Binance reopens withdrawals in phases starting with bitcoin after $6.3 billion hack
Binance says it has reserved $6.34 billion in corporate funds and frozen roughly $3 billion in stolen assets to keep user balances intact.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi to block addresses
Investigators tie the record hack to North Korea, with the stolen 18,270 BTC haul exceeding Tesla's disclosed bitcoin holdings.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Trump says administration is looking into Binance hack as calls grow for crypto rules
The record $6.3 billion breach has renewed pressure for market structure legislation in Washington.
Theblock · +11 outlets
Binance hack exploited an Ethereum wallet upgrade to drain $2.5 billion
The attacker used a 2025 Ethereum upgrade and around 50 signatures from Binance's own wallet, reviving debate over centralization risk.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Kalshi raises $1 billion in round leading $1.24 billion in weekly crypto funding
The prediction market's round anchors a heavy week of crypto venture financing that also included a $129 million HIVE loan.
TOKENPOST · +5 outlets
Experts split on Binance hack asset freezes, warn recovery is another matter
Tether and Circle moved within hours to freeze billions, but legal experts question whether smaller victims would receive the same protection.
Coindesk · +2 outlets
Chainalysis says hacker used agentic techniques to access customer names and emails
The blockchain analytics firm, which is also tracking the Binance hack, said attackers used a Tron protocol to dodge stablecoin freezes.
Theblock · +12 outlets
Wall Street analysts urge buying crypto stocks on weakness after Binance hack
Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point said the $6.3 billion breach is unlikely to derail the market's recovery.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Nasdaq-listed Next Technology may sell $450 million in bitcoin, citing hack and quantum fears
The company authorized sales or loans against its 5,833 BTC and says none of the coins are held at Binance.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Uber tests tokenized money market cash management with HSBC and Franklin Templeton
The pilot let Uber keep funds invested while accessing cash for payments, including on weekends.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Hackers hijack a dozen DeFi websites registered with Name.com, stealing about $138,000
All 12 hijacked domains were registered through the same registrar, pointing to a supply-chain compromise.
Theblock · +3 outlets
Canary Capital proposes first US staked INJ ETF with 1.10% fee and $15M seed
The filing seeks to bring regulated Injective staking to Nasdaq, with seed capital from the Injective Foundation.
Pluang · +6 outlets
Strategy's preferred-stock restructuring sets up renewed bitcoin buying, analysts say
StoneX and TD Cowen kept buy ratings after Q3 earnings, citing its $4.83 billion cash reserve and more stable STRC structure.
Theblock · +4 outlets
Crypto traders place leveraged bets on Anthropic's IPO via Trade.xyz contracts
The synthetic ANT contract fell about 20% in its first hour on Hyperliquid, with no shares behind it and US traders locked out.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
OpenAI reportedly cuts fundraising and valuation targets amid AI jitters
Nasdaq 100 has slumped about 10% in three weeks as anxiety about the AI boom deepens.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
Bitcoin white paper turns 18 as commentary weighs what it has actually achieved
Two opinion pieces mark the anniversary by debating bitcoin's economic and cultural impact since Satoshi's 2008 paper.
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Phase launches Layer 1 blockchain mainnet for AI agents backed by $45 million
The new network targets decentralized AI agent workloads with institutional backing.
The Paypers · +1 outlets
Institutions embrace crypto staking despite shrinking yields and withdrawal delays
Easier access and growing familiarity are drawing institutional stakers even as reward economics tighten.
Coindesk · +1 outlets