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Binance covers 90 per cent of assets stolen in $6.3 billion hack

The National /

Also: The New York Times How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down, Bloomberg Crypto Hack Reignites Regulatory Debate, BBC Binance's $6.3bn crypto hack biggest in history, The Globe and Mail Binance replenishes 90% of assets stolen in record hack, MercoPress Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist, Sky News How an engineer's laptop may have led to $6.3bn crypto heist · see all

In other languages: Expansión (México) El hackeo a Binance por 6,300 mdd apunta a atacantes de Corea del Norte (es), Valor Econômico De Hollywood a Binance: como a Coreia do Norte se tornou uma superpotência em ataques hackers (pt), La Nación El nuevo comunicado de Binance tras el robo de más de US$6000 millones (es), Børsen Kryptobørs efter milliardtyveri: 90 pct. af de stjålne aktiver erstattes (da), Dagens industri Kryptobörsen efter stölden: 90 procent återbetalat (sv), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Kryptobörse Binance: 90 Prozent der gestohlenen Summe abgesichert (de), Jornal de Negócios Preparado durante 36 horas e executado em 20 minutos: o que se sabe sobre o golpe à Binance (pt) · see all

  1. Polish president Nawrocki pushes his way into top court amid rule-of-law tussle

    Wojciech Kość / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: Kyiv Post Poland’s Nawrocki Convenes Crisis Talks Over Constitutional Court

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Chaos wokół Trybunału Konstytucyjnego. Inwestorzy szykują się na poniedziałek (pl)

  2. US sees growing interest in limited ceasefire in Black Sea

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: Kyiv Post Poland Calls for Urgent Black Sea Ceasefire, Demands Fair Peace for Ukraine

  3. Christine Lagarde’s Lonely Next Act: Defender of a Fading Globalist Order

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Der Standard Christine Lagarde departs at a moment of peril (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Lagarde stapt op, het gevecht om de opvolging kan beginnen (nl)

  4. OpenAI slashes funding target by $10bn as tech anxieties mount

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg OpenAI’s Altman Meets Samsung Executives as Chip Crunch Deepens, The Business Times Tech stocks tumble as AI fears collide with earnings misses

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: OpenAI bekommt wohl zehn Milliarden Dollar weniger (de), Handelsblatt KI: OpenAI senkt wohl Finanzierungsziel um zehn Milliarden Dollar (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) "경영진부터 AI 쓴다"…올트먼 만난 삼성 사장단, 지식저장소 실습도 (ko)

  5. Will Iran take up Vance lifeline to avoid another US attack?

    Andrew Parasiliti and Week / Al-Monitor /

  6. France pushes 'responsible' 2027 budget as Fitch cuts debt outlook to 'negative'

    Euronews /

    Also: Financial Times Rating agency Fitch hits France with unscheduled outlook downgrade, Bloomberg France Gets Budget Warning as Fitch Turns Negative on Rating, The Wall Street Journal Fitch Cuts France’s Outlook to Negative on Weaker Growth, Widening Deficit, Le Monde Fitch maintains France's credit rating at A+ but downgrades its outlook from stable to negative · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Fitch coloca França a caminho do corte de rating. Altera "outlook" para negativo (pt)

  7. Russia Extends Ban on Most Diesel Exports Through January

    Bloomberg /

  8. Intra-African payment rails are key to cutting cross-border friction, says Grey

    Muktar Oladunmade / TechCabal /

  9. Black Sea Day: Russian strikes turn Ukraine’s vital trade route into a 'maritime kill zone'

    Kyiv Independent /

  10. Serbia shuts bank of businessman close to ousted ruling party

    Tatyana Kekic / bne IntelliNews /

  11. US: Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech sell-off

    The Business Times /

    Also: Financial Times US tech stocks tumble as concerns over AI spending intensify, Le Monde Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears, MarketWatch The selloff in tech stocks is shifting into overdrive, The Guardian Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech selloff – as it happened · see all

    In other languages: E24 Kraftig AI-knekk på Wall Street: – Det markedet har fryktet (no)

  12. A world-first focus on long-term outcomes could transform UK government – or create new spending fights

    The Guardian /

  13. CBDT tightens merger rules for charity trusts, imposes five-year curbs on changing objectives

    The Economic Times /

  14. Washington approves $2.1-billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

    Ryan Patrick Jones and Christian Martinez / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Financial Times US approves $2.1bn sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, Kyiv Post Newly Approved $2.1B Patriot Missile Sale Faces Post-2030 Delivery

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Wołodymyr Zełenski studzi entuzjazm w sprawie Patriotów dla Ukrainy. „Dopiero za kilka lat” (pl)

  15. Joint Statement: The European Union and Canada building together an Alliance for the future

    European Commission /

    Also: Kyiv Post Canada and EU Launch New Alliance Covering Ukraine, Critical Minerals and AI, The Kyiv Independent Canada pledges 500 million euros toward Ukraine support loan amid 2027 budget shortfall

  16. Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries After Pressure From U.S.

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Ukraine targets three Russian refineries as two-week strike lull ends, The Kyiv Independent Ukraine hits plant producing fuel for Russian multiple-launch rocket systems in Rostov Oblast, military says, Kyiv Post Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries Under US Pressure – WSJ, Daily Maverick Ukraine pauses strikes on Russian refineries after pressure from Trump, WSJ reports · see all

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Rosja uderzyła w serce ukraińskiej energetyki. Setki tysięcy rodzin bez prądu (pl)

  17. Ukraine Unlock $3B in Aid, but $6B and IMF Review Still at Risk

    Viktoriia Papuna / Kyiv Post /

  18. Zelensky Arrives in Turkey for Talks With Erdogan on Black Sea Safety

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Erdogan calls Black Sea ship attacks unacceptable after 'substantive' Zelensky talks

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Zelensky com Erdogan para analisar guerra com Rússia e segurança no mar Negro (pt)

  19. Google taught the world how to search. Now it faces a revolution it can’t afford to lose.

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

  20. Chartbook 482 China’s billionaires in the age of China Shock 2.0.

    Adam Tooze / Chartbook /

  21. Moscow launches new disinformation campaign to cover up POW abuses

    Kyiv Independent /

  22. Nigeria’s AI ambitions depend on building for local realities

    Muktar Oladunmade / TechCabal /

  23. World Bank warns sub-Saharan Africa’s urban boom risks failing to deliver jobs

    bne IntelliNews /

  24. Nvidia’s Megaspeed ties show potential blind spots in the U.S. effort to block China from accessing advanced chips

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

Earlier today

  1. Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift

    Financial Times /

  2. Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says

    Financial Times /

  3. Egypt fears escalation in Iran war would be more destructive, foreign minister says

    Al-Monitor /

  4. BP profit quadruples as Iran war sends refining margins soaring and debt tumbles

    Euronews /

  5. Drones Hit Bashneft-Novoil Refinery in Ufa

    Tymur Dubovyk / Kyiv Post /