Binance reopens withdrawals after record $6.3B hack; FBI blames North Korea
Binance restored withdrawals days after the largest crypto theft on record, with the FBI attributing the breach to North Korean hackers and asking DeFi platform
Decrypt · +10 outlets
Strategy resumes bitcoin buying, spending $65.5M on 811 BTC plus $208M in STRC buybacks
Michael Saylor's Strategy added 811 bitcoin while spending far more on STRC preferred stock buybacks, cutting its deployable cash 45% to $132.7 million.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
North Korea laundering Binance hack loot via one new wallet every 25 seconds
On-chain tracking shows the roughly $6.4 billion stolen in the Binance hack being dispersed through thousands of wallets as investigators map the laundering tra
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Binance founder warns 'be careful' as Binance hack triggers $3.6B to $4.6B in outflows
Outflows from Binance climbed to billions of dollars after the hack, with the exchange's founder and analysts flagging further market risk.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Bitcoin ETF outflows hit $643M after record Binance hack
US spot bitcoin ETF investors pulled $643 million, led by BlackRock and Fidelity, as the exchange breach and rising derivatives exposure weighed on the market.
Yahoo Finance · +7 outlets
Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million hack
The Brazilian exchange froze withdrawals over a security incident after Hypernative flagged a $40 million drain, adding to a week of crypto exchange breaches.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Nvidia, Microsoft, JPMorgan and Nike object to tokenized stock offerings
A broad wave of corporate objections targets platforms including OKXICE for listing tokenized versions of their shares without permission.
Yahoo Finance · +6 outlets
BTCPay Server warns merchants to shut down servers amid hot wallet drains
The bitcoin payment processor told merchants to disable servers after reports that hot wallets were being drained, tying into a wider wave of crypto security in
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Crypto PACs spent $170M on midterms, mostly backing Republicans
Industry political committees concentrated spending in the final weeks before the US midterm election, making crypto policy a swing-state issue.
CoinDesk · +8 outlets
Strive buys 124 bitcoin, closing in on second-largest public BTC holder
Strive's latest roughly $10 million purchase moves it closer to Metaplanet's bitcoin treasury position, though the weekly buy slowed sharply from prior weeks.
The Block · +8 outlets
Trump questions FBI claim that North Korea was behind $6.3B Binance heist
The president cast doubt on the attribution even as Elon Musk and others called the breach the largest crypto heist in history.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Bitmine adds 8,573 ETH as Tom Lee calls muted Binance hack reaction bullish
The Ethereum treasury firm expanded its ETH holdings while chair Tom Lee argued the modest post-hack price drop showed crypto's growing resilience.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Mystery $106 million crypto theft hits EU entity with multiple exchange accounts
A European entity lost $106 million across numerous exchange accounts, an incident reported days after the Binance breach.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
Tokenization firm tZERO plans to go public via $350M SPAC
The digital securities firm plans to list on NYSE American under TZRO early next year after over a decade building blockchain trading infrastructure.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Bitwise CIO: a $6.3B hack would have sunk Binance and BTC a decade ago
Several market observers argue bitcoin's muted reaction to the record breach shows the market's deepening liquidity and resilience.
Yahoo Finance · +4 outlets
Sherrod Brown's Ohio lead threatens crypto-friendly policy next year
A strong showing by the crypto-skeptical Ohio senator could reshape digital asset legislation in the next Congress.
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Bitcoin 39% below peak as meme coins fall up to 99% while S&P 500 nears record
Crypto assets remain deep in drawdown even as equities hover near highs, underscoring the divergence in risk appetite.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
Ethereum staking balance shrinks even as 361,000 ETH added to active stake
Net staking flows turned negative despite a large queue of new validators, reflecting shifting validator economics.
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