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Binance Grapples With ‘Security Incident’ That May Cause $6.3 Billion in Losses

David Yaffe-Bellany / The New York Times /

Also: Bloomberg Estimated $6.3 Billion Hacked in Binance Security Breach, MarketWatch Here’s when Binance plans to reopen after what’s believed to be the largest-ever $6.3 billion hack, Euronews Largest bank heist in history: Binance hack rocks crypto industry, South China Morning Post Binance pledges to cover losses after US$6 billion crypto hack, The Guardian North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist, BBC Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history, The National Bitcoin slides below $77,000 after Binance hit by biggest crypto theft on record, Financial Times FirstFT: Binance falls victim to record crypto heist · see all

In other languages: La Nación Binance investiga un posible hackeo tras la salida de miles de millones de dólares: “Problema de seguridad” (es), Le Temps Binance rapporte une cyberattaque massive et gèle plus de 2,5 milliards de dollars (fr), Aftenposten Kryptoverdier for nær 6 milliarder dollar kan være stjålet fra verdens største kryptobørs (no), Neue Zürcher Zeitung Hacker lancieren bisher grössten Angriff auf Krypto-Börse Binance: Mehr als 6 Milliarden Dollar sind betroffen (de), Le Figaro Fonds gelés, 6,3 milliards de dollars de préjudice : la cyberattaque massive de la plateforme Binance plonge le secteur des cryptos dans la panique (fr), Børsen Binance ramt af muligt hackerangreb – indefryser værdier for 3 mia. dollar (da), Asahi Shimbun 仮想通貨「バイナンス」がハッキング被害 影響額63億ドルの推定も (ja), Dagens industri Kryptovaluta för 20 miljarder spärrat – cyberattack utreds (sv), Valor Econômico Binance suspende saques após suspeita de ataque hacker provocar onda de vendas de criptomoedas (pt), Rzeczpospolita 6,3 mld dolarów strat. Największa w historii kradzież kryptowalut (pl), Handelsblatt Digitalwährungen: Milliardenschwerer Hackerangriff auf Kryptobörse Binance (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Miljarden gestolen bij Binance na grootste cryptohack ooit (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Kryptowährung: Möglicher Sicherheitsvorfall bei Binance (de), NRC Bij een megahack van cryptobeurs Binance is zo’n zes miljard dollar gestolen (nl), Jornal de Negócios Binance suspende levantamentos e depósitos após suspeita de ataque informático (pt) · see all

  1. Bank of Japan declares victory in hitting price target, signals near-term hikes

    The Business Times /

    Also: Euronews Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years, Bloomberg Tokyo Inflation Exceeds BOJ’s 2% Target Before Rate Decision, The Japan Times Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision · see all

    In other languages: Asahi Shimbun 欧米が恐れた「日本化」から脱却の節目 日銀「2%到達」次なる宿題 (ja), Dagens industri Bank of Japan lämnar styrräntan oförändrad (sv)

  2. Independent Russian Newspaper Novaya Gazeta Shuts Under Kremlin Pressure

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Guardian Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta to close, citing pressure from ‘special services’

    In other languages: Aftenposten Den uavhengige russiske avisen Novaja Gazeta legger ned driften (no)

  3. French Economy Unexpectedly Contracts as Debt Worries Mount

    Ed Frankl / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Semafor French economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, POLITICO Europe Economy minister warns France could ‘hit the wall’ as new figures show GDP contraction, France 24 French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks, finance minister warns

  4. European shares ease as AI-driven tech selloff deepens

    The Business Times /

    In other languages: Expansión Intel y Amazon desatan otra oleada bajista en las tecnológicas (es)

  5. Alphabet Plunges by Record With AI Exposure Topping $1 Trillion

    Davey Alba / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street, BBC Google value plunges by $500bn as AI search hits ad sales, Semafor Alphabet loses $500 billion in market value, The Japan Times Google erases a record $500 billion as AI eats into sales, The Economist Google’s $500bn bloodbath reflects the danger it faces from AI · see all

