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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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Binance faces inside job claims as $6.3bn hack proof of reserves slips to 2 Nov
Traders on X are questioning whether the $6.3bn Binance hack was an inside job, arguing a reserves snapshot taken after Binance buys back stolen assets cannot show the true shortfall.
Israel extradites Alexander Block to US over alleged $2.8m Nomad crypto bridge hack
An Israeli-Russian citizen accused of exploiting a flaw in the Nomad cross-chain bridge to take $2.8m in digital assets has been sent to the US after Israel's Supreme Court rejected his appeals.
1KX report says blockchain revenues to fall 30% to $100bn in 2026
A 1KX report projects blockchain revenues will drop to $100bn in 2026 from about $140bn in 2025, with DeFi and finance still generating roughly two-thirds of the total.
Chainalysis says Binance hackers used automated laundering after $6.4bn theft
Chainalysis reports previously unseen, automated laundering patterns after a $6.4bn Binance theft it links to North Korean group Tradertraitor, with attackers swapping stablecoins for ether to…
Intel shares fall nearly 30% after weak fourth-quarter forecast
Intel stock dropped almost 30% to $65.76 on 30 October, erasing more than $146bn in market value, after the chipmaker's fourth-quarter guidance fell short of Wall Street estimates despite strong AI…
Muneeb Ali says quantum fears are already holding back Bitcoin investment
The Stacks founder says Bitcoin needs a credible quantum-resistance roadmap by 2028, as Ripple wins a US trust bank charter and USDC overtakes USDt in euro trading.
