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Bitcoin fell below $77,000 as a reported $6.3 billion Binance exploit unsettled crypto markets. At the same time, the Nasdaq dropped more than 2% amid weak earnings outlooks and growing concerns over heavy artificial-intelligence spending.
A reported $6.3 billion Binance hack has intensified cryptocurrency-market jitters, while concerns over artificial-intelligence spending and weak earnings outlooks pushed the QQQ technology ETF down more than 2%, according to CoinDesk.
ACI Worldwide and Circle are planning a Colombia-focused pilot to test USDC settlement alongside existing payment systems. The project will use ACI’s Connetic platform, but names no participating banks, transaction volumes, cost comparisons or timetable for broader adoption.
FUNToken fell about 90% after a Binance hacker sold the 2017 token and other smaller cryptocurrencies into markets with insufficient liquidity, according to CoinDesk. Moneyiar data later showed FUN at $0.0089182414 on October 25, 2026.
The payments committee hosted by the Bank for International Settlements has identified four central bank roles—issuer, operator, overseer and catalyst—as stablecoins, tokenized deposits and other digital payment systems expand.
A selloff in bitcoin, ether and XRP wiped out about $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto positions, with bullish bets making up nearly 84% of liquidations. Binance handled almost half, while a subsequent rebound began forcing short sellers out.
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.
TRM Labs, Chainalysis and investigator ZachXBT have linked the $6.3 billion Binance hack to North Korea’s TraderTraitor group. Blockchain movements connecting Binance and Bitget thefts, along with the group’s history, underpin the attribution.
Developers working on the XRP Ledger have proposed fixes to tighten eligibility rules for holding permissioned tokens. The XRP Ledger Foundation said no users were affected. XRP stood at $1.2991099051 in Moneyiar data, up 0.56% over 24 hours.
India’s CoinDCX has restricted the opening of new futures positions after a Binance security incident disrupted a key liquidity provider. The exchange said deposits, withdrawals and customer funds remain unaffected, while Moneyiar data showed mixed performance across selected crypto assets.
A Binance-linked cryptocurrency theft valued at approximately $6.36 billion began with a $296 million XRP transfer after at least 36 hours of preparation. Investigators traced coordinated movements across 10 blockchains, while the source of key wallet authorizations remains unresolved.
Circle will start cutting CCTP V1 burn limits on October 31 before pausing the legacy contracts on December 1. Applications must migrate to incompatible CCTP V2 contracts and APIs, while Circle says pending redemptions will remain processable during the wind-down.
A hacker linked to Binance has split 18,270 bitcoin—worth about $1.4 billion—across 19 wallets. CoinDesk’s blockchain analysis found that 17 wallets each held exactly 1,000 BTC and that none of the coins had moved since Thursday night.
Bitcoin briefly fell to about $76,300 after Binance confirmed a security breach with an estimated $6.3 billion impact. Binance said roughly $3 billion had been frozen on-chain, suspended deposits and withdrawals, and pledged to cover user losses through SAFU and company funds.
Bitcoin and ether declined after a suspected $6.3 billion Binance security breach and a separate Polymarket exploit. Standard Chartered warned that crypto prices could face further pressure before finding a base, while Moneyiar data showed mixed recent performance across major tokens.
Institutional crypto investors are withdrawing funds from exchanges following a multibillion-dollar hack involving Binance, according to CoinDesk. The move suggests that concerns over the breach may be spreading across the wider centralized crypto-exchange sector.
Forty-eight wallets linked to automated trading service Bloom lost 9,408 SOL in a rapid Oct. 26 sweep. Bloom denied private-key compromise and said all nine affected users were refunded, but the signing route behind the transfers remains unresolved.
Standard Chartered says the Binance hack could accelerate crypto trading’s shift toward decentralized exchanges and support Uniswap over the long term. Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick maintained a $100 UNI target for 2030 while warning that markets may remain weak until more details emerge.
