FBI blames North Korea for $6B Binance hack as exchange reopens withdrawals
The scale of the theft and the state-actor attribution make it the largest exchange breach on record and have driven billions in outflows.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40M hack across 10 blockchains; will refund users
Brazil's largest exchange paused withdrawals over the drain, and has since pledged to make users whole.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
NEC and Ava Labs explore face-ID biometric credentials for stablecoin payments in Japan
The partnership would tie Avalanche-based stablecoin settlement to NEC's biometric identity verification, a potential enterprise use case for the AVAX network a
TOKENPOST · +6 outlets
CFTC allows stock trading via crypto-style perpetual futures
The approval opens US equity exposure to the perpetual contract structure long dominant in crypto derivatives.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Tether CEO says company holds 150,000 BTC, about 50,000 more than reserve report shows
The discrepancy between disclosed and actual bitcoin holdings renews questions about the transparency of Tether's reserves.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Strategy raises bitcoin holdings to 849,327 BTC with latest 811 BTC purchase
The purchase resumes a treasury buying program that has made the company the largest corporate holder of bitcoin.
The Block · +14 outlets
Tesla and SpaceX block their shares from OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue
The objections add to a growing wave of corporate pushback against tokenized equity platforms.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Mystery $106 million crypto theft hits EU entity days after Binance hack
The unexplained drain follows a run of large crypto security incidents that have rattled exchange users.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Liquid Network restores full bitcoin backing two months after $320M exploit
The Bitcoin sidechain said it has fully recapitalized the BTC backing its issued assets following the breach.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
Altcoins fall up to 25% in a month as US midterms approach
Broad risk-off positioning ahead of the US election has weighed most heavily on smaller tokens.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets
Aave borrowers faced up to 36% APR while a freeze blocked fresh collateral
The episode points to liquidity and risk-management strains in the leading DeFi lending market.
CryptoSlate · +2 outlets
GitBook hit by AI agent security breach, urges users to rotate keys
The documentation platform's breach highlights security risks around AI agents with access to developer tooling.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
UK warns AI-powered ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure are highly likely by 2028
The assessment adds official weight to concerns that AI is lowering the cost of sophisticated cyberattacks.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
BTCPay tells merchants to shut down servers amid hot wallet attack reports
The self-hosted payments processor advised merchants to take servers offline while it investigates reported wallet compromises.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Justin Sun accuses Trump-backed World Liberty of using UAE ties to escape federal court
The dispute escalates a public feud between the TRON founder and the Trump-family-linked DeFi project.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
North Korea denies $6.3B Binance hack, calls FBI finding a political provocation
Pyongyang's denial follows US attribution of the exchange breach to state-linked hackers.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Ethereum privacy network Aztec rolls out major security and speed upgrade
The release targets throughput and security for the zero-knowledge privacy rollup.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Claude-built Linux exploit targets unpatched Ubuntu bug
The case shows AI models being used to develop working exploits for vulnerabilities vendors have not yet fixed.
Decrypt · +1 outlets