Archive snapshot · ZEC
Sun, Nov 1, 6:16 AM ET
Binance says it has replaced 90% of $6.3 billion stolen in record crypto hack
The exchange says 90% of the roughly $6.3 billion lost in the record breach is now covered and that withdrawals will resume in phases starting with bitcoin.
Yahoo Finance Australia · +14 outlets
Binance begins phased crypto withdrawals, starting with bitcoin, after $6.3 billion hack
Resumption of withdrawals is the first concrete sign the exchange is stabilizing after the largest crypto heist on record.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
TRM and Chainalysis tie $6.4B Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor; Lazarus blamed
Attribution to a North Korea-linked group points to state-sponsored actors behind the largest crypto heist to date.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Binance sets aside $6.34 billion to cover hack losses as CEO says user assets are safe
The buyback commitment is meant to reassure users the exchange can absorb the shortfall from the breach.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Secret Service and FBI join Binance hack probe as Circle freezes $823 million
US law enforcement involvement and stablecoin issuer freezes signal a coordinated effort to trace and recover funds.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
CFTC chair says Binance hack shows offshore exchanges need US oversight
Regulators are using the breach to argue for tighter US jurisdiction over offshore trading venues.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Binance needs to buy back billions in stolen coins; analysts ask whether the buying lifts bitcoin
Open-market repurchases of stolen assets could add sizable buy pressure to bitcoin, depending on how the exchange executes them.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Binance hack fallout sparks pre-election political clashes
The breach has become a partisan flashpoint over crypto oversight ahead of US elections.
cointelegraph.com · +1 outlets
Binance hackers use automated transactions to launder $6.4B in stolen crypto
Automated laundering of the proceeds complicates recovery efforts and raises questions about exchange controls.
Yahoo Finance · +5 outlets
Bitcoin rises as Binance says it has covered 90% of $6.3 billion hack
BTC traded higher on the reassurance that losses are largely covered, a sign contagion fears are easing.
Yahoo Finance · +9 outlets
Coinbase and Kraken ramp up security after massive Binance hack
Rival exchanges are tightening defenses as the industry reassesses custody and operational risk.
Yahoo Finance · +6 outlets
Zooko and Sean Bowe back plan to pull 50,000 ZEC from Zcash's grants treasury
The joint proposal would end the community grants' 8% block-reward cut and move about $61 million of ZEC to a reserve for future miner payouts.
finance.yahoo · +3 outlets
EIP-7702, the Ethereum upgrade behind the $6.4B Binance hack, explained
The breach has renewed scrutiny of account abstraction features and delegation risks on Ethereum.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
DCG already bought $100 million of Zcash ahead of Grayscale ETF decision
The accumulation by Digital Currency Group ahead of a Grayscale ETF ruling is a notable bet on ZEC demand.
Startup Fortune · +3 outlets
Binance hacker holds more bitcoin than Coinbase's BTC treasury
The scale of stolen BTC holdings underscores the unprecedented size of the breach relative to corporate treasuries.
cointelegraph.com · +14 outlets
Bitcoin holds up after Binance hack, unlike 2018 crash, Strive CEO says
Market participants argue bitcoin's muted reaction reflects a more mature market than past exchange failures.
cointelegraph.com · +13 outlets
Bitcoin traders' positioning after the Binance hack hit
On-chain and derivatives data show how large holders adjusted exposure during the breach.
CoinDesk
ZIP 1016 author Josh Swihart calls to end Zcash's dev fund entirely
The proposal adds to a broader debate over Zcash's funding model as token holders weigh the treasury overhaul.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets

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