Crypto

Binance warned that impersonators could exploit its withdrawal restart with fake compensation offers and fees for faster processing. The exchange also completed a cryptographic reserve proof, enabling customers to check backing for 10 tokens while recovery continued. Key Takeaways Binance rejected paid withdrawal priority and compensation claim links. The completed proof lets customers check…

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 billion to North Korea. Approximately $729 million in stolen USDT moved before freezes took effect. Tether reported more than $7…

Btcpay Server issued an emergency shutdown warning Nov. 1, 2026, after reports that attackers were draining bitcoin from hot wallets connected to self-hosted payment servers. Founder Nicolas Dorier linked the reported compromises to versions predating 2.4.2, while indicating that public servers running version 2.4.7 had not been attacked. The warning arrived just three days after an AI-assisted…

Binance’s wallet breach involved approximately $296 million in XRP transfers, blockchain investigators found. Ripple froze stolen RLUSD during the response, and the exchange subsequently said its XRP customer balances were fully backed. Key Takeaways Five Binance wallets lost 233.46 million XRP in about four minutes. Ripple froze $40.5 million in its dollar-backed stablecoin. Binance said XRP…