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Binance confirms record $6.3B hack, arranges $6.34B to cover losses, eyes Sunday reopening
Binance says customer funds are safe and it has set aside $6.34 billion after attackers drained hot-wallet reserves, calling it the largest crypto theft on reco
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Blockchain sleuths and US agencies link Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor/Lazarus Group
Chainalysis, TRM and other investigators attribute the $6.3 billion theft to North Korea-linked actors, drawing US law enforcement scrutiny.
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
Crypto markets slide on Binance hack: bitcoin dips toward $76,000, $1.5B in leveraged bets liquidated
Bitcoin, ether and XRP fell sharply and roughly $1.5 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out as traders digested the exchange breach.
finance.yahoo · +10 outlets
Intel posts worst day since 1970s, stock plunges as weak guidance blames PC slowdown
The chipmaker's stock fell about 29%, wiping roughly $12 billion off the US government's stake, as forecasts disappointed despite AI chip demand.
CNBC · +4 outlets
Circle and Tether freeze over $2.5B in stablecoins tied to Binance hack; issuers face double-standard questions
Stablecoin issuers froze billions of dollars of stolen assets, prompting debate over centralized intervention in crypto.
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
Binance hackers use automated transactions and novel laundering tactics; $1.4B in bitcoin sits in unfreezable wallets
Investigators trace stolen funds moving through thousands of wallets, including XRP and bitcoin holdings that cannot be clawed back.
finance.yahoo · +4 outlets
Coinbase posts $719M Q3 profit, shares slide 11% as Binance hack weighs on crypto stocks
The exchange's earnings beat was overshadowed by sector-wide selling pressure after the Binance breach.
Yahoo! Finance Canada · +2 outlets
CFTC chair says Binance hack shows offshore exchanges need US oversight
The regulator argued the record theft strengthens the case for offshore venues registering with the CFTC and adopting US-grade security standards.
finance.yahoo · +3 outlets
Reddit stock plunges 29-30% on weak outlook, its worst day ever, as Google AI search hits traffic
Slowing user growth and concerns that AI search is denting traffic drove the steepest single-day drop in Reddit's history.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Ethereum's EIP-7702 upgrade enabled part of Binance drain, CoinDesk and Decrypt report
The account-abstraction feature was exploited to help move funds in the record hack, renewing debate over the upgrade's risks.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Google stock keeps falling after 12% plunge on Q3 earnings miss
Alphabet shares extended losses following a revenue miss that spooked investors.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Institutional investors pull funds from exchanges after Binance hack; India's largest exchange curbs futures trading
The breach triggered a flight of institutional capital from centralized venues and liquidity disruption in Asian markets.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Wall Street analysts urge buying crypto stocks, call Binance hack a company-specific failure
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point pointed clients to bitcoin proxies like Coinbase rather than treating the hack as crypto-wide.
finance.yahoo · +8 outlets
SEC seeks comment on whether crypto ETF rules have kept pace beyond bitcoin
The agency is reviewing its framework as crypto ETFs expand well past bitcoin into other asset classes.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
Strategy CFO resigns as company posts record quarterly profit; MSTR stock falls 6%
The bitcoin treasury company's leadership change and results drew a negative market reaction.
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
Saylor says Strategy could create up to $30B in digital credit to fund more bitcoin buys
The company outlined plans to issue preferred shares to expand its bitcoin acquisition capacity.
finance.yahoo · +11 outlets
Chainlink launches 24/7 price feeds for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner
The always-on data service aims to support round-the-clock lending and trading of tokenized real-world assets.
CoinMarketCap
Anthropic's blockbuster IPO prospectus leaves big questions unanswered
The filing raised scrutiny over the AI lab's finances and growth assumptions.
CNBC

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