THORChain drops on regulatory and security risk concerns tied to Binance hack laundering – Link RUNE fell roughly 20% and briefly dipped below $0.50 after on-chain data showed North Korean hackers laundered about $42.7M in stolen Binance funds through THORChain's cross-chain swaps. US agencies have requested node operators block related flows, but co-founders have resisted address-freezing. It highlights the tension between DeFi censorship resistance and regulatory pressure, which could affect RUNE's risk premium and liquidity.

Binance raises market maker rebates to defend liquidity after record hack – Link Bloomberg says Binance is offering temporary higher rebates to Tier 2/3 market makers, matching Tier 4 rates for one week after Bitcoin order book depth on the exchange fell about 30% within a 1% price range. It is a direct attempt to stop liquidity flight and spread widening, and its effectiveness will show whether Binance can hold market share.

XRP Ledger token permission amendment set to activate Wednesday – Link A proposed XRPL amendment enabling token-level permissioning has support from 33 of 35 trusted validators and is expected to activate this week. A related proposal to restrict unauthorized token holders remains under separate review. This could change how issuers manage compliance and access controls on XRPL, especially for institutional and RWA use cases.