☕️ FBI Blames North Korea for $6B Binance Exploit Federal authorities attribute the massive Binance exploit to North Korea, while the exchange begins restoring customer withdrawals.
1. 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 [2]. Regulators are urging decentralized services to block addresses linked to the hackers [2]. 2. Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After Exploit — Binance began reopening $BTC withdrawals, stating it has replenished approximately 95% of impacted funds [1]. The exchange also transferred 7,499 BTC to its SAFU wallet, covering 90% of lost capital [4]. 3. 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 [3]. The liquidity freeze forced Datavault to restate its financials, erasing $92.2 million in reported 2025 assets [3]. 4. Crypto Exploits Hit Record $9.2B in 2026 — Total cryptocurrency losses reached a record $9.2 billion in 2026, according to CertiK [6]. October saw $3.47 billion in net losses, though investigators froze or recovered $3.03 billion during the month [6]. 5. THORChain Pauses Swaps Across 12 Networks — THORChain halted cross-chain swaps on 12 blockchains due to a reported refund error [8]. Outbound signing remains active to process outgoing payments, but new inbound execution is blocked [8].
📊 Bitcoin trades at $77,888, up 0.8% over the past 24 hours, while total market capitalization stands at $1.56 trillion.
