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How an attacker stole $20M from BonkDAO using its own rules

An attacker spent $4.4 million buying BONK tokens, passed a malicious governance proposal with just 7 wallets voting, and walked away with $20 million from the treasury — without hacking anything. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

How an attacker stole $20M from BonkDAO using its own rules

Markets

Binance taps into Bitcoin holders’ hunger for yield with new covered call yield play

The product, called BTC Yield, is designed exclusively for people who already hold bitcoin.

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Policy

Binance says MiCA should be judged by who it licenses, not who it excludes

Europe head Gillian Lynch said Binance met Greece's licensing requirements and that the company remains committed to the EU, despite withdrawing its MiCA application days before the July 1 deadline.

Binance Head of Europe Gillian Lynch. (Binance/Media)

Finance

Coinbase and OKX try to lure in Binance’s EU users after it failed to secure a MiCA license

Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and Star Xu of OKX offered new users sign up bonuses of up to 8% of their deposits or transfers from other accounts.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Policy

Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle

There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license

A day after withdrawing its MiCA license application in Greece and saying it is ‘not leaving Europe,’ Binance notified users across the European Union that it will suspend some services.

European Union Flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Policy

Post-prison CZ says time behind bars didn't hurt the billionaire's business after Binance

The pardoned ex-CEO called prison a character-building "plus" as he's pursued a venture-capital career, despite his majority stake in the world's biggest crypto exchange.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in Europe

The crypto giant must find a home base in the EU by July 1 or regulators will force the company to shut down operations for millions of regional users.

ESMA headquarters, white office block.

Policy

CZ, Binance founder, wants to clear up 'misunderstandings' about who he is

The former CEO of the world's largest crypto exchange is seeking to redefine himself to the world on his own terms.

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Videos

Why billionaire CZ says U.S. crypto users are getting a bad deal

Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, sits down with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie for one of his most candid conversations. CZ talks about growing up in an immigrant family, why he's never taken on real debt, the four months he spent in U.S. prison, the $2 million he's quietly donated to prison reform, and why he believes "there's no delete button" for crypto.

Why billionaire CZ says U.S. crypto users are getting a bad deal


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