CANDY Weekly: The Week in Crypto and the CANDY Ecosystem (Oct 26–Nov 1, 2026)

Welcome to CANDY Weekly, your seven-day catch-up from CandyPulse. If you only have five minutes, this is the week in crypto: what moved, what changed and what is happening across the CANDY ecosystem.

Between October 26 and November 1, CandyPulse published 14 stories. Here are the ones worth your time.

Security

• Coinbase Says Customer Funds Are Safe After a Vendor Incident Exposed Some Contact Data: Coinbase says its systems weren't breached and customer funds are safe after third-party analytics vendor Amplitude exposed some customers' email addresses and phone numbers. Watch out for phishing.
• CoinDCX Absorbs $16 Million Loss Tied to a Retired Wallet, Says Customer Balances Are Safe: India's CoinDCX has confirmed a loss of about $16 million in USDT linked to old, retired wallets and says it will cover it. Customer balances weren't affected, the exchange says.
• Electrum Patches a Wallet Flaw in Version 4.8.3: Update Now if You Use It: Electrum 4.8.3 fixes a high-severity flaw that let a malicious server swap a pending Bitcoin payment during a fee bump. At least one user lost funds. Here's what to do.

Regulation and policy

• Crypto's $176 Million Midterm Push: Industry Spending Spans More Than 100 U.S. Races: The crypto industry has spent about $176 million across more than 100 U.S. midterm races, led by the Fairshake super PAC, as it works to build a lasting bloc of allies in Congress.
• Bank of Israel Pushes Back on Netanyahu's Plan to Use Crypto Against Sanctions: Israel's central bank has publicly rejected Prime Minister Netanyahu's idea of using crypto to work around possible sanctions, saying digital assets can't replace traditional financial relationships.
• Latvia Eyes Tokenized Property, Targeting Asset Tokenization Rules for the First Half of 2027: Latvia's economics minister says rules for tokenizing real-world assets could be ready in the first half of 2027, with commercial property and government bonds first in line.

Markets, Bitcoin and ETFs

• Robinhood Chain Generates $26 Million in Its First Mainnet Quarter, Lifting Crypto Revenue to $120 Million: Robinhood's own blockchain brought in $26 million in its first full quarter on mainnet, lifting total crypto revenue to about $120 million even as app trading revenue slipped.
• Bitcoin Nears $81,000 as Markets Await the Fed Decision: Bitcoin climbed back toward $81,000 ahead of the Federal Reserve's Oct. 28 decision. Markets expect a hold, but traders are watching for any hint of a December rate hike.
• Bitcoin Breaks Below $80,000 as Traders Cut Risk Ahead of the Fed Meeting: Bitcoin slipped under $80,000 for the first time in weeks as traders reduced risk before this week's Fed decision, with ETF outflows and long liquidations adding pressure.

More news

• Ripple Gets Final U.S. Approval for Its National Trust Bank, a New Chapter for RLUSD and Institutional Custody: The OCC has given Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank, which will manage RLUSD's reserves, act as collateral trustee and offer institutional crypto custody.

Guides and analysis

• The Next Round. A Different Price. Why CANDY at $0.0004 Won't Last: The CANDY presale is at $0.0004 today, and the planned next round is $0.0008. Same coin, double the price. Here's what that means for your entry and how to buy.
• Real Products. Real Purpose. CANDY: Payments, Games and AI in One Coin: Most tokens launch with a promise. CANDY launches with working products: Cardaxo for payments, CandyRush for games and SugarPen for AI, all tied to one coin. The presale is open.
• The Future Doesn't Build Itself: How CANDY Builds, Releases, Improves and Repeats: Behind every ecosystem is a rhythm of shipping. Here's how CANDY's build, release, improve, repeat cycle is turning a roadmap into products people can use today.
• Big Ideas. Early Access. The CANDY Presale Is Open, and the Cheapest Price Won't Last: The CANDY presale is live in its Pre-Seed round at $0.0004. The next round doubles the price, early buyers get a free Cardaxo card and 20% bonus, and the ecosystem is already running.

The week in numbers

Coming up in the CANDY ecosystem

Cardaxo, CandyRush and SugarPen are live, and Claimo is in beta. Still to come: CandyBet prediction markets, Candy RWA rewards tokenization, the CandyWorld app for CANDY and RUSH swaps, and the AI Agent Marketplace. CandyPulse will cover each launch as it happens.

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This roundup is for information only and is not financial advice.