Crypto news
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Doomberg: US Treasury Sanctions are “Wildly Bullish” for Bitcoin & Gold
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Doomberg: US Treasury Sanctions are “Wildly Bullish” for Bitcoin & Gold What happens to reserve assets when you're not allowed to sell them? Doomberg argues that U.S. pressure on allies to hold their Treasuries changes the math for central banks, and that in a crisis “you sell...
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Why a Crypto-Arbitrage Spread Is Not Net Profit
A matched one-ETH example shows how fees shrink a quoted gap—and why prefunding moves transfer risk to rebalancing rather than removing it.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Alex Thorn: 50-Week Signal Says Bitcoin’s Bottom is In
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Alex Thorn: 50-Week Signal Says Bitcoin's Bottom is In Galaxy's new research note opens with a blunt call: “We believe the bottom is in.” Alex Thorn breaks down the evidence, starting with the fact that regaining the 50-week moving average after 20+ weeks below it has never been...
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Alexandre Laizet on The French Debt Crisis: “Europe is in Need of Bitcoin”
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Alexandre Laizet on The French Debt Crisis: “Europe is in Need of Bitcoin” France is at 120% debt to GDP, and Alexandre Laizet says the problem isn't the debt, it's that the proceeds are spent and not invested. The Capital B executive explains why Europe's debt crisis and...
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Binance says it has $6.34 billion ready to cover hack losses
Binance has allocated $6.34 billion to cover hack losses, while industry partners have frozen another $3 billion in affected assets.
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Binance working with FBI to recover assets following $6.3B hack
Binance is working with law enforcement to recover $3 billion that is frozen, after setting aside more than $6.3 billion from the company’s funds to cover the shortfall.
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Israel Extradites Alleged Nomad Bridge Exploiter to US Over $2.8M Theft: Report
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that exploiting a coding flaw can count as computer intrusion, even when the software allowed the transaction.
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Binance says it holds $5B in matching tokens to cover hack losses
The exchange said it set aside more than $6.34 billion to cover losses and would include the assets in its next proof-of-reserves report.
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Morning Minute: Binance’s $6.4B Hack Overshadows Hyperliquid’s Biggest Day
Just as Hyperliquid opened the door to a fully regulated perps offering inside the U.S., Binance suffered the biggest hack in crypto history.
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TRM and Chainalysis Tie $6.4B Binance Hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor
Both firms blame the group behind the Bybit hack, as Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion of its own funds to cover user losses.
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Scroll Details Permissioned AI Network Plan and Ethereum Token Migration
The broader transition targets Q2 2027, while users will need separate plans for DeFi positions and other assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Binance arranges $6.34 billion to cover losses from record crypto hack
Binance said it reserved its own funds to cover the $6.3 billion hack, including freezes of roughly $3 billion in stolen assets.
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Here's how big bitcoin traders responded after the Binance hack hit
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 30, 2026
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Zcash grants group offers $124M compromise as governance backlash grows
Zcash Community Grants proposed redirecting about $124 million in existing and future funding toward mining rewards, but critics say the plan fails to address governance and accountability concerns.
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Here’s how an Ethereum upgrade helped drain part of Binance’s $6 billion loss
On Ethereum, the attacker used a 2025 upgrade built to make ordinary wallets smarter, armed with 50 signatures from Binance's own wallet.
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Bitcoin price metrics hint at rebound as $1.6B liquidations follow Binance hack
Bitcoin held above $76,000 after a $6.3 billion Binance hack and a tech-stock sell-off, as momentum indicators pointed to a possible rebound.
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Jupiter Lend Says Liquidity Crunch Is Delaying Withdrawals
Jupiter's API showed just 3.35 USDC immediately withdrawable against 418.5 million USDC in Earn deposit claims.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin Trades Below $80,000 as Long Liquidations Hit $1.34 Billion
Ether funding turned negative on OKX, while bitcoin funding remained positive as leveraged bullish positions were unwound.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto liquidations jump to $1.57 billion as Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether lower
Bitcoin traded near $77,350 after $6.3 billion Binance hack, with crypto futures liquidations jumping to $1.57 billion.
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Binance Says It Has Reserved Over $6.34 Billion to Cover Hack Losses
The exchange says $5 billion is already held in the affected tokens, while withdrawals remain paused during a security overhaul.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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EIP-7702 didn’t cause Binance hack, but may have amplified losses
Security experts say attackers could have drained Binance’s wallets without EIP-7702, but the Ethereum upgrade may have helped bypass withdrawal safeguards.
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Binance hacker’s Bitcoin haul tops Coinbase’s corporate treasury
The attackers held 18,270 BTC early Friday, topping Coinbase’s reported corporate holdings, and an Ether stash exceeding 500,000 ETH.
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Synthetix Recovers 8.4 Million SNX Stolen in Binance Hack
The protocolDAO says the tokens are secured in its Safe and will be returned when Binance requests them.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Standard Chartered Says It Provides Digital-Asset Custody in Luxembourg and DIFC
The LMAX mandate spans the bank’s Luxembourg entity and Dubai branch. A separate collateral link would let clients trade against tokens kept in bank custody.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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LlamaRisk Proposes Aave Cap Cuts Before Markets Reopen
The plan would remove about $3.7 billion of unused borrowing capacity on V3 and $130 million on V4, while the existing freeze still blocks new loans.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Trezor Warns CryptoBilis Buyers After Report of Hardware Implant in Safe 5
The hardware wallet manufacturer has yet to examine the device, but is treating the report as credible and told buyers to move their funds.
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THORChain’s RUNE jumps 13% after Binance’s record $6.3B hack
North Korean hackers previously used THORChain to move funds stolen from Bybit and Bitget, prompting calls for the protocol to intervene.
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Chainalysis Says Binance Hacker Swapped $325 Million to Evade Freezes
The firm's findings report puts frozen assets at about $2.8 billion and describes transaction patterns suggesting automated laundering.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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CZ Says Binance Hack Leaves $2 Billion Gap, Points to SpaceX Shares
Binance has pledged to cover all losses from SAFU and company funds; Zhao did not spell out how the shares would finance reimbursements.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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USDT0 Freezes 6.19 Million Tokens Linked to Binance Exploit
The network also restored USDT transfers between Tron and Ethereum after a precautionary pause.... Read the full story at The Defiant