    In other languages: Cinco Días Microsoft se une la avalancha financiera de la IA con una emisión de deuda de 25.000 millones (es), Handelsblatt US-Börsen: Massiver Kursrutsch von Alphabet: Google-Konzern verliert 500 Milliarden Dollar Börsenwert (de), Jornal de Negócios Alphabet apaga mais de 500 mil milhões de dólares após registar maior queda em bolsa de sempre (pt), Diario Financiero Las acciones de Alphabet se desploman post resultados y se traducen en una debacle de US$ 500 mil millones (es), Le Figaro Google frappé au cœur de son modèle publicitaire par l’intégration du « mode IA » à son moteur de recherche (fr), La Nación Google factura como nunca, pero en unas horas perdió US$500.000 millones en la Bolsa: la IA amplía y arruina su negocio (es), Valor Econômico Dúvidas sobre IA voltam a pesar sobre bolsas de Nova York (pt) · see all

  6. Oil Prices Rise After Hormuz Tanker Attack, Houthi Claims Stoke Supply Fears

    Farhan Rafid / The Wall Street Journal /

  7. Circular AI Deals Spread to Asia, Widening Contagion Risk

    Saritha Rai / Bloomberg /

  8. How a $6 billion hack became the world's biggest crypto theft

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

  9. Taiwan's AI boom lifts it into world's top 20 economies by purchasing power

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  10. Big Tech sheds nearly $900bn in rout over soaring AI spending

    Financial Times /

  11. How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy

    Katie Worth / ProPublica /

  12. Tesco to sell European units for £1.5bn in retreat from overseas empire-building

    Financial Times /

  13. ECB’s Panetta Says More Rate Hikes May Be Needed to Tame Prices

    Flavia Rotondi / Bloomberg /

  14. Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in February

    MercoPress /

    Also: Council of the EU Press statement by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis following the announcement of the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, to step down on 7 February 2027, Bloomberg Lagarde Quits ECB Early, French Debt: Global Return, Financial Times Lagarde’s early departure triggers race to solve three-way ECB puzzle, The Globe and Mail ECB president Christine Lagarde to step down, saying she can’t remain neutral on world events, Le Monde ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down early, Semafor European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde to step down, The New York Times Christine Lagarde to Step Down as President of European Central Bank · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Lagarde sai para ter "liberdade de intervenção" e garante que não haverá decisões do BCE "no limbo" (pt), Børsen Krise efter krise fik hun ECB til at stå sammen. Nu går Lagarde af (da)

  15. Ukrainians Are Fighting Russians Inside Underground Gas Pipes. I Went in One.

    Maria Varenikova and Finbarr O’Reilly / The New York Times /

  16. Shell lifts buyback to US$5 billion as refining windfall grows

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Shell Lifts Buyback to $5 Billion as Refining Windfall Grows

  17. When the AI Bubble Bursts

    William H. Janeway / Project Syndicate /

  18. Chinese Executive Close to Nvidia CEO Suspected of Giving China Information

    Amrith Ramkumar / The Wall Street Journal /

  19. Private equity firm swoops on China Evergrande unit in rare win for creditors

    Financial Times /

    Also: South China Morning Post Evergrande liquidators sell controlling stake in property services unit for US$513 million

  20. Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter of 2026

    European Central Bank /

  21. As Anthropic eyes a mega-IPO, why are Chinese tech valuations so far behind?

    Tim Yuen Lingk / South China Morning Post /

    Also: Stratechery Sharp Tech on Video: Anthropic’s S-1 and What It Means for Meta and Muse, You Can See Everything, and Brewers!, Financial Times The story of Anthropic in three numbers, Bloomberg ETF Issuers Line Up Anthropic Products, The Japan Times SpaceX’s largest, $3 billion-a-month ‘Customer B’ is Anthropic · see all

    In other languages: Expansión Anthropic alerta: "Ni todo el sector asegurador" puede cubrir el riesgo de su IA (es)

  22. PHP2Shell Won't Be the Last Big AI Cybersecurity Risk

    Odd Lots /

    Also: Bloomberg PHP2Shell Won’t Be the Last Big AI Cybersecurity Risk

  23. UK National Accounts, The Blue Book: 2026

    Office for National Statistics /

  24. Nigeria launches US minerals cooperation committee, rejects $700bn asset-sale claims

    bne IntelliNews /

Earlier today

  1. Binance freezes assets after $6.3-billion heist, crypto industry’s biggest

    Mrinmay Dey and Vallari Srivastava / The Globe and Mail /

  2. Binance freezes more than $2.5 billion in assets amid suspected hack

    The Japan Times /

  3. Amazon Shares Drop After Spending Soars, Online Business Slows

    Matt Day / Bloomberg /

  4. Canada to take equity stake in AI firm

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  5. Big Tech’s $750 Billion AI Bet Collides With Slowing Core Growth

    Julia Love and Spencer Soper / Bloomberg /