Inside the largest crypto hack on record: How attackers breached Binance for $6.3 billion
Investigators tie the $6B Binance hack to North Korea. Here's how hot-wallet signing infrastructure was compromised and where funds went.
Crypto Infrastructure
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DeFi
Trezor reports suspected hardware implant in Safe 5 sold by CryptoBilis
Trezor urged CryptoBilis buyers to migrate funds after receiving a credible report of a hardware implant inside a Safe 5 device.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Luxor raises $16 million to expand AI business
The company plans to expand its AI business and hire about 12 people by year-end, COO Ethan Vera told The Block.
Phantom rolls out Kalshi prediction markets to US users, says it’s ‘confident and comfortable’ amid state lawsuits
Phantom users will fund trades with CASH stablecoins, with market restrictions applied in Michigan, Nevada and Washington.
Dogecoin Labs launches as DOGE ecosystem seeks growth beyond meme-driven demand
Dogecoin Labs, backed by the Dogecoin Foundation, unites MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App to push DOGE into payments and DeFi.
Ethereum
Ethereum staking hits record as yields fall and Solana activity grows: Bitwise
A record 43.8 million ETH, nearly 36% of supply, was staked in Q3 as yields fell to 2.63%. Solana staking hit a record 440.5 million SOL.
Mining
CleanSpark and BitFuFu see bitcoin production slip in September as Canaan remains flat
CleanSpark is ending monthly mining reports, while BitFuFu faces uncertainty over its Ethiopia deal.
Ripple, Stripe-owned Privy partner to bring embedded wallets to XRP Ledger
Developers can now build XRPL wallets into apps via Privy, with support for XRP, RLUSD, AI agent payments and x402.
Ethereum
Interactive Brokers expands crypto services with Ethereum staking via Zerohash
Interactive Brokers now lets eligible clients stake ETH through its Client Portal, with zerohash providing the service.
Ledger confirms hardware implant in CryptoBilis reseller units as MediaMarkt suspends sales in Europe
Ledger confirmed a hardware implant in CryptoBilis-sold devices steals recovery phrases, as MediaMarkt suspends sales.
Mining
Binance to shut down mining pool, cloud mining and related services
Binance said it will shut down its mining pool, cloud mining, and Pool Savings services on Nov. 10.
Fintech
Mastercard Adds Hinkal as Stablecoin Privacy Takes Center Stage
TLDR: Hinkal joins Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program to advance privacy-focused digital asset payment applications. Zero-knowledge proofs help verify transfers without publicly exposing transaction amounts, senders or recipients. Existing integrations include…
Ledger investigates wallet drains involving CryptoBilis buyers; estimate tops $86 million in losses
Ledger said it is investigating reports of fund losses from users in Southeast Asia who bought its products from reseller CryptoBilis.
