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Binance hacked, $5.6 billion stolen across assets

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Binance was hacked and over $5.6 billion was stolen, including $1.45 billion BTC and $1.57 billion USDT. The post lists amounts for multiple tokens.

Key points

  • BTC: $1.45 billion stolen

  • USDT: $1.57 billion stolen

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Battery GP recognized on 2026 Strebulaev-Jackson AI 100 list

Battery GP recognized on the 2026 Strebulaev-Jackson AI 100 Venture Capitalists list for AI investments. He was also named one of 36 VC’s to Know in Inc’s inaugural Founder Champions list for supporting founders beyond capital.

Key points

  • Recognition: Battery GP recognized on the 2026 Strebulaev-Jackson AI 100 Venture Capitalists list.

  • Inclusion: Named one of 36 VC’s to Know in Inc’s inaugural Founder Champions list.

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Warden Counter-UAS solution adds passive detection

Warden Counter-UAS solution finds and classifies targets at standoff distance with autonomous perception. It provides a passive first layer of detection that complements EO/IR and radar.

Key points

  • Finds and classifies targets at standoff distance using autonomous perception.

  • Passive first layer complements EO/IR and radar.

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Venture Capital and Customer Capital – VC targets customer-capital firms

Venture Capital and Customer Capital reports that venture capital funds firms with high sales and marketing spend relative to revenue, large sales payrolls, and many trademark filings. Investors using a “spray and pray” approach invest in these customer-capital industries, while larger-check investors focus on knowledge-capital industries.

Key points

  • VC specializes in financing firms with higher sales-and-marketing expense-to-revenue ratios, higher sales-and-marketing wage bills, and more trademark filings.

  • “Spray and pray” investors target customer-capital industries; investors writing larger checks target knowledge-capital industries.

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Wealthsimple growth funding round at CAD $13.8B valuation

Wealthsimple announced a growth funding round valuing the company at CAD $13.8 billion. The post congratulates mkatchen and the Wealthsimple team.

Key points

  • Funding round: growth funding announced

  • Valuation: CAD $13.8 billion

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