Catch up on Cointelegraph’s live coverage of Binance’s $6.3 billion hack, including the investigation, industry response and plans to reopen withdrawals.

Bitcoin faces growing quantum computing concerns as Ripple wins a US banking charter, USDC gains ground in Europe and VanEck launches a new ETF.

Crypto-linked shares underperformed major US stock indexes Friday as markets continued to assess the impact of Binance’s $6.3 billion security breach.

The USDT issuer reported $4.5 billion in nine-month operating profit, with Bitcoin reserves valued at $8.37 billion and total assets reaching $191.5 billion.

Tether, Circle, and other issuers acted rapidly to freeze nearly $3B in stolen Binance assets, prompting experts to question why smaller victims rarely get identical protections.

Binance’s $6.3 billion hack triggered a race to move stolen funds before they could be frozen. Tether, Circle and other players immobilized around $3 billion.

Anxiety about the AI boom has sent the Nasdaq 100 slumping by about 10% in just three weeks since hitting a record high on October 6, including a 4.5% drop on Friday.

The 18,270 BTC haul is worth about $1.4 billion and comes within 442 coins of SpaceX’s disclosed holdings. Blockchain investigators link the attack to North Korea.

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The Binance hack has revived debates about whether decentralization is the digital asset industry’s greatest security advantage or its biggest point of weakness.

Next Technology Holding cited exchange security and quantum computing risks in authorizing sales or loans against its 5,833 BTC. It says none of the coins are held at Binance.

The Bitcoin white paper achieved a lot of what Satoshi Nakamoto set out to accomplish, but the cultural impact it had may outweigh Bitcoin itself, writes CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De.

Texas brothers get 15 years in prison for armed crypto robbery, kidnapping

While retail mining platforms claim lower acquisition costs than spot buying, operational fees and persistent hashrate keep profit margins tight.

The pilot let Uber keep funds invested in money market products while accessing cash for payments, even on weekends.

Bitcoin turns 18 after a turbulent journey from financial rebellion to mainstream adoption. But quantum threats, security risks and questions over its future remain.

Easier access and growing familiarity are encouraging investors to stake their tokens, while falling rewards and withdrawal delays test the economics.

Binance is absorbing all losses via corporate funds, futures reserves, and SAFU, keeping user balances completely whole.

Strive CEO Matt Cole says Bitcoin’s decline after the Binance hack was smaller than he expected, but cautions it is too early to call a bottom.