Mystery $106 Million Crypto Theft Hits EU Entity Days After Binance Hack
Onchain investigator ZachXBT says an unidentified EU entity lost more than $106 million from centralized exchange accounts on Sunday,.
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BTCPay Server Reveals How Attackers Targeted Older Instances in Hot Wallet Incident
Founder Nicolas Dorier says public servers running version 2.4.7 were not attacked. Meanwhile, older vulnerabilities are under investigation.
Arthur Hayes wants to hedge AI compute bills, but FLOP token swings could change the cost
His proposed dollar-settled contracts track a FLOP-priced benchmark, leaving inference buyers to match token, model and rollover exposure. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't Patched
Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but Ubuntu still has no fix.
Coinbase hit with 50% price target cut as post-earnings rout deepens
Slowing trading activity and fallout from the Binance hack are clouding Coinbase’s revenue prospects, prompting Morgan Stanley to lower its rating on the stock. Investment bank Morgan Stanley turned bearish on Coinbase (COIN) on Monday, cutting its price target by more than half as it warned that the cryptocurrency exchange’s profits could recover more slowly than expected. Analyst Michael Cyprys lowered the stock’s price target from $258 to $120, a cut of about 53%, citing recent trading trends, a softer revenue outlook and uncertainty in the crypto market following Binance’s $6.3 billion hack, according to a Monday report. The bank still sees Coinbase as one of the strongest competitors in crypto but expects profits to recover more slowly than previously forecast, putting further pressur…
Coinhub Funded Goes Live: Crypto Prop Firm Offers Funded Trading Accounts Up to $200K & 30-Minute Tournaments
[PRESS RELEASE – Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis, November 3rd, 2026] Trade 28+ crypto pairs plus forex, indices, metals and commodities on a funded account with payouts in USDT every 14 days, and compete against other traders at the Tokyo, London and New York opens. Code LAUNCH takes 25% off any challenge through November. Coinhub …
Binance Hack Sends Crypto Fear and Greed Index Crashing to 30
The Binance attack added pressure to an already weakening market, and dragged the Fear and Greed Index further into fear territory.
Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto Resilience
The Fundstrat strategist says constraints on AI spending have slowed growth without ending the boom, while crypto’s response to the Binance hack suggests sellers may already be exhausted.
Treasury holds $1 trillion as Bitcoin faces a key liquidity test this week
Treasury’s November financing decisions will test whether a possible cash drawdown can ease funding conditions while debt issuance competes for cash. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Bitcoin risks drop below $76K as 7% oil slide fails to spark BTC price rally
Bitcoin fell around 1.7% on Monday as stocks pared early gains fueled by hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the US-Iran war. Bitcoin (BTC) returned below $77,000 after Monday’s Wall Street open as crypto shrugged off hopes of a US-Iran peace deal. Key points: Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD extending daily losses to 1.7% after reaching a local high of $78,750 after Sunday’s weekly close.
Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Predicts a Huge Bitcoin Crash: Can BTC Really Go This Low?
Something potentially severe could be approaching for Bitcoin by January 1, 2027. Sam Altman’s ChatGPT AI predicts that in the event of an intentionally extreme, over-the-top downside scenario, BTC USD price could crash to incredible new lows, just as Tucker Carlson warns that the US could be gearing up to drop a nuke on Iran.
Mercado Bitcoin wallets show post-hack transfers after $46M theft
Brazil’s exchange Mercado Bitcoin paused deposits and withdrawals after a security breach, saying customer funds and data were safe. Mercado Bitcoin, one of Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, confirmed a security incident on Monday that blockchain analysts estimated drained more than $46 million from its wallets. Despite the company’s announcement that it had suspended deposits and withdrawals, addresses associated with the incident continued to receive funds for hours afterward. Senior security engineer at Certik, Dickson Wu, published an initial post-mortem of the incident, saying the attackers “picked at eight small chains for four hours,” including Base, Optimism and Arbitrum. The attack then moved to the company’s main hot wallets before transferring tiny amounts of Ether (ETH…
Crucial Binance Warning Concerning All Users: Details Inside
"Please be aware of new scam patterns emerging amid the chaos," Yi He said.
North Korea Is Laundering Binance Hack Loot at One New Wallet Every 25 Seconds
$2.85 billion of the $6.43 billion stolen from Binance has been frozen or seized, compared with about 3% in the Bybit hack, as North Korea’s automated laundering spans 12,000 wallets.
BNB’s $99 million ETF inflows came almost entirely before Binance’s hack
BNB exchange-traded funds (ETFs) led October inflows among US-listed spot crypto ETFs tracked by SoSoValue, with the largest allocation arriving weeks before Binance suffered a record $6.3 billion cryptocurrency hack. The US-listed VanEck BNB ETF attracted $99 million during the month, ahead of $35 million for NEAR and $19 million for XRP, according to SoSoValue… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Proton Users Revolt After CEO Calls Security Caution 'Loser Thinking' Amid AI Push
Proton customers say they are canceling subscriptions after reports of pressure to adopt AI coding, as the privacy company scraps employee re-interviews but defends its broader shift toward automated development.
Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze
Bulls are watching short positions, exchange withdrawals and key price levels for signs of a rebound after the midterms.
Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After Security Incident as Hypernative Flags $40M Outflows
Tether has blacklisted two more of the attacker's addresses, on Ethereum and Tron, freezing the USDT sitting inside them.
Animoca Brands clears final hurdle for Abu Dhabi fund management
The former mobile games company is building out its fund management business in Abu Dhabi as it targets institutional demand for stablecoins and tokenized assets. Animoca Brands said Monday it had secured approval to manage investment funds for non-retail clients in Abu Dhabi, expanding the asset management business of a company that began in mobile games before moving into blockchain gaming and venture investing. The authorization, granted to subsidiary Animoca Asset Management (AD) Limited by Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), allows it to oversee funds that pool money from professional investors rather than the general public. The approval announced Monday took effect on Oct. 13, bringing a process that began with in-principle approval in November…
Anthropic Claude AI Predicts a Historic Move for Bitcoin Cash: How High Can It Go?
Anthropic’s Claude AI predicts an exceptionally bullish move for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) by January 1, 2027. It suggests a price range of $2,000 to $4,000, with a possible stretch target above $5,000 if a full-fledged crypto bull market returns and a major catalyst emerges.This scenario envisions a robust bull market in late 2026, driven by …