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North Korea-linked hackers sat inside Binance for months before $6.3B theft, 'trick' and fake interviews detailed

New reporting on the record Binance breach describes prolonged access and social-engineering tactics including fake job interviews, while South Korea weighs a single cyber czar.

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Bitcoin swings from $75,700 to above $81,000 as traders digest Democratic sweep

BTC dipped near $75,700 on initial election headlines then recovered, with short liquidations cited, as analysts debate whether the AI boom is crowding out crypto capital.

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Hyperbridge exploit mints 1B DOT; Polkadot Treasury loses about $1.38M on dotUSD flaw fixed months earlier

A patch for the vulnerability had shipped four months before the attack, raising questions about deployment discipline as DOT trades about 98% below its 2021 peak.

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Moscow Exchange to list bitcoin, ether and USDT in December, detailing clearing and settlement

The U.S.-sanctioned exchange is pushing ahead with crypto trading infrastructure despite Western restrictions.

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CFTC clears crypto-style stock perpetual futures, then faces lawsuit over stock perps

The regulator allowed equity perpetuals days after approving crypto perps, drawing immediate legal challenge from market participants.

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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirms cyberattack after ZachXBT ties it to $133M crypto theft

The French bank acknowledged a breach after on-chain analysis connected the theft to its systems, with reported losses of $133 million.

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Canton Coin called a 'digital commodity' by SEC staff in letter covering network rewards

The staff letter gives a token used in Wall Street tokenization a clearer U.S. classification, though it is not formal rulemaking.

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Circle beats revenue expectations but cuts 5% of staff; Allaire says 'Circle is purple' on politics

The USDC issuer posted strong revenue while trimming headcount, and its CEO said a Democratic wave does not trouble the stablecoin business.

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Riot Platforms surges on earnings and $28B, 910 MW Corsicana AI lease; peers Cipher and IREN swing

Bitcoin miners are repricing around AI data center leases, with Riot's 15-year deal and Google's backstop for Anthropic leases driving dispersion across the sector.

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Texas election outcome turns Wall Street cautious on AI data center buildout

Incoming Texas governor Gina Hinojosa's call for a pause on new data centers, plus local ballot measures, is weighing on merchant power and AI infrastructure stocks.

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Moscow Exchange aside, Tether says it holds 150,000 bitcoin, about 50,000 above its reserve report

The CEO's disclosure exceeds figures in Tether's published attestation, an issue for transparency of stablecoin reserves.

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Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue as deadline looms

Major issuers are pushing back on a platform that would offer tokenized exposure to their shares without consent.

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Jack Dorsey's Block faces $764M DOJ settlement as bitcoin profit falls 50%

A potential nine-figure government penalty coincides with a sharp decline in bitcoin-related gains at the payments company.

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