Bitcoin price briefly broke through $81,000.

U.S. Vice President Vance posted on the X platform that the Republican Party's midterm election loss was not due to a decline in voter turnout, but rather because a large number of voters who voted for Trump and Vance in 2024 switched to the Democratic Party in the 2026 midterm elections. Vance, citing pollsters, stated that the main reasons voters turned away from the Republican Party included ending the war, focusing on the cost of living and inflation, adhering to "America First," and changing relations with Israel. Vance believes the war was the real reason for the defeat and claims that proponents of amnesty and other similar policies are lying.

ZetaChain has submitted a governance proposal to burn approximately 55 million ZETA tokens monthly by 2027, and has pledged not to sell any newly unlocked ZETA held by the foundation throughout 2027. After the migration is complete, no more ZETA will be issued, and token minting authority will be permanently revoked. ZETA plans to migrate to Solana on a 1:1 scale on December 9, 2026. Voting on the proposal has begun and will last for 72 hours, ending on November 7.

BTC has retested the level it broke out in August. The True Market Mean is at $77,700 and the Short-Term Holder Cost Basis is at $75,800, currently providing strong support. BTC holding above these levels would help extend the upward trend that began in August. (glassnode)

[ApeChain Migrates Cross-Chain Infrastructure to Chainlink CCIP] ApeChain is migrating its cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, which will serve as the standard cross-chain infrastructure for the Yuga Labs ecosystem, covering projects such as Bored Ape Yacht Club. APE, USDC, and other key assets on ApeChain will be upgraded to Chainlink cross-chain tokens (CCT) to enable cross-chain connectivity for applications, communities, and their assets.

855 BTC were transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional, worth approximately $68.91 million (UTC+8 08:09).