Binance hacker-linked wallets have begun moving nearly $96 million in stolen Solana (SOL) toward Bitcoin conversions, opening another round of asset transfers after the October 29 attack on the cryptocurrency exchange. Summary Lookonchain says the Binance hacker is converting 970,522 stolen SOL, valued at $95.9 million, into Bitcoin. The attacker moved 486,970 SOL worth $46.4
Blockchain analysis firms Chainalysis and TRM Labs have linked the $6.3 billion Binance hack yesterday to TraderTraitor, a unit associated with North Korea. If confirmed at this scale, the theft would be the largest crypto hack on record. Chainalysis puts the total at $6.4 billion in its own assessment. Chainalysis says funds began leaving Binance
China’s Communist Party has called for stricter action against corruption involving cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and cross-border financial transfers under a resolution adopted by its Central Committee on October 29. Summary China’s Communist Party has called for tougher action against corruption involving virtual currencies, blockchain and cross-border capital. The October 29 resolution targets officials who conceal
Binance XRP withdrawals are back in the first reopen window. Phase one ran on November 1, 2026, from 06:00 to 09:00 UTC. XRP sits with Bitcoin, Ether, BNB, Solana, Dogecoin, and Zcash on that list. Holders can move balances to external wallets again as the rails return in stages. That is the stake for XRP
Ripple has released 1 billion XRP from escrow on November 1 through two transactions worth roughly $624 million each, drawing attention on social media despite following the company’s established monthly schedule. Summary Ripple released 1 billion XRP on November 1 through two scheduled transactions of 500 million XRP each. Blockchain trackers identified both transfers as
Fifty publicly traded companies have now objected to having their shares tokenized on OKXICE, the joint venture between crypto exchange OKX and New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange. Summary Fifty companies have objected to having their shares tokenized and traded on OKXICE, according to its October 30 notice. Nvidia, Nike, Costco, Micron and Reddit
The Month in Brief September turns the rate debate into a decision. Futures pricing puts a quarter-point increase at the 15–16 September meeting at 66.1 percent, against 33.9 percent for no change and zero for a cut (CME FedWatch, read 31 August). The meeting carries a Summary of Economic Projections, so the committee has to
Michael Saylor has hinted at another Bitcoin purchase by Strategy, posting his familiar orange-themed accumulation chart on Sunday as BTC trades near $78,000 following the $6.3 billion Binance hack. Summary Michael Saylor has hinted at another Strategy Bitcoin purchase with his familiar Sunday orange-chart post. Strategy held 848,517 BTC as of October 25, according to
Hackers took about $6.36 billion from Binance’s hot wallets on ten blockchains on Thursday, October 29, in the largest crypto theft on record, a Binance hack the exchange says began with an engineer’s compromised laptop. Most of it was gone in about 20 minutes. Tether and Circle froze about $2.6 billion of stolen stablecoins within
Premia Labs has suffered an estimated $464,600 cryptocurrency exploit on Arbitrum, with the attacker reportedly moving stolen funds across blockchains before converting them into Bitcoin. Summary PeckShield reported that Premia Labs lost approximately $464,600 in an exploit targeting its options vaults on Arbitrum. Blockaid traced the attack to empty options pools, flash loans and transactions
