FBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for record $6.3B Binance hack; exchange resumes withdrawals
Binance reopened withdrawals in phases after covering about 95% of losses with company funds, while the FBI tied the theft across 10 blockchains to North Korea.
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Binance sees billions in outflows after reopening withdrawals post-hack
The exchange processed a surge of withdrawals as customers pulled funds following the largest crypto hack on record.
The Block · +14 outlets
ZachXBT links $106 million theft from EU entity's exchange accounts to Monero laundering
The onchain investigator published 11 addresses and a TRM Labs graph tracing stolen funds from centralized exchange accounts toward Monero and a Tron bridge.
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Bitmine buys another 8,573 ETH; Tom Lee calls market's Binance hack reaction 'very constructive'
The ETH treasury company's latest purchase of about $19.4 million worth of ether pushed its holdings past $13.7 billion.
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
North Korea automating Binance loot laundering at one new wallet every 25 seconds
The automated laundering operation spans about 12,000 wallets, complicating efforts to freeze the stolen funds.
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs post largest daily outflows in four months after record Binance hack
Spot bitcoin funds shed $643 million on Friday as the aftermath of the hack drove investors out of US crypto ETFs.
The Block · +13 outlets
Ethereum ETFs log worst month for flows since 2024 launch
US spot ether funds recorded their heaviest monthly outflows since debuting, underscoring weak institutional demand.
Yahoo Finance · +6 outlets
Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million hack across 10 chains
Brazil's largest exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after an incident, and Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT tied to the attack.
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Ethereum validators earned about $30 million as Binance hackers lost $119 million in rushed trades
Bitquery estimates around 11,217 ETH reached proposing validators while builders retained about 564 ETH over four and a half hours as the attackers moved funds.
Cryptoslate · +2 outlets
Elliptic finds no evidence of AI use in laundering $6.4B Binance loot
The blockchain analytics firm pushed back on claims that artificial intelligence powered the laundering of the stolen funds.
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Binance completes latest proof of reserves as it restores assets and withdrawals after record hack
The exchange published fresh reserve attestations while working to return funds to users affected by the theft.
The Block · +14 outlets
Nvidia, Nike, Costco and others join OKX-ICE tokenized stock objections, total reaches 50
The growing list of companies formally objecting signals broad corporate pushback against tokenized equity products.
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
Coinbase downgraded at Morgan Stanley with price target cut 53% on weak earnings outlook
The downgrade adds pressure on the exchange amid the post-hack shakeout in crypto markets.
CoinDesk · +6 outlets
NYSE taps Broadridge to bring shareholder voting onto blockchain rails
The tie-up extends blockchain infrastructure into core Wall Street market plumbing.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients
The bank joins a wave of institutions piloting blockchain-based settlement for corporate cash.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
BTC steadied near $78,000 as traders absorbed the hack fallout and looked ahead to US macro data.
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Crypto PACs spent $170 million, mostly backing Republicans before midterms
The spending reflects the industry's push to shape the US Congress as midterm elections approach.
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Four more crypto hacks land in the days after Binance, hitting BTCPay, DeFi sites and more
Brazil's largest exchange, an unnamed EU entity, BTCPay merchants and a dozen DeFi websites were hit between Friday and Monday.
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