Pyongyang calls Washington's accusations 'absurd rhetoric' amid renewed scrutiny of state-linked crypto hacking North Korea has formally rejected U.S. allegations that it was behind a theft of roughly $6.3 billion from crypto exchange Binance. State officials described the claims as 'absurd rhetoric,' according to reports published by Japan Today and BusinessDay NG on November 3.
Redemptions from the world's largest spot Bitcoin fund forced a sizable sell-off, marking its steepest outflow stretch since June. BlackRock sold approximately $405 million worth of Bitcoin linked to its iShares Bitcoin Trust, the exchange-traded fund known by its ticker IBIT.
North Korean official calls the FBI's attribution politically motivated as both sides dispute the scale of the breach The Federal Bureau of Investigation has attributed a large-scale hack targeting Binance to North Korea. Estimates of the stolen funds range from $6 billion to $6.3 billion depending on the source.
The exchange cites regulatory changes in the city as it winds down retail services there. Crypto.com has told users it will shut down its consumer-facing application in Hong Kong on February 1, 2027. Two separate reports describe the company citing regulatory changes as the driver behind the decision.
Paolo Ardoino disclosed the figure during remarks at a Bitcoin forum in Lugano, Switzerland. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company behind the world's largest stablecoin now holds about 150,000 Bitcoin. He shared the figure at a Bitcoin forum held in Lugano, Switzerland. The remarks were reported separately by CryptoBriefing, Coinfomania, and crypto.news.
November 3, 2026
Three stories went from a single outlet's report to independent corroboration within roughly thirteen to seventeen hours, and the order in which they crossed says more than the stories themselves. Three stories went from a single outlet's report to independent corroboration within roughly thirteen to seventeen hours, and the order in which they crossed says…
The exchange says attackers may strike again as efforts to recover funds from a massive breach continue. Binance has warned users and the broader crypto industry that a second wave of theft could follow a massive hack valued at $6.3 billion.
The most widely carried overnight report concerns Solana validator plumbing, while every speculative or financial claim sits on just two outlets. The most widely carried overnight report concerns Solana validator plumbing, while every speculative or financial claim sits on just two outlets.
The network added 7,934 new wallets on November 1, marking its sixth-highest single-day total of 2026. The XRP Ledger experienced a sharp rise in new account creation this week, with reports showing a 142% increase compared to prior activity levels.
Reports point to new frontier AI models in testing at Anthropic and OpenAI, though neither company has confirmed the details. Reports circulating this week point to new large language models in development at two of the industry's most closely watched labs.
November 3, 2026
Mizuho is said to be leading the Japanese tranche as the AI company prepares for a US public offering. Anthropic is reportedly preparing to raise as much as $3.5 billion from Japanese investors ahead of a planned listing on the Nasdaq exchange in the United States.
November 3, 2026
The Solana development firm is urging operators running Ubuntu to restrict network traffic until a kernel fix arrives. Anza has issued a warning to Solana validator operators about a kernel-level bug in Ubuntu, the Linux distribution widely used to run validator software.
Where outlets disagree on a number, a name or a version string, the disagreement itself is the only confirmed fact. Where outlets disagree on a number, a name or a version string, the disagreement itself is the only confirmed fact.
November 2, 2026
Before the US open, ETF redemptions, exchange flows and a licensing deadline carry mechanisms that already moved capital, but the hack cited as their cause remains unconfirmed by the reporting itself. Before the US open, ETF redemptions, exchange flows and a licensing deadline carry mechanisms that already moved capital, but the hack cited…
The city is extending digital asset settlement to round-the-clock operation while preparing pilot tests involving stablecoins and tokenized government bonds. Hong Kong is pushing its digital asset infrastructure toward continuous operation. Reports indicate the city plans to make tokenized settlement available around the clock, rather than limiting it to conventional market hours.
BeInCrypto reports on an inquiry into funds lost from a hot wallet linked to the self-hosted payment processor BTCPay Server. BeInCrypto has reported on an investigation into a hot wallet drain connected to BTCPay Server, the open-source Bitcoin payment processor used by merchants and individuals who prefer self-custody over third-party payment services.
November 2, 2026
The exchange used the milestone to position its platform around diversification beyond Bitcoin alone. MEXC has used the 18th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper to highlight how far the crypto industry has traveled since the document's release. Satoshi Nakamoto published the whitepaper in late 2008, laying out a design for peer-to-peer electronic cash.
November 2, 2026
A new TokenInsight Q3 report places the exchange second among platforms offering commodity-linked perpetual futures. Crypto research firm TokenInsight has published its third-quarter report on the derivatives market, placing MEXC second among exchanges offering commodity perpetual futures. According to the report, MEXC captured a 17.43% share of this specific trading segment during the period covered.