-today/YYYY-MM-DD - [Regulation today](https://basisdesk.news/regulation/today) · [Security today](https://basisdesk.news/security/today): the day's regulatory actions (with status: proposed / final / guidance / enforcement) and hacks - [Topics](https://basisdesk.news/entities): hubs for the SEC, CFTC, ESMA, FCA, MiCA, U.S. Treasury, Fed, Coinbase, Binance, Ripple, Tether, Circle, BlackRock, Strategy, stablecoins, tokenization, DeFi, crypto ETFs, prediction markets — coverage plus the primary documents it cites - [Learn](https://basisdesk.news/learn): evergreen explainers (Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, stablecoins, MiCA, US/UK rules) with references - [Research & Datasets](https://basisdesk.news/research): peer-style technical reports (BD-TR-2026-01..03 PDFs) and CC BY 4.0 datasets (https://basisdesk.news/api/research/dataset.csv, https://basisdesk.news/api/research/dataset.jsonl, https://basisdesk.news/api/research/datapackage.json, https://basisdesk.news/api/research/cite.bib) - [How we use AI](https://basisdesk.news/about/how-we-use-ai): generation, verification and labelling policy News and analysis pages open with an "At a glance" block: what happened, why it matters, who is affected, what's next / when it takes effect, and the primary source. ## Categories - [Bitcoin](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/bitcoin) - [Ethereum & L2s](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/ethereum) - [Altcoins](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/altcoins) - [DeFi](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/defi) - [Stablecoins & Payments](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/stablecoins) - [Regulation & Policy](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/regulation) - [Institutions & ETFs](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/institutions) - [Security & Hacks](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/security) - [Mining & Infrastructure](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/mining) - [Tech & Protocols](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/tech) - [AI × Crypto](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/ai) - [Macro & Markets](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/macro) - [RWA & Tokenization](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/rwa) - [Funding & Deals](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/funding) - [NFTs & Gaming](https://basisdesk.news/news/category/nft-gaming) ## Machine-readable feeds - [RSS](https://basisdesk.news/rss.xml) - [Sitemap](https://basisdesk.news/sitemap.xml) · [News sitemap](https://basisdesk.news/sitemap-news.xml) - [Market ticker JSON](https://basisdesk.news/api/v1/market/ticker) · [Full snapshot](https://basisdesk.news/api/v1/market/snapshot) - [MCP server](https://basisdesk.news/mcp) — Model Context Protocol (Streamable HTTP, read-only, no key): search_news, latest_news, get_article, market_snapshot, whale_transfers, token_safety, daily_brief. Docs: https://basisdesk.news/developers · Server card: https://basisdesk.news/.well-known/mcp.json · Official MCP Registry name: news.basisdesk/mcp - [OpenAPI spec](https://basisdesk.news/openapi.json) for the JSON API ## Latest articles (Markdown) - [Standard Chartered Rolls Out Around-the-Clock Tokenized Deposits in Hong Kong](https://basisdesk.news/news/standard-chartered-tokenized-deposits-hong-kong.md): Live transactions spanning tokenized deposits and money-market funds have already been completed with China AMC, Finloop, and PantherTrade. - [Coinbase Enables Deribit-Powered Perpetual Trading for AI Agents](https://basisdesk.news/news/coinbase-opens-deribit-perpetuals-ai-agents.md): The global derivatives rollout requires eligible non-US accounts and delegates execution approvals to connected artificial intelligence applications. - [Elliptic Detects Initial Bitcoin Mixing Linked to Binance Exploit](https://basisdesk.news/news/elliptic-flags-first-bitcoin-mixing-binance-hack.md): Blockchain analytics firm traces roughly 12,000 wallets across 11 chains and identifies $3.24 billion in remaining hack-linked balances. - [Bitcoin Breaks Uptober Trend With 7.3% Drop as Volatility Compresses](https://basisdesk.news/news/bitcoin-uptober-seasonal-trend-analysis.md): Consecutive October declines and $515 million in monthly spot ETF outflows challenge long-standing seasonal trading patterns. - [Name.com Probes Domain Takeovers Hitting 10 Vercel-Linked DeFi Front Ends](https://basisdesk.news/news/name-com-probes-domain-takeover-defi-front-ends-vercel.md): Vercel confirmed that 10 associated domains were hit in an ongoing campaign targeting crypto organizations, with control now restored. - [BTCPay Server Releases Emergency Patch Following Exploited LND Vulnerability](https://basisdesk.news/news/btcpay-server-patches-exploited-lnd-vulnerability.md): A critical flaw exposed Lightning Network credentials to remote attackers, leading to stolen funds before version 2.4.2 was deployed. - [Chainalysis Discloses Security Breach Involving Agentic AI Tools](https://basisdesk.news/news/chainalysis-discloses-security-breach-agentic-attack.md): An external attacker accessed customer profile records, while investigation graphs and case notes remain uncompromised, the firm said. - [Swell Opens Ethereum Recovery Portal for Tokens Stranded in Swellchain Closure](https://basisdesk.news/news/swell-opens-ethereum-claims-swellchain-shutdown.md): The protocol enabled claims on Ethereum after retrieving 72.77 million SWELL and liquid staking tokens via a BNB Chain bridge. - [Binance Outflows Surpass $7B as OKX Draws $445M Following $6.3B Breach](https://basisdesk.news/news/binance-outflows-exceed-seven-billion-okx-inflows.md): Withdrawal processing resumed after the record hack, sending capital to rival platforms while Binance moves treasury and insurance assets to cover customer balances. - [BTCPay Server Links Hot-Wallet Sweeps to Deployments on Version 2.4.1 and