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binance reportedly confirms $6.3 billion hack, about half the funds frozen
binance said it was hit by a major hack affecting around $6.3 billion, with about half of that frozen to stop a bigger theft. investigators reportedly suspect north korea's lazarus group, and blockaid is tracing the wallet breach while token issuers freeze stolen assets. binance th also paused deposits and withdrawals for a security check, and the hack reportedly set off a wave of liquidations as bitcoin dropped.
HOW TO CHECK IT YOURSELF
- check binance's official X accounts for the statement on the hack and the frozen funds
- look at bitcoin's price and liquidation data on coingecko and a liquidation tracker
- follow blockaid and onchain explorers for the traced wallets and frozen assets
WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
exchange risk is back on the table, so check where your coins sit and how much you keep on any one platform. details are still developing and some reports are unconfirmed, so wait for official updates before drawing conclusions.
exchange risk is back on the table, so check where your coins sit and how much you keep on any one platform. details are still developing and some reports are unconfirmed, so wait for official updates before drawing conclusions.
receipt R-0049 · Times of Malta: "Crypto platform Binance confirms $6.3b hack" https://timesofmalta.com/article/crypto-platform-binance-confirms-63b-hack.1136351 · by data butcher