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Ethereum Draft Would Let Wallets Permanently Disable EIP-7702 Delegation
Ethereum draft would let wallets permanently disable EIP-7702 delegation, though it would not protect against a stolen private key.
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Renewed calls for rate limits following record outflows
Industry calls for rate limits and time delays after the Binance outflows, with projects that already use such controls highlighted.
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Binance Sets Aside $6.34B to Cover Hack Losses, CEO Says 'Your Assets Are Safe'
Binance sets aside $6.34B to cover hack losses; attacker used a self-destruct mechanism and EIP-7702 delegation to bypass approval controls.
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Binance uncovers wider breach in $6.3 billion exploit, targets Sunday withdrawal restart
Binance says the breach is wider than first thought, hackers erased evidence, and withdrawals restart Sunday with proof of reserves due Monday.
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Trezor reveals Malaysian reseller sold wallet with spyware
Trezor says a Malaysian reseller sold wallets with spyware and will replace any units bought from CryptoBilis since March.
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How the Binance hack happened on-chain on Ethereum
Onchain breakdown of how the Binance hack used EIP-7702 to target one address while other transfers ran normally.
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Binance’s Teng Sets Monday Reserve Report Deadline as Withdrawals Stay Paused
Binance sets a Monday reserve report deadline; withdrawals stay paused until the rebuilt service passes testing.
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What is EIP-7702? The Ethereum Upgrade Behind the $6.4B Binance Hack
Explainer on EIP-7702, which lets ordinary wallets run contract code and is tied to the Binance hack story.
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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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Blockchain Firms Link North Korea to $6.3 Billion Binance Hack
Chainalysis and TRM Labs link the $6.3bn Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group.
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Tydro Unfreezes Markets but Leaves New Borrowing Blocked
Tydro unfroze markets after a precautionary freeze but new borrowing stays blocked, with $62.36M outstanding borrows.
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The Binance hack, in layman's terms
Plain-language explainer of the Binance hack for readers who need the basics.
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Lost 70k USD (0.85BTC) due to Electrum RBF security breach. I'm devastated and don't know how to move forward
A long-time user reports losing 0.85 BTC from a hot Electrum wallet via an RBF-related breach, a cautionary account of wallet security.
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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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Israel Extradites Alleged Nomad Bridge Exploiter to US Over $2.8M Theft: Report
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that exploiting a coding flaw can count as computer intrusion, even when the software allowed the transaction.
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Upgradeable DeFi contracts tie emergency exits to rewrite power. My proposal is for Ethereum DeFi builders to separate them.
Proposal that DeFi builders separate emergency fund-rescue powers from contract upgrade keys in upgradeable contracts.
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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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Did This Binance Hacker Just Outsmart Tether and Circle?
Reported analysis of how the alleged Binance hacker used frozen-prone USDT and USDC as Aave collateral to borrow ETH and evade freezes.
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TRM and Chainalysis Tie $6.4B Binance Hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor
TRM and Chainalysis attribute the $6.4B Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor, the group behind the Bybit hack.
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Here’s how an Ethereum upgrade helped drain part of Binance’s $6 billion loss
The attacker used a 2025 Ethereum upgrade and 50 signatures from Binance's own wallet to drain part of the $6B loss.
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Jupiter Lend Says Liquidity Crunch Is Delaying Withdrawals
Jupiter Lend's API showed only 3.35 USDC withdrawable against 418.5M USDC in Earn claims, delaying withdrawals.
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18,270 BTC left a Binance hot wallet in one transaction, and no one can freeze it. Censorship resistance cuts both ways, and so does "not your keys"
On-chain tracing via TRM Labs shows 18,270 BTC left a Binance hot wallet in one transaction, and the BTC cannot be frozen, unlike stablecoins. A sharp look at censorship resistance.
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The Binance hack's Ethereum leg used EIP-7702 with 50 pre-signed authorizations. Here's how it worked and why 7702 isn't the real culprit
Mechanics of the Binance hack's Ethereum leg: 50 pre-signed EIP-7702 authorizations from a hot wallet, and why 7702 itself is not the root cause.
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EIP-7702 didn’t cause Binance hack, but may have amplified losses
Security experts say EIP-7702 did not cause the Binance hack but may have helped attackers bypass withdrawal safeguards.
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Binance hacker’s Bitcoin haul tops Coinbase’s corporate treasury
The Binance hacker's holdings of 18,270 BTC and over 500,000 ETH now exceed Coinbase's reported corporate treasury.
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Synthetix Recovers 8.4 Million SNX Stolen in Binance Hack
Synthetix says 8.4M SNX stolen in the Binance hack is secured in its Safe and will be returned when Binance requests it.
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Bitcoin Core 32.1, multi-party SP, CLN Dos - Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #429
Bitcoin Optech newsletter covering multiparty silent payments, a Core Lightning DoS disclosure, and Bitcoin Core's security policy update.
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LlamaRisk Proposes Aave Cap Cuts Before Markets Reopen
LlamaRisk proposes cutting Aave borrowing caps by about $3.7B on V3 and $130M on V4 before markets reopen.