Older](https://basisdesk.news/news/btcpay-links-hot-wallet-drains-version-2-4-1.md): Developers urge operators running legacy software to upgrade, reporting no credible drains on the current 2.4.7 release. - [Anza Urges Solana Validators to Mitigate Critical Linux Flaw](https://basisdesk.news/news/anza-urges-solana-validators-act-critical-linux-flaw.md): Ubuntu node operators face instructions to filter traffic and disable networking features ahead of a kernel patch. - [HashKey On-Chain Partners With RD Technologies to Test RDUSD on HSK Chain](https://basisdesk.news/news/hashkey-on-chain-rd-technologies-rdusd-testing-hsk-chain.md): The collaboration targets institutional settlement, cross-border payments, and real-world asset trading using the Anchorage Digital Bank-issued stablecoin. - [Bank of Korea Probes Banks and Brokerages Over Crypto Market Contagion Risks](https://basisdesk.news/news/bank-of-korea-surveys-financial-firms-crypto-risks.md): A survey of 31 financial firms examines operational readiness for exchange hacks, deep market crashes, and stablecoin initiatives. - [Crypto market close, Nov. 1: Bitcoin edges up 1.1% to $78,235](https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-november-1-2026.md): Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $78,235 after a $77,383–$78,235 range; 17 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 25 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. - [Binance Hackers Route Funds to Solana After $500M Tron Laundering Spree](https://basisdesk.news/news/binance-hackers-route-funds-tron-solana-chainalysis.md): Chainalysis reports perpetrators behind the multibillion-dollar Binance exploit funneled capital into Solana following a large-scale Tron operation. - [US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $643M Following Record $6.4B Binance Breach](https://basisdesk.news/news/bitcoin-etfs-outflows-binance-exploit.md): Institutional funds logged their steepest single-day October redemptions as Ether and Solana products also extended multi-day outflow runs. - [MENA Crypto Economy Holds at $443 Billion as UAE Gains Ground and Türkiye Regulates](https://basisdesk.news/analysis/mena-crypto-economy-uae-growth-turkiye-tokenized-gold.md): The UAE's crypto market expanded 32% to $104.8 billion, positioning it to potentially overtake Türkiye as the region's largest digital asset economy by 2027. - [OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue Objections Hit 50 as Nvidia Joins Opt-Outs](https://basisdesk.news/news/okx-ice-tokenized-stock-objections-reach-50-nvidia.md): Corporate opposition now covers 44 of 63 planned equity listings, leaving 19 without a disclosed objection. - [Swell Reopens swETH and rswETH Withdrawals Following Exchange Rate Reset](https://basisdesk.news/news/swell-lifts-sweth-rsweth-withdrawal-pauses-rate-reset.md): The liquid staking protocol reopened withdrawals after resetting rates, pledging compensation within a week as direct deposits remain paused. - [FBI Blames North Korea for $6B Binance Exploit](https://basisdesk.news/news/fbi-blames-north-korea-for-six-billion-binance-exploit.md): Federal authorities say the TraderTraitor group stole more than $6 billion in virtual assets and is funneling the funds into Ethereum. - [Binance Begins Resuming Withdrawals With Bitcoin Following $6.3 Billion Exploit](https://basisdesk.news/news/binance-reopens-bitcoin-withdrawals-after-exploit.md): The exchange says it has replenished roughly 95% of impacted funds, while less-liquid tokens account for the remainder. - [Attacker Drains $437,000 From Premia Vaults via Option Pools](https://basisdesk.news/news/premia-vaults-drained-collateral-blockaid.md): Collateral was shifted into option pools and extracted as liquidity, according to analysis by Blockaid. - [Crypto market close, Oct. 31: Bitcoin edges up 0.4% to $77,435 as TON jumps 51.7%](https://basisdesk.news/news/crypto-market-close-october-31-2026.md): Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $77,435 after a $76,974–$77,608 range; 14 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 30 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside. - [Morpho Borrow Rates Spike to 40% as PT Market Liquidity Dries Up](https://basisdesk.news/news/morpho-borrow-rates-spike-pt-market-liquidity.md): Available liquidity in a reUSD-backed market evaporated within two hours before borrow rates cooled to between 9% and 13% by Oct. 31. - [THORChain Pauses Swaps Across 12 Blockchains After Refund Error](https://basisdesk.news/news/thorchain-swaps-paused-12-chains-refund-error.md): Cross-chain swap operations remain blocked on 12 networks following a refund issue, while outbound signing stays active. - [Intersect Urges Cardano Operators to Patch Linux Vulnerability](https://basisdesk.news/news/intersect-urges-cardano-operators-patch-critical-linux-flaw.md): Cardano operators are urged to apply fixes as AlmaLinux releases test kernels and Ubuntu works on updates. - [b14g Pauses Smart Contracts Following 97 Million CORE Token Drain](https://basisdesk.news/news/b14g-pauses-contracts-after-core-token-drain.md): The Bitcoin staking protocol confirmed centralized exchanges froze roughly 9 million CORE and stated staked BTC was unaffected. - [Binance Transfers 7,499 BTC to Replenish SAFU Following Security Breach](https://basisdesk.news/news/binance-confirms-safu-btc-transfer-hack.md): The cryptocurrency exchange moved 7,499 BTC, covering 90% of lost assets, and pledged to rebuild its emergency fund to $1 billion. - [Origami Restores DNS Following Incident While Keeping Vault Operations Paused](https://basisdesk.news/news/origami-restores-dns-vaults-remain-paused.md): The protocol confirmed vault assets were not compromised, though deposits and withdrawals remain halted for its hOHM contract. - [Binance Replenishes 90% of Stolen Assets, Targets Nov. 1 Operations Restart](https://basisdesk.news/news/binance-replenishes-stolen-assets-targets-restart.md): The exchange published an updated reserves page showing full backing for major tokens ahead of full cryptographic proof on Nov. 3.