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A Binance founder has publicly suggested that a significant outflow of cryptocurrency from exchange wallets is likely the result of a hack, raising immediate questions about wallet security,
New details about the suspected scale of Binance’s $2.5 billion+ hack are pointing toward an intrusion path that may not require stealing the exchange’s private keys. Blockaid co-founder and
Crypto Economy and CoinTurk News EN give sharply different dollar figures for the stablecoins frozen and the total value of the Binance outflows following the same incident. Crypto Economy an
Cryptocurrency markets declined sharply on Thursday following reports of significant suspicious activity involving Binance-affiliated wallets. The incident prompted a wave of selling as conce
Tether and Circle have reportedly frozen approximately $2.39 billion in stablecoin holdings tied to a suspected hack, while Binance is investigating a potential security issue connected to a
Binance, recognized as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, experienced a significant security breach that analysts estimate resulted in the loss of nearly $6
Japan Tax Free and UPBOND, working with @jpyc_official, will let foreign visitors receive tourist tax refunds in the yen-pegged stablecoin $JPYC on the @Avax C-Chain. The service is set to la
Exchange pauses withdrawals as stablecoin issuers freeze billions in suspected stolen funds. Binance confirmed it is investigating a suspected security breach involving large, unexplained out
Binance said on Thursday its security teams are investigating reports of a potential security issue, while maintaining that user funds are "completely safe". The exchange has not confirmed a
MetaMask has added Stellar as a default network in its mobile app and browser extension. The move was announced at the Stellar Development Foundation's Meridian conference in Lisbon, with Met
Mercado Bitcoin, one of Latin America's largest crypto exchanges, has added support for the Sui network, making it the first Brazilian exchange to offer Sui transfers. Crypto Briefing reporte
@Polymarket put its international exchange into cancel-only mode on Thursday after users reported unauthorized withdrawals. The prediction market said one of its third-party providers had bee
