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Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get inside.
Bitcoin ETFs sink into October outflows with $643M exit after Binance hack
US spot Bitcoin ETFs ended October with $515 million in net withdrawals, while Ether funds posted a record $1.61 billion in monthly outflows. Investors pulled $643 million from US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Friday, pushing October’s net flows into negative territory as crypto markets faced volatility following Binance’s $6.3 billion hack. Friday’s withdrawals snapped four consecutive days of inflows, leaving the funds with $515 million in net outflows for October, their first negative month since June, according to SoSoValue. The funds still attracted approximately $361 million in net inflows for the year through October. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led Friday’s outflows with $234 million, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) with $20…
Binance Withdrawals Top FTX Levels in November, but Crypto Liquidity Defies Panic
Binance withdrawals hit FTX levels in November, but $171B in assets, hack coverage and Bitcoin's resilience point to a stronger crypto market.
Bitcoin Volatility Ahead: 4 Things That Could Impact Crypto This Week
After last week's hack-driven crash, the expectations for another volatile week are quite high.
Treasury dealers’ financing burden can outlast their bond holdings, Fed study finds
Customer financing persisted beyond inventory effects in historical data, leaving Bitcoin spillover dependent on evidence from crypto credit markets. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Bitcoin ETFs lost $643 million in outflows Friday, and 2026 is barely green now
The first trading day after the Binance hack saw the biggest ETF outflow since June 25.
BTCPay Server warns of hot wallet thefts running on outdated software
BTCPay Server urged operators to shut down their servers after receiving reports of unauthorized attackers draining funds from hot wallets. BTCPay Server has identified an attack vector affecting older versions of its payment software after receiving reports of attackers draining funds from users’ hot wallets. On Monday, the Bitcoin payment platform said its investigation identified an attack vector targeting instances running version 2.4.1 or earlier, which was released July 23, 2026. The project said it had received no credible reports of hot wallet drains among users running its latest release, version 2.4.7 and urged operators to update their installations.
Strangers are begging the Binance hacker for bitcoin, one ‘help me bro’ at a time
The 19 wallets holding 18,270 stolen BTC have taken in nothing since Thursday except payments worth under a dollar, each carrying a message, from pleas to laundering pitches to a token shill.
Ripple (XRP) ETFs Beat Every Major Rival in October: But Two Problems Remain
In line with the impressive month for Ripple, the ETFs recorded some net inflows.
Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
ZEC led the majors and oil slid on a report that Trump wants to give Iran diplomacy more time, with U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday.
BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained wallets
The open-source project says it is still investigating and hasn't given a loss figure or announced a fix. Its founder said the reports appear to involve versions older than 2.4.2.
Bank of Korea probes financial firms’ exposure to crypto risks
The central bank is surveying 31 financial institutions on how a major exchange shutdown, prolonged crypto downturn or losses at another firm could affect their operations. The Bank of Korea has reportedly asked banks and brokerages about cryptocurrency-related risks, asking how they would be affected by a major exchange hack, a market crash or heavy losses at another financial institution. The central bank began surveying 18 banks and 13 brokerages on Oct. 23 as part of its first reported review of financial institutions’ participation in the virtual asset market, according to The Herald Business and Yonhap, citing financial industry sources. The survey includes questions about each institution’s crypto-related staffing and budgets, business activities and reasons for entering the market,…
RLUSD supply fell 29% on XRPL. One XRP trading pool barely changed
Ledger readings showed similar XRP/RLUSD pool reserves and uneven funded offers, while the reported supply decline's cause remains unresolved. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers
THORChain node operators paused swaps involving assets on 10 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron. THORChain halted swaps across multiple blockchains on Saturday after an Ethereum block reorganization exposed a refund bug, which may have inadvertently slowed the movement of funds stolen from Binance, according to Chainalysis. According to THORChain, the incident began at 11:34 UTC on Saturday, when a one-block reorganization on Ethereum removed a 10 ETH deposit that THORChain had already credited. When the swap failed to meet its price limit, THORChain issued a refund against funds the vault had never received. The sender’s actual deposit was also refunded, resulting in an extra 10 ETH payout, which then triggered an automatic pause. An Ethereum block reorganization, or…
Cardano’s 2027 budget proposal would let funding stewards seek grants too
Proposed stewards could influence assessments while DReps retain spending votes and a direct funding route awaits its allocation. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Binance net outflows surge to $5.8B as withdrawals resume after record hack
The exchange says withdrawals surged after some services resumed but have since slowed, with the outflows representing a fraction of its roughly $171 billion in customer assets. Binance has recorded $5.8 billion in net outflows over the past 24 hours as customers withdraw funds following the exchange’s record $6.3 billion hack, according to data from DefiLlama. Binance said it began restoring withdrawals at 6:00 UTC on Sunday. By 3:30 UTC, it had processed $4.6 billion in withdrawals against $1 billion in deposits, resulting in net outflows of $3.6 billion. Separate data from DefiLlama showed $5.8 billion in net outflows over the preceding 24 hours, as funds continued leaving the exchange after its initial update.
$3.64B flees Binance on reopen, THORChain co-founder opposes coin freeze: Hodler’s Digest
Binance has reopened withdrawals following the world’s biggest ever hack, and THORChain co-founder argues it should not halt the protocol to comply with FBI demands. Binance has reopened withdrawals for 15 blockchain networks, after $6.3 billion was stolen by North Korean hackers from its hot wallets late last week. Binance said today it had processed around $4.65 billion in withdrawals after reopening and received $1 billion in deposits. Founder Changpeng Zhao said that in the first 12 hours there had only been a 2.1% net outflow and that “98% choose to stay!” DeFi Llama’s Binance wallet tracker shows $4.54 billion in outflows over 24 hours, however its figures may include internal transfers or movements into new hot wallets.
Cambodia’s Casino Crackdown Hasn’t Stopped $1.07 Billion in Crypto Flows
USDT on TRON accounted for 99.9% of crypto received by Sihanoukville casinos.
Tracked Binance wallets record $2.5 billion in outflows as withdrawals reopen after hack
Binance's tracked cryptocurrency wallets recorded $2,510 million in net outflows on Nov. 1 after the exchange resumed withdrawals following its $6.3 billion security breach. According to DeFiLlama data, the outflows included approximately $1,083 million in USDT, $912 million in Bitcoin, $385 million in USDC and $131 million in wrapped Ethereum. These outflows coincided with Binance's… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox