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Top story North Korea-linked hackers breached Binance for months before $6.3B heist

The record theft, tied by the FBI to the TraderTraitor group, has become the defining crypto security event of the week, with North Korea denying involvement and funds being laundered across thousands of wallets.

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Binance sees billions in net outflows after record hack as withdrawals spike

Customer withdrawals surpassed $10 billion at one point, a stress test of exchange solvency and confidence after the theft.

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CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, then faces legal clash over the move

The approval brings crypto-style perpetuals to US equities, but a legal fight has already begun over the agency's authority.

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Bitcoin ETFs hit by $643M outflows as Binance hack shakes crypto markets

Institutional vehicles saw large redemptions led by BlackRock and Fidelity, amplifying the post-hack selloff.

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Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals, pledges refunds after $40M hack

The attack spanned 10 blockchains and the exchange committed to covering all user losses.

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OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue draws objections from dozens of major companies

Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX, Nvidia, Microsoft, JPMorgan and others have objected to their shares being tokenized on the new venue as a deadline looms.

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Tether holds 150,000 BTC, about 50,000 more than its reserve report shows, CEO says

The disclosure raises questions about stablecoin reserve reporting transparency given the roughly $11.5 billion implied value.

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Mystery $106M crypto theft hits EU entity days after Binance hack

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT flagged losses across multiple exchange accounts at an unidentified European entity, adding to a cluster of recent breaches.

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Justin Sun seeks sanctions against Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over UAE ties

The dispute adds a geopolitical and political dimension to a legal fight involving the Trump family-backed crypto venture.

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CZ warns AI is making hacks easier, says no system is 100% secure

Binance's founder addressed the breach publicly and cautioned that pre-AI security architectures may not hold up.

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SEC issues new crypto guidance and FAQs on token statuses and governance

New guidelines aim to clarify when tokens are securities and outline governance expectations for the industry.

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Arbitrum council moves $30M of Binance hack funds without the hacker's key

Governance intervention on Arbitrum shows how DeFi councils can act on stolen funds, a precedent for recovery efforts.

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Anthropic posts $567M Q3 operating loss as growth cools ahead of IPO

The AI lab's widening losses and cooling growth raise questions about its path to public markets.

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Strategy resumes bitcoin buying, adding 811 BTC in largest purchase since September

The treasury company continued accumulating BTC and buying back STRC, with its bitcoin bet driving a large quarterly result.

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