cybersecurity
Binance's $6.3B Hack: Compromised Laptop Brings Exchange to the Brink
Binance confirms $6.3B stolen in a catastrophic breach traced to a compromised engineer's laptop, with $3B frozen and billions still unaccounted for.…
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cryptocurrency
Binance Confirms $6.3B Hack Traced to Compromised Engineer's Laptop
Binance has confirmed $6.3 billion in digital assets stolen in a major breach, with investigators tracing funds and further freezes expected.…
cybersecurity
Binance's $6.3B Breach Traced to a Single Hacked Engineer Laptop
Binance links a $6.3B security breach to a compromised DevOps laptop, raising urgent questions about endpoint security in crypto's largest exchange.…
sanctions
KuCoin Cuts Off Russia and Belarus in Sweeping Sanctions Compliance Move
Crypto exchange KuCoin has suspended all services for users in Russia and Belarus, citing legal and regulatory compliance amid international sanctions pressure.…
cybersecurity
Binance Billions Drained via Private Key Misuse, Blockaid CEO Warns
Blockaid CEO Ido Ben-Natan suspects attackers manipulated Binance's transaction-signing infrastructure, echoing tactics seen in the Bybit hack.…
cryptocurrency
Binance Probes Suspected Hack as $2.54 Billion in Crypto Assets Frozen
Binance is investigating a suspected major security breach after cryptocurrency firms froze over $2.54 billion in digital assets linked to the incident.…
cryptocurrency
Binance Confirms Multibillion-Dollar Hack With $3B in Crypto Assets Frozen
Binance has frozen $3 billion in crypto assets following a massive hack, with investigators tracing funds and further freezes expected.…
cryptocurrency
Binance's Multibillion-Dollar Hack Sends BNB Down 8% as Bitcoin Nears $77K
A multibillion-dollar hack at Binance triggered an 8% drop in BNB and pushed Bitcoin toward $77,000, rattling the broader crypto market.…
cybersecurity
Binance Hack May Be an Inside-Out Attack on Its Signing Infrastructure
Blockaid CEO Ido Ben-Natan suspects Binance's breach involved manipulation of transaction-signing systems, mirroring tactics seen in the Bybit hack.…
fintech
Monzo Moves Into Spain as World Bank Warns of 23% Commodity Price Surge
Monzo's entry into Spain headlines a busy week in fintech and macro finance, as the World Bank projects a sharp 23% commodity price rise in 2026.…
payments
Elavon CEO Says Trust Will Define the Agentic Commerce Era, Not Speed
Elavon CEO Wally Mlynarski argues safety and soundness must anchor agentic commerce, as mobile wallet Paze signals readiness for pilot programs.…
artificial-intelligence
How Bank of America and Capital One Are Taming the AI Cost Beast
Executives from Bank of America and Capital One say deploying smaller AI models—rather than expensive frontier systems—is the key to sustainable enterprise AI economics.…