On November 4th, Stellar's Bell upgrade went live on the testnet, with mainnet voting to follow. This upgrade requires wallets and indexers to update their software to adapt to the network change and introduces optional post-quantum signature verification for smart contracts, which developers can enable as needed.

[Ballistic Ventures Plans to Raise $490 Million for Two New Funds] Cybersecurity venture capital firm Ballistic Ventures has filed documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) outlining plans to raise $360 million for its third flagship fund and $130 million for its standalone investment vehicle, Ballistic Ventures Fund B, for a total of $490 million. At the time of the filing, neither fund had recorded any sales. (Source: TechCrunch)

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Bitcoin short-term options are pricing in higher volatility ahead of the US midterm elections, with front-end implied volatility reaching 48.08%.

Block reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.13 for its third fiscal quarter, compared to $0.54 in the same period last year and a market estimate of $1.02; adjusted EBITDA was $1.23 billion, in line with the market estimate of $1.2 billion; adjusted net income was $697.3 million, compared to $336.9 million in the same period last year and a market estimate of $624.6 million; net revenue was $6.72 billion, up 9.9% year-over-year and in line with the market estimate of $6.59 billion. Block expects adjusted operating profit of $1 billion for its fourth fiscal quarter, compared to the market estimate of $1 billion; gross profit of $3.32 billion, compared to the market estimate of $3.31 billion; and an adjusted operating margin of 30%.