Binance reopens withdrawals after record $6.3B hack; FBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor
Binance resumed phased withdrawals and published zero-knowledge proof of reserves as the FBI attributed the multi-billion dollar breach to North Korean group Tr
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Binance publishes zero-knowledge proof of reserves for BTC, ETH and 8 other tokens
The exchange's newest reserve attestation covers ten assets as it works to restore user confidence and withdrawals after the hack.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as chip rout deepens ahead of U.S. midterm vote
BTC extended losses with equities pressured by a semiconductor selloff, with traders eyeing the midterm election as a near-term catalyst.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs post $643M in daily outflows, largest in four months, after Binance hack
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw their heaviest single-day redemptions since June as the hack shook crypto markets.
The Block · +13 outlets
Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40M hack across 10 blockchains
Brazil's largest exchange said it will make users whole after a multi-chain breach, the second major exchange incident in days.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from exchange accounts, ZachXBT says
The on-chain investigator linked a 27,553 ETH whale purchase to a suspected theft from an unnamed EU entity's centralized exchange accounts.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
North Korea denies role in $6.4B Binance hack, calls FBI finding a political provocation
Pyongyang rejected the FBI's attribution to its TraderTraitor unit, with Kim Jong Un's sister dismissing the claim.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Ethereum ETFs log worst month for flows since 2024 launch
Spot ether funds saw their heaviest monthly redemptions on record as crypto sentiment soured.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Arbitrum council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker's key
Arbitrum's governance council executed a transaction to seize a portion of the stolen funds routed onto its network.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
NYSE taps Broadridge to bring shareholder voting onto blockchain rails
The exchange operator is working with Broadridge to move proxy voting infrastructure onto distributed ledger rails.
CoinDesk · +2 outlets
Nvidia, Nike and Costco join OKX-ICE tokenized stock objections, total reaches 50
A growing list of listed companies has objected to unpermissioned tokenized representations of their shares.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
Binance saw $3.64 billion in net outflows after reopening withdrawals
The outflows followed the record hack and reflected both user withdrawals and internal asset movements.
The Block · +13 outlets
Coinbase downgraded at Morgan Stanley, price target cut 53% on weak earnings outlook
The downgrade reflects analyst concern over trading volumes and revenue ahead of the exchange's next earnings report.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Bitmine adds 8,573 ETH, pushing holdings past $13.7 billion as Tom Lee downplays Binance hack
The Ethereum treasury firm kept buying ETH while its chairman called the market's reaction to the Binance hack muted.
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
Binance spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million, data shows
On-chain data indicates the exchange drew down roughly half of its Secure Asset Fund for Users following the hack.
CoinDesk · +8 outlets
Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients
The bank launched a blockchain-based deposit product aimed at corporate treasury and settlement use cases.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Elliptic finds no evidence of AI use in laundering $6.4B Binance loot
The blockchain analytics firm said the laundering used traditional wallet-hopping at high speed rather than AI tooling, countering claims that AI enabled the th
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
DTCC's tokenization launch could accelerate adoption and boost Securitize, StoneX says
The clearing house's tokenization rollout is seen as a catalyst for regulated digital-asset infrastructure providers.
The Block · +1 outlets