Elliptic Traces $124M in Bitcoin Swaps From Binance Hack Funds
TL;DR: A November 6 update from blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic says roughly $124 million of assets stolen in the October Binance breach had been converted into Bitcoin, including funds originally held as XRP and SOL. Onchain tracing can reveal movement, but it cannot by itself identify every person controlling those wallets or prove that all…
Tether Says It Froze More Than $1.5B Linked to the Binance Theft
TL;DR: Tether said on November 2 that it froze more than $1.5 billion in USDT linked to the late-October Binance attack, working with investigators and industry partners. Tether’s announcement gives the company’s account of its involvement; it does not independently establish the ultimate ownership or recoverability of every frozen token. It is tempting to present…
Solmate Discloses 1.26M SOL Custody Positions and Says It Has No Binance Exposure
TL;DR Solmate’s October 30 disclosure identifies three custody providers. The company said it had no accounts or exposure to Binance. The statement addresses counterparty exposure, not SOL market risk. Solmate Infrastructure has published a specific answer to a question facing crypto treasury companies after an exchange security incident: where are the assets held? In an…
Binance.US Seeks $100 Million Funding Round At $1 Billion Valuation
TL;DR: Binance.US is reportedly seeking up to $100 million from private investors at a proposed valuation of approximately $1 billion. The financing discussions come as the American exchange attempts to rebuild after several difficult years. Binance.US is reportedly pursuing a $100 million fundraising round as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the American cryptocurrency…
Binance Brings 24/7 FX Perpetuals To Crypto Traders With USD/BRL
TL;DR Binance Futures has launched a 24/7 perpetual contract tied to the USD/BRL foreign-exchange rate. USD/BRL is the first pair in the new FX-perpetual product line. The product gives synthetic leveraged FX exposure through a crypto derivatives venue; it is not spot foreign-exchange settlement. Binance is moving another traditional market into the always-on crypto trading…
Binance Lets bStocks Tokenized Equities Count As Futures Margin
TL;DR Binance now allows eligible bStocks tokenized-equity holdings to be used as collateral in Multi-Assets Mode. The feature lets users retain exposure to tokenized stocks while using their collateral value for futures positions. Regional restrictions and risk haircuts still apply. Binance is giving its tokenized-stock product a second job. Eligible bStocks holdings can now be…
Binance Announces 24/7 FX Perpetuals With USD/BRL Contract Set For September 21
TL;DR Binance is moving into round-the-clock FX perpetual futures. The first announced contract is USD/BRL against USDT. Trading is scheduled to begin September 21 with leverage of up to 100x. Binance is taking the crypto perpetual model into another traditionally closed market: foreign exchange. Binance Futures has announced a new line of 24/7 FX perpetual…
Binance Theft Lawsuit Can Proceed In Federal Court, Appeals Panel Rules
A US appeals court has allowed a proposed Binance-related theft lawsuit to proceed in federal court, rejecting a lower-court order that had forced the plaintiffs into arbitration. The Eleventh Circuit issued an extraordinary writ of mandamus on August 19, directing the lower court to vacate its arbitration order. The panel found that the eight alleged…
BNB Chain RWA TVL Hits $5.2B As Tokenized Assets Move Beyond Ethereum
BNB Chain has reached a new high in tokenized real-world assets, with RWA.xyz data showing roughly $5.2 billion in tokenized assets on the network. That is a significant figure because real-world asset tokenization is no longer just an Ethereum story. Ethereum still leads the sector by a wide margin, but the growth of BNB Chain…
Binance Helium Listing Gives DePIN Tokens Another Liquidity Boost
Helium is getting a fresh liquidity window after Binance added HNT to its spot trading lineup. For a DePIN token, that matters because exchange access can quickly change who can trade the asset, how deep the order book becomes, and how visible the project is to global retail markets. The listing is also a reminder…