Bitcoin risks worst October in 12 years as tech sell-off spreads to gold
Bitcoin circled $77,000 as crypto markets navigated US stock-market downside, while the gold price fell to its lowest in a year.
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In a wild October for markets, these stocks were the biggest winners and losers
Many Big Tech stocks were hit hard but the S&P 500 showed strength under the surface, with a majority of stocks showing gains for the month.
Data centers are a political third rail. West Virginia is grabbing it anyway.
West Virginia wants more data centers, even as other states slam the brakes on them.
Reddit shares on track for biggest-ever one-day drop. It’s not the last of the bad news, analysts say.
Shares in the online discussion platform tumbled 25% on Friday morning after the company issued a lower-than-expected revenue outlook.
This strategist correctly recommended shorting Big Tech debt last year. Now he says the yields make it attractive.
Yields ranging from 6% to 8% on tech bonds provide more competition against stocks than before.
It’s the strangest job market the U.S. has ever seen. The low-hire, low-fire economy turns 3 years old.
America has always been a job-creating machine. It has broken down for three straight years, and the implications could be with us for a long time.
AMD’s stock slides after Intel earnings reveal two big issues
Intel is struggling to make enough AI server chips and dealing with a weak PC market. Investors will soon find out the degree to which AMD may be suffering from the same problems.
This one chart tells you everything you need to know about Exxon, Chevron and BP’s forecast-beating earnings
One slide in ExxonMobil’s investor presentation after its third-quarter earnings explains the financial situation for the integrated oil giants very neatly.
‘He was heartbroken’: My husband’s kids abandoned him when he was dying. Was he right to leave everything to me?
“In the end, he left them a few sentimental mementos, some collectibles and old photographs.”
Will gold’s ‘infinite mint bug’ make Bitcoin more valuable?
A US fusion startup says it has turned mercury into gold. Could a potential increase in the gold supply strengthen Bitcoin’s claim to be a better form of digital gold?
Binance working with FBI to recover assets following $6.3B hack
Binance is working with law enforcement to recover $3 billion that is frozen, after setting aside more than $6.3 billion from the company’s funds to cover the shortfall.
Binance says it holds $5B in matching tokens to cover hack losses
The exchange said it set aside more than $6.34 billion to cover losses and would include the assets in its next proof-of-reserves report.
Zcash grants group offers $124M compromise as governance backlash grows
Zcash Community Grants proposed redirecting about $124 million in existing and future funding toward mining rewards, but critics say the plan fails to address governance and accountability concerns.
Bitcoin price metrics hint at rebound as $1.6B liquidations follow Binance hack
Bitcoin held above $76,000 after a $6.3 billion Binance hack and a tech-stock sell-off, as momentum indicators pointed to a possible rebound.
EIP-7702 didn’t cause Binance hack, but may have amplified losses
Security experts said attackers could have drained Binance’s wallets without EIP-7702, but the Ethereum upgrade may have helped bypass withdrawal safeguards.
Binance hacker’s Bitcoin haul tops Coinbase’s corporate treasury
The attackers held 18,270 BTC early Friday, topping Coinbase’s reported corporate holdings, and an Ether stash exceeding 500,000 ETH.
THORChain’s RUNE jumps 13% after Binance’s record $6.3B hack
North Korean hackers previously used THORChain to move funds stolen from Bybit and Bitget, prompting calls for the protocol to intervene.
Trezor warns CryptoBilis buyers to move funds over suspected implant
Trezor urged customers who bought devices from CryptoBilis since March to move their funds after a report of a suspected hardware implant.
‘There’s a lot of hurt between us’: My father’s caregiver is using his debit card for DoorDash orders. What can I do?
“I suspect the live-in caregiver is benefiting from my parent’s generosity.”
Live updates: Binance uncovers more breach points in $6.3B hack
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.