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TLDR: Binance lost a record $6.3 billion in an attack that unfolded in about 20 minutes on Thursday. Tether froze nearly $1.57 billion and Circle froze $800 million of funds linked to the Bin
Most of the tokenization boom in 2026 has meant wrapping existing assets in a token. Treasuries, equities, stablecoins all represent a real world asset (RWA) digitized and put on a blockchain
Binance SAFU Fund: How Exchange Loss Coverage Works The SAFU fund is an emergency reserve and exchange set up in July 2018 to help cover user losses in extreme events. It now faces its bigges
Most of the tokenization boom in 2026 has meant wrapping existing assets in a token. Treasuries, equities, stablecoins all represent a real world asset (RWA) digitized and put on a blockchain
President Donald Trump said his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion Binance hack, as investigators examine whether North Korean hackers were behind the largest cryptocurrency thef
Floin, a crypto platform based in Vaduz with a MiCA licence from Liechtenstein's Financial Market Authority FMA, says it has been the target of a cyberattack. On Saturday, 31 October 2026, Fl
Binance SAFU Fund: How Exchange Loss Coverage Works The SAFU fund is an emergency reserve and exchange set up in July 2018 to help cover user losses in extreme events. It now faces its bigges
Key takeaways Ripple froze $40.5 million in attacker-linked RLUSD Hackers also stole $296 million in native XRP XRP cannot be frozen through issuer-controlled token restrictions Ripple succes
The former president's comments follow reports of a record-setting breach at the crypto exchange, stirring debate ahead of the election. Donald Trump has publicly flagged concerns about digit
Soon after the $6.3 billion hack of Binance, the biggest in crypto history, some political and administration figures began offering opinions with a US election approaching on Nov. 3 and voti
Binance co-founder He Yi has stated publicly that the exchange was hit by a cyberattack, according to the announcement attributed to her. The disclosure identifies Binance as the target but d
Crypto ATMs: Regulations, Scams, and City Bans in 2026 Crypto ATMs, also called virtual currency kiosks, are legal in most of the United States. They are also one of the fastest-growing targe
