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Binance hack 2026: what the blockchain shows about the $6.3 billion theftBinance says about $6.3 billion was taken from its hot wallets on 29 October 2026 and about $3 billion has been frozen. On Ethereum, a single transaction emptied the hot wallet labelled Binance 14 into an attacker address, and 197,460 ETH was still sitting untouched in a second address on 30 October.KuCoin ends all services in Russia and Belarus in 2026, with deadlines sent by private noticeKuCoin said on 29 October 2026 that it is discontinuing all services for users in Russia and Belarus, effective immediately. Affected users get their deadlines to close positions and withdraw in an individual notification, not in the public notice.OFAC sanctions North Korea IT worker network in 2026 and lists 8 crypto addresses Tether has frozenOn 28 October 2026 OFAC sanctioned 10 people and one entity tied to North Korea's IT worker schemes and listed 8 Ethereum and Tron addresses. The USDT contract records freezes on all 8, seven of them on 28 October.Polymarket hack 2026: how a compromised vendor script drained traders on 29 OctoberPolymarket says one of its third-party providers was compromised on 29 October 2026 and that everyone affected will be made whole. The provider named in research and by its own warning is DebugBear, whose monitoring script carried wallet-draining code; about $2.65 million in POL was traced to one wallet.
Binance restricts 8 services in Brazil ahead of the central bank's 30 October 2026 licence deadlineSince 27 October 2026 Binance users in Brazil can no longer open new margin trades, take new loans or join Launchpool, and 22 tokens have left trading there. Tomorrow, 30 October, is the last day for crypto firms already operating in Brazil to ask the central bank for a licence.Coinbase Ireland fined €3.25 million in 2026 for failing to safeguard customer fundsThe Central Bank of Ireland announced on 22 October 2026 that it had fined Coinbase Ireland €3,252,618 and reprimanded it for safeguarding and outsourcing breaches between November 2020 and August 2025. The settlement notice says the account meant to protect customers' money was underfunded every day from 1 January 2023 to 27 June 2024, by up to €5.2 million.Madagascar NFT dating scam 2026: DOJ charges six after about 800 US victims report crypto lossesOn 27 October 2026 the US Attorney's Office in Washington, DC announced charges against six Africa-based people accused of running a dating and NFT investment scam from compounds in Madagascar. The FBI says it linked about 74 crypto wallets to about 800 US victims who reported losses.Electrum 4.8.3 patches a high-severity flaw that let malicious servers trick users into paying attackers in October 2026On 24 October 2026 Electrum released version 4.8.3 and disclosed a high-severity flaw that let a malicious server swap a user's fresh payment for a fake one paying the attacker. The developers say some servers are using it in the wild and that one of two reporting users lost money.Rollbit's Curacao licence is expired and under administrative appeal, the October 2026 register showsA new edition of the Curacao Gaming Authority's online licence register, dated 20 October 2026, records licence OGL/2024/1260/0494, held by Bull Gaming N.V., as "Expired. Re-evaluating in administrative appeal." The authority's certificate page for rollbit.com still read "License status: Revoked." on 29 October 2026.Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders in 2026The Utah Attorney General's Office filed a 14-count criminal information against KalshiEX LLC, CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Luana Lopes Lara on 28 October 2026. The counts rest on 12 sports wagers an undercover state agent placed from Utah in September, and they are allegations a court has not tested.
Coinbase converts USDT and 13 other stablecoins for EEA retail users on 30 October 2026Coinbase's help centre says retail customers in the European Economic Area have until 30 October 2026 to withdraw 14 stablecoins it can no longer support, including USDT, PYUSD and DAI. Balances still held on 30 October are converted, into USDC where suitable, and coins sent in after the deadline are not credited.Keystone hardware wallet breach 2026: authenticity key stolen, 18,835 devices to be destroyedHardware wallet maker Keystone said on 26 October 2026 that an attacker who breached its website took the key used to check that a device is genuine, as well as buyer records. It says seed phrases and private keys were not exposed and that devices delivered before 20 October are not affected if they pass authentication.NBA and CFTC sign a prediction market integrity MOU in October 2026, and it binds neither sideOn 26 October 2026 the CFTC and the NBA announced a memorandum of understanding on sharing information about basketball integrity and NBA event contracts. The text says it creates no legally binding rights or obligations, and the same day the NBA named Kalshi and Polymarket its preferred prediction market exchanges.
Dutch Gambling Authority fines Instantcasino operator EOD Code €37.25 million in October 2026, citing crypto depositsOn 22 October 2026 the Kansspelautoriteit announced a €37.25 million fine against EOD Code SRL, the company behind Instantcasino and 11 other sites, for offering gambling to Dutch players without a licence. The decision treats crypto and anonymous payment methods as an aggravating factor and can still be challenged by objection.Phantom starts rolling out Kalshi prediction markets to US users in October 2026, at $0.02 a contract in feesOn 23 October 2026 Phantom began a staged US rollout of prediction markets executed by Kalshi, a CFTC-registered exchange. Phantom says Kalshi approves and holds the trading accounts, and its help pages put fees at $0.02 per contract plus a network fee.
CoinDCX 2026: 15.8 million USDT left an old CoinDCX deposit address compromised in July 2025A Tron address that CoinDCX says it retired after its July 2025 hack sent 15,819,002 USDT to a new wallet on 21 October 2026. CoinDCX denies a new breach, says a sweep of deposits to old addresses failed for a period, and says it absorbed the losses.Utah sues Kalshi and Susquehanna in state court in October 2026, estimating up to $61 million in fees from Utah accountsOn 20 October 2026 the Utah Attorney General filed a state court complaint alleging that Kalshi's sports, election and other event contracts are illegal gambling in Utah. It names seven Kalshi and Susquehanna entities and asks for an injunction, disgorgement and a court-approved geolocation provider.
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