Hackers steal record $6.3 billion from Binance in just 20 minutes
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, was hit late Thursday by what investigators say is the biggest crypto hack in history. with $6.3 billion in digital assets affected. Binance has temporarily suspended customer withdrawals. The company and outside investigators are racing to track down the stolen funds. It said in a X post that $3 billion of the total estimated $6.3 billion in affected assets have been "frozen on-chain so far." Customer withdrawals should resume by Sunday, Binance CEO Yi He said in a separate social media post. Binance added it "will cover all losses" from…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] All three reports cover the same Binance breach as Report 1; their figures ($3 billion frozen, billions stolen, $6.3 billion affected) are consistent with one another and with Report 1.
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