Following a September exploit that drained about $320 million in BTC and left a gap in its reserve, the Liquid Federation has now announced that it has restored full 1:1 Bitcoin for LBTC. The missing coins were reportedly supplied by Blockstream. LBTC is the token that represents Bitcoin on Blockstream’s sidechain.
Bitcoin experienced volatile trading Tuesday, falling to $76,268 before recovering above $77,700 as investors weighed the fallout from the Binance hack and U.S. midterm election uncertainty.
November 3, 2026, 5:04 pmMarkus Thielen sees Bitcoin reaching $90,000 by year-end, questions institutional ETF demand and says Ethereum must do more for holders.
November 3, 2026, 4:47 pm
TL;DR Bitcoin price risks another drop as it fell below $77,000 on Monday despite a sharp decline in oil prices fueled by hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran conflict. BTC failed to break above $78,500, raising concerns about another move lower. Analysts warn that Bitcoin could fall below $76,000 if bearish momentum continues.
Tether’s reported Bitcoin position exceeds the holdings implied by its September reserve disclosure, with the allocation still unexplained.
Bitcoin made modest gains at the start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday as markets awaited cues from the US midterm elections.
November 2 ETF redemptions add a demand concern as Bitcoin's latest decline follows a drop in real yields through October 30.
▶Bitcoin Magazine Andrew Hohns: Why Bitcoin Can Fix America’s Debt Spiral Battery Finance’s Andrew Hohns explains why taxes won’t fix the $40T debt, how a Bitcoin reserve defeases it, and why Treasury should pilot BitBonds.
LDK’s October 25 fix rejects a funding-location lookup used by a probe requiring connections to both endpoints of an unannounced channel.
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a combined $398.6 million net outflow on November 2, according to Farside Investors’ daily fund table.
Bitcoin's potential recovery may face hurdles from geopolitical tensions and monetary policy, impacting investor confidence and market dynamics.
U.S. bitcoin ETFs opened November with $398.62 million in net outflows, extending the heavy selling that closed October. Ether funds lost another $139.80 million, while Zcash, HYPE and XRP also started the month in negative territory. Blackrock Drives $399M Bitcoin ETF Exit November began with institutional investors still clearing risk from their books.
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