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Fri, Oct 30, 7:16 PM ET
Binance halts withdrawals after hackers drain $6.3B in record exchange breach
The largest hack in crypto exchange history forced Binance to suspend withdrawals and triggered a broad market selloff.
finance.yahoo · +10 outlets
FBI and Secret Service join Binance hack probe; Circle freezes $823M
US law enforcement and blockchain analytics firms tie the $6.4B theft to North Korea's TraderTraitor group and move to freeze stolen funds.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Bitcoin slides below $78K after Binance hack, set for October losses
Bitcoin fell over 5% to about $76K-$78K as the Binance hack added to weakness from a tech selloff.
Yahoo Finance Australia · +11 outlets
CFTC chair says Binance hack shows offshore exchanges need US oversight
Regulators point to the breach as evidence for bringing offshore venues under American supervision.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Crypto liquidation day tops $1.5B as bitcoin bulls take the biggest hit
Leveraged long positions bore the brunt of the selloff that followed the Binance breach.
Yahoo Finance · +6 outlets
Binance says it holds matching tokens and has set aside $6.34B to cover hack losses
The exchange told users their assets are safe and that it has reserves to absorb the loss.
cointelegraph.com · +4 outlets
Binance hacker holds over 18,270 bitcoin, more than Coinbase's BTC treasury
The unfreezable bitcoin haul underscores how much of the stolen funds may never be recovered.
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
Circle freezes $823M, Tether and Circle together freeze $1.8B after Binance hack
Stablecoin issuers moved quickly to block a portion of the laundered proceeds.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
Binance finds additional points of breach after $6.3B hack
The exchange disclosed further intrusion vectors as its investigation widened.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Crypto stocks slide after record $6.36B Binance hack
Listed crypto equities fell in tandem with tokens as the magnitude of the breach sank in.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
Binance hackers use automated transactions to launder $6.4B in stolen crypto
Automated transaction flows are being used to obscure the movement of the stolen funds.
Yahoo Finance · +4 outlets
Hyperliquid's HYPE jumps as NYSE parent ICE plans US perpetual futures
A major exchange operator moving into Hyperliquid-based perpetuals lifted the HYPE token.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Coinbase posts $719M Q3 profit on $715M crypto gain, revenue down 35%
Nearly all of the exchange's net income came from gains on crypto it holds rather than operations.
finance.yahoo · +5 outlets
Binance hacker hunts for exit ramps as DeFi exchanges pause markets
Decentralized venues halted trading as the attacker sought ways to cash out.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Tether posts $1.5B Q3 operating profit as excess reserves near $7.95B
The stablecoin issuer's reserve buffer roughly doubled over the quarter.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
EIP-7702, the Ethereum upgrade linked to the $6.4B Binance hack
The account-abstraction feature is being examined as part of the attack's mechanics.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
Polymarket pauses trading as it investigates security incident
The prediction market froze activity while it looked into a reported security issue.
Decrypt
Trezor warns CryptoBilis buyers to move funds after report of hardware implant in Safe 5
The hardware wallet maker advised affected users to migrate assets over a suspected supply-chain tampering.
Decrypt

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