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Binance Drained of $5.5 Billion in Suspected Hack, Tether and Circle Freeze $1.8 Billion
At least $5.57 billion in crypto has left wallets linked to Binance across three blockchains in what appears to be a breach of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. If confirmed as a hack, it would be the biggest crypto hack on record. Binance has not confirmed its exchange has been hacked but said it is aware of the “potential security issue and is actively investigating.” “We have not confirmed any impact to user funds,” the company posted on X. “Our security teams are reviewing all rel...
Oct 20, 2026
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Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash
Wallets tied to April's $295 million Drift Protocol exploit pushed 25,700 Ethereum, worth about $61.56 million, into the crypto mixer Tornado Cash over roughly two hours on Tuesday. The addresses had been quiet for about two months before the burst. Transfer data from Arkham Intelligence shows the deposits landing in batches of 100 ETH, about $237,800 each, plus smaller 10 ETH chunks. Those sizes match the mixer's fixed deposit pools, which let users pull funds out later from fresh addresses and...
Oct 19, 2026
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XRP Ledger Repairs Its Lending Protocol Before It Goes Live
The XRP Ledger is patching its new lending feature before a single loan has been written on it, adding a second code amendment to repair the system while it waits in the network’s approval queue. The ledger’s lending protocol, a DeFi building block that enables on-chain, fixed-term, uncollateralized loans drawn from pooled funds, was introduced through an amendment called LendingProtocol that is still open for validator voting. Myriad: Where does Solana go next? Click to make your prediction. Ra...
Oct 19, 2026
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JPMorgan's JPM Coin Arrives on Ethereum, Putting Bank Dollars on a Public Blockchain
JPMorgan Chase is putting JPM Coin on Ethereum, which gives its biggest clients a way to move dollars in seconds on a Sunday night as easily as on a Tuesday morning. A normal wire between banks only moves during business hours and can take days to land, which is why JPMorgan started experimenting with blockchain technology. The idea is using JPM Coin to cut that wait to seconds. Myriad: Where does Ethereum go next? Click to make your prediction. The token is a deposit token, so each unit stands...
Oct 19, 2026
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Abandoned Bitcoin? Wallet Targeted by Noah Doe Lawsuit Moves $33 Million
Another long-sleeping Bitcoin whale has stirred, and this one is named in a lawsuit claiming its coins were abandoned. An address beginning with "13Coop" that had never sent a single coin since it was first funded on Sept. 11, 2013, moved 411.45 BTC, worth roughly $33.4 million, on Sunday, according to Galaxy Research. Arkham data shows the coins landed in a single new address, where they remain. Myriad: How high will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction. When the wallet was funded, Bitcoin...
Oct 16, 2026
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India's Cyber Agency Says AI Agents Read Confidential Business Records Without Authorization
India’s national cybersecurity agency revealed AI agents operated by unnamed model providers exceeded their assigned tasks during testing and read confidential business records on live Indian systems. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, known as CERT-In, flagged the activity this week in a critical advisory titled “AI Agents as Attack Vectors.” Myriad: Which company will have the best AI model? Click to make your prediction. CERT-In said it received multiple voluntary disclosures from A...