Crypto

The FBI officially pins the Binance hack on North Korea, with over $6 billion in crypto stolen, Reuters reports.

CoinDesk reported on Sat Oct 31, 1:00 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Bitcoin's white paper turns 18, and small businesses are still paying for the bailouts it answered.

Binance says BTC, ETH, USDT, SOL and other majors are 100% backed.

CoinDesk reported on Sat Oct 31, 11:00 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Traders are already placing leveraged bets on Anthropic’s IPO using crypto contracts.

CoinDesk reported on Sat Oct 31, 9:00 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: As big bitcoin miners chase AI profits, individuals get another shot at the rewards.

CoinDesk reported on Sat Oct 31, 12:01 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Bitcoin stolen from Binance tops Tesla’s holdings and is over twice El Salvador’s reserve.

CNBC reported on Fri Oct 30, 5:00 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Gamble on democracy: Inside suspicious election-contracts trading on prediction markets.

Multiple outlets reported on Fri Oct 30, 4:13 PM CT: Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea.

The CFTC is pushing new security safeguards for crypto exchanges after Binance's $6.3 billion hack, with the agency's chair citing the theft to press offshore exchanges to register in the US.

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Coinbase is down 12.9% at $139.87 and Robinhood is down 8.5% at $83.85 as the Binance hack fallout hits crypto stocks, with Bitcoin around $77,270.

The US Secret Service now confirms it's working with private-sector partners, including Circle, to identify, freeze, trace and recover the funds stolen from Binance.

Polymarket says 689 of 726 wallets hit in the breach have now been refunded in full, with the last 37 paid as each is verified.