Binance reopens withdrawals after record hack; $3.64B in net outflows, FBI blames North Korea
Binance resumed phased withdrawals following a $6.3 billion breach, with the exchange reporting $3.64 billion in net outflows (about 2.1% of assets) in the firs
Decrypt · +12 outlets
North Korea laundering Binance hack loot at one new wallet every 25 seconds, researchers say
Investigators trace the $6.4 billion Binance haul across roughly 12,000 wallets, with Elliptic finding no evidence that AI tools were used in the laundering.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack
Brazil's largest crypto exchange halted deposits and withdrawals after a breach across 10 blockchains, and Tether froze more than 4.5 million USDT tied to the a
finance.yahoo · +13 outlets
Spot bitcoin ETFs post largest daily outflows in four months after Binance hack
US spot bitcoin ETFs shed $643 million on Friday, leaving the category barely positive for 2026.
The Block · +14 outlets
Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of US midterm vote
Crypto slid alongside equities as semiconductor shares sold off into the US midterm election.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
North Korea denies FBI claims linking it to record $6 billion Binance hack
Kim Yo Jong and Pyongyang rejected US accusations of involvement as researchers continued tracing the stolen funds.
The Block · +14 outlets
Binance spends half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million, data shows
On-chain data indicates the exchange has drawn down roughly half of its user-protection insurance fund in bitcoin.
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Morgan Stanley downgrades Coinbase, slashes price target 53% on weak earnings outlook
The downgrade adds to pressure on crypto equities already weighed down by the Binance fallout.
CoinDesk · +10 outlets
Liquid's bitcoin IOUs fully backed again after $320 million exploit
The exchange said it has restored full backing for its bitcoin liabilities following a nine-figure exploit.
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Arbitrum council moves $30 million of Binance hack funds without hacker's key
The recovery effort shows how governance-controlled chains can act on stolen assets that remain on-chain.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Strategy buys another 811 bitcoin for $65.5 million
Michael Saylor's company continued adding to its bitcoin treasury position.
The Block · +14 outlets
BTCPay tells users to shut down servers after reports of drained wallets
The open-source bitcoin payment processor issued an urgent advisory following wallet drain reports.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT says
The on-chain sleuth flagged a nine-figure suspected loss at an unnamed European entity.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Nvidia, Costco and Nike join OKX-ICE tokenized stock objections, bringing total to 50
Corporate pushback against tokenized equity offerings keeps growing as issuers contest the products.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
Cipher posts $31 million profit as AI pivot begins
The bitcoin miner moved into profit while redirecting capacity toward AI compute.
CoinDesk · +2 outlets
XRP Ledger set to fix flaw that could have let stablecoin partners print new tokens
A patched vulnerability on the XRP Ledger could have allowed partners to mint tokens beyond their backing.
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
NYSE taps Broadridge to bring shareholder voting onto blockchain rails
The exchange operator is partnering with a Wall Street vendor to move proxy voting infrastructure on-chain.
CoinDesk
Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients
The bank rolled out blockchain-based deposit tokens for corporate customers in Hong Kong.
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