
Bitcoin turns 18: Has the original rebel grown up?
Bitcoin turns 18 after a turbulent journey from financial rebellion to mainstream adoption. But quantum threats, security risks and questions over its future remain.

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Texas brothers get 15 years in prison for armed crypto robbery, kidnapping

Origin says OGN liquidity is restored after its Binance-incident intervention. Ethereum records show large withdrawals, discounted sales and renewed deposits.

CertiK reports $6.5 billion in October exploit and phishing losses, led by Binance, pushing its 2026 tally to a record $9.2 billion.
A Nasdaq-listed company may sell $450 million bitcoin, citing Binance hack and quantum fears Next Technology Holding cited exchange security and quantum computing risks in authorizing sales or loans against its 5,833 BTC. It says none of the coins are held at Binance..

The total crypto market cap is down by about $100 billion since before the Binance hack.
The $6.3 billion Binance hack paradox: Centralization made the hack possible, but also saved $3 billion The Binance hack has revived debates about whether decentralization is the digital asset industry’s greatest security advantage or its biggest point of weakness. By.

Chainalysis says Binance attackers used Tron lending receipts to evade stablecoin freezes. Onchain records show the JustLend deposit-and-redemption mechanism.