FBI blames North Korea for $6.3B Binance hack; exchange reopens withdrawals as $3.64B exits
The FBI attributed the largest exchange theft on record to North Korea while Binance resumed deposits and withdrawals and reported $3.64 billion in net outflows
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North Korea launders Binance hack loot via one new wallet every 25 seconds, spanning 12,000 wallets
Roughly $2.85 billion of the $6.43 billion stolen has been frozen or seized, a far higher recovery rate than the Bybit hack.
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North Korea denies role in Binance hack, calls FBI finding a political provocation
Kim Yo Jong suggested the US itself could be behind the theft, even as Binance said hourly deposits had begun to exceed withdrawals.
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Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin halts deposits and withdrawals after $40M hack; Tether freezes $4.5M USDT
The pause at Brazil's largest exchange adds to a run of exchange security incidents in the same week.
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Mystery $106M crypto theft hits an unidentified EU entity days after the Binance hack
Onchain investigator ZachXBT says the funds were taken from centralized exchange accounts on Sunday.
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Nvidia, Nike, Costco among 12 more companies objecting to OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, total hits 50
The objections mark the biggest wave yet of corporate pushback against tokenized equity trading.
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Canary Capital files for a US spot PEPE ETF
The filing would extend spot crypto ETF applications beyond major assets into memecoins.
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Bitcoin holds near $76K after BTC's worst October since 2014, with $1.29B in longs liquidated
BTC steadied in a quiet session before the US midterm vote while Bitwise raised its long-term target to $1.6 million and Saylor called a new bull run.
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Strategy resumes Bitcoin buys with a $66M purchase and repurchases $208.2M of STRC preferred
The treasury firm's USD cash balance fell to $132.7 million after the buyback.
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Ether ETFs post a record $1.61B in outflows as XRP and DOGE slip
The record redemption week came as the broader market digested the Binance hack and a red October.
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BTCPay tells merchants to shut down servers amid reports of hot wallet attacks
The Bitcoin payment software said attacks targeted versions 2.4.1 and older, days after an emergency fix for a critical flaw.
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NYSE owner ICE bets on Hyperliquid; HYPE jumps about 13-18% on the deal
The partnership plus a $15 million buyback program lifted HYPE, with attention on a possible $100 level.
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Anthropic says Claude wrote a working Linux server exploit that Ubuntu has not patched
Red Hat patched the flaw on Sunday, but Ubuntu still had no fix at publication.
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Pump.fun burns $370M in PUMP and launches Charity Coins as memes rebound
The burn and new product line arrive as Pump's cumulative activity passes $1 billion and Pudgy World debuts.
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Walmart's OnePay adds USDC support; Base USDC checkout volume passes $42.1M
Stablecoin payments keep expanding into mainstream retail and merchant checkout flows.
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Hacker dumps 7.77 trillion PEPE tokens, yet the token jumps 15%
A large attacker-linked sale was absorbed by buyers, with PEPE up roughly 12% on the week and Justin Sun-linked wallets holding about $51 million.
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Tom Lee calls a bottom on the AI stock selloff, citing tight supply and crypto resilience
The Fundstrat strategist said crypto's muted reaction to the Binance hack suggests sellers may already be exhausted.
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Bitmine buys more Ethereum as its stash nears a 5% supply goal
The company added 10,452 ETH, with chairman Tom Lee framing the Binance hack's market reaction as bullish.
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