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BTCPay Traces Hot-Wallet Thefts to Outdated Server Builds
BTCPay Server said attackers stole Bitcoin and Litecoin from operators running version 2.4.1 or earlier, exploiting a flaw patched on August 7. The project advised vulnerable users to rebuild affected servers and move funds into newly created wallets. Wallets that kept signing keys outside the server, including hardware wallets, were not affected. BTCPay did not disclose the number of victims or total losses.
Bank of Korea Tests Financial Firms Against Crypto Shock Scenarios
The Bank of Korea is surveying 18 banks and 13 brokerages about their exposure to digital-asset risks. The review covers staffing, investment and business activity, alongside stress scenarios involving a major exchange shutdown, a prolonged market slump or losses spreading from another institution. The exercise began on October 23 and marks the central bank’s first reported review of financial firms’ participation in the virtual-asset market.
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THORChain Pauses Swaps After Ethereum Reorg Exposes Refund Flaw
THORChain operators paused swaps across 10 networks after a one-block Ethereum reorganization revealed a refund bug that produced an extra 10 ETH payout. Trading remained available on Avalanche, Base and XRP. Chainalysis said the emergency halt also disrupted efforts to move funds linked to the recent Binance theft, while THORChain said nodes would restore affected chains only after determining they were safe.
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Binance Records $5.8 Billion in Net Outflows After Withdrawals Resume
Binance saw $5.8 billion in net outflows over 24 hours after reopening withdrawals following a $6.3 billion security breach, according to DefiLlama data cited by Cointelegraph. The exchange said the initial surge had begun to stabilize and represented a limited share of roughly $171 billion in customer assets. Withdrawals were restored across 15 networks, with stablecoins accounting for the largest early flows.
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THORChain Founder Pushes Back on Calls to Freeze Binance Hack Funds
THORChain founder John-Paul Thorbjornsen argued that node operators should preserve the protocol’s permissionless design rather than halt activity under pressure to block funds tied to the Binance hack. The FBI had urged crypto infrastructure providers to restrict transactions connected to identified addresses. Separately, Binance processed billions of dollars in withdrawals after reopening services, while blockchain firms and authorities worked to freeze part of the stolen assets.
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Binance Restarts Bitcoin Withdrawals in Phased Recovery From Hack
Binance reopened Bitcoin withdrawals as the first stage of restoring services after a reported $6.3 billion hack attributed by the FBI to North Korean operatives. The exchange said additional assets and networks would return gradually after stability and security checks. Users were warned that congestion, longer processing times and temporary delays could occur during the rollout, and were directed to verify network availability before submitting requests.
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FBI Attributes $6.3B Binance Theft to North Korea’s TraderTraitor
The FBI attributed the $6.3 billion theft from Binance to North Korea-linked TraderTraitor actors. The agency said stolen assets were being converted largely into Ether and could move through decentralized finance and instant-swap services. It asked node operators, exchanges, analytics companies and other digital-asset providers to block transactions connected to the laundering addresses listed in its notice.
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Strangers are begging the Binance hacker for bitcoin, one ‘help me bro’ at a time
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Bitcoin claws back toward $79,000 as markets shake off crypto's biggest hack
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THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers
THORChain node operators paused swaps involving assets on 10 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Tron.
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Binance net outflows surge to $5.8B as withdrawals resume after record hack
The exchange says withdrawals surged after some services resumed but have since slowed, with the outflows representing a fraction of its roughly $171 billion in customer assets.
Binance has reopened withdrawals following the world’s biggest ever hack, and THORChain co-founder argues it should not halt the protocol to comply with FBI demands.
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Binance opens crypto withdrawals in phases starting with bitcoin following $6.3 billion hack
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