Friday got off to a weak start: Bitcoin weakened before bouncing back slightly, while concerns over AI sector earnings in US stocks resurfaced.

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According to an official announcement from Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin, the platform detected and quickly contained a security incident in one of its systems early this morning. The exchange emphasized that no customer losses occurred and no data was leaked. As a preventive measure, deposits and withdrawals have been temporarily suspended. The team is currently investigating and tracing assets, and coordinating with relevant authorities.

According to Reuters, an official familiar with the talks told the news agency that Iranian negotiators left their meeting with Qatari mediators on Sunday. A draft agreement aimed at ending the U.S.-Iran conflict is being circulated, and further meetings remain possible. The official added that the walkout was not due to stalled negotiations. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bagheri confirmed that Deputy Foreign Minister Bagheri Babadi had previously exchanged information with Washington in Doha via Qatari mediation. Current consultations are still based on the "seven-step plan" Iran proposed in September. The plan's core provisions include the U.S. ending its blockade of Iranian ports, Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. granting exemptions for Iran's oil exports, and lifting recent new sanctions, among others. Bagheri said the plan can now be compressed to implementation in roughly two days, provided the U.S. meets Iran's conditions. When asked whether discussions on transferring high-enriched uranium stockpiles had been held, he explicitly denied the reports. The report noted that oil prices fell nearly 4% on Monday amid optimism over the current mediation, but Iranian sources said the likelihood of a new U.S. military strike remained higher than that of a deal being reached. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russia's Foreign Ministry separately called for a political resolution and opposed the resumption of military operations on the same day. U.S. President Donald Trump has previously rejected Iran's original seven-step plan and stated he would not launch new attacks on Iran ahead of the midterm elections.

Bitmine Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee said in a recent announcement: "Late last week, Binance was hacked, with $6.3 billion in customer funds stolen. According to reports from Binance and other media outlets, the breach originated from a contractor gaining access to Binance’s corporate infrastructure. The FBI has named North Korea as the perpetrator. While this is a terrible development, in my view, the relatively muted reaction from the crypto market is very constructive, especially when compared to market responses to large-scale crypto thefts in the past." Lee added: "In February 2025, Bybit was also targeted by North Korean hackers (using a completely different modus operandi), with $1.5 billion in customer crypto assets stolen. On the day the Bybit theft was announced, Ethereum (ETH) dropped 8% and fell 20% within a week. By contrast, since the Binance theft was disclosed, ETH has only fallen 4%. We believe that despite this theft being roughly four times larger than the Bybit incident, the market’s reaction is far milder." Bitmine outlines six reasons for the muted market response to the Binance hack: 1. Binance has sufficient financial capacity to cover all customer losses. 2. There has been no cascading collapse of DeFi protocols, unlike what occurred after the Bybit theft. 3. The industry’s rapid action reduced potential losses by 50%. 4. The FBI named North Korea (DPRK) as the responsible party just two days after the hack, whereas in past thefts, authorities took up to 180 days to identify the DPRK. 5. The breach was a "corporate infiltration" of Binance’s infrastructure, not a vulnerability in the blockchain itself. 6. The limited price downside signals that the crypto "bull market" is ongoing, despite recent price declines. Tom Lee noted that overall, Bitmine believes this demonstrates the crypto industry is growing increasingly resilient and better equipped to absorb state-sponsored attacks on financial infrastructure.

According to Lookonchain's monitoring, BlackRock's ETF addresses have seen continuous ETH outflows over the past month, totaling 580,145 ETH, equivalent to approximately $1.32 billion.

According to Bitget market data, spot gold hit $3,930 per ounce, rising 1.38% on the day. Spot silver hit $51 per ounce, up 3.84% intraday.