Binance hack total climbs to $6.3B as North Korea-linked TraderTraitor breach details emerge
Hackers allegedly linked to North Korea spent months inside Binance before the largest crypto theft on record, drawing FBI attribution and denials from Pyongyan
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Democrats surge toward Senate and House majorities, with crypto braced for a new policy direction
Midterm gains by Democrats reshape the Washington outlook for crypto legislation and oversight just as the industry pushes for friendlier rules.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
Binance sees billions in net outflows after hack as customers pull funds
Exchange data shows large net withdrawals and a drawdown of Binance's SAFU insurance fund as user confidence is tested by the record breach.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Bitcoin slides below $77,000 as Democratic sweep bets and chip selloff rattle markets
BTC touched $75,700 intraday as traders weighed a possible Democratic sweep and a deepening semiconductor rout ahead of the midterm vote.
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Bitcoin ETFs hit by $643M selloff as Binance hack and outflows shake crypto
Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded one of their largest single-day outflows, led by BlackRock and Fidelity, as the hack fallout weighed on sentiment.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, bringing crypto-style trading to Wall Street
The approval lets traders take leveraged positions on US equities using the perpetual futures model long standard in crypto, though a legal challenge has alread
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
ZachXBT links $106M and $133M crypto thefts to French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
The on-chain sleuth says the French lender was the victim of large unauthorized transfers from crypto exchange accounts, days after the Binance breach.
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5B, CEO says, above reserve report
Paolo Ardoino said the stablecoin issuer holds about 50,000 BTC more than its published reserve attestation shows.
Decrypt · +8 outlets
CZ warns AI-driven hacks will grow after Binance's record heist
Binance's founder said pre-AI security systems may not hold up and predicted superintelligent agents could use DeFi, while investigators probe how the breach ha
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX and Nvidia join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue
Major listed companies and peers are pushing back on a platform that would offer tokenized versions of their shares as an objection deadline nears.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
Polkadot's Hyperbridge exploit mints 1 billion DOT tokens, CertiK reports
An attack on a Polkadot bridge created roughly a billion DOT out of thin air, raising fresh questions about cross-chain security.
CoinMarketCap · +8 outlets
Morgan Stanley says it is among first banks to tokenize real world assets
The Wall Street bank's move adds momentum to efforts to put traditional assets on blockchain rails, despite recent hacks raising security questions.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
North Korea launders Binance hack loot through a new wallet every 25 seconds
Blockchain analysts trace rapid wallet-hopping as the stolen funds are moved in an effort to break the on-chain trail.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764M DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit plunges 50%
The payments company disclosed a proposed federal settlement alongside a sharp drop in bitcoin-related earnings.
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40M hack
Brazil's largest crypto exchange said it will reimburse customers following an exploit, one of several hacks reported in the days after the Binance breach.
CoinDesk · +8 outlets
Polkadot caps DOT supply at 2.1B and shifts staking to Asset Hub with 2-day unbonding
A network upgrade fixes the token supply and moves staking and governance to Asset Hub, cutting the unbonding period from 28 days to two.
Pluang · +6 outlets
Moscow Exchange, under US sanctions, to list bitcoin and USDT in December
Russia's main bourse plans to add crypto trading pairs, deepening the split between Western and Russian crypto markets.
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
AMD surges after Q3 sales jump 45% on AI demand, with 80% revenue growth seen for 2027
AMD's data center momentum puts it on track to outsell Intel for the first time, though a broader chip rout continued.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets