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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.
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.
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin’s quantum threat is becoming an economic problem
Bitcoin faces mounting quantum security concerns as Ripple secures a US banking charter, USDC gains ground in Europe and VanEck adds BTC to a new ETF.
Recap: How Binance’s record $6.3B hack unfolded
A recap of Cointelegraph’s live coverage of the Binance hack, including early breach reports and the exchange’s full reimbursement pledge.
As it happened: Binance’s record $6.3B crypto hack
How Binance’s $6.3 billion hack unfolded, from the first onchain alerts to $3 billion in frozen funds and a widening security investigation.
Bitcoin risks worst October in 12 years as tech sell-off spreads to gold
Bitcoin circled $77,000 as crypto markets navigated US stock-market downside, while the gold price fell to its lowest in a year.
Will gold’s ‘infinite mint bug’ make Bitcoin more valuable?
A US fusion startup says it has turned mercury into gold. Could a potential increase in the gold supply strengthen Bitcoin’s claim to be a better form of digital gold?
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.
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.
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.
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.
EIP-7702 didn’t cause Binance hack, but may have amplified losses
Security experts said attackers could have drained Binance’s wallets without EIP-7702, but the Ethereum upgrade may have helped bypass withdrawal safeguards.
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.
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.
Trezor warns CryptoBilis buyers to move funds over suspected implant
Trezor urged customers who bought devices from CryptoBilis since March to move their funds after a report of a suspected hardware implant.
Strategy eyes more Bitcoin buys as Saylor touts $30B credit capacity
Michael Saylor says Strategy could create up to $30 billion in digital credit without new common-stock fundraising or further Bitcoin price gains, as the company plans more BTC purchases.
North Korea’s TraderTraitor linked to $6.3B Binance hack
TRM Labs said it has high confidence in the attribution, while ZachXBT identified stolen funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks converging at the same address.
Binance hack could accelerate shift to DEXs: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said the breach could accelerate a shift toward decentralized trading and strengthen his case for Uniswap’s UNI token reaching $100 by 2030.
Binance points to engineer’s hacked laptop in $6.3B breach
Binance says attackers may have used a compromised DevOps laptop to access internal infrastructure.
Binance hack rattles crypto markets as BNB falls 7%, Bitcoin slides
Bitcoin and Ether tumbled as the broader crypto market fell 3.3%, with reports of suspicious multibillion-dollar transfers from Binance-linked wallets fueling uncertainty.
Tampered Ledger reported in Singapore a month before news broke: Asia Express
Singapore police say tampered Ledgers started showing up there on September 10. South Korean lawmakers look set to delay the crypto tax law for a fourth time.
