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View allPundi X Labs: Approximately 3.75 Million PUNDIX in Binance Hacker Wallet Has Been Frozen
Pundi X Labs posted on the X platform confirming that PUNDIX assets are secure. Following the Binance hacking incident, Binance contacted Pundi X Labs to assist in freezing the stolen PUNDIX tokens. Pundi X Labs has frozen all 3,747,276 PUNDIX identified in the hacker's wallet, valued at approximately $365,513. No other known hacker wallets holding affected PUNDIX have been detected to date. Pundi X states it will continue to assist in protecting the broader crypto ecosystem.
Binance Investigation Update: Additional Intrusion Points Identified in Security Incident, Withdrawals Still Expected to Resume Within 45 Hours
Binance has released an investigation update stating that while initial probes suggested the security incident may have involved a compromised laptop, subsequent investigations have uncovered additional intrusion points. This is a sophisticated attack, and Binance is coordinating with law enforcement authorities to resolve the issue, while continuing to gather facts and will share further updates directly. Binance confirms that all losses will be fully covered by its SAFU Fund and corporate capital, and user funds remain secure. Binance notes that withdrawal services are still on track to resume within 45 hours, with deposit services unaffected. Capital outflows that occurred following the earlier withdrawal suspension have ceased. Binance is working with partners to freeze a large volume of affected assets, with approximately $3 billion already frozen to date, and will continue to release further updates via official channels.
Initia: Initia L1 and Rollups Scheduled to Resume Operations on November 2
Initia posted on the X platform stating that Initia L1 and its rollups are scheduled to resume operations on Monday, November 2, 2026. The chain upgrade will apply an independently audited MoveVM patch, isolate the attacker's remaining forged balances, and enable additional security measures without rolling back transaction history. Support for AUSD0, USDC.n, and WETH will be fully restored prior to the restart, and no user action is required. To protect users and liquidity providers, the Initia DEX will be paused for a short window, during which designated accounts will rebalance liquidity pools to market prices, with profits generated from the rebalancing returned to affected liquidity providers. Cross-chain bridges and exchanges are expected to resume withdrawals after network monitoring, and the withdrawal period for LayerZero OFT WETH and AUSD0 is set to 24 hours.
A Whale Closed Long Positions Worth $100 Million for $17.78 Million in Profit, Then Opened a Short Position of 20,000 ETH
According to on-chain monitoring, a diamond-handed whale that held BTC and ETH long positions for nearly 4 months turned bearish on the market outlook following the Binance incident. It closed its $100 million long positions to realize $17.78 million in profit, then opened a short position of 20,000 ETH (valued at $44.6 million) at a price of $2228. The whale initially opened long positions of 1,000 BTC at $62,353 and 10,000 ETH at $1762 in early July.
Coinbase increased its Bitcoin holdings by 643 BTC in Q3, bringing total holdings to 17,954 BTC
Coinbase announced that it acquired an additional 643 Bitcoin in the third quarter, and currently holds a total of 17,954 BTC.