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Chainalysis says hacker using ‘offensive agentic techniques’ accessed its customers’ names and emails
The firm has also been tracking Binance’s separate multibillion-dollar hack, and said the attackers are using a Tron protocol to dodge stablecoin freezes.
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In typical Bitcoin style, the number one cryptocurrency turns 18 today, amid AI-driven security threats, quantum fears and the biggest exchange hack in crypto history.
Binance: Approximately 90% of Affected Asset Backfills Completed, New Proof-of-Reserves Snapshot Released
Per Binance's announcement, as of October 31, roughly 90% of affected asset backfills have been completed, marking a further increase from the previously disclosed 80%. BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, SOL, USDC, XRP, USD1, RLUSD and ZEC are all fully backed by 100% sufficient reserves. The remaining ~10% of assets that have not completed backfilling are tokens outside the top 10 cryptocurrencies, which may require a longer period to fully acquire due to relatively low liquidity. Binance states that the funds used for this asset replenishment come from a portion of the SAFU fund (expected to be fully deployed within the next 24 hours), a portion of the Contract Insurance Fund, and Binance's own corporate capital. Binance completed a new round of proof-of-reserves snapshot at 08:00 (UTC+8) on October 31. As zero-knowledge proof generation requires substantial computing resources, the full proof is expected to be generated on November 3 (UTC).
Binance Hack Drives Up stETH Yields, Lido's 7-Day Average APR Rises to 4.2%
Anomalous activity on the Ethereum chain has driven a notable surge in staking yields<p>Yu Xian, founder of SlowMist, noted that Lido's 7-day average APR has surged sharply from 2.2% to 4.2% over the past two days, delivering a clear increase in staking returns for stETH holders.</p><p>The direct trigger for this yield uplift is on-chain validator competition sparked by the earlier Binance security breach. A large volume of related transactions generated extremely high priority fees on the Ethereum execution layer, directly lifting the overall validator reward level across the Ethereum network.</p><p>As the leading liquid staking protocol in the Ethereum ecosystem, Lido's yield distribution mechanism is directly pegged to actual on-chain validator rewards. The temporary surge in execution layer rewards has been directly passed through to stETH holders' real returns, pushing the APR nearly to double its previous level in a short period of time.</p>
Crypto Industry Has Invested Over $200 Million in the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections
Cryptocurrency advocacy groups have become the largest single-issue super PAC cohort in U.S. history. Per Public Citizen statistics, crypto-related organizations have poured more than $200 million into the 2026 midterm elections during this election cycle. The industry aims to replicate its 2024 success: Fairshake and its affiliated super PACs are backing 33 House of Representatives candidates, including 19 Republicans and 14 Democrats, and have injected at least $1 million each into 6 incumbent House members. The top current priority for the crypto industry is advancing the passage of the Digital Asset Market Structure Act, after the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate.
Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed crypto robbery, kidnapping
Home invasions became the most common form of crypto wrench attacks worldwide during the first half of 2026, rising to 20 incidents from one.