Saudi air defences have intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at the Kingdom's southern region, Israel's prime minister has warned Iran against disrupting Tuesday's election, and crypto holders face a hard November 6 deadline on Kraken — here is the latest from Monday, November 2, 2026.
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile aimed at southern region
Coalition air defences destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Saudi Arabia's southern region, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al Malki said. Saudi Civil Defence also lifted danger alerts in Najran, Abha and Khamis Mushait. The interception comes amid a sharp escalation in Houthi attacks on Saudi targets and continued coalition strikes in Yemen.
Netanyahu warns Iran may try to disrupt Tuesday's election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Iran against trying to disrupt Tuesday's election, saying: "Don't test us. You will suffer disproportionate blows." Channel 12 reported a confrontation between Netanyahu and army chief Eyal Zamir over a new war directive, which Netanyahu dismissed as "nothing but rubbish". Opposition leader Yair Lapid accused the prime minister of seeking escalation to postpone the vote.
Kraken July-cycle withdrawals close November 6
Kraken will close withdrawals for 21 assets from its July 2026 delisting cycle on November 6 at 14:00 UTC: SIDEKICK, AI3, LOCKIN, SLAY, MNGO, GHIBLI, HOUSE, ACX, OMNI, KP3R, KIN, NTRN, KOBAN, HIPPO, CLV, WEN, KEY, YALA, TREMP, ESX and U2U. Deposits and trading for these assets have already been disabled since August 10, and any remaining balances will be automatically liquidated between November 9 and 13, with proceeds possibly far below reference prices or nil. This deadline is distinct from Kraken's October 2026 cycle, whose withdrawals close on January 29, 2027, and from the November 6-9 synthetic-pair migration, in which assets stay on the platform.
Binance customers pulled net $3.64 billion since reopening
Binance customers have withdrawn a net $3.64 billion — about 2.1 percent of assets — since the exchange went back online on Sunday following the $6.3 billion hack. Binance says withdrawals are stabilising and that its 95 percent replenishment figure is unchanged. The outflow scale is a new detail in the recovery story, separate from the replenishment percentage reported earlier.
Deadlines approaching
Several deadlines fall in the coming days: KuCoin's 23-token deposits close tomorrow, November 3, with trading ending November 5; Binance withdrawals for ICX, SCRT and STORJ also close tomorrow, November 3; STG and PYR plus PTB follow on November 6; BAL and TNSR on November 9; and the Binance Pool global shutdown takes effect on November 10. No new major-exchange spot delisting announcements were reported beyond the Kraken July-cycle deadline, and no new general China-US or UK tariff moves were recorded.
Market snapshot
Bitcoin traded at around $78,350, slightly down from $78,654 earlier in the day, while Ethereum stood at around $2,275, down from $2,306. Brent crude was near $110 a barrel, broadly flat to slightly down on optimism around talks. The Coinbase VELO conversion is underway from November 2 to 4, and the IMO council session opens today.
Sources
Saudi missile interception and civil defence alerts: Gulf News live blog, November 2 entries; corroborated by Reuters coverage of the Saudi civil defence all-clear and the coalition interception announcement (Straits Times / Reuters). Netanyahu election warning: Gulf News live blog, November 2 entry, citing Channel 12. Kraken July-cycle withdrawal deadline: Kraken official support page. Binance outflows: Reuters, November 2, via The Economic Times. Market prices: KuCoin daily report and Bloomberg for Bitcoin and Ethereum; AsiaOne and The Economic Times for Brent crude.
