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Top story Regulation & Policy · 2 min read

South Korea's FSC to Shield Crypto Exchanges Freezing Funds on Suspected Hacks

The financial regulator plans a no-action letter permitting early transaction halts following Binance's $6.3B breach and domestic security scares.

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Market Pulse (live)

  1. Wirex launched Navoka, an AI agent featuring its own dedicated bank account, debit card, and stablecoin wallet for autonomous user payments, according to PR Newswire.

  2. $DAI

    Whale alert: $309.4M in DAI (309,485,010 DAI) moved on Ethereum from an unlabelled wallet to an unlabelled wallet Source: on-chain data via Basis Desk scanner.

  3. $WBTC

    Whale alert: $465.9M in WBTC (6,525 WBTC) moved on Ethereum from an unlabelled wallet to an unlabelled wallet Source: on-chain data via Basis Desk scanner.

  4. $WBTC

    Whale alert: $465.6M in WBTC (6,525 WBTC) moved on Ethereum from an unlabelled wallet to an unlabelled wallet Source: on-chain data via Basis Desk scanner.

  5. $BTC

    FutureBit is launching its Apollo III Bitcoin full node and miner at select Micro Center retail locations, according to PR Newswire. The hardware partnership marks the first time consumers can purchase physical home mining devices in brick-and-mortar electronics stores.

  6. According to PR Newswire, Spout Finance has launched interest-free USDC borrowing on Solana using Ondo Stocks as collateral, funded by selling covered calls on underlying shares.

  7. $DAI

    Whale alert: $309.5M in DAI (309,485,010 DAI) moved on Ethereum from an unlabelled wallet to an unlabelled wallet Source: on-chain data via Basis Desk scanner.

  8. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation announced plans to bring its tokenized securities service to the Solana blockchain by the second halth of 2027, according to PR Newswire.

AI Daily Brief

2026-11-12

  1. 1. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley asked the White House to answer ethics questions by Nov. 23, following a CFTC settlement with a former Trump aide over Kalshi trades. The inquiry also notes Donald Trump Jr.'s advisory ties to such platforms.
  2. 2. Western Union's USDPT became the first Anchorage-issued token to settle transactions across VisaNet. Eligible institutions can now clear cross-border and corporate obligations via OCC-supervised digital assets without converting to commercial bank rails.
  3. 3. The DOJ and US Chamber of Commerce filed briefs supporting a lawsuit against Illinois' 0.2% transfer and storage tax. If upheld, the statute could expose brokers and decentralized developers to felony penalties for failing to track and remit taxes.
  4. 4. The Financial Services Commission will allow exchanges to halt transactions during suspected hacks without facing statutory penalties. The Virtual Asset User Protection Act currently penalizes operators for unjustified withdrawal delays.

Markets & Tokens

  1. 1 $NFT APENFT $2.08e-7 +3.6%
  2. 2 $XDCE XinFin Network $0.0298 +2.4%
  3. 3 $WLFI World Liberty Financial $0.0473 +1.4%
  4. 4 $S Sonic (prev. FTM) $0.0371 +1.4%
  5. 5 $JST JUST $0.1464 +1.4%
  6. 6 $ATOM Cosmos $1.42 +1.0%
  7. 7 $BAT Basic Attention Token $0.1221 +0.9%
  8. 8 $TIA Celestia $0.4292 +0.8%
  1. 1 $AGT Alaya Governance Token $0.0668 −11.4%
  2. 2 $STX Stacks $0.2841 −10.2%
  3. 3 $QNT Quant $161.83 −9.3%
  4. 4 $SPX SPX6900 $0.3430 −7.8%
  5. 5 $SYRUP Maple Finance $0.1241 −7.8%
  6. 6 $UNI Uniswap $6.04 −7.8%
  7. 7 $NEAR NEAR Protocol $3.44 −7.4%
  8. 8 $AAVE Aave $114.33 −7.2%
  1. 1 $BTC Bitcoin $106.3B −4.3%
  2. 2 $XAUT Tether Gold $86.8B −2.7%
  3. 3 $ETH Ethereum $9.0B −3.1%
  4. 4 $SOL Solana $1.9B −4.1%
  5. 5 $XRP XRP $1.4B −2.8%
  6. 6 $ZEC Zcash $841.0M −4.2%
  7. 7 $HYPE Hyperliquid $580.5M −1.8%
  8. 8 $DOGE Dogecoin $540.3M −3.9%

Gainers/Losers: market cap ≥ $50M and 24h volume ≥ $5M; stablecoins and wrapped assets excluded. Volume: top assets by 24h turnover.

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Story thread 5 updates · last 3h ago

Binance Exploit Prompts Global Overhaul of Exchange Custody

  1. South Korea's FSC to Shield Crypto Exchanges Freezing Funds on Suspected Hacks
  2. CertiK Calls for Hard Hot-Wallet Caps Following $6.3B Binance Breach
  3. CertiK Urges Crypto Exchanges to Adopt Hard Dollar Caps on Hot Wallets

Whale Alerts (live)

  1. $15.2M 7,529 ETH
    0x3356…5836 0xff34…7458
    Transfer
  2. $10.0M 10,000,000 USDC
    0x963b…0ad0 0x9b64…279f
    Transfer
  3. $5.3M 2,613 ETH
    0x5ae1…4653 Coinbase Prime 1
    → Exchange
  4. $5.0M 5,000,000 USDC
    Circle 0x0000…0000
    Transfer
  5. $8.1M 4,000 ETH
    0x1105…8342 Bybit Hot Wallet 12
    → Exchange
  6. $5.0M 5,000,000 USDC
    0x409f…86ef Circle
    Transfer
  7. $7.8M 7,800,000 USDC
    Circle 0x0000…0000
    Transfer
  8. $5.0M 5,000,000 USDC
    Coinbase Prime 1 0x8f3c…33a6
    Exchange →

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