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The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, the federal bank regulator) upgraded the trust status of the largest American crypto exchange from conditional to full. Now Coinbase conducts cryptocurrency custody and payments under federal supervision, rather than only under individual state licenses.
Senator Richard Blumenthal, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), sent letters to Binance, Tether, World Liberty Financial, Fight Fight Fight LLC and other companies. Responses are due by January 4, 2027.
Late in the evening on October 29, about $6.3-6.4 billion across 10 blockchains was withdrawn from Binance's hot wallets (network-connected storage from which client payouts are made). This is the largest theft in the industry's history - roughly four times larger than the $1.5 billion Bybit hack in February 2025.
The attacker who withdrew about $3 billion from Binance sold off seven tokens for $158.25 million and used all the proceeds to buy 70,480 ETH. About $2.86 billion remains under his control, while issuers managed to freeze another roughly $2.69 billion.
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, the regulator of national banks) has granted Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank. Now the $2.5 billion in RLUSD stablecoin reserves will be managed under federal oversight.
