Binance can cut a winning Bitcoin hedge even when customer assets are backed

South Korean crypto exchanges are already required to hold at least 80% of customer crypto in cold wallets, but the regulator is urging more.

Tom Lee believes crypto's muted reaction to Binance's $6.3 billion hack is another sign that a bull market is underway. The BitMine chairman pointed to Ethereum's roughly 4% decline following the Oct. 29 theft, which was more than four times larger than the $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit in February 2025. Ethereum fell 8% on… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

The November 2 update says the full proof is complete, while replenishment remains about 95% and broader token coverage is planned. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Users say Claude is routing some requests to a stronger unreleased model, a Mythos 5.5 label appeared in Anthropic’s site code, and OpenAI appears to be testing GPT-6.2 Astra.