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The FBI says North Korea was behind the theft of about $6.3 billion in digital assets from Binance. It is urging crypto infrastructure firms, exchanges and DeFi services to block transactions tied to addresses allegedly used to launder the stolen funds.
US-domiciled private credit vehicles owed banks $349 billion at the end of 2025, while payment-in-kind interest rose across BDC loans. The mismatch between reported income and incoming cash could pressure funds, banks and other markets if financing conditions tighten.
Uber is testing a tokenization-based arrangement with HSBC and Franklin Templeton that lets it keep funds in money-market products while accessing cash for payments, including on weekends. The pilot examines whether invested cash can remain productive without limiting payment availability.
Two Texas brothers received prison sentences of 180 and 186 months after pleading guilty to kidnapping a Minnesota family at gunpoint and taking more than $8 million in cryptocurrency. The case comes as reported physical attacks targeting crypto holders increase worldwide.
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Two Texas brothers were sentenced to a combined 326 months for holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forcing the father to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency during a 2025 home invasion.
Binance says a $6.3 billion exploit was broader than initially understood, with hackers bypassing security checks and erasing evidence. The exchange is targeting Sunday to restart withdrawals and plans to publish proof of reserves on Monday, according to CoinDesk.
Bitcoin mining difficulty rose 5.54% to 148.36 trillion as network hashrate recovered by 21%. The stronger network increases security but intensifies competition, while hashprice fell toward $33 per PH/s daily, leaving some older mining machines below break-even.
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Polymarket restored trading after an Oct. 29 third-party-provider breach. Researchers linked malicious code to trading and signing tools, while Bubblemaps estimated more than 700 affected users and about $3.46 million in compromised assets.
Strategy says it could create up to $30 billion in digital credit to fund additional Bitcoin purchases, mainly through preferred-share offerings. The figure is a potential capacity rather than a fundraising target, while the company also prepares for a CFO transition.
Singapore police reported at least $2.7 million in losses from tampered Ledger hardware wallets, while regulators across Asia advanced stablecoin initiatives, reconsidered crypto-tax timelines and expanded digital-asset oversight.
KuCoin is closing accounts in Russia and Belarus, following similar announcements from MEXC and Bitget earlier this month. The moves reflect cryptocurrency exchanges’ continuing withdrawal from Western-sanctioned markets, though details of KuCoin’s process were not disclosed.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned 10 people and one company over alleged cryptocurrency laundering tied to North Korean fake IT workers. The designations include two Russian intermediaries accused of converting millions of dollars in crypto and transferring proceeds linked to the regime’s weapons programs.
Polygon Labs is bringing its Open Money Stack stablecoin payments infrastructure to Solana. The system gives businesses one connection for bank, card, cash and crypto funding, cross-chain transfers and payouts, while Kira is among its first users.
Polygon Labs is bringing its Open Money Stack to Solana, enabling businesses to connect bank funding, wallets and payouts through one integration. The expansion follows support for Tron, strong stablecoin transfer activity and Polygon’s completed acquisition of Coinme.
Hedge funds and banks sold about 68,000 Bitcoin of ETF exposure as the returns from an ETF-futures arbitrage trade narrowed. Sovereign wealth funds, wealth managers and other investors bought instead, while Bitcoin ETF inflows helped erase October’s earlier outflows.
A Galaxy Research report found that nine hedge funds and banks drove most institutional selling in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, while wealth platforms and sovereign funds bought. The shift largely reflected weaker cash-and-carry returns as the futures premium over Treasury bills narrowed sharply.
