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Mon, Nov 2, 6:16 PM ET
Binance hit by record $6.3 billion hack across 10 chains; FBI blames North Korea
The breach, attributed by the FBI to North Korean hackers, is the largest crypto theft on record and has triggered billions in exchange outflows.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Binance reopens withdrawals after hack as customers pull more than $4.6 billion
Binance resumed deposits and withdrawals and published zero-knowledge proof-of-reserves snapshots, saying it has replenished 95% of assets lost.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
US spot Bitcoin ETFs lose $643 million in a day, erasing 64% of 2026 net inflows
The selloff came as Binance's record hack shook crypto markets; ether funds posted a record $1.61 billion in October monthly outflows.
Cointelegraph · +14 outlets
Binance taps half its SAFU Bitcoin fund, releases reserve proof
The SAFU wallet now holds about 7,500 BTC after a 7,499 BTC transfer, with no timeline for restoring the roughly $1 billion fund.
Cointelegraph · +10 outlets
Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million drained across 10 chains
The exchange, Brazil's largest, paused deposits and withdrawals after wallets on at least 10 chains were emptied days after the Binance hack.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Strategy buys 811 bitcoin for $65.5 million, spending triple that on STRC buybacks
Strategy spent $208.2 million repurchasing STRC preferred shares and $65.5 million on bitcoin, leaving deployable cash at $133 million, down 45.3% for the week.
Cointelegraph · +12 outlets
Bitcoin eases to about $77,900 as Binance customers pull $3.6 billion
Bitcoin held near $78,000 through the session as exchange withdrawals reopened and ETF outflows weighed on sentiment.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Nvidia, Costco and Nike join OKX-ICE tokenized stock objections, total reaches 50 firms
Nearly 70% of companies initially picked for trading have opted out as the 30-day response window nears its end.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Anthropic posts $567 million Q3 operating loss as compute costs surge ahead of IPO
The Claude developer generated $17 billion in quarterly revenue but higher computing costs pushed it to an operating loss.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
North Korea laundering Binance loot through thousands of wallets, Elliptic finds no AI evidence
Elliptic tracked thousands of transfers, failed swaps and repeated transactions suggesting the hackers relied on scripts rather than AI agents.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Strive buys 124 bitcoin for $10 million, inching toward second-largest public holder spot
The purchase brings Strive closer to overtaking rival treasury companies behind Strategy, though the weekly buy was about 2% of the prior week's total.
Theblock · +13 outlets
EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT says
The unidentified attacker moved funds through ether, instant exchanges and Monero, with the victim and affected exchanges still unknown.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Coinbase downgraded at Morgan Stanley, price target cut 53% on weak earnings outlook
Analyst Michael Cyprys cited weak crypto trading activity and doubts about an earnings recovery.
Coindesk · +6 outlets
NYSE tokenized stock plans take shape as four more transfer agents join
Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate join the exchange's planned blockchain market, bringing shareholder records and voting onchain.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
XRP Ledger to fix flaw that could have let stablecoin partners print new tokens
The fix is on track for Wednesday after validator support briefly dipped and restarted the two-week activation clock; XRP itself is unaffected.
Coindesk · +2 outlets
Tether freezes $4.5 million as Mercado Bitcoin hacker holds $46 million in crypto
Mercado Bitcoin said restoration work continues and published tracking addresses without giving a reopening timetable or confirming a loss figure.
Cryptoslate · +11 outlets
Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients
The bank uses Hong Kong's EnsembleTX system to move deposits between participating banks around the clock, settling in central bank money.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze
Traders watched short positioning and key price levels for a rebound after the US midterm elections.
Coindesk · +2 outlets

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