Trump says US looking into Binance hack: ‘We don’t know’ if North Korea responsible
- President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that the U.S. is investigating whether North Korean hackers orchestrated the $6.3 billion heist targeting Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
- Western governments and the FBI have accused North Korean hackers of targeting the digital asset industry for years to fund weapons programs, establishing a pattern of sophisticated cryptocurrency thefts.
- Binance's co-CEO Richard Teng said Friday the company was 'working nonstop' to cover losses, with about $3 billion in assets frozen on blockchain networks pending recovery operations.
- Addressing security concerns in the Oval Office, Trump said, 'I've always felt it was a little bit dangerous,' comparing digital asset management to traditional check-writing safeguards.
- Despite recent diplomatic outreach suggesting a potential meeting with Kim Jong could occur this year, Trump previously expressed skepticism