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Binance announced it is investigating claims that ShinyHunters stole data on 335 million users and demanded $900,000. The company stated it has found no evidence of a breach.
Binance announced that finance chief Kaiser Ng is set to leave the company. Justin Yek will replace him as the new finance chief.
US Senator Richard Blumenthal sent letters to Binance and Tether requesting compliance with a probe in the US. The specific nature of the probe was not detailed.
Binance has scheduled the closure of its bitcoin mining pool for November 10.
A wallet withdrew 34,601 ETH from Binance, valued at approximately $73.75 million. The identity of the wallet owner is unknown.
US Senator Richard Blumenthal sent letters to Binance and Tether requesting compliance with a probe in the US. The specific nature of the probe was not detailed.