Binance, the crypto exchange, says hackers took about $6.3 billion in client assets from internet-connected wallets on Thursday, 30 Oct, in the largest crypto theft on record. The operation took roughly 20 minutes. Binance says it will cover customer losses using its own funds, and about $3 billion has been frozen on-chain with industry partners. Security firms TRM Labs and others link the attack to a North Korea-linked hacking unit. Binance suspended withdrawals after the breach.
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Anthropic, the San Francisco AI company, filed its S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, 26 Oct, opening the path to an initial public offering. DW reports the listing could come as early as November, with shares planned for Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. Analysts estimate a valuation of $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion, up from $965 billion in May, according to Euronews. The company reported first-half 2026 net losses above $80 billion against revenue of about $16.3 billion. The filing runs 335 pages.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's presidential runoff held on 25 Oct, taking 51.8% of valid votes against Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.2%, official results show. Lula secures a second term after the Supreme Court extended voting by two hours at his request, though some polling stations had already closed before the extension. Bolsonaro says he will seek to annul the result, while crowds celebrated in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Lula is 81 years old.