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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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Suspected Binance attacker uses Uniswap and Aave to swap frozen stablecoins for ether
Wallets linked to the suspected Binance hack have borrowed and swapped into ETH through decentralised venues, while Tether, Circle and Ripple freeze stablecoins and Aave halts its Ethereum markets.
Pirro says US has restrained $1bn in crypto as scam networks spread to Africa
The Justice Department's Scam Center Strike Force has restrained more than $1bn in cryptocurrency tied to fraud, with new charges over an alleged Madagascar dating scam targeting about 800 Americans.
Binance says $2.54bn frozen as it investigates suspected wallet hack
Binance has suspended deposits and withdrawals while it investigates a suspected breach of an Ethereum wallet, with stablecoin issuers and other firms freezing funds linked to the transfers.
HTX leaves UK under FCA settlement as KuCoin quits Russia and Belarus
The FCA says a High Court settlement bars HTX from promoting crypto services unlawfully to UK consumers, while KuCoin is ending services in Russia and Belarus for compliance reasons.
Binance-linked wallets lose $5.57bn in suspected hack as Tether and Circle freeze $1.8bn
At least $5.57bn left Binance-linked hot wallets on Ethereum, Bitcoin and Tron on 29 October 2026, according to an on-chain tally. Binance says it is investigating a potential security issue and has…
Changpeng Zhao says Binance outflows 'does look like a hack' as billions leave wallets
Billions of dollars in crypto left Binance wallets on Thursday, according to onchain data, and the exchange's founder said it looks like a hack while insisting user funds are safe.