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Live updates: Binance records $6 billion outflows after starting withdrawals, less then 4% of total holdings
The outflows followed a 45-hour withdrawal freeze after a $6.3 billion theft, with rival exchanges attracting deposits as customers regained access to their funds.
China’s Communist Party calls for a crackdown on corruption that uses crypto and blockchain
China's Communist Party has named virtual currency and blockchain in a new anti-corruption call.
Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get inside.
Ethena Pay Adds Earn+ Through Aave V4 Lending on Avalanche
Ethena Pay’s Earn+ routes deposits into an Upshift vault curated by Steakhouse and using Aave V4 on Avalanche. The layered structure matters when assessing rewards and withdrawals.
Bitcoin ETFs sink into October outflows with $643M exit after Binance hack
US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended October with $515 million in net withdrawals, while Ether funds posted a record $1.61 billion in monthly outflows.
Circle Asks SEC to Clarify Cash Treatment for Qualifying Payment Stablecoins
Circle’s comment letter asks the SEC to align its crypto-asset proposal with payment-stablecoin rules. The company’s requested treatment remains a policy position, not a Commission…
Bitcoin ETFs lost $643 million in outflows Friday, and 2026 is barely green now
The first trading day after the Binance hack saw the biggest ETF outflow since June 25.
Cosmos Prepares ATOM Tokenomics Review With Separate Governance Proposals
Cosmos contributors say tokenomics research has reached the preparation stage for public review. Proposed changes will be discussed individually, rather than treated as an already…
BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts running on outdated software
BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their servers after receiving reports of unauthorized attackers draining funds from hot wallets.
Strangers are begging the Binance hacker for bitcoin, one ‘help me bro’ at a time
The 19 wallets holding 18,270 stolen BTC have taken in nothing since Thursday except payments worth under a dollar, each carrying a message, from pleas to laundering pitches to a t…
Ambire Ice Puts Safe Owner Changes and Approval Thresholds on the Signing Screen
Ambire says its Ice hardware wallet will decode Safe transactions and flag changes to account control. The design targets the decisions signers make before authorizing an action.
Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
ZEC led the majors and oil slid on a report that Trump wants to give Iran diplomacy more time, with U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday.
BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained wallets
The open-source project says it is still investigating and hasn't given a loss figure or announced a fix. Its founder said the reports appear to involve versions older than 2.4.2.
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.
ECB Picks Digital Euro Network Providers as Pilot Infrastructure Takes Shape
The ECB has selected two provider groups for digital euro connectivity. The contracts support pilot preparation and possible future issuance, without deciding whether the currency…
Bank of Korea probes financial firms’ exposure to crypto risks
The central bank is surveying 31 financial institutions on how a major exchange shutdown, prolonged crypto downturn or losses at another firm could affect their operations.
Bitcoin Core 32.1 Arrives With Privacy Fixes and New Compatibility Checks
Bitcoin Core 32.1 introduces network, privacy and interface changes, while 31.2 and 30.4 provide maintenance updates. Operators need to check integrations as well as version number…
Mercado Bitcoin Plans Sui Asset Access in Brazil With Lending and Tokenization Links
Mercado Bitcoin and Sui have outlined access to SUI and stablecoins, with USDsui collateral and tokenized assets in scope. A potential Hashi integration remains exploratory.
THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers
THORChain node operators paused swaps involving assets on 10 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron.
XRP Ledger Reviews Two Token-Authorization Fixes Ahead of Any Validator Vote
Two open XRP Ledger proposals address authorization checks for liquidity-pool tokens and existing trust-line balances. The changes remain under review and are not active network ru…
Polymarket Sets $3.9M Refund Plan After Third-Party Script Compromise
Polymarket says its October 29 incident involved a compromised monitoring script. Its October 30 update put total refunds at $3.9 million, including losses linked to the trading pa…
Binance net outflows surge to $5.8B as withdrawals resume after record hack
The exchange says withdrawals surged after some services resumed but have since slowed, with the outflows representing a fraction of its roughly $171 billion in customer assets.
THORChain founder rejects freeze request, CZ thanks Secret Service: Hodler’s Digest
Binance has reopened withdrawals following the world’s biggest ever hack, and THORChain co-founder argues it should not halt the protocol to comply with FBI demands.
The crypto reader's guide to the 2026 midterm election: State of Crypto
America is going to the polls, and the results will shape crypto legislation and regulation over the next two years. Here's what to know.
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.
AI agents bypassed crypto spending limits without human approval, researchers find in a new test
The researchers say any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, and they built Countersign, an app tying approval to a physical action the agent can’t fake.
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.
Bitcoin ETF Investors Head for the Exits After Record Binance Hack
Bitcoin ETFs saw $643.2 million in outflows Friday, the first full trading session after the $6.4 billion Binance hack, ending October with roughly $516 million in net outflows.
The key races to watch for the 2026 election
While crypto isn't a major issue in the 2026 election, the industry will be shaped by who takes office in January. Here are the main races CoinDesk is tracking.
Crypto card startups are racking up losses just to buy your loyalty with big rewards
Providers are betting trading, lending and staking revenue can cover rewards and turn card users into profitable customers.
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
How to Run an AI Model Locally—And Why You Might Want To
Free tools like Ollama and LM Studio can run open-weight AI models on your laptop, offline, and without a subscription. Here's how to get started.
Crypto PACs made big Republican push in final weeks before November 3 election
Even as polling and online wagers put Democrats at a high chance to claim greater power in Congress, the industry's high-profile support has gone the other direction.
DeepSeek developing AI agent requiring less human input: Report
The proposal comes amid intense competition among AI developers, including US companies Anthropic and OpenAI, the SCMP said.
Sherrod Brown's Ohio edge threatens a rough go for crypto next year
The industry's $63 million question revolves around whether its political adversary in Ohio rides the Trump backlash back into the Senate.
Binance opens crypto withdrawals in phases starting with bitcoin following $6.3 billion hack
Binance reopens customer withdrawals following a record $6.3 billion exploit. Bitcoin leads the first phase.
Binance says phase one of withdrawals opens after $6.3B hack
The crypto exchange said it has begun phased withdrawals after the record hack the FBI has blamed on North Korea.
FBI blames North Korea for record $6.3B Binance hack
US agency seeks private-sector help to block further money-laundering of stolen digital assets.
FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses
While the FBI listed hundreds of addresses in its notice, Chainalysis said the Binance attackers have already used "thousands addresses," and expects this number to continue growin…
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