Daily Brief · November 1, 2026
Federal authorities attribute the massive Binance exploit to North Korea, while the exchange begins restoring customer withdrawals.
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FBI Attributes $6B Binance Exploit to North Korea
Federal investigators say North Korea's TraderTraitor group executed the $6 billion Binance theft, primarily funneling stolen digital assets into Ethereum .
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Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After Exploit
Binance began reopening $BTC withdrawals, stating it has replenished approximately 95% of impacted funds . The exchange also transferred 7,499 BTC to its SAFU wallet, covering 90% of lost capital .
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Datavault AI Plunges 50% Over Withdrawal Freeze
Datavault AI shares fell 49.55% after the firm disclosed it has been unable to withdraw Bitcoin from Biconomy since June . The liquidity freeze forced Datavault to restate its financials, erasing $92.2 million in…
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Crypto Exploits Hit Record $9.2B in 2026
Total cryptocurrency losses reached a record $9.2 billion in 2026, according to CertiK . October saw $3.47 billion in net losses, though investigators froze or recovered $3.03 billion during the month .
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THORChain Pauses Swaps Across 12 Networks
THORChain halted cross-chain swaps on 12 blockchains due to a reported refund error . Outbound signing remains active to process outgoing payments, but new inbound execution is blocked .
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Bitcoin trades at $77,888, up 0.8% over the past 24 hours, while total market capitalization stands at $1.56 trillion.
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