North Korea-linked hackers infiltrated Binance for months before $6.3B breach, FBI points to TraderTraitor
Binance says the intruders used a fake job interview and an internal AI tool, and the FBI has attributed the record theft to North Korea's TraderTraitor group,
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
Binance hit by $5.3B net outflow and half its SAFU bitcoin spent as ETF selling deepens
Post-hack withdrawals drove billions off Binance while spot bitcoin ETFs saw hundreds of millions in outflows, pressuring the broader market.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Bitcoin drops below $77,000 as Binance hack fallout and chip rout rattle markets ahead of US midterms
Crypto traders are watching the US midterm vote and equity weakness as bitcoin gives back recent gains and altcoins extend losses.
Yahoo Finance UK · +7 outlets
South Korea, Brazil and EU regulators tighten scrutiny of crypto security after Binance breach
Seoul is weighing a single cybersecurity czar across finance and state and polling its largest banks on hack scenarios after the Binance incident.
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40M hack across 10 blockchains
Brazil's largest exchange halted withdrawals after the incident but said client assets are safe.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, then faces legal clash over the product
The CFTC has allowed stock perpetuals, importing a crypto trading model to Wall Street, and is now in litigation over the move.
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX, Nvidia and Nike join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue
The wave of corporate objections to tokenized equity listings has grown to about 50 companies as a regulatory deadline approaches.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Justin Sun seeks sanctions against Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over alleged hidden UAE ties
The dispute adds a legal front to the fight over the Trump family's crypto venture's disclosures.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
XRP Ledger set to fix flaw that could have let stablecoin partners print new tokens
The patch closes a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger's stablecoin infrastructure.
CoinDesk · +10 outlets
Liquid Network restores full bitcoin backing after $320 million exploit
The Bitcoin sidechain said its tokenized bitcoin is once again fully collateralized following the breach.
The Block · +14 outlets
Nasdaq files with SEC for Solana liquid staking token ETF
The filing would add a staking-linked Solana product to the US ETF pipeline.
CoinMarketCap · +6 outlets
Akash Network announces migration to Solana to scale decentralized AI compute
The proposal would end current AKT staking rewards while allowing new issuance for providers and treasury incentives.
Cryptoslate · +7 outlets
Bullish taps Solana, Aptos and Ethereum for tokenized stock plan
The exchange group is expanding the set of chains it will use for tokenized equities.
roundtable.io · +7 outlets
DeFi Development Corp proposes $20M preferred offering and adds 5,336 SOL, treasury tops 2.6 million tokens
The Nasdaq-listed SOL treasury company also raised its CHAD preferred dividend rate.
Crypto Briefing · +5 outlets
Tether commits $127.5 million to recover funds stolen from Solana's Drift Protocol
The move reshapes DeFi's relationship with centralized stablecoin capital.
Startup Fortune · +6 outlets
ZachXBT flags suspected $106M theft from EU entity; $786K drained from Solana arbitrage bot
The suspected losses come days after the Binance breach and add to scrutiny of exchange and bot security.
Cointelegraph · +6 outlets
Aave Labs, Kamino and Veda submit DeFi lending legal framework to SEC
The proposal seeks regulatory clarity for onchain lending as US agencies weigh crypto rulemaking.
Crypto Briefing · +3 outlets
Ipsos survey finds only 3% of Americans familiar with tokenized assets
Low awareness underscores the gap between Wall Street tokenization ambitions and retail understanding.
Crypto Briefing · +1 outlets