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Binance hacker dumps a little-known 2017 token and it crashes 90%
The hacker dumped FUN and other smaller tokens into markets too small to absorb large selling, leading to price crashes.
‘Elite North Korean hackers’ blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack – business live
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM says North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking unit is responsible for the largest crypto theft on recordThe hacker who swiped over $6bn of digital asse…
How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.
Live updates: Binance $6.3B hack linked to North Korea’s TraderTraitor
Follow live updates as Binance says $6.3 billion in assets have been stolen in a major hack. Around $3 billion in stolen funds have been frozen.
America’s not actually polarized. It can agree on Mr. Beast — and Joe Rogan
We asked 741 people to name their top influencers, podcasts, comedians, musicians, video games, films and TV series and found the United States of America.
As bosses push workers to use AI, a Kentucky man found a way to opt out: a federal law protecting religious beliefs
University of Kentucky administrator David Durman is the first Humanist to be granted an AI use exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
The Pentagon and Britain are bracing for the power to go out. The ultrawealthy got there first, with backup generators, escape homes, and stockpiles
From Mark Zuckerberg’s Hawaii compound to Miami buyers who won’t consider a house without a generator, the rich have been planning for outages for years.
Homes without neighbours in England and Wales – in pictures
You’ll be safe from trick-or-treaters in a grand home at the end of a long driveway or a Grade II-listed farmhouse tucked away in a hamlet Continue reading...
UK side-hustle tax-free allowance to rise to £3,000 next year
Up to 1.4 million people could benefit from change to trading allowance announced in budget, with some saving hundreds in taxThe amount Britons can earn from a side hustle without…
‘You become a victim of your own success’: Trump’s unlikely gift to Democrats was securing the border and defusing the issue
In a recent Fox News poll, most Americans believe the Trump administration has “gone too far” in enforcing immigration laws, including 60% of independents.
Cisco chief found a 27-year-old ex-founder ‘buried away in the organization doing something unstrategic’—now the Gen Zer is rewriting 98% of its code
Meet Paddy, the 27-year-old Cisco’s president calls an “energizer bunny.” The Gen Z ex-founder has been given unlimited AI tokens and told to “go nuts.”
Rakuten Capital’s Saemin Ahn is ‘pessimistic’ on Southeast Asian VC: Good startups are getting ‘a lot less oxygen’
The managing partner of Rakuten’s venture arm says the region’s startups lack the scale and exits to justify U.S.-style checks.
Who should pay on the first date?
Yasmin Rufo asks New Yorkers who picks up the bill on a first date, and how much they usually spend.
Bitcoin, ether and XRP selloff wipes out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets
Bets on rising prices accounted for nearly 84% of forced closures, with Binance handling almost half the total. A rebound has since started catching short sellers.
P&R urged to speed up review of relocation grants
Forward Guernsey believes the allowance is putting pressure on rental prices.
How Poundland grew from a market stall to a high street giant
The retail giant - which started life at a Wolverhampton market - is now at threat of collapse.
TUC leader expects wave of union recognition in private sector over coming year
Paul Nowak says ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of employers could sign access agreements as ‘transformative’ rules come into forceThe TUC general secretary, Paul Nowak, is predictin…
Serbia’s Gen Z takes back their country from strongman Vucic, demanding top police, intelligence, judiciary officials resign immediately
The students' win on Sunday marks the first time that a grass-root youth movement toppled a well-established political leader.
Strategy eyes more Bitcoin buys as Saylor touts $30B credit capacity
Michael Saylor says Strategy could create up to $30 billion in digital credit without new common-stock fundraising or further Bitcoin price gains, as the company plans more BTC pu…
North Korea’s TraderTraitor linked to $6.3B Binance hack
TRM Labs says it has high confidence in the attribution, while ZachXBT identified stolen funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks converging at the same address.
The $6.3 billion Binance hack: What we know so far about the biggest crypto heist in history
There are unconfirmed reports North Korea is behind the massive hack.
XRP Ledger developers tighten the rules for who can hold 'restricted' tokens
A set of fixes would tighten who can hold permissioned tokens on the network. The XRP Ledger Foundation says no users were affected.
Binance hack bites India's largest crypto exchange as it curbs futures trading
CoinDCX has restricted new futures positions after Binance’s security incident disrupted a key liquidity provider. Deposits, withdrawals and customer funds remain unaffected, the …
Crypto exchange Binance freezes billions in funds amid potential $6.3bn security breach
Breach may have started with a hacked laptop belonging to engineer, in incident analysts say could be of the most significant intrusions on recordBinance, the world’s largest cryp…