Funds stolen from Binance passed through approximately 12,000 wallets in under four days, Elliptic found. The operation spanned 11 blockchains, while the firm assessed that only a negligible amount had likely been cashed out.
Key Takeaways
The operation used roughly one new wallet every 25 seconds.
Elliptic found conventional automation rather than evidence of AI agents.
About $3.24 billion…
XRP recorded one of its strongest days for new wallet creation this year after the Binance hack, according to Santiment. The increase contrasted with subdued prices, as the analytics firm suggested a possible shift toward self-custody.
Key Takeaways
Nov. 1 brought 7,934 new…
Tether said it froze more than $1.5 billion in stolen USDT within 30 minutes of the Binance hack, blocking access to those funds. The announcement followed the FBI’s attribution of the attack to North Korea.
Key Takeaways
The FBI attributed the theft of more than $6…
Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 II EVO FE (APO) lens review — how good is this budget lens for astrophotography?
November 3, 2026
Budget primes can be, surprisingly, excellent choices for photographers shooting all subjects. It’s all too easy to get carried away with the best specs, such as a large maximum aperture and impressive optical design often seen in more expensive options. But affordable lenses like the Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.8 II FE (APO) have the potential to impress and delight in equal measure.
The 35mm f/1.8 is…
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers new clues about the origins of 'interstellar invader' comet 3I/ATLAS
November 3, 2026
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have found that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was built from tiny grains of ice mixed with dust that are quite different from the solar system’s comets.
These ice grains do, however, bear striking similarities to…
SpaceX is building and operating two satellite networks at the moment, Starlink and Starshield. What’s the difference between the two, and who uses them?
For more than a week in October 2026, Ukrainian drone operators found their high-speed satellite links shut off.
42AI comes out of stealth with $62.5M and a world model that can ‘predict human behavior’
November 3, 2026
Here’s a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you decided to, even in a completely new situation?
Israeli startup 42AI says it is developing a “behavioral world model” that can do just that, and it has just come out of stealth with $62.5 million in seed funding. The company is initially running its predictive system at a…
U.S. data centers use 17 to 19 billion gallons of water to cool their hot-running chips each year – and that number is expected to triple in the next five years, according to The Water Foundation.
That’s an expensive and politically tricky proposition for…
Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn
November 3, 2026
On Thursday evening, I slipped on my neon yellow heels and a floral mini dress. It’s New York, so I can wear whatever I want to a midterm election event full of media types, techies, policy advocates, and, well, does anyone else even exist at these things? I walked…
These Australian photo store workers don't just know how to sell cameras, they know how to use them too, as these winning shots show
November 3, 2026
The Camera House group of photo retailers currently has over 50 stores located all around Australia. Established in 1983 by a group of independent photographic retailers, Camera House has grown into the largest speciality photographic and video retail chain in Australia. Most of these stores are individually owned and operated, and have shares in the brand that is Camera House nationally.
The…
