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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.
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Details of losses from the Binance hack incident have been disclosed<p>Changpeng Zhao publicly outlined the total losses from the recent Binance hack on the X platform. The total loss from the incident stands at approximately over $6 billion, of which $3 billion in stolen funds have been successfully frozen. The platform's SAFU security fund can cover roughly over $1 billion in losses, leaving a remaining funding gap of around $2 billion after accounting for the aforementioned portions.</p><p>Addressing the remaining $2 billion funding gap, Changpeng Zhao stated that Binance's SPCX stock holdings are currently valued at over $1 billion. This position originates from the $500 million Binance invested in Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in its early years, and can cover the majority of the shortfall.</p><p>Changpeng Zhao also emphasized that while the remaining funding gap will still create considerable pressure, the overall situation remains within controllable limits. He previously stated publicly that the actual losses from this incident may be slightly higher than the currently disclosed estimated value, and all related losses will be fully borne by Binance.</p>
Zhao Changpeng Demands Elon Musk Stop Teasing, States Binance's SPCX Stake Is Worth Over $1 Billion
Zhao Changpeng (CZ) posted on the X platform, demanding Elon Musk to "stop teasing", and stated that Binance invested $500 million in Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter back then, and the resulting SPCX stake is now worth over $1 billion, expressing the hope that Elon Musk will "show a little support". Previously, 0xngmi published a post claiming that Binance holds approximately $144 billion in custodied assets, and after USDT and USDC were frozen, the total loss amounted to roughly $1 billion, accounting for 0.69% of custodied assets. Zhao Changpeng responded that the actual loss "may be slightly higher than this figure", but Binance will cover the full amount. Subsequently, user @HuaweiMate6 posted a teasing image, to which Elon Musk replied with a "😬" emoji.
BreakingBinance Discovers Additional Breach Points in $6.3B Hack, Freezes $3B in Funds
Binance uncovers further vulnerabilities in major $6.3 billion security breach<p>Binance CEO Richard Teng has clarified that the massive $6.3 billion security incident was not a simple single 'one-click' exploit, following further internal investigation into the attack. The exchange confirmed that it has successfully frozen approximately $3 billion in funds linked to the breach as part of its damage containment efforts.</p><p>The ongoing probe has identified previously unknown additional points of system breach that threat actors used to carry out the large-scale unauthorized access. No further details on the specific affected systems or user impact have been released at this stage, as the exchange continues to work with relevant cybersecurity teams and law enforcement to trace remaining stolen assets.</p><p>Users are advised to remain vigilant for any phishing communications claiming to be related to the incident, and to only follow official verified updates from Binance regarding account security and next steps for affected parties.</p>
Microsoft: North Korean Hacker Groups Have Embedded AI Into Entire Attack Workflows, Typically Targeting Cryptocurrencies and Other Assets
Microsoft's threat intelligence team reveals that North Korean hacker groups have a "high" overall AI adoption rate, with subgroups Jade Sleet, Coral Sleet, and Jasper Sleet having integrated AI into their full operational attack pipelines. Specifically, Jade Sleet launched recruitment-themed attacks via three front companies within a single week; Onyx Sleet produced over 100 custom PDF decoy documents between August and September; Coral Sleet is suspected of using AI development platforms to implant trojans into private GitHub code repositories. Since late October, Onyx Sleet and Pearl Sleet have begun utilizing ARTEX, the open-source agentic AI penetration testing framework. Microsoft assesses that these operations remain human-led and have not achieved full autonomy to date.
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