Binance hack drained wallets backing customer assets, reserve data shows
Binance’s own reserve data lists the drained wallets as backing customer balances, leaving its ether backing an estimated 6% short until the exchange replaces what was stolen.
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Binance loses over $6 billion in 'biggest crypto hack in history'
Crypto prices are sliding on the news, with bitcoin falling back to $77,000, though Binance's co-CEO said it would cover all losses.
Polymarket suspends trading after third-party breach leads to user losses
Polymarket said one of its third-party providers was breached after users reported seeing their accounts drained.
Stanley Druckenmiller's first X post backs Hyperliquid venture after $23 million indirect investment
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KuCoin exits Russia and Belarus as crypto exchanges withdraw from Western-sanctioned markets
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Crypto exchange HTX exits the UK after settling with the FCA
The former Huobi exchange has stopped accepting deposits from British customers and agreed not to target them with crypto promotions.
Polymarket brings ultra-short crypto prediction markets to U.S. platform
Polymarket’s new Up/Down crypto contracts come as the CFTC renews scrutiny of the prediction market’s compliance with its 2022 U.S. onboarding terms.
Crypto for Advisors: Only 1 in 5 Americans say the financial system is secure
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Why Switzerland’s first genuine spot bitcoin ETF could soon attract overseas banks and brokers
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Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner
The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close.
New quantum model slashes hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 times
Alice & Bob's new model reduces the hardware required for a potential attack, bringing it closer to reality and increasing pressure to adopt quantum-resistant security sooner.