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North Korea Sits on $1.4B Binance BTC as ETFs Bleed $643M
Roughly 18,270.2 BTC (about $1.4B) stolen in the Oct. 29 Binance hack sits idle across 19 wallets, 17 of them holding 1,000 BTC each. US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $643.2M Friday, their biggest outflow of October.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
About $2B Leaves Binance Within 3 Hours of Withdrawals Reopening
Roughly $2 billion in BTC, USDT, USDC and ETH left Binance within about three hours of withdrawals reopening on Nov. 1. Binance says payouts now come from new proof-of-reserves wallets but has not matched the transfers, leaving open whether it was customers or internal reshuffling.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
OneKey Founder Warns Against Storing Seed Phrases on Old iPhones
OneKey founder Yishi Wang warns that chip-level BootROM flaws in older iPhones cannot be fixed by iOS updates, making offline phones a risky place for seed phrases if an attacker gets physical access.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Binance Reopens Withdrawals on 15 Networks as Backing Hits 95%
Binance started reopening withdrawals on 15 networks on Nov. 1 and says 95% of the $6.3B stolen in the hack has been replenished. The FBI, joined by the Secret Service and IRS-CI, wants node operators and swap services to block the stolen ETH.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
FBI Pins $6.36B Binance Hack on North Korea TraderTraitor Group
Reports say the FBI has attributed the $6.36 billion Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group and sought blocks on the laundering trail. Binance says it has replenished 90% of losses and still targets Nov. 1 for withdrawals.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Binance Says 90% of Hack Losses Covered, Eyes Nov. 1 Withdrawals
Binance says 90% of stolen funds are now covered, up from about 80%. Ten assets including BTC, ETH and USDT are fully backed, SAFU deploys within 24 hours, withdrawals target Nov. 1 and the full zero-knowledge reserve proof is due by Nov. 3.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Binance Sets Aside $6.34B, Eyes Phased Withdrawals in 34 Hours
Binance's second recovery update commits more than $6.34B to cover the $6.3B breach, with $5B already held in matching tokens and $1.3B left to buy. Withdrawals return in phases within about 34 hours; Proof of Reserves results land Nov. 2.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Chainalysis Flags Automated Laundering Never Seen Before in $6.4B Binance Hack
Chainalysis says stolen Binance funds are moving through automated laundering patterns it has never seen, including repeated 1 TRX seeding of Tron addresses and mixing with proceeds of September's Bitget theft, as roughly $3 billion sits frozen.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Binance Eyes Withdrawal Restart in 40 Hours as Probe Finds More Breach Points
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says investigators found additional breach points and a self-destruct mechanism in the $6.4 billion hack. Withdrawals may resume within about 40 hours, as Chainalysis and TRM tie the theft to North Korea.
