NEAR governance approves proposal to cut token issuance ceiling to 1.6%
NEAR's House of Stake passed HSP-029, which lowers the network's maximum annual issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.
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Ark Invest buys $3.4 million in Coinbase, adds Circle and Robinhood as stocks trade lower
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought $3.4 million of Coinbase shares, $2.6 million of Circle, and $645,820 of Robinhood on Monday.
Kim Jong-Un’s sister rejects FBI claims linking North Korea to record $6 billion Binance hack: reports
North Korea is now reportedly saying it was not behind the hack, despite the FBI finding that North Korean hackers were behind the heist.
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, hit by $46 million security breach
Brazil's largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin confirmed earlier Monday a security incident and paused withdrawals.
DTCC’s tokenization launch could accelerate adoption and boost Securitize, StoneX says
StoneX says DTCC's tokenization service validates Securitize's model, reiterating its buy rating on SECZ as the firm expands tokenized stocks.
Binance completes latest proof of reserves as it works to restore assets, withdrawals after record hack
Binance users can now independently verify 1:1 backing for BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP and more as it replenishes 95% of assets lost in record hack.
Strive inches closer to becoming second-largest public bitcoin holder after latest $10 million buy
Strive bought another 124 BTC, bringing it closer to becoming the second-largest public company holder of bitcoin after Strategy.
Bitmine adds 8,573 ETH as Tom Lee flags muted Binance hack reaction
Bitmine added 8,573 ETH last week, lifting holdings to 6.06 million ETH, as Tom Lee flagged muted market response to Binance's hack.
‘We found room for even more orange’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy scoops up another 811 bitcoin for $65.5 million
The latest bitcoin acquisition disclosure comes after Strategy reported $19.5 billion in third quarter net income on Thursday.
Spot bitcoin ETFs see largest daily outflows in four months following record Binance hack
US spot bitcoin ETFs shed $643 million on Friday, marking their largest single-day outflow since June 25, following Thursday's Binance's hack.
North Korean hackers launder $242 million of Binance loot via Tron as FBI presses THORChain: analyst
Crypto bridges Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Symbiosis moved about $140 million of stolen funds off Tron, with Relay handling the most at $48 million.
Binance sees $3.64 billion in net outflows after reopening withdrawals following record hack
The exchange said the outflows equal 2.1% of its $171 billion in assets and that withdrawal volumes have declined after an initial spike.
Hackers hijack a dozen DeFi websites, all registered with Name.com, and steal about $138,000
All 12 hijacked domains are registered through Name.com, according to registry records accessed by The Block, suggesting a compromise.
Chainalysis says hacker using ‘offensive agentic techniques’ accessed its customers’ names and emails
The firm has also been tracking Binance’s separate multibillion-dollar hack, and said the attackers are using a Tron protocol to dodge stablecoin freezes.