Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, lost $6.3 billion to hackers in a record heist that TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute to North Korea. According to the two firms, most of the attack took place within about 20 minutes starting late on October 29, with assets moved to wallets controlled by the hackers. Binance said the initial cause was a compromised laptop belonging to an engineer, that about $3 billion has been located, and that withdrawals are expected to resume within 48 hours, while it did not address the status of the remaining $3.3 billion. Bitcoin hit a six-week low of $76,368, Ether fell to $2,178, and BNB dropped 5% to $709.70.
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Original headline: Vụ trộm tiền điện tử lớn nhất thế giới: Tin tặc đánh cắp 6,3 tỷ USD từ Binance chỉ trong 20 phút
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BNB/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBNB
Relevance: high
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Exchange tokens |
| Market cap | $97.5B |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 698.46 |
| Change that session | -8.08% |
BTC/USDT
• NeutralBitcoin
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 77,991.89 |
| Change that session | -4.12% |
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