Binance sees spike in customers pulling funds out after covering bulk of stolen $6.3 billion
- On November 1, Binance resumed phased withdrawals for 15 prioritized tokens after hackers stole roughly $6.3 billion in digital assets on October 29, marking a critical test of user trust following the largest cryptocurrency heist in history.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation formally attributed the October 29 breach to TraderTraitor, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking unit. Investigators observed the group converting stolen digital assets into ether, linking the theft to broader state-sponsored cyber activity.
- Binance covered 95% of stolen assets using its corporate treasury and the $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users . The exchange reported the remaining 5% consists of less liquid holdings requiring additional sourcing time.
- Analytics platform DefiLlama reported $3.64 billion in net outflows upon the exchange's reopening, representing 2.1% of total assets. Analysts view these withdrawals as an early stress test of investor confidence in Binance's solvency.
- This unprecedented theft exposes persistent hot wallet vulnerabilities, prompting renewed cybersecurity scrutiny across the digital asset sector. Industry analysts warn that sophisticated state-sponsored actors remain a significant threat, forcing firms to re-examine infrastructure and custody risks.
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The attack underscores the limits of the insurance coverage available for the fast-growing over $2.5 trillion industry. No available crypto insurance could cover a loss of the scale suffered by Binance, experts said, while many policies have exclusions for state-backed cyberattacks.
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