
FBI attributes record Binance theft to North Korea
The FBI says North Korea stole more than $6 billion from Binance on Oct. 29, naming TraderTraitor and urging crypto firms to block laundering-linked transfers.
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The FBI says North Korea stole more than $6 billion from Binance on Oct. 29, naming TraderTraitor and urging crypto firms to block laundering-linked transfers.
Polygon has added Solana to its Open Money Stack, letting businesses connect bank pay-ins, stablecoin transfers and payouts through one payment integration.
Binance estimates its security incident affected $6.3 billion in assets, says about $3 billion is frozen and pledges to cover losses with company and SAFU funds.
Binance says a suspected security breach caused about $6.3 billion in impact, with $3 billion frozen on-chain as it suspends deposits and withdrawals.
Teku and Besu removed trust in eMudhra certificates from Docker images after weak keys threatened some validator connections; default mainnet nodes remain unaffected.
DTCC has launched a token service for 34 eligible securities worth about $30 trillion, with 20 firms signed up and transfers on two blockchain networks.
Ripple says the OCC approved its national trust bank, which would manage RLUSD reserves under federal supervision while leaving issuance with a New York affiliate.
A SushiSwap DCA order can pay swap fees and network gas on every filled installment, so the number of chunks, route and chain shape the total cost.
Omnichain transfers can simplify payments across blockchains, but the security model, fees, settlement time and failure handling decide whether they fit your business.
The OCC’s GENIUS Act rule bars issuers from paying stablecoin yield but leaves exchange rewards possible, with arrangements assessed case by case.
Aviva Investors has put £50m into a tokenised sterling fund share class on XRPL, expanding its money market fund offering to eligible digital wallet holders.
JPMorgan has deployed its dollar deposit token on Ethereum for approved institutions, adding a public network for around-the-clock payments and tokenized-asset settlement.
Rango bridge routes can combine swaps and transfers across chains, so integrations need to account for route shape, wallet support, fees and each execution step.
HSBC launched its HKD stablecoin on PayMe, where more than 3.3 million users can soon pay people and merchants, with tokenised investments planned later this year.
Anza’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade is live on Solana, targeting 150ms finality through direct validator voting and certificates to speed settlement for payments and exchange deposits.