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Why Bitcoin's Next Soft Fork Could Feel Like a Practice Run
Four flaws in Bitcoin’s consensus rules that have lingered for years. Issues like quantum resistance may command attention, but a practical cleanup is what many experts think Bitcoin’s next soft fork is likely to address, spanning fixes for vulnerabilities in the network’s difficulty adjustment mechanism to denial-of-service vectors among miners. Proposed in 2019 and known as the Great Consensus Cleanup (BIP-54), the upgrade seeks to address the “cruft” in Bitcoin’s consensus design through chan...
Oct 31, 2026
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Binance Hack: Everything You Need to Know About the Biggest Crypto Heist in History
Crypto just suffered the largest hack in its history. On Thursday, attackers drained roughly $6.4 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a breach that dwarfs every theft before it and has triggered a cross-border law-enforcement investigation, a scramble by stablecoin issuers to freeze funds, and a tense wait for millions of users. Here’s what’s known about the Binance hack so far. What happened The theft began at about 4:05 p.m. ET on Thursday, after U.S. markets...
Oct 30, 2026
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Binance Hack: Why Bitcoin Didn't Crash Like It Did in 2018
Bitcoin is down about 4% a day after the biggest crypto hack on record. In March 2018, a failed attack on the same exchange knocked nearly 11% off its price in minutes, and Binance said at the time that no funds had been stolen. Binance has confirmed yesterday's attack, and Chainalysis and TRM Labs put the theft at roughly $6.4 billion, more than four times the previous record hack: the $1.5 billion Bybit heist of February 2025. Bitcoin dipped to about $76,400 on Friday, around 6% below where it...
Oct 29, 2026
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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 28, 2026
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Aptos Advisor Leaves Post, Moves Meme-Fueled Campaign to Meta Stock
Pseudonymous social media memer turned crypto advisor BuzzlamicJihad has left his position at Aptos, claiming the partnership had run its course. The former Aptos advisor has turned his attention to the META stock as he ramps up his trademark meme campaign for the company. BuzzlamicJihad, who is called Buzz by his friends and family, rose to prominence in early 2025, when his unofficial "community takeover” of crypto project Aptos helped pump the token's value. It was the result of months of fos...
Oct 28, 2026
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Wall Street’s Fast Money Fled Bitcoin ETFs, Sovereign Funds Stepped In
The investors who sold Bitcoin through its 2026 slump weren’t the crowd you might expect. A Galaxy Research report published Monday found that a handful of hedge funds and banks drove almost all of the institutional selling in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, while wealth platforms and sovereign funds stepped in to buy. Myriad: Where does Bitcoin go next? Click to make your prediction. Institutions that file quarterly 13F reports with the SEC held 355,000 BTC worth of spot ETF shares at the end of Septem...
