Why is Bitcoin price falling today as Binance hack triggers $1.5B liquidations?
Bitcoin price falls to $78,419 as the Binance hack triggers heavy crypto liquidations, with traders watching $80,000 resistance and $76,300 support.
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Binance hack could boost Uniswap as Standard Chartered sees DEX growth
Standard Chartered has predicted that the $6.3 billion Binance hack could push more cryptocurrency trading toward decentralized exchanges, with Uniswap expected to benefit as investors reconsider their reliance on centralized platforms. According to comments shared with cryptomedia, Geoffrey Kendrick, Standard…
Winklevoss twins call for Zcash grants committee to be scrapped
Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have called for Zcash to scrap its community grants committee and give ZEC holders more control over funding decisions, as disagreements over the program’s $125 million treasury continue to grow. In an October 30…
BREAKING: Lazarus Group suspected in $6.3 billion Binance hack
Investigators suspect North Korea's Lazarus Group in the $6.3 billion Binance hack as Blockaid traces the wallet breach and issuers freeze stolen assets.
Elon Musk warns AI agents could exploit crypto after Binance hack
Elon Musk has warned that superintelligent AI agents could eventually exploit cryptocurrency systems to obtain money for themselves, following reports that the Binance hacker used stolen stablecoins to borrow millions of dollars in Ethereum. In an October 29 response on…
Kraken restores trading after one-hour outage affects spot and derivatives
Kraken resolved a one-hour trading outage on October 30 after spot and derivatives users reported problems with orders, website access and API connections.
Binance hack: How one wallet trick led to a $6.3 billion breach
Binance hack investigation finds one of 50 Ethereum authorizations enabled a hot wallet breach, as the exchange reports $6.3 billion affected and $3 billion frozen.
Grayscale puts US crypto activity at 15–20% ahead of midterms
Grayscale has estimated that the United States accounts for roughly 15–20% of global crypto activity, arguing that adoption will keep moving forward regardless of the outcome of next week’s midterm elections. Grayscale’s report, published Oct. 28 by research head Zach…
Circle asks SEC for stablecoin cash treatment and a zero haircut
Circle has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to recognize qualifying payment stablecoins as cash in its proposed crypto fundraising rules and cut their broker-dealer capital haircut from 2% to zero. Circle’s October 28 blog outlined a comment letter…
KuCoin exits Russia and Belarus, leaving withdrawal deadlines to users’ notices
KuCoin has announced an immediate end to services for users in Russia and Belarus, with affected customers set to receive individual deadlines for closing positions and withdrawing their assets. KuCoin’s official announcement, dated Oct. 29, says the decision takes effect…
Bitcoin ETFs lose $255m over 30 days despite BlackRock inflows
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded $254.7 million in net outflows over the 30 calendar days through Oct. 26, even as BlackRock’s IBIT has attracted nearly $962 million during the same period. Farside Investors’ historical data put the combined withdrawal…
CFTC Chair Selig backs onchain finance rules at Link:NYC
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig has pledged to help reshape regulations for onchain finance during Chainlink’s Link:NYC event, as the agency develops a federal registration pathway for crypto trading platforms. Chainlink’s official event updates attributed the remarks to Selig at the…