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Binance hackers raced to move billions before it could be frozen

2026-10-30 22:00:00 · Cointelegraph by Christina Comben

Attackers raced to convert stolen stablecoins into crypto that issuers could not freeze as industry players like Tether and Circle moved to immobilize billions of dollars in assets.

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Tether’s excess reserves nearly double to $8B as Q3 profit hits $1.5B

2026-10-30 19:01:58 · Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar

The stablecoin issuer’s US Treasury holdings are comparable to those of major foreign holders, while its Bitcoin reserves were valued at $8.37 billion at the end of September.

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Coinbase leads crypto stock selloff following $6.3B Binance hack

2026-10-30 17:48:27 · Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar

Circle, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks fell sharply Friday, a day after Binance disclosed a $6.3 billion security breach.

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Crypto Biz: Bitcoin’s quantum threat is becoming an economic problem

2026-10-30 17:09:31 · Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi

Bitcoin faces mounting quantum security concerns as Ripple secures a US banking charter, USDC gains ground in Europe and VanEck adds BTC to a new ETF.

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Recap: How Binance’s record $6.3B hack unfolded

2026-10-30 16:53:46 · Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun

A recap of Cointelegraph’s live coverage of the Binance hack, including early breach reports and the exchange’s full reimbursement pledge.

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As it happened: Binance’s record $6.3B crypto hack

2026-10-30 16:49:50 · Cointelegraph by Felix Ng

How Binance’s $6.3 billion hack unfolded, from the first onchain alerts to $3 billion in frozen funds and a widening security investigation.

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Bitcoin risks worst October in 12 years as tech sell-off spreads to gold

2026-10-30 16:06:28 · Cointelegraph by William Suberg

Bitcoin circled $77,000 as crypto markets navigated US stock-market downside, while the gold price fell to its lowest in a year.

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Will gold’s ‘infinite mint bug’ make Bitcoin more valuable?

2026-10-30 13:30:00 · Cointelegraph by Christina Comben

A US fusion startup says it has turned mercury into gold. Could a potential increase in the gold supply strengthen Bitcoin’s claim to be a better form of digital gold?

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FBI and Secret Service join response to Binance’s $6.3B hack

2026-10-30 13:11:10 · Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai

US agencies are investigating the theft and helping trace stolen assets, while Binance says about $3 billion has been frozen.

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Binance says it holds $5B in matching tokens to cover hack losses

2026-10-30 12:41:43 · Cointelegraph by Helen Partz

The exchange said it set aside more than $6.34 billion to cover losses and would include the assets in its next proof-of-reserves report.

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