Binance drained of ~$5.5B in suspected hack; Tether and Circle freeze $1.8B
The breach on Binance drained billions across multiple blockchains, prompting stablecoin issuers to freeze a chunk of the funds and triggering a broad crypto se
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Crypto market tumbles as Binance hack sparks over $1.5B in leveraged liquidations
Bitcoin, ether and XRP fell sharply as liquidations mounted and traders weighed contagion risk from the exchange breach.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Binance says customer funds safe; CEO says breach was 'not a single one-click action'
Binance confirmed roughly $3 billion was frozen and pushed back on the one-click attack narrative as it investigated additional points of compromise.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Strategy CFO resigns as company posts record quarterly profit; MSTR falls 6%
The bitcoin treasury firm reported record earnings but saw its stock drop on the executive departure.
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Coinbase swings to $719 million Q3 profit on crypto gains
The exchange returned to profit as digital asset gains buoyed results, though analysts remain split on a trading rebound.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Polymarket pauses trading after third-party breach leads to user losses
The prediction market suspended trading to investigate a security incident, adding to a week of crypto platform vulnerabilities.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Hyperliquid's HYPE jumps 13% as NYSE owner ICE moves to bring perpetual futures to US
ICE partnered with Trade[XYZ] to bring Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures to US investors, boosting the HYPE token.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Switzerland lists first spot bitcoin ETF on SIX, breaking from European fund limits
The listing marks a departure from European UCITS restrictions that have kept spot bitcoin ETFs off many regional exchanges.
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
Trezor reports suspected hardware implant in Safe 5 wallets sold by CryptoBilis
The hardware wallet maker flagged tampering in units distributed by a reseller, a supply-chain risk for self-custody users.
The Block · +13 outlets
Binance hacker dumps little-known 2017 token, crashing it 90%; hunts exit ramps
The attacker moved illiquid tokens and sought venues to cash out as DeFi exchanges paused markets.
CoinDesk · +2 outlets
Fed holds rates steady with two dissenters seeking a hike; bitcoin holds
The split decision and talk of a possible December hike kept crypto traders cautious.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Institutional investors pull funds from exchanges after Binance hack; Standard Chartered sees more pain
Institutional outflows accelerated and at least one major bank warned of further downside after the breach.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Robinhood earnings miss on 55% crypto revenue drop; ARK buys the dip
Weak crypto trading revenue weighed on results even as analysts kept a bullish view and Cathie Wood's ARK made its largest Robinhood purchase in six months.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
North Korea's Lazarus Group likely behind Binance hack, blockchain sleuths say
Attribution to the sanctioned state-linked group would raise the geopolitical stakes of the breach.
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
Binance hacker took over 18,270 bitcoin that no one can freeze
The seized BTC sits in wallets outside issuers' freeze authority, complicating recovery efforts.
CoinDesk · +6 outlets
Tokenized stock fight widens as Walmart, Lilly, JPMorgan and others opt out of OKX-ICE plan
Major corporates objected to the OKX-ICE tokenized stock trading plan, while a Canton-based venue could still be first under the SEC framework.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
India's largest exchange curbs crypto futures trading as Binance incident disrupts liquidity
The move shows the Binance breach rippling through exchange operations well beyond its own platform.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Coinbase adds Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin across retail, exchange and Prime
The listing broadens US distribution for Ripple's dollar stablecoin.
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