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Wall Street analysts urge investors to buy crypto stocks after $6.3 billion Binance hack
Wall Street analysts say the $6.3B Binance hack is unlikely to derail the crypto market recovery, per Cantor, TD Cowen and Compass Point.
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Why a Crypto-Arbitrage Spread Is Not Net Profit
A worked one-ETH example showing fees erase much of an arbitrage spread and prefunding shifts risk to rebalancing.
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Binance is investigating a major security incident that resulted in unauthorized withdrawals estimated to have a financial impact of about $6.3 billion, the cryptocurrency exchange said.
Binance reports a security incident with unauthorized withdrawals estimated at $6.3 billion.
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Binance says it has $6.34 billion ready to cover hack losses
Binance has earmarked $6.34B to cover hack losses, with industry partners freezing another $3B in affected assets.
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Binance working with FBI to recover assets following $6.3B hack
Binance is working with the FBI to recover about $3bn frozen after covering a $6.3bn shortfall.
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Binance halts withdrawals after record $6.3bn heist
Binance halts all withdrawals after a $6.3bn hack, with about $3bn of mostly stablecoin assets frozen.
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Strategy Sold 5,552 Bitcoin and Bought 7,218 in Q3 as a $20.9 Billion Markup Drove Profit
Strategy's Q3 operating income came entirely from a $20.9B bitcoin markup, while it sold 5,552 BTC and bought 7,218; CFO Andrew Kang leaves Nov. 5.
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Coinbase Says Prediction Markets Are Now a $200 Million-a-Year Business Despite a Slow Crypto Quarter
Coinbase reports prediction markets at about $200M a year, with GAAP profit of $719M inflated by mark-to-market gains on its crypto portfolio.
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Binance Pegs Hot-Wallet Losses at $6.3 Billion, Vows to Cover Them as TRM Points to North Korea
Binance pegs hot-wallet losses at $6.3B and vows to cover them, blaming a compromised engineer laptop, while TRM and ZachXBT link the funds to North Korea.
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CZ Says Binance Hack Leaves $2 Billion Gap, Points to SpaceX Shares
CZ says the Binance hack leaves a $2B gap and points to SpaceX shares for funding, without explaining how they would cover reimbursements.
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Strategy CFO Andrew Kang resigns as company posts record operating profit
Strategy's CFO Andrew Kang is resigning while the company reports record operating profit from marking up its bitcoin holdings.
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Coinbase Q3 net income jumps 66% as prediction markets gain traction
Coinbase Q3 earnings with prediction markets and derivatives offsetting weaker spot trading.
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Teng Says Binance Breach Was Not a ‘One-Click’ Attack
Teng says the Binance breach was not a one-click attack, while withdrawals stay paused and deposits run normally; Binance says about $3 billion in affected assets is frozen onchain.
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Binance hacker dumps a little-known 2017 token and it crashes 90%
Hacker dumped the illiquid 2017 token FUN and other small tokens, crashing their prices 90% after the Binance theft.
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Bitcoin, ether and XRP selloff wipes out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets
Selloff in BTC, ETH and XRP forced about $1.5B in leveraged closures, with long positions making up most of the liquidations.
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Binance hack bites India's largest crypto exchange as it curbs futures trading
CoinDCX restricts new futures positions after the Binance incident disrupts a liquidity provider; customer funds are unaffected.
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Bitcoin slides below $77,000, BNB drops amid Binance hack
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 and BNB dropped 7.1% as Binance's co-CEO pledged to cover all user losses from the hack.
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Galaxy’s Alex Thorn Says Bitcoin Held Near $80,000 Because Hedge Funds Had Already Sold
Galaxy's Alex Thorn uses 13F data to argue hedge funds pared spot bitcoin ETF positions before BTC held near $80,000.
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Bitcoin Price Slides Below $79,000 as Binance Loses $5.8 Billion in Massive Hack
Suspected Binance hack of up to $5.8B drove BTC below $79,000, with Tether and Circle freezing $1.8 to $2.4B in stablecoins.
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ETH Trades at 20% Premium on Uniswap Versus Binance
ETH traded at a 20% premium on Uniswap over Binance while Chainlink's reference showed about $2,250, a sign of stress during the hack.
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Strategy reports $19.5 billion in Q3 net income as preferred shareholders approve daily dividends
Strategy reported $19.5B Q3 net income from a bitcoin gain and holds 848,517 BTC; preferreds moved to daily dividends.
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Coinbase Swings to $719 Million Q3 Profit on Crypto Gains
Coinbase Q3 net income of $719M, driven by crypto holding gains while revenue was flat.
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Polymarket Resumes Trading, Vows to Reimburse Traders After Third-Party Provider Compromise
Polymarket resumed trading after a third-party provider compromise, with outside estimates of $2.2M to $2.65M in losses and a reimbursement pledge.
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Public companies double share of blockchain revenue since 2022: Report
A 1kx report finds public companies capturing a rising share of blockchain revenue since 2022.
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Bubblemaps Traces $2.7 Million Outflow From Polymarket Breach
Bubblemaps traced about $2.7M of outflows from the Polymarket breach, and Polymarket has pledged full reimbursement and resumed trading.
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Polymarket Hit by Supply Chain Attack: Malicious Third-Party Script Found Draining Portfolios and Wallets (At Least $800k+ Stolen. FULL ANALYSIS)
Polymarket users were drained via a compromised third-party monitoring script, with at least $800k reported stolen; Polymarket halted trading.
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$11 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Tomorrow—Here's What It Means
About $11B of Bitcoin options expire Friday, a third of Deribit's open interest, after a Fed hold with hawkish dissent.
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Andrew Cuomo Says Wall Street Journal Ad Against Tokenized Stocks Means ‘Game On’
Andrew Cuomo says a rival WSJ ad against tokenized stocks means the debate is now over whose platform wins; 38 issuers have opted out of OKX-ICE's stock list.
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HYPE teases all-time high as NYSE owner ICE eyes US Hyperliquid perps
HYPE rose after ICE and Trade[XYZ] announced plans for US-regulated Hyperliquid perpetual futures.
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KuCoin suspends services in Russia and Belarus
KuCoin is cutting off users in Russia and Belarus citing sanctions compliance.