
Binance SAFU Bitcoin Fund Drops Below $800M Top-Up Level
Data shows Binance has drawn down about half the bitcoin in its user protection fund, leaving it under the level its own rules say requires replenishment.
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Data shows Binance has drawn down about half the bitcoin in its user protection fund, leaving it under the level its own rules say requires replenishment.
Three crypto-exposed public companies report third-quarter results this week, with all three stocks closing lower on Friday.

Investigators attribute the roughly $1.4 billion stash to North Korea; the total sits 442 BTC below SpaceX's disclosed position, per CoinDesk.

Investigators have linked the theft of 18,270 BTC from Binance to North Korea; the haul is worth about $1.4 billion and exceeds several corporate and sovereign reserves.

CryptoSlate reports a $14 billion swing in Tether flows on Binance alongside bitcoin's recovery to $80,000, while cautioning the data tracks treasury movement.

Binance's mining pool will stop operations at 07:00 UTC on November 10, with final payouts subject to eligibility and historical pages closing two weeks later.

A Binance executive says hedge funds are probing arbitrage across crypto venues, citing deeper order books, 24/7 trading and weekend price discovery.
BTC retreated under $85,000 days after its first daily close above it, with Glassnode citing thin volume and Binance buy orders clustered near $81,000.
Binance says it complies with EU rules as regulators examine how the exchange keeps serving European customers without a local license.
Regulators are questioning how Binance keeps serving European customers without a local license, while the exchange says it follows EU rules.
Stablecoin holdings on centralized exchanges fell to about $64 billion from an $80 billion peak, with Binance holding most of the liquidity.

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Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao voiced support for a unified crypto license framework across ASEAN nations.

Binance regularly tests its employees' security awareness through simulated attacks to prevent breaches.

Binance regularly tests employees with simulated attacks to improve security hygiene amid rising social engineering breaches.

BTC briefly fell under $64,000 as U.S. bond yields surged, while Binance bid liquidity helped stem further declines.

Bitcoin briefly fell under $64,000 as rising US bond yields increased Fed rate hike expectations.

Binance's Gillian Lynch argues the MiCA framework should be judged by the licenses it has issued, not by firms that withdrew applications.

Binance shuts European services due to licensing issues; EthLabs nonprofit backed by BitMine and Joe Lubin aims to drive Ethereum adoption.

A newly created wallet address has withdrawn 1,350 Bitcoin from Binance, worth over $40 million.

Coinbase and OKX are offering up to 8% sign-up bonuses to entice Binance users in the EU following Binance's failure to secure a MiCA license.
Coinbase launches its Luxembourg-based MiCA hub for all EU member states while Binance pulls out of Greece ahead of the deadline.
Greece is reportedly poised to reject Binance's MiCA license application, potentially forcing the crypto exchange to leave the European Union.