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Saturday 31 October 2026

Binance loses US$6.36bn in hack blamed on North Korea

Binance lost about US$6.36 billion on 29 October in the biggest crypto hack on record, TRM Labs says. About US$2.7 billion has been frozen.

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File photo of Richard Teng, now Binance co-chief executive, speaking in Istanbul, 2023. Photo: Binance / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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Binance has lost about US$6.36 billion in what the blockchain analysts at TRM Labs say is the largest crypto theft on record. TRM and Chainalysis both point the finger at North Korea.

Binance co-chief executive Richard Teng in a blue jacket speaking on stage at Binance Blockchain Week in Istanbul — File photo of Richard Teng, now Binance co-chief executive, speaking in Istanbul, 2023. Photo: Binance / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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