Bitfinex Sees Bitcoin Shorts in Oct. 14-15 Slide; ETFs Draw $526.7 Million

Futures open interest rose 3.8% while Bitcoin fell 2.2%. Bitfinex later said leveraged longs had returned during the rebound.

Bitcoin fell 2.2% during the Oct. 14-15 slide, while futures open interest rose 3.8%, according to Bitfinex. Bitfinex attributed the move to short positioning, and exchange-traded funds drew $526.7 million.

Bitfinex later said leveraged longs had returned during the rebound.

Claude-Built Linux Exploit Targets Bug That Ubuntu Still Hasn't Patched

Anthropic says Claude wrote an attack that can take over a Linux server with no password. Red Hat patched on Sunday, but Ubuntu still has no fix.

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Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto Resilience

The Fundstrat strategist says constraints on AI spending have slowed growth without ending the boom, while crypto’s response to the Binance hack suggests sellers may already be exhausted.

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Binance Drained of $5.5 Billion in Suspected Hack, Tether and Circle Freeze $1.8 Billion

An on-chain tally puts the suspected Binance drain at $5.57 billion across three blockchains, as Tether and Circle froze $1.8 billion.

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Chrome Can Now Pull Details From Your Gmail to Fill Out Web Forms

Chrome's new autofill uses Google's Gemini AI to search your Gmail for order numbers, tracking details, and flight bookings and fill them into web forms. It is rolling out in the U.S.