Live News: Binance hack rattles crypto as Intel plunges and AI spending fears hit tech
A $6.3 billion Binance hack adds to crypto jitters, while weak earnings outlooks and mounting concerns over AI spending push QQQ down more than 2%.…
Binance hacker dumps a little-known 2017 token and it crashes 90%
The hacker dumped FUN and other smaller tokens into markets too small to absorb large selling, leading to price crashes. Source:CoinDesk
Live updates: Binance $6.3B hack linked to North Korea’s TraderTraitor
Follow live updates as Binance says $6.3 billion in assets have been stolen in a major hack. Around $3 billion in stolen funds have been frozen.…
North Korea’s TraderTraitor linked to $6.3B Binance hack
TRM Labs says it has high confidence in the attribution, while ZachXBT identified stolen funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks converging at the same…
Binance hack bites India's largest crypto exchange as it curbs futures trading
CoinDCX has restricted new futures positions after Binance’s security incident disrupted a key liquidity provider. Deposits, withdrawals and customer funds…
Institutional crypto investors rush to pull funds from exchanges after Binance hack
The withdrawals suggest the fallout from the multibilliondollar breach is spreading beyond Binance. Source:CoinDesk
Binance hack could accelerate shift to DEXs: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick says the breach could accelerate a shift toward decentralized trading and strengthen his case for Uniswap’s UNI token…
Crypto's longtime foe, North Korea's Lazarus Group, likely behind Binance hack: blockchain sleuths
Security researchers suggested that the hermit kingdom's Lazarus Group was behind Thursday's nearly $6 billion hack of the world's largest crypto exchange.…
Binance hack may involve private key ‘misuse,’ not theft: Blockaid CEO
Blockaid’s Ido BenNatan suspects attackers manipulated Binance’s transactionsigning infrastructure, drawing parallels with the Bybit hack. Source:Cointelegraph
Binance investigates potential multibillion-dollar hack
Binance said it is investigating a potential security breach after suspicious wallet transfers, while cofounder CZ reported nearly $1.8 billion in frozen…
Binance loses $5.7 billion in largest crypto hack to date
Crypto prices are sliding on the news, with bitcoin falling back to $79,000. Source:CoinDesk
Binance files for Brazil crypto license ahead of Friday deadline
The exchange is delisting 22 crypto assets for Brazilian users and hopes talks with the central bank will allow it to restore some services.…