Archive snapshot · Strategy
Tue, Nov 3, 6:16 AM ET
Binance customers pull $3.64 billion after withdrawals reopen following record $6.3B hack
The net outflows equal about 2.1% of Binance's $171 billion in assets, and US spot bitcoin ETFs shed $643 million the same day in their largest daily outflow si
Theblock · +12 outlets
North Korea denies involvement in $6.4 billion Binance hack after FBI links heist to TraderTraitor
The denial follows FBI alerts identifying North Korean-controlled wallet addresses tied to the largest cryptocurrency exploit on record.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Strategy buys 811 bitcoin for $65.5M and spends $208M on STRC buybacks, holdings reach 849,327 BTC
The purchase was Strategy's largest since September, funded partly with new MSTR stock, while repurchases of its STRC preferred shares since Oct. 19 topped $413
Theblock · +14 outlets
Tether holds about 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Paolo Ardoino says
Ardoino disclosed the holdings at the Lugano Bitcoin forum but did not specify where the coins sit, and holdings outside USDT reserves would not appear in Tethe
Coindesk · +12 outlets
Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack
Partners including Tether, Circle and Chainalysis helped freeze about $11 million of the stolen assets after wallets across at least 10 chains were drained.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of US midterm vote
ZEC fell nearly 10% and BNB slipped below $700 as the Nasdaq 100 slid into correction, with bitcoin facing a fifth straight weekly loss and Glassnode flagging t
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Morgan Stanley downgrades Coinbase to Underweight, slashes price target 53% to $120
Analyst Michael Cyprys cited weak crypto trading activity and doubts about an earnings recovery, while sentiment on COIN has split on Wall Street after the Bina
Coindesk · +6 outlets
Arbitrum council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker's key
A 12-person committee briefly rewrote one of Arbitrum's core contracts to spend from an address it held no key for, then restored the code, the second such inte
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Binance completes proof of reserves as SAFU fund falls below $800M top-up threshold
Users can now verify 1:1 backing for BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL and XRP while Binance replenishes about 95% of lost assets, but it has spent half its SAFU bitcoin and n
Theblock · +4 outlets
North Korean hackers laundered $242 million of Binance loot via Tron, analyst says
Elliptic found no proof of AI use in thousands of transfers, suggesting the hackers relied on scripts, while bridges including Relay, THORChain and Chainflip mo
Theblock · +7 outlets
Strive buys 124 bitcoin, holdings reach 43,124 BTC, closing in on Metaplanet
The roughly $10 million purchase lifted Strive's treasury to 43,124 BTC, within 390 BTC of Twenty One Capital for third place among public bitcoin holders.
Decrypt · +15 outlets
Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot begins, revenue drops 63%
A $127 million accounting gain turned an operating loss into a reported profit as the bitcoin miner's quarterly revenue fell 63%.
Coindesk · +2 outlets
SPAC: tokenization firm tZERO to go public in $350 million deal, list on NYSE American
The digital securities firm plans to trade under TZRO early next year after more than a decade building blockchain-based trading infrastructure.
Coindesk · +8 outlets
NYSE tokenized stock plans advance as four more transfer agents join
Broadridge, Computershare, Equiniti and Superstate will bring shareholder records and voting services onchain for the exchange's planned blockchain market.
Coindesk · +6 outlets
Nvidia, Costco and Nike join pushback against OKX-ICE tokenized stock plans
Nine more companies objected, meaning nearly 70% of firms initially picked for trading have opted out as the 30-day response window nears its end.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
NEAR governance approves proposal cutting token issuance ceiling to 1.6%
NEAR's House of Stake passed HSP-029, lowering maximum annual issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.
Theblock · +6 outlets
BTCPay urges merchants to replace wallets after hackers steal an estimated $1.6 million
A November 2 update links hot-wallet thefts to an August-patched flaw and warns that updating cannot remove access already gained by attackers.
Cryptoslate
Liquid's bitcoin IOUs fully backed again after $320 million exploit
A final 250 BTC transfer closed the hole left by September's bug, but the federation behind the network still has not said who paid to fill it.
Coindesk · +1 outlets

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