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

The National /

Also: The Japan Times Binance hack exposes unsolvable crypto risk: disappearing money, The New York Times How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down, Bloomberg FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack, 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 · see all

In other languages: 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), Aftenposten FBI: Nord-Korea sto bak tidenes største krypto-tyveri (no), 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. Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries After Pressure From U.S.

    Alexander Ward / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: 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

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

  2. Poland suspends top judges as battle over rule of law escalates

    Financial Times /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Tusk-Nawrocki battle escalates as chief judge is ousted from Poland’s top court

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

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Business Times OpenAI slashes funding target by US$10 billion amid tech rout: FT, Bloomberg OpenAI’s Altman Meets Samsung Executives as Chip Crunch Deepens

    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)

  4. 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)

  5. US, Canada see growing interest in limited ceasefire in Black Sea

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Andrew Parasiliti and Week / Al-Monitor /

  7. 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)

  8. Russia Extends Ban on Most Diesel Exports Through January

    Bloomberg /

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

    Muktar Oladunmade / TechCabal /

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

    Kyiv Independent /

  11. 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)

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

    Tatyana Kekic / bne IntelliNews /

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

    The Guardian /

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

    The Business Times /

    Also: Le Monde Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

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

    The Economic Times /

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

    Viktoriia Papuna / Kyiv Post /

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

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

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

    Adam Tooze / Chartbook /

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

    Kyiv Independent /

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

    Muktar Oladunmade / TechCabal /

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

    bne IntelliNews /

  22. US Jobs Pickup May Keep Fed on Track to Hike Rates Again

    Matthew Boesler and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

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

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  24. Verve plans phone tap-to-pay and AI agent payments, CEO says

    Muktar Oladunmade / TechCabal /

Earlier today

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

    European Commission /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Euronews /