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BNB hacker loses over $53M after getting liquidated in market crash

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A crypto wallet linked to the BNB Smart Chain exploit had three of its positions liquidated after BNB’s price dropped below $220. The sudden market pullback in the crypto space liquidated many traders and, according to data shown on the blockchain, the attackers responsible for the infamous BNB Smart Chain exploit, which led to the theft of almost $600 million worth of BNB (BNB) tokens.  On Oct. 6, the cross-chain bridge by blockchain network BNB Smart Chain was suspended because of an exploit that allowed the hacker s to make off with 2 million BNB tokens, which were worth around $568 million at the time of the theft. On Aug. 18, a crypto wallet linked to the exploit had its collateral, worth more than $53 million, liquidated on the crypto lending platform Venus Protocol, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The hacker apparently used the tokens as collateral for a 30-million-Tether (USDT) loan on the protocol. Transaction showing that the BNB exploiter was liquidated...

Binance applies for Taiwan AML compliance: Report

The world's leading crypto exchange by trading volume has reportedly applied to register in Taiwan under the new AML compliance. The world's leading crypto exchange by trading volume, Binance, has reportedly applied to get registered under the money laundering control act introduced by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) of Taiwan. FSC reportedly informed dozens of domestic crypto service providers that Binance is applying to get registered for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance , according to a report published in local media. The report cited Chen Peiyun, the co-founder of Taiwan’s currency exchange BitShine,  as the source of the information who revealed that the FSC named Binance as one of the exchange prospects that is planning to enter Taiwanese crypto market via AML compliance . Binance has not yet responded to Cointelegraph's request for comment. While the cryptocurrency industry is largely unregulated in Taiwan, the FSC introduced AML guidelines in July...

Binance's CZ warns crypto community about emerging scam

The scheme consists of mirroring addresses and sending dust transactions to users to trick them into sending funds to the scammer's wallet. Binance CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao warned his followers on X about a tricky and increasingly popular scam targeting the crypto community , in which fake wallet addresses are used to defraud users during transactions. The scheme generates addresses with the same starting and ending characters as the user's original address. Once the mirrored address has been generated, the scammer sends the target dust transactions that will reflect on the victim's transaction history. If the victim copies and pastes an address from one of the dust transactions, the funds will be sent to the scammer. According to CZ, a well-experienced crypto operator fell victim to this scam on Aug. 1, sending crypto currencies worth $20 million to a dust address. The operator noticed the error right after the transaction and requested Binance to freeze the Tet...