AI Reward Hacking Shows Why Better Scores Can Conceal Worse Behavior
What happened: Decrypt's reward-hacking explainer examines how AI systems can satisfy a scoring rule while missing the intended objective, connecting earlier research with a reported July 2026 inciden
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Next Technology Opens the Door to Selling or Pledging 5,833 BTC
What happened: Nasdaq-listed Next Technology Holding authorized the sale or pledge of approximately 5,833 BTC, valued at roughly $449 million in the reporting, through a board decision on October 30.
Nov 1: Next Technology Opens the Door to Selling or Pledging 5,833 BTC
Binance's $6.3 Billion Breach Reveals the Trade-Off Behind $3 Billion · Binance Theft Becomes a Crypto-Regulation Flashpoint Before US Voting · Binance Reports 90% Replenishment as Withdrawal Restart Comes Due
Reddit Falls 30.44% as AI Search Pressures Referrals
What happened: Reddit closed Friday at $90.
Investigators Trace $6.36 Billion Binance Theft to Signing Infrastructure
What happened: Investigators reported that attackers stole $6.
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Roughly $3 Billion in Freezes Reveals Crypto's Control Tradeoff
What happened: CoinDesk's October 31 analysis put frozen stolen funds at approximately $3 billion, highlighting administrative controls used by stablecoin issuers including Tether and Circle.
Coinbase Drops About 13% as Earnings Complicate the Hack Selloff
What happened: Coinbase shares fell approximately 13% on October 30, alongside declines of roughly 9% for Circle, 8% for Strategy, 10% for IREN and 9% for Figure.
Oct 31: Coinbase Drops About 13% as Earnings Complicate the Hack Selloff
Roughly $3 Billion in Freezes Reveals Crypto's Control Tradeoff · Wall Street Sees Opportunity in Crypto Stocks After Binance Breach · Investigators Trace $6.36 Billion Binance Theft to Signing Infrastruct
Binance’s $6.34 Billion Reserve Faces a Broader Infrastructure Test
What happened: Investigators reported that approximately $6.
Coinbase Drops More Than 13% as Earnings Complicate the Recovery Trade
What happened: Coinbase fell more than 13% on Friday, while Circle declined approximately 9%, Strategy roughly 8%, IREN about 10% and Figure Technology Solutions around 9%.
Reddit Falls About 30% as AI Search Clouds Its Growth Outlook
What happened: Reddit shares fell approximately 29–30% Friday, taking their weekly decline to roughly 44%, as investors weighed weaker audience growth and guidance against strong reported earnings.
Attacker’s 18,270 BTC Exceeds Coinbase’s Reported Corporate Holdings
What happened: Attackers controlled 18,270 BTC early Friday, valued at approximately $1.
Wall Street Makes a Contrarian Case for Crypto Stocks After Binance’s Breach
What happened: Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point argued on October 30 that Binance’s roughly $6.
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Oct 31: Wall Street Makes a Contrarian Case for Crypto Stocks After Binance’s Breach
Attacker’s 18,270 BTC Exceeds Coinbase’s Reported Corporate Holdings · Reddit Falls About 30% as AI Search Clouds Its Growth Outlook · Coinbase Drops More Than 13% as Earnings Complicate the Recovery Trade
Attacker’s 18,270 BTC Exceeds Coinbase’s Corporate Holdings
What happened: Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery traced 18,270 BTC, valued at approximately $1.
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Liquidations Reach $1.57 Billion as Long Positions Bear the Brunt
What happened: Reported crypto futures liquidations quadrupled to approximately $1.
Binance Discloses $6.3 Billion Theft as Standard Chartered Warns of Further Pressure
What happened: Binance disclosed approximately $6.
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