US seizes $1.2B in funds frozen after North Korean Binance hack
As well as the Binance fund seizure, the US also claimed that North Korea stole $400M in an effective AI social engineering scheme.
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Trezor cuts reseller network by 80% after finding more spy implants
Crypto wallet firm Trezor cut its reseller network by 80% when it introduced stricter measures to protect its wallet supply chain.
Winklevoss twins sell UK and Europe Gemini operations, report
Gemini Space Station reportedly sold its UK and Europe operations to stablecoin firm KAST as part of cost-cutting measures.
Tether has about $4.8B in exposure to US stock markets
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, holds about $4.8 billion of exposure to the US stock markets through 13 US-listed companies. These entanglements include a controversial video-streaming platform that platforms right-wing influencers, royalties from gold mines, satellites, and a BTC treasury play.
David Schwartz hasn’t bought XRP in a ‘long time,’ sold millions in 2025
XRP co-creator and former Ripple Chief Technology Officer David “Joel Katz” Schwartz claims he hasn’t “bought XRP in a long time.”
Ripple-linked Uphold faces withdrawal delays amid ‘bank run’ claims
Uphold says funds are safe, but delays, layoffs, and regulatory issues have been piling up for the crypto platform in recent months.
Binance Labs-backed Initia hacked again, $3.3M lost in three weeks
Two incidents on Initia have seen a combined $3.3M lost in less than three weeks, more than the chain's remaining TVL.
North Korea launders Binance funds with Elon Musk memecoin, report
North Korea-linked hackers behind $6.4B Binance theft are reportedly laundering stolen funds using TRON, Solana, and NEAR-based memecoins.
Binance faces renewed scrutiny as CFO exits amid compliance turmoil
Binance CFO Kaiser Ng quit nine days after the biggest theft in crypto history, but the exchange says the exit was planned well in advance.
Gnosis Pay breach exposes customer addresses
Gnosis Pay was breached, leaking customer information, including home addresses, card numbers, and wallet addresses.
China central bank probes Solana after Shanghai shutdown, report
China’s central bank launched an investigation into Solana after an “illegal” promotional event was shutdown last month.
AI insiders had already cashed out $7.4 billion before stocks crashed
Insiders across nine AI companies cashed out $7.39B across 282 SEC Form 4s long before Thursday’s sell-off.
Kalshi, Coinbase stock perps under threat ahead of CFTC deadline
Tomorrow’s deadline arose after a Tuesday lawsuit filing against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Manhattan.
Ethereum Foundation sued for firing employee who opposed ‘suicide pledge’
A former Ethereum Foundation employee has filed a lawsuit against it, alleging she was terminated after opposing a "suicide pledge."
Binance hack spooks US gov’t into checking on banks, report
The security breach that led to the $6.3B hack of Binance has also reportedly prompted US banks to check their own security systems.
Binance drops SignalPlus API keys after potential hack
Binance removed all API keys linked to SignalPlus after the crypto trading terminal reported that it may have been hacked.
Strategy raises $5.4B but barely buys bitcoin
Strategy sold $5.4B of new stock last quarter but spent just $588M of it on BTC, per its own 10-Q.
Election night was bad for Trump cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies associated with the Trump family performed poorly on election night, shedding substantial value.
Crypto survived cybersecurity awareness month… just
October saw what seemed like a constant stream of incidents, including over 50 crypto hacks plus serious cybersecurity breaches elsewhere.
XRP treasury firm Evernorth Holdings falls to record low
XRP digital asset treasury firm Evernorth Holdings fell to a record low close of $11.70 yesterday, a drop of 44% from its first-day high.
Binance sits to benefit from First Digital listing
A Binance-related entity has warrants that will make it a major shareholder in First Digital, the issuer of FDUSD, if it completes its SPAC.
Mercado Bitcoin hack losses are at $46M and growing
Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin paused withdrawals after it was hacked for an estimated $46M worth of crypto.