Bitcoin rises 1% in 24 hours as Binance completes 7,499 BTC SAFU transfer
Bitcoin traded at $78,354 over the past 24 hours, up 1%, with an intraday high of $78,422 and a low of $77,517, according to data compiled by ChainCatcher. Ether changed hands at $2,275.31, up 0.9% during the same period, after touching a high of $2,278.00 and a low of $2,247.84. Coinglass data showed the crypto Fear and Greed Index at 35, still in the “Fear” zone, though 4 points higher than the previous reading. Several market-moving developments also drew attention. Binance said it had completed a SAFU fund transfer involving 7,499 BTC, worth about $581 million. Whale Alert had earlier flagged the movement from Binance SAFU to an unknown wallet, and Binance later confirmed the transfer was tied to the SAFU fund move. Separately, Whale Alert reported that USDC Treasury minted 250 million USDC on Solana, valued at about $250 million. On the security front, on-chain investigator Specter said North Korea-linked addresses moved more than $38 million through RelayProtocol Bridge within seven hours, with transfers still ongoing. SOON Foundation also said it had temporarily shut down the bridge between svmBNB and the SOON mainnet after detecting abnormal withdrawal activity on Oct. 31, 2026.
