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Binance says it has replaced 90% of stolen crypto after massive $6.3 billion breach
Binance is absorbing all losses through corporate funds, futures reserves, and SAFU, keeping user balances intact.
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Uber tests how tokenization can put idle cash to work with HSBC, Franklin Templeton
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Bitcoin turns 18: Has the original rebel grown up?
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A Nasdaq-listed company may sell $450 million bitcoin, citing Binance hack and quantum fears
Next Technology Holding cited exchange security and quantum computing risks in authorizing sales or loans against its 5,833 BTC. It says none of the coins are held at Binance.
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The $6.3 billion Binance hack paradox: Centralization made the hack possible, but also saved $3 billion
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Blockchain investigator Chainalysis hit by cybersecurity incident
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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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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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OpenAI reportedly cuts fundraising and valuation targets amid AI jitters
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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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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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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 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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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.
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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.
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Binance uncovers wider breach in $6.3 billion exploit, targets Sunday withdrawal restart
CEO Richard Teng said hackers erased evidence and bypassed security checks. Binance plans to publish its proof of reserves Monday.
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