MarketsBlockchain Academics Newsroom
Anchorpoint Partners With Solana Foundation to Bring HKDAP to Solana
Anchorpoint, the Hong Kong stablecoin issuer backed by Standard Chartered, HKT and Animoca Brands, has partnered with the Solana Foundation to issue and redeem HKDAP on Solana. No launch date was given, and HKDAP remains in institutional beta on Ethereum.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Chainalysis and TRM Tie $6.4B Binance Hack to North Korean Group TraderTraitor
Chainalysis and TRM Labs pin the Binance hack on TraderTraitor, the group the FBI blamed for Bybit. The attacker used EIP-7702 on Ethereum, swapped stablecoins into ETH within minutes and still holds over 420,000 ETH and 18,270 BTC.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Binance Works With FBI on $3B Frozen Hack Funds, Buys Back Stolen Altcoins
Binance is working with the FBI and law enforcement to recover about $3B frozen after the Oct. 29 hack, has set aside $6.34B, and is buying back stolen altcoins with Bitcoin and Ethereum via reserves and OTC desks. The assets go into its next proof-of-reserves report.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Ripple Moves 310M XRP Hours After Backing Binance Hack Response
Whale Alert data shows Ripple moved 310 million XRP, worth over $389 million, in three transactions within minutes on Oct. 30. No motive has been stated, and the timing follows Ripple's confirmed help with the Binance exploit response.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Ethena ENA Falls 7% After Binance Hacker Sells $33.93M of the Token
The attacker behind the $6.3 billion Binance breach sold 217.5 million ENA worth $33.93 million, pushing ENA down 7.26% to $0.18653. USDe briefly slipped to $0.9974 while its supply held steady.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Trezor Warns CryptoBilis Buyers to Move Funds Over Suspected Implant
Trezor is urging anyone who bought a hardware wallet from former reseller CryptoBilis since March 2026 to move funds to a new wallet with a fresh recovery phrase, after an Indonesian customer reported a suspected cellular implant inside a Safe 5. The device has not yet been examined.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Binance Confirms $6.3B Hack, Points to Possible Compromised DevOps Laptop
Binance put the Oct. 29 hack at about $6.3 billion with roughly $3 billion frozen on-chain. Initial findings point to a possibly compromised DevOps laptop, no private key leak. SAFU and company funds will cover losses; withdrawals remain suspended.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Binance Probes Suspected Hot Wallet Hack as Tether Freezes 1.567B USDT
Between $2.5B and $3.5B left Binance hot wallets in about 40 minutes on October 29. Binance is investigating and has not confirmed a loss. CZ says user funds are safe; Tether froze more than 1.567B USDT and Circle about $823M USDC.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Strategy Posts $19.5B Q3 Net Income on $20.9B Bitcoin Gain, Shares Slip
Strategy reported $19.53B in Q3 net income, driven by a $20.91B bitcoin gain. Revenue fell 3%, BTC yield is negative 3.7% year to date, preferred holders approved daily dividends and CFO Andrew Kang is stepping down.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Coinbase Posts $719M Q3 Net Income, but Adjusted Profit Is $78M
Coinbase swung to a $719 million Q3 profit, ending a two-quarter losing streak, but about $715 million came from gains on its crypto holdings. Adjusted net income was $78 million, revenue was flat at $1.22 billion, and prediction markets topped $200 million in annualized revenue.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Polymarket Reopens Trading, Pledges to Repay Traders After Provider Compromise
Polymarket reopened its international platform around 3 p.m. ET Thursday, confirmed a third-party provider was compromised and referred to law enforcement, and pledged to repay affected traders. Outside loss estimates range from $2.19 million to $2.65 million.
MarketsBlockchain Academics Newsroom
1kx Projects Blockchain Revenue Near $100B in 2026, Down 28%
The 1kx Blockchain Revenue Report projects about $100 billion in 2026 industry revenue, a 28% drop blamed on lower token prices. In Q3, institutional and real-economy apps out-earned infrastructure for the first time, and public companies took 16% of revenue.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Polymarket Halts New Trading After Reported Wallet Drains
Polymarket restricted trading to cancel-only mode and paused relayer actions on Oct. 29 while investigating reports of drained wallets. Social media loss claims reach $2.68 million but remain unconfirmed, and accounts of the company's response conflict.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Walmart, Eli Lilly, Cigna Object to OKXICE Tokenized Stocks; Total Hits 38
Walmart, Eli Lilly, Cigna Group, Carnival and Arcos Dorados objected to OKXICE TSV offering their tokenized shares in an Oct. 28 notice, bringing objectors to 38 as the venue prepares to test the SEC's innovation exemption.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
BlackRock IBIT Adds 3,441 BTC as Bitcoin Holds Near $80K
BlackRock's IBIT absorbed 3,441 BTC worth $276.7 million from Coinbase Prime in 24 hours, nearly alone among ETFs, while Bitcoin clings to $80K. A loss of the $79.2K-$79.5K lows opens the $75K-$78K demand zone.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab