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Large restaking holder redeems 7,500 ETH and sends it to Binance, Ai Yi says
On-chain analyst Ai Yi says a large restaking address (0x924...a2BB0) has redeemed 7,500 ETH over the past three days and appears to have sold it. Since 5 Nov the address has redeemed more than $17.1m of ETH from Ether.fi and deposited it to Binance, while still staking 1,483.94 ETH on Kelp DAO.
Blockaid says EIP-7702 was key to $6.3bn Binance hot wallet theft
Blockaid researchers said a hacker stole at least $6.3bn from several Binance hot wallets on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Bitcoin and Tron on 29 October 2026, the largest crypto theft on record. The attack centred on Binance 14, the exchange's busiest Ethereum hot wallet.
Previous related news
- US State Department urges joint action on North Korean cyber threats after Binance hack
- Tom Robinson says Binance hacker swapped $175m in stolen altcoins for about 2,300 Bitcoin
- TRM Labs calls $6.3bn Binance hack cyber warfare and warns North Korean attacks will continue
Machi sells three Bored Ape NFTs at a loss of $246,000
Machi Big Brother (Jeffrey Huang) sold three Bored Ape NFTs for 32.5 ETH (about $72,460) after spending 188 ETH (about $318,730), realising a loss of 155.5 ETH (about $246,270).
Yesterday
Address withdraws 3,300 ETH from Binance, taking total to 13,077.46 ETH
An address (0x4AB…845b8) withdrew another 3,300 ETH from Binance a day after its previous withdrawal, bringing its total to 13,077.46 ETH at an average price of $2,290, the on-chain analyst Ai Yi says. The holdings are currently at an unrealised loss of $681,000.
Whale pulls 13,080 ETH from Binance in six days, Onchain Lens says
A whale withdrew another 3,300 ETH, worth about $7.42m, from Binance, bringing six-day withdrawals to 13,080 ETH, worth about $30m, according to Onchain Lens.
Whale buys 8,775 ETH for $19.7m in USDT after five-month pause, Yu Jin says
On-chain analyst Yu Jin says a whale spent 19.7m USDT on 8,775 ETH at $2,245 about an hour earlier. The whale now holds 23,097 ETH worth $51.7m at an average cost of about $1,909, after buying 10,376 ETH at $1,626 in June.
Fri 6 Nov
Fidelity moves another 10,000 ETH to Galaxy Digital for possible sale
Fidelity has transferred a further 10,000 ETH, worth about $22.3m, to Galaxy Digital for a possible sale, bringing its total for the day to 27,000 ETH worth about $60.3m, according to Onchain Lens.
Arbitrum launches Internet Meltdown perpetual market for internet security risk
Arbitrum says it has listed a new perpetual market, Internet Meltdown, letting users trade internet security risk through @perpdotcity.
Address adds $3.17m ETH short as cumulative profit reaches $21.8m
An address added about $3.18m to an ETH short position, now holding 6,543.11 ETH in shorts worth roughly $14.6m, with cumulative contract profit of about $21.8m.
ZKLink asks Optimism to freeze 224,133 OP tied to escrow exploit
ZKLink has asked Optimism to help freeze funds linked to an attack on its OP escrow on 29 Oct. The layer-3 network says the stolen 224,133 OP is still sitting in a specific address and has not been moved.
Aurora says RabbitHole now opens Ethereum positions from Solana and Tron deposits
Aurora, a NEAR-based EVM-compatible layer-two network, says its Aurora Intents Connect has been integrated into RabbitHole. Users can deposit assets on Solana or Tron to open a position on Ethereum, with the feature running on NEAR Intents.
Address withdraws another 3,500 ETH from Binance, analyst Ai Yi says
Analyst Ai Yi says an address withdrew another 3,500 ETH from Binance three hours earlier, bringing its holdings to 9,777.4 ETH at an average cost of $2,305.05, with an unrealised loss of $641,000.
CertiK's Jonathan Riss says signing limits may have curbed Binance losses
CertiK analyst Jonathan Riss says public records show a hot wallet on Ethereum was repeatedly drained after new deposits during Binance's $6.3bn security incident, which affected assets across 10 blockchains. He says limits enforced by the signing system itself could have capped transfers, while app-level limits could be bypassed if that app were compromised.
Ethereum Foundation urges projects to check eight invariants as hard fork is delayed
Researcher Marius van der Wijden says Chainsecurity found that EIP-8037 and EIP-8038 in the Glamsterdam upgrade, which change gas accounting for some operations and state, will break invariants some projects rely on. Core developers have delayed the hard fork and paused the Hoodi testnet fork, and the Ethereum Foundation is working with auditors and urging developers to check their projects against the eight invariants.
Address withdraws 9,777 ETH worth $22.5m from Binance in four days
On-chain analyst Ember says an address withdrew a cumulative 9,777 ETH worth $22.5m from Binance to on-chain over the past four days, at an average price of about $2,304.
IMPBinance hacker reportedly stole $2.5bn in one transaction for about $15 in fees
A hacker reportedly stole about $2.5bn in cryptocurrency from Binance in a single transaction while paying roughly $15 in network fees, said to involve Ethereum's EIP-7702 upgrade. It has not been confirmed whether a flaw in that feature caused the hack.
Previous related news
- Binance says more asset withdrawals will resume in batches from 6 Nov
- Binance says it will reopen withdrawals for more assets from 04:00 UTC on 6 November
- Singapore's MAS says public should not deal with unregulated firms after Binance incident
Immutable Chain to move to OP Stack in mid-2027, cutting block time to 1 second
Immutable Chain plans to migrate to OP Stack in mid-2027, shortening block times from 2 seconds to 1 second.
Polymarket odds of ether hitting $2,200 in November rise to 91%
Polymarket's probability that ether touches $2,200 during the rest of November rose to 91%, up 45% in 24 hours, according to PPP. The market settles on Binance's ETH/USDT one-minute high.
Trader with $21.8m year-to-date gain opens $66.9m short on 30,000 ETH
On-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) says a trader up $21.8m this year opened a 20x leveraged short on 30,000 ETH at an average entry of $2,283.23, worth $66.9m, and is over $1.59m in profit. On 30 Oct the trader closed long positions in 10,000 ETH and 1,000 BTC for a gain above $20.6m.
Machi Big Brother tops up 25x ETH long after partial liquidation
Hyperbot data shows Huang Licheng, known as Machi Big Brother, had about 136 ETH of a 25x leveraged long liquidated amid crypto market swings, then added funds to take the position to about 530 ETH. The liquidation price is $2,200, $35 below ETH at $2,235, and the position is at a loss.
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