Binance outflows top $4.6B after record hack; FBI blames North Korea, exchange reopens withdrawals
The largest crypto hack on record triggered multi-billion dollar withdrawals, a SAFU reserve drawdown and an FBI attribution to North Korea, denting confidence
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Bitcoin slips below $77,000 to one-month lows as chip selloff and midterm jitters weigh on crypto
Bitcoin's slide comes alongside weakness in AI-related equities and broad altcoin losses, with traders cautious ahead of US midterm elections.
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
BlackRock's IBIT posts $405M outflow, its biggest single-day redemption since June
A sharp outflow from the largest spot Bitcoin ETF signals institutional risk reduction during the market pullback.
Cointelegraph
Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin to refund users after $40M hack; withdrawals paused then resumed
The incident at Brazil's largest exchange adds to a wave of security breaches hitting crypto platforms this week.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Tesla and SpaceX join Amazon and Nvidia in objecting to OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue
Growing pushback from major corporates raises legal risk for tokenized equity products marketed by crypto exchanges.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
CFTC lets traders bet on US stocks via crypto-style perpetual futures
The approval extends crypto-native derivatives structures into traditional equity markets, blurring the line between the two regimes.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Tether holds 150,000 BTC, CEO says, roughly 50,000 more than its reserve report shows
The disclosure gap between the CEO's figure and the published attestation raises fresh questions about stablecoin reserve transparency.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
SEC staff view Canton Coin as a digital commodity in no-action letter
The relief is a rare formal signal on token classification and may guide other networks seeking commodity treatment.
The Block · +6 outlets
CrowdStrike unveils AI agent 'kill switch' and plans to acquire Fiddler AI
The move reflects growing enterprise demand for controls over autonomous AI agents after a series of high-profile agent-related breaches.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Justin Sun accuses Trump-backed World Liberty of using UAE ties to escape federal court
The dispute between Sun and World Liberty Financial puts a political spotlight on the Trump family's crypto venture.
Decrypt · +10 outlets
GitBook hit by AI agent security breach, urges users to rotate keys
The incident at a mainstream developer documentation host shows AI agent vulnerabilities spreading beyond crypto-specific platforms.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
North Korea denies $6.3B Binance hack, calls FBI finding a 'political provocation'
Pyongyang's denial comes as blockchain analysts track laundering of hack proceeds through thousands of new wallets.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
House of Doge loses Nasdaq listing as DOGE trades near $0.075
The delisting of the DOGE treasury vehicle removes one of the few listed proxies for Dogecoin exposure.
CryptoTicker.io · +3 outlets
Trump vows to pardon Elon Musk if Democrats win midterms and target his government contracts
The remark ties Musk's federal contracts to election outcomes, an unusual political risk for his companies.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Dogecoin price forms death cross as whales sell 120M DOGE
On-chain selling by large holders and a bearish technical signal add to Dogecoin's underperformance versus its 2024 rally.
CryptoTicker.io · +2 outlets
Strategy resumes bitcoin buying with $66M purchase
The purchase extends the largest corporate bitcoin treasury despite the market pullback.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Liquid Network restores full Bitcoin backing two months after $320M exploit
Recovery of the Bitcoin sidechain's peg closes one of the larger bridge-style losses of the year.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Anthropic's AI is getting cheaper to use, which is becoming a problem for its business
Falling inference prices squeeze revenue for AI model providers and shift competition toward volume and bundling.
Decrypt