SecurityLiquid Network Restores Full LBTC Backing
The Liquid Federation brought LBTC back to 1:1 bitcoin backing after the September hack of 4,000 BTC. What is known and what remains unanswered.
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SecurityNorth Korea denies Binance hack, but 44% of the loot is frozen
Pyongyang rejects the FBI's account of the $6.43B Binance hack. $2.85B is frozen, another $3.24B still sits in hacker-linked addresses.
SecuritySuspected $133M EU Crypto Theft Moves Through ETH and Monero
ZachXBT puts the theft from a European entity's exchange accounts at $133 million. Funds hit ETH and Monero within hours, only 2.8% is freezable.
SecurityMercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals After $40M Incident
Brazil's largest exchange paused deposits and withdrawals. Hypernative sees $40M in transfers across 10 chains, and Tether froze 4.5M USDT.
SecurityTrezor Raises Passphrase Limit to 128 Characters
Trezor lifted its passphrase limit from 50 to 128 characters. Here is how a passphrase works and why it matters after the Coldcard attacks.
SecurityBTCPay Server: attack on hot wallets of older versions
BTCPay Server named the attack vector behind hot wallet thefts: versions 2.4.1 and older are hit. What is known and what operators should do.
MarketsOKX draws $445M in inflows as Binance outflows top $7B
After withdrawals reopened, net outflows from Binance passed $7 billion. OKX took in $445 million and Bybit $112 million. What it means.
MarketsWall Street says buy crypto stocks after the Binance hack
Cantor, TD Cowen and Compass Point call the post-hack selloff a buying chance. Coinbase lost 13% in a day, Bitcoin only about 4%.
SecurityTexas brothers get 15 years for $8 million crypto home invasion
A Minnesota federal court sentenced two Texas brothers for holding a family at gunpoint and forcing a transfer of more than $8 million in crypto.