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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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OCC issues first AI exam framework for banks as outside agents raise concern
The US bank regulator has published nonbinding guidance telling examiners to judge AI by the harm it could cause and how much humans control it, not by how advanced the model is.
Riot Platforms sells 10,599 BTC in Q3 as Hut 8 raises $250m from Bitcoin sales
Riot Platforms sold 10,599 BTC for $752m in the third quarter to fund data centre expansion, while Hut 8 sold Bitcoin to finance share buybacks, the two miners' earnings reports show.
Democrats to target Trump crypto ventures after midterm wins, Bloomberg reports
Democratic wins in the 3 Nov 2026, midterms are set to bring congressional scrutiny of Trump family crypto businesses, with World Liberty Financial and its USD1 stablecoin among the likely targets.
Bitcoin returns to $80,500 as US stocks rally on Democratic midterm gains
Bitcoin climbed back above $80,000 at Wednesday's Wall Street open as US equity futures rebounded from a three-month low after Democrats made sweeping midterm election gains.
Haipo Yang says Binance hack exposed three avoidable security failures
The Coinex founder says the $6.34bn breach came down to operational discipline rather than sophisticated technology, pointing to shared devices, single credentials and weak multi-signature checks.
Circle says it cut about 5% of staff in profitable third quarter
The USDC issuer disclosed the reduction in its Q3 results, booking $9.1m in restructuring charges while net income rose 5% to $226m.