Binance drained of $5.5B in suspected hack; Tether and Circle freeze $1.8B, BTC falls to $76,400
An on-chain tally puts the suspected Binance drain at $5.57B across three blockchains, triggering roughly $1.57B in liquidations and a sharp bitcoin sell-off.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Strategy eyes more bitcoin buys with $30B credit capacity
The largest corporate bitcoin holder says ample credit lines leave room for further purchases.
cointelegraph.com · +7 outlets
Coinbase swings to $719M Q3 profit on crypto gains
The exchange returned to profitability as trading and crypto asset gains offset a weaker quarter for some peers.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
HYPE jumps 20% as NYSE owner ICE plans US Hyperliquid perpetual futures
Intercontinental Exchange's move would bring a major regulated venue into perpetual futures tied to the Hyperliquid token.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Kalshi raises $1B as Utah files felony charges against the platform and co-founders
The prediction market faces criminal charges over sports bets even as it draws major new funding.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Fed holds rates with two dissenters seeking a hike as crypto slides
A hawkish hold and a possible December hike weighed on risk assets, including bitcoin.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
Trezor warns CryptoBilis buyers after report of hardware implant in Safe 5 device
The warning follows claims that a purchased unit was physically modified before reaching the buyer.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends on preferred stock, 99.3% in favor
The vote formalizes a payout structure tied to the company's bitcoin treasury strategy.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Bitcoin treasury firm Datavault AI says it cannot access its BTC, stock tanks
The disclosure raises fresh questions about custody risk at bitcoin-holding public companies.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Coinbase files for Brazil crypto license ahead of regulatory deadline
Brazil's incoming rules leave open questions as exchanges race to secure local authorization.
cointelegraph.com · +14 outlets
OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips as it looks beyond Nvidia
The reported shift would diversify OpenAI's compute supply away from a single vendor.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Polymarket pauses trading as it investigates security incident
The prediction market halted activity while it assesses the scope of the incident.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Crypto spends $176M on midterms, but only 13% of voters see it as a priority
Industry political spending is far outpacing voter salience, and an FEC filing system outage could obscure PAC disclosures.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Walmart, JPMorgan, Coca-Cola object to OKX-ICE tokenized stock trading venue
Listed companies are pushing back on a venue that would offer tokenized versions of their shares.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Moody's rates Ripple's $2.6B RLUSD stablecoin A2, a day after OCC bank approval
The rating and approval mark further institutional acceptance for the stablecoin.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Euronext suspends CoinShares' Zcash ETP on debut over settlement concerns
The listing was halted the day it began trading, a rare setback for a privacy-coin ETP.
TradingView · +13 outlets
Chainalysis maps DPRK crypto cash-outs after OFAC sanctions
The analysis traces how North Korean-linked funds moved through crypto rails after fresh Treasury designations.
cointelegraph.com · +1 outlets
Amazon's new HQ: Google Cloud outlines MPC service for institutional bitcoin custody
The offering targets institutions seeking multi-party custody controls for bitcoin.
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