Crypto Drop After the Binance Hack
The Binance Hack did not print as a two-and-a-half-hour slide. The chain posts put a large debit at 20:24:23 UTC on Thursday 29 October 2026. The price posts that followed put the low inside
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Binance hack suspect converts $570 million to ETH, Ripple freezes $200 million in RLUSD
Suspected hackers connected to a major security breach at Binance have moved tens of thousands of ETH through decentralized platforms, including Uniswap and Aave, according to transaction rec
Binance Hack Probe: Suspicious Outflows Reach Up to $5.8 Billion
On-chain trackers estimate that between roughly $5.5 billion and $5.8 billion left Binance-linked wallets on October 29, 2026, in what looks like a Binance hack. The company says it’s investi
Polymarket Halts Trading After Third-Party Provider Breach Drains User Wallets
Polymarket, the largest crypto prediction market by volume, halted trading and entered cancel-only mode on Thursday after a compromised third-party provider let an attacker drain roughly $2.6
Circle News: Circle Reports Kraken’s 30% Surge in USDC Assets Under Custody
Key Insights: Circle news reports a surge in Kraken USDC custody by over 30% in the year through September 2026. Kraken’s EURC balances rose from nearly 4 million to over 75 million by Septem
Binance Withdrawals After the Hack: Solana and XRP Paused, Bitcoin and Ethereum Open
Are Binance withdrawals working after the suspected hack? For most coins, yes. According to the exchange's public status interface, at 22:32 UTC on Thursday withdrawals were open for Bitcoin,
Justice Department seizes $750,000 in Kenyan crypto account in student-aid fraud case
The US Department of Justice has charged five individuals as part of Operation Ghostbusters, a probe targeting large-scale student-aid fraud tied to a Kenyan network. Authorities announced th
USDT Frozen: We Counted What Tether and Circle Really Blocked in the Binance Hack
How much USDT is really frozen in the Binance hack? Counted directly in the Tether and Circle contracts: the attacker address "Binance Hot Wallet Exploiter 2" holds 1,175.5 million USDT and 8
Binance Faces $2.77B Hack Report as Stablecoins Are Frozen
On-chain alerts put Binance-linked transfers at approximately $2.77 billion across five blockchains, but no confirmed theft has been established. Ethereum wallets labeled Binance 14 and Binan
Binance Faces $5.8B+ Exploit, Marking Major Crypto Breach
Binance is investigating reports of a potential security breach tied to an Ethereum wallet that appears to have triggered large, fast-moving stablecoin outflows. According to blockchain obser
Crypto: 19% of European investors favor digital assets for their wealth
Investment choices are evolving in Europe, where digital assets are gaining ground in long-term wealth creation strategies. A survey published by OKX reveals that more European investors pref
Ether Price After the Binance Hack
The Binance Hack reports and the Ether spot print are not the same record. Tree News posted a transaction hash at 20:41 UTC on 29 October 2026. The Etherscan page for that hash shows a transf