Binance Refills 98% of Hack-Hit Tokens, Canton Coin Wins SEC's Blessing

Binance co-CEO Richard Teng says the exchange has replenished 98% of the tokens caught up in a $6.34 billion hack. The company also says it stopped 57 suspected North Korea-linked cyber threats in 2026 before that breach went down. Both figures landed as Binance worked to steady user confidence after a massive security scare.

Canton Network's Canton Coin scored a rare win in Washington: an SEC no-action letter deeming it a 'digital commodity,' with no securities registration required. In a separate move, SEC staff clarified in updated crypto FAQs that independent token holders who take part in decentralized governance generally don't count as a 'central party.' That guidance could reshape how token projects think about who controls a network.

SpaceX slammed the door on tokenized versions of its shares on OKX, according to Cointelegraph's daily roundup. The rocket maker is now one of 56 companies objecting to the practice, standing alongside Tesla and Amazon.

Jack Dorsey's Block beat Q3 estimates, posting $3.2 billion in gross profit. The payments firm also lifted its 2026 outlook and flagged a potentially bigger settlement with the Department of Justice.

Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket now give Democrats 99% odds of winning the House and 98% of taking the Senate. Meanwhile, the CFTC approved the first equity perpetual futures contracts for trading on US exchanges — a fresh frontier for derivatives traders.

Ethereum is marching toward quantum resistance across all three layers, with its leanVM tool now achieving end-to-end formal verification. And President Trump says the US has no immediate plans to strike Iran, appearing content with the current stand-off, per the Financial Times.