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Binance Details Months-Long Campaign Behind $6.34 Billion Hack
The exchange says 98% of impacted tokens have been replenished; its report explains why pausing withdrawals did not stop every outflow.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto Recovery Services: What to Check Before Paying
Tracing stolen crypto is different from getting it back. US consumers should verify a provider’s identity, written deliverables, fees and access to sensitive data.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aztec Launches Tierra Upgrade With Faster Ethereum Messaging
The new rollup requires contract recompilation and new addresses, while V5 gets roughly 30 days of funded migration support.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Kraken Restricts Accounts Amid Suspected $133 Million-Plus EU Theft
The exchange says its own systems and customer accounts were not compromised and that it is working with law enforcement on recovery.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance Lacks Cyber Insurance for $6.3 Billion Hack, Bloomberg Law Reports
The exchange says it reserved more than $6.34 billion in company funds and is drawing on emergency and futures reserves to replace stolen assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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France Delays Budget Vote Again, Leaving Stablecoin Tax Pending
Lawmakers defeated a proposal to tax unrealized crypto gains when residents move abroad, but a stablecoin-swap tax remains in the provisional budget text.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Backpack Warns of Fake Tokenized Stock Airdrops
Scammers may cite genuine token addresses to appear legitimate, the company said, directing users to its official Solana mint directory.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Mercado Bitcoin Promises No Customer Asset Losses After Hack
The exchange says $11 million has been blocked, but its assurance does not specify a funding source or reimbursement deadline.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance Flips to $1.82 Billion in Daily Net Inflows After Withdrawal Restart
Seven-day net outflows remained at $11.832 billion despite the positive daily reading on DefiLlama's exchange dashboard.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Chainalysis Puts Mercado Bitcoin Hack at $49 Million Across 17 Chains
Mercado Bitcoin separately says $11 million has been blocked and promises no customer losses, while access to services remains suspended.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Liquid Restores Full Bitcoin Backing After Elements Exploit
Full reserves meet a condition for restarting direct federation withdrawals, which were last reported under enhanced operational controls.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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North Korea Rejects FBI Blame for $6.3 Billion Binance Hack
Kim Yo Jong called the US accusation “absurd rhetoric,” while Chainalysis cited stolen funds mixing with proceeds of an earlier exploit.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Liquid Reserve Gap Falls to 250 BTC After 300 BTC Top-Up
Estimated L-BTC backing rises to 94.14%, but the federation’s recovery plan requires full reserves before direct peg-outs resume.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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BNB Chain Brings Payment Lane to Testnet in Jenner Upgrade
The upgrade introduces a default 5% gas reservation for eligible payments, while token listings and CAS20 activation require separate governance steps.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Akash Stakers Approve Move From Cosmos to Solana
AKT can launch on Solana after two audits, but moving the compute marketplace and ending staking rewards still require a separate cutover vote.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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NEAR Governance Approves Plan to Lower Issuance Cap to 1.6%
The 24-month reduction would lower staking rewards, but Security Council ratification and a validator-adopted protocol upgrade still stand between the vote and activation.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Mercado Bitcoin Breach Wallet Sends 2,800 ETH Onward
Other transfers moved 2.24 million USDC and 1.7 million TRX, while deposits and withdrawals remained suspended.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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New Jersey Rescinds Coinbase Staking Order, Clearing Path for Restart
The state withdrew its $5 million penalty and staking restrictions without prejudice; Coinbase says customer access will return ‘very soon.’... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SEC Staff Clarifies When Token Voters Are Not a 'Central Party'
The guidance distinguishes independent governance participation from coordinated control and identifies unilateral powers that amount to overseeing a crypto system.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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How to Read Crypto Funding Rate Charts Across Exchanges
A smaller percentage can imply the same daily funding rate when payment intervals differ. Heatmap colors describe an aggregate, not a count of bullish or bearish traders.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Horizen’s Nov. 4 Bridge Cutoff Leaves USDC.e Outside DAO Recovery Plan
The DAO plans to return remaining ZEN, including staking rewards, and eligible ETH balances on Base in the second half of November.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Researcher Puts Mercado Bitcoin Freezes Near $7 Million
Onchain records show Circle freezing USDC on Polygon and Paxos freezing gold tokens on Ethereum, while exchange withdrawals remain suspended.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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NYSE Taps Broadridge for Onchain Shareholder Voting
Token holders would use wallets, broker interfaces or ProxyVote, while the planned trading venue still awaits regulatory approval.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SBI Plans $100 Million Investment in US Digital Bank Erebor
Erebor held more than $7 billion in deposits in September, SBI says, and supports blockchain settlement outside banking hours.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Arkham Says Mercado Bitcoin Attacker Holds $46 Million
The tracker groups 36 addresses. Mercado Bitcoin says customers suffered no losses but has not disclosed a total loss.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Relay Reports Route Disruptions in Bid to Block Binance-Hack Funds
The bridge says no user action is needed and is working with Binance and law enforcement to screen hacker-linked addresses.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Uniswap Extends VolatilePair Hook to Robinhood Chain
The ETH/USDG pool has about $3.5 million in liquidity and uses a tighter resting fee spread than its Ethereum counterpart.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Tether Says It Froze Over 4.5 Million USDT Tied to Mercado Bitcoin Incident
Ethereum and Tron records confirm blacklist actions against exchange-identified wallets, while deposits and withdrawals remain suspended.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Injective Introduces Priority Transaction Rail for Institutions
Injective says the service is in limited production, offering early execution feedback while leaving settlement with the full validator network.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Jito Names First Outside BAM Node Operators
Triton One, Bitwise and SOL Strategies begin with testnet onboarding. Access for any mainnet validator is targeted for early Q1 2027.... Read the full story at The Defiant