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Justin Sun on Huobi Being Acquired by About Capital
Tron Founder Justin Sun discusses the significance of Hong Kong-based About Capital acquiring crypto exchange Huobi Global. Plus, insights into decentralized stablecoin USDD, "advantages" of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), how Binance competes against its rivals and his "highly optimistic" outlook for China's crypto scene.

Binance Exec: BNB Smart Chain Hack Could Have Been Worse if Validators Hadn’t ‘Sprung Into Action’
Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer at crypto exchange Binance, joined “First Mover” to discuss last week’s $100 million exploit and how validators prevented the worst-case scenario.

Binance Hackers 'Could Have Drawn More Funds' if They Were More Organized: Chief Communications Officer
Following the $100 million exploit of Binance's BNB Smart Chain, the company's Chief Communication Officer Patrick Hillmann says the hackers could eventually be traced back to a state actor supported by a foreign entity. He shares new details on what Binance has learned about the hack.

Binance Exec on the Company’s M&A Outlook
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said the company may spend over $1 billion this year on deals. Chief Communications Officer Patrick Hillmann says “we’re going to continue to keep our powder dry” amid this bear market, while discussing the attractive projects they see in the space.

BNB Chain Hack Like ‘Attacking Someone at the Joint of a Bone,’ Says Binance Exec
BNB Smart Chain continued operations following last weekend’s exploit where hackers stole $100 million from the platform. Binance Chief Communications Officer Patrick Hillmann discusses the details of the hack, the vulnerabilities of DeFi and what’s next.

BNB Smart Chain Resumes Operations After Major Exploit, $100M in Crypto Drained
Initial token movements suggested that up to 2 million BSC tokens, worth roughly $570 million at the time, were targeted by an attacker late Thursday, but Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao estimated in a tweet the attacker was only able to get away with $100 million of that. BNB Chain also tweeted that $7 million of that amount was already frozen. "The Hash" discusses the implications of cross-chain security and decentralization, and what this suggests about the future of the crypto ecosystem.

Binance CEO Zhao Taking Different Acquisition Tack Than FTX's Bankman-Fried
Both have said they're willing to spend $1 billion in deals this year.

BNB Smart Chain Resumes Operations After $100M Exploit
A tweet from the official BNB chain Twitter account indicates the chain is back in operation after pushing out a software update to freeze hackers' accounts.

BNB Chain Halts After 'Potential Exploit' Drained Estimated $100M in Crypto
The chain has now resumed operations after fixing a problem that let someone create $570 million of the token, though they were only able to abscond with a smaller amount.

What Lies Ahead for Crypto in India?
Binance in India – Potential or Problem? Binance’s Regional Head of Asia Gleb Kostarev joins host Joel Flynn to discuss what lies ahead for the crypto industry in India. This story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
