Binance resumes withdrawals in phases after $6.3B hack, covers 90% of losses from corporate funds
The exchange reopened customer withdrawals starting with bitcoin and said it absorbed losses via corporate funds, futures reserves and SAFU, keeping user balanc
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
FBI attributes $6.3B Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor, asks DeFi to block stolen funds
The FBI's Oct. 31 alert named North Korea and listed hundreds of addresses, while Chainalysis said attackers are already spreading funds across thousands of add
Cryptoslate · +10 outlets
North Korean hackers launder $242M of Binance loot via Tron, using bridges to dodge freezes
Analysts say Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Symbiosis moved about $140 million of stolen funds off Tron as the FBI pressed THORChain to block them.
Theblock · +1 outlets
Saylor hints at another bitcoin buy and calls the next bull market already underway
Strategy's executive chairman posted his purchase chart again, a pattern that has preceded prior buys, and compared bitcoin's financialization to oil and electr
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Bitcoin stolen from Binance, 18,270 BTC, tops Tesla's holdings and doubles El Salvador's reserve
The roughly $1.4 billion haul of bitcoin underscores the scale of the breach relative to major corporate and sovereign holders.
Coindesk · +4 outlets
Strategy halts bitcoin buying to build cash reserve as it defends BTC sales
The company is pausing purchases to accumulate cash while Saylor frames sales as part of its digital credit business model.
CoinMarketCap · +9 outlets
Nasdaq-listed Next Technology authorizes sale or pledge of 5,833 BTC, citing hack and quantum fears
The $450 million authorization cites exchange security and quantum computing risk, and the company says none of the coins are held at Binance.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Strive holds about 43,000 BTC after Semler Scientific merger added more than 5,000 coins
Strive's latest purchases and merger consolidation make it one of the larger corporate bitcoin holders as treasury consolidation accelerates.
TOKENPOST · +14 outlets
Ethereum validators earn $30M windfall as Binance hackers lose $119M in rushed trades
Bitquery estimates about 11,217 ETH reached proposing validators while builders retained roughly 564 ETH over four and a half hours.
Cryptoslate · +1 outlets
Crypto PACs made a big Republican push in the final weeks before the November 3 election
Industry money flowed to Republicans even as polling put Democrats in position to gain power in Congress.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Bitcoin faces further downside risk as fear surges and Binance hack rattles markets
Market sentiment weakened after the record exchange hack, with commentators drawing comparisons to the Mt. Gox era.
Yahoo Finance UK · +9 outlets
Strategy posts record $19 billion profit, but the stock falls 7.8% as market shrugs
The outsized accounting gain from bitcoin holdings drew little market reward amid broader risk-off sentiment.
Startup Fortune · +5 outlets
Binance hack fuels debate on centralization as $3B is recovered but the breach remains possible
The incident revived arguments over whether centralized control is crypto's biggest security strength or its core weakness.
Coindesk
Crypto treasury companies face a 2026 consolidation wave and lack of strategy, executives warn
As dozens of listed firms copy Strategy's model, industry figures predict consolidation and question whether smaller holders have a real plan.
CoinMarketCap · +6 outlets
Crypto reader's guide to the 2026 midterms: the races and legislation to watch
CoinDesk outlines which races will shape crypto legislation and regulation over the next two years, though crypto is not a major campaign issue.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Bitcoin redemption freeze puts $136 million Aave market under scrutiny
Borrowers can repay or add collateral, but Aave withdrawals remain blocked while Threshold's bitcoin redemption route is paused.
Cryptoslate · +2 outlets
AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval in new researcher test
Researchers built Countersign, which ties approval to a physical action agents cannot fake, arguing any approval an agent can reach is unreliable.
Coindesk
Sherrod Brown's Ohio edge threatens a rough year for crypto in the Senate
The industry's $63 million bet hinges on whether its Ohio adversary rides a Trump backlash back into the Senate.
Coindesk · +1 outlets