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North Korea is behind the Binance hack of 29 October 2026, according to two leading blockchain investigators. TRM Labs attributes the attack with high confidence to TraderTraitor, a North Kor
TLDR Circle will start lowering burn limits on its legacy Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP V1) on October 31, 2026. The old contracts are set to be paused on December 1, 2026, ending cross
The bank's bullish long-term forecast for the decentralized exchange token has not stopped near-term selling pressure. Standard Chartered, one of the largest banks to issue formal crypto pric
Strategy has just published historic quarterly results, driven by the increase in the valuation of its bitcoin reserves. The group reports nearly 21 billion dollars of operating profit in the
The attackers in the $6.3 billion Binance theft have started to split their haul along the lines of assets that can be frozen or potentially clawed back and assets beyond freeze controls. On
Block explorers are the windows into public blockchains. Paste a transaction hash or a wallet address, and you can see when funds moved, how much was sent and what fee was paid. For anyone wh
BusinessDay NG reports a security incident at Binance that, if confirmed, would mark the largest cryptocurrency theft on record. BusinessDay NG reported on October 30 that Binance experienced
Hyperliquid or Centralized Exchange: Where Should Perps Go? Hyperliquid vs CEX Perpetuals is really a choice between two setups: a wallet on a blockchain or an account at a company. Hyperliqu
The move marks the start of a wind-down of Circle's original Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol ahead of a December 1 bridge pause Circle has begun lowering transfer limits within its legacy USDC
Why Bitcoin’s Smart Contract Tool Is Getting So Much Attention What is RGB, and why is a tool built for Bitcoin and the Lightning Network now being linked to Tether’s USDT? RGB is a smart con
CertiK is partnering with Arbitrum and Robinhood Crypto to help early-stage Web3 startups address security risks before bringing their products to market, joining the Arbitrum Mentorship Prog
Nasdaq has reportedly encouraged companies listed on its exchange to oppose tokenized trading of their shares through OKXICE, as the number of corporate objections to the proposed blockchain
