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One Fish, Multiple Meals — Analysis of the $780K zkLink Exploit
Background On October 29, 2026, the well-known cross-chain protocol zkLink was attacked, resulting in losses of approximately $783,000. The following is a detailed analysis of this incident by the SlowMist security team: Prerequisites zkLink is a multi-chain zk-rollup protocol. On Ethereum, the...
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The $6.3 billion Binance hack paradox: Centralization made the hack possible, but also saved $3 billion
The Binance hack has revived debates about whether decentralization is the digital asset industry’s greatest security advantage or its biggest point of weakness.
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Chainalysis Flags DeFi Receipt-Token Route in Binance Hack
A separate onchain example shows USDT deposited into JustLend, transferred as jUSDT and redeemed by another wallet.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Blockchain investigator Chainalysis hit by cybersecurity incident
Chainalysis has engaged world-class third-party experts to support a review of its security and strengthen its defenses.
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Aave Freezes tBTC Reserve After Threshold Pauses Minting and Redemptions
Repayments, withdrawals and liquidations continue, while Aave’s Ethereum Core market holds about $136.5 million in tBTC deposits.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance $6.3B record hack sparks pre-election political chatter
Some political and administration figures tried to make hay of the biggest-ever crypto heist.
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Curve Volume Halves to $425 Million as 3pool's USDT Tilt Eases
Trading remained 335% above the preceding seven-day median, while 3pool's DAI and USDC balances recovered.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin stolen from Binance tops Tesla’s holdings and is over twice El Salvador’s reserve
The 18,270 BTC haul is worth about $1.4 billion and comes within 442 coins of SpaceX’s disclosed holdings. Blockchain investigators link the attack to North Korea.
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MSTR Q3 2026 Earnings Call: Analyst Q&A
▶ Bitcoin Magazine MSTR Q3 2026 Earnings Call: Analyst Q&A The full analyst Q&A from Strategy's (MSTR) Q3 2026 earnings call. Phong Le and Michael Saylor take questions from BTIG's Andrew Harte, Treasury's Khing Oei, Galaxy's Alex Thorn, Citi's Pete Christiansen and Scott Melker on digital credit,...
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Mike Flaum: MSTR Performance “Massively” to the Upside During Next BTC Bull Run
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Mike Flaum: MSTR Performance “Massively” to the Upside During Next BTC Bull Run Mike Flaum, CEO of Log Scale Investments, joins Bitcoin Magazine TV to talk Strategy's Stretch, daily dividends, Strive's SATS, Bitcoin-backed preferreds vs. Treasury bonds for retirees, mNAV and the...
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What to Know About the $6.3 Billion Binance Hack
▶ Bitcoin Magazine What to Know About the $6.3 Billion Binance Hack The biggest crypto-related hack in history by dollar volume just hit Binance, with more than $6.3 billion in affected assets moving on-chain. About $3 billion was frozen through stablecoin operators, but $3.3 billion has not been...
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OpenAI reportedly cuts fundraising target amid AI jitters
Anxiety about the AI boom has sent the Nasdaq 100 slumping by about 10% in just three weeks since hitting a record high on October 6, including a 4.5% drop on Friday.
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Binance hackers raced to move billions before it could be frozen
Attackers raced to convert stolen stablecoins into crypto that issuers could not freeze as industry players like Tether and Circle moved to immobilize billions of dollars in assets.
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IPX Unveils Patent-Pending Atomic Router: Protected Capital in the Bonding Curve, Coinbase-Funded Rewards and Automatic Graduation Into Liquid Markets
IPX today detailed its patent-pending atomic router, the technology at the heart of its protocol, ahead of the launch of the IPX OS, IPX Exchange and the $IPX token on Base Nov 17.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Inside the largest crypto hack on record: How attackers breached Binance for $6.3 billion
Investigators tie the $6B Binance hack to North Korea. Here's how hot-wallet signing infrastructure was compromised and where funds went.
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Binance Hack Shows Why Offshore Exchanges Need US Oversight, CFTC Chair Says
Michael Selig said the record $6.4 billion theft shows why offshore exchanges should register with the CFTC and adopt U.S.-grade cybersecurity standards.
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President Trump says they’re looking into Binance hack as calls grow for crypto rules
Following the $6.3 billion hack of the world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, calls are growing for legislation.
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Intel Stock Suffers Worst Crash in 50 Years as Weak Forecast Overshadows AI Chip Demand
Intel beat third-quarter earnings expectations, but warned of a prolonged PC slump, sending shares to their worst daily decline in 50 years.
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Worried About Crypto Hacks? Buy Bitcoin Proxies in Stock Market Instead, Say Wall Street Firms
Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point say the record $6.4 billion theft is a Binance security failure, not a crypto-wide threat, pointing clients toward proxies like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy.
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Experts divided over Binance hack asset freezes, warn recovery is another matter
Tether, Circle and others moved within hours to block billions in stolen crypto, but legal experts question whether smaller victims would get the same protection.
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Reddit Stock Plunges 30% as Google's AI Search Hits Traffic and User Growth
Reddit shares are down 44% this week after CEO Steve Huffman warned that Google's AI-powered search features are cutting referrals, while weaker user growth and disappointing fourth-quarter guidance added to investor concerns.
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Tether’s excess reserves nearly double to $8B as Q3 profit hits $1.5B
The stablecoin issuer’s US Treasury holdings are comparable to those of major foreign holders, while its Bitcoin reserves were valued at $8.37 billion at the end of September.
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Coinbase (COIN) Misses Revenue Estimates as Users Fall, Armstrong Sets Up New Share Sales
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase (COIN) Misses Revenue Estimates as Users Fall, Armstrong Sets Up New Share Sales Coinbase had a mixed third quarter. Revenue came in at $1.20 billion, below the $1.233 billion analysts expected, according to company filings. Subscription and services revenue did better,...
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Binance Hack: Why Bitcoin Didn't Crash Like It Did in 2018
Binance lost about $6.4 billion, the largest crypto hack on record, yet Bitcoin fell about 3%, against nearly 11% in 2018 when the exchange was last attacked.
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Strategy insiders sold millions, then the CFO resigned
Before Andrew Kang, Strategy’s Chief Financial Officer, announced his resignation on the day of the company’s quarterly earnings announcement, insiders at Michael Saylor’s bitcoin (BTC) company had sold 227,580 shares of MSTR over the course of the year. MSTR, the company’s Nasdaq-listed common...
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$8 Million Crypto Kidnapping Lands Texas Brothers 15-Year Prison Terms
Raymond and Isiah Garcia held a Minnesota family at gunpoint for more than nine hours, forcing the father to transfer over $8 million in crypto, in one of the clearest “wrench attack” prosecutions yet.
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Tokenized Assets, Payments and Prediction Markets Out-Earned Blockchains for the First Time
1kx's annual revenue report puts industry revenue on track for about $100 billion in 2026, down about 30% from last year. Transaction fees paid to chains are now under 3% of what the industry earns.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Secret Service, FBI Join Binance Hack Probe as Circle Freezes $823 Million
Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion to cover losses from the breach and the FBI and Secret Service are now working with the exchange as investigators trace the stolen funds.
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Coinbase leads crypto stock selloff following $6.3B Binance hack
Circle, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks fell sharply Friday, a day after Binance disclosed a $6.3 billion security breach.
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Tether Reports $1.5 Billion Q3 Operating Profit, $7.95 Billion Reserve Buffer
Treasury bills and reverse repos drove earnings, while BDO's attestation covered the September-end report rather than activity throughout the quarter.... Read the full story at The Defiant