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Mercado Bitcoin says customers won't lose any assets from Monday's hack and it will cover the losses. It puts the hit at about $38M, with about $11M frozen so far. The platform stays offline with no reopening date yet.
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Binance says hourly deposits now top withdrawals, a sign flows are stabilizing after the $6.3B hack. Net outflows since withdrawals reopened Sunday total about $5.28B ($10.97B out, $5.70B in).
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The US hit Iranian targets on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz in what officials call limited, defensive strikes after Iranian forces reportedly fired on US assets. Officials say it is not a return to major combat.
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Binance says its proof of reserves shows customer BTC, ETH, USDT and 7 other coins backed at least 1:1. Covering the $6.3B hack halved its SAFU emergency Bitcoin wallet to about 7,500 BTC (~$583M), with no set date to refill it.
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Strategy bought 811 BTC for about $65.5M last week at an average of $80,846 per coin, bringing its stack to 849,327 BTC. It also spent $208.2M buying back STRC preferred shares.
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Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain
1. Binance reopened withdrawals; net $3.64B pulled on day one
2. Binance says ~95% of the $6.3B stolen is now covered
3. FBI pins the Binance hack on North Korea's TraderTraitor
4. Circle has frozen $1.1B+ in USDC tied to the hack
5. Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after $40M+ drained across 10+ chains
6. BTC holds near $78K; ETH around $2,280
7. Spot BTC ETFs lost $643M Friday, biggest outflow since June
8. RUNE down 6.4% as feds urge THORChain nodes to block hacker addresses
9. BTCPay Server told operators to shut down after hot-wallet drains
10. US midterms Tuesday could shape crypto bills
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Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest crypto exchange, paused deposits and withdrawals after a security incident. Wallets on at least 10 chains were drained, with losses estimated at $40M+. It says no customer funds were lost.
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Binance's tracked on-chain assets have dropped about $16.6B (about 12%) since the Oct 29 hack as users pull funds and prices slide. Its full proof of reserves, promised for today, is now due Tuesday, Nov 3.
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Circle says it has now frozen more than $1.1B in USDC tied to the $6.3B Binance hack, up from the $800M+ it reported Friday. It says it worked with law enforcement and the investigation is ongoing.
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BTCPay Server is telling operators to shut down their servers after reports of hot wallets being drained. Early signs point to versions older than 2.4.2, where attackers logged in as admin. Servers on 2.4.7 weren't hit.
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A wallet tied to the $6.3B Binance hack dumped 908,793 PROM (about $5M) into a nearly empty Uniswap V2 pool and got back just 0.0316 ETH, about $71. Days earlier it reportedly sent $3M+ in tokens to a dead contract.
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Threshold paused tBTC minting and Bitcoin redemptions for security maintenance, and Aave froze its roughly $136M tBTC market on Ethereum. Threshold says tBTC is fully backed (4,320 BTC vs about 4,185 tBTC) and no funds were lost.
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Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain
1. Binance reopens withdrawals in phases after $6.3B hack, BTC first
2. Binance says 95% of stolen assets replaced, users won't bear losses
3. About $3.6B net outflows after reopening, withdrawals now stabilizing
4. About $3B of stolen funds frozen, mostly stablecoins
5. Binance zero-knowledge proof of reserves due Monday
6. FBI ties hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor unit
7. BTC holds near $78K after worst October since 2014; ETH ~$2,270
8. THORChain swaps paused on 12 of 13 chains after Ethereum reorg double refund
9. Weekend DeFi exploits hit b14g (97M CORE), Premia (~$437K) and Troves (~8.6 WBTC)
10. Moscow Exchange plans BTC, ETH, USDT spot pilot from Dec 1
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A weekend wave of DeFi exploits: Premia options vaults on Arbitrum were drained of about $400K-$465K, b14g paused staking contracts after about 97M CORE was pulled out, and Troves lost about 8.6 BTC from a Starknet vault.
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Russia's Moscow Exchange plans to launch spot trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on Dec 1, starting as a pilot on its stock market. Retail buyers must pass a test and are capped at 300K rubles a year per broker.
#Bitcoin #Russia #usacryptogroup
Fresh Breaking News: UPDATE
Binance has started reopening withdrawals after the $6.3B hack, with the Bitcoin network first. Binance says 95% ($6B) of stolen assets are now covered. ETH, SOL, XRP and other networks follow in phases.
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Bitcoin closed October down about 7.3%, from roughly $83,600 to $77,400, its worst October since 2014. Most of the drop came in the month's final days after the $6.3B Binance hack.
#Bitcoin #BTC #Uptober #usacryptogroup
Fresh Breaking News: UPDATE
The FBI officially blames North Korea for the $6.3B Binance hack and says the hackers are converting stolen funds to ETH. Binance says 90% of stolen assets are replaced and withdrawals should restart Sunday.
#Binance #NorthKorea #usacryptogroup
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An Ethereum reorg made THORChain refund a 10 ETH deposit twice, tripping an emergency pause. Swaps are halted on 12 of 13 chains, which Chainalysis says is stalling North Korea-linked laundering of Binance hack funds.
#THORChain #Binance #usacryptogroup
Top 10 daily stories on the blockchain
1. Binance targets phased withdrawal restart Nov 1 after $6.3B hack
2. Binance reserves $6.34B to cover losses; about $3B frozen by partners
3. Attack began with a hacked engineer laptop; reportedly tied to North Korea
4. 18,270 BTC stolen, more than Tesla holds
5. US spot BTC ETFs see $643M outflows, most since June 25
6. BTC holds near $77K, down about 8% in October
7. $427M in liquidations in 24h, 73% longs
8. Coinbase Q3 net income up 66% to $719M
9. Trezor warns CryptoBilis buyers of suspected wallet implant
10. SEC Chair Atkins: most crypto assets aren't securities
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