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Top story Binance reports $6.3B hack used fake job interview and internal AI tool, North Korea accused

The incident report details a months-long intrusion into hot-wallet signing infrastructure via Ethereum EIP-7702; Pyongyang denies involvement and Binance has drawn down half its SAFU bitcoin reserve.

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Democrats sweep House and Senate, upending crypto's Washington alignment

Republicans lose unified control of government, and Sherrod Brown's return signals trouble for crypto PAC Fairshake.

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Morgan Stanley tokenizes US equities and Treasurys via DTCC's new service

The bank is among the first to convert traditional securities into tokenized form through the DTCC's Tokenization Service launched Oct. 28.

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CFTC approves perpetual futures on individual stocks, drawing legal challenge

The regulator opened a US path for stock perps over objections from a Citadel-backed group that argues the products belong with the SEC.

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ZachXBT links French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to $133M crypto theft; Crypto.com freezes funds

The on-chain sleuth says crypto exchange accounts were drained, and he does not attribute the attack to North Korea's Lazarus Group.

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Block faces $764M DOJ settlement as bitcoin gross profit falls 50%

The proposed AML settlement accompanies halved quarterly bitcoin gross profit from lower Cash App fees, though the firm raised full-year guidance and shares rose after hours.

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South Korea's ruling party formally proposes two-year delay to crypto income tax

Party leaders say the country should first pass the Digital Asset Basic Act and wait for global tax-sharing rules.

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Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX join objections to OKX-ICE tokenized stock venture

Objections now come from 56 companies, with nearly 80% of the venture's initial stock selection opting out.

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Justin Sun seeks sanctions against World Liberty Financial over undisclosed UAE ties

The Tron founder says the Trump-linked firm withheld its UAE connections during his $45 million lawsuit and plans to refile in California state court.

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Aerodrome and Velodrome merge to launch Aero across seven chains

The consolidation combines two large DeFi liquidity venues under a single token and multichain structure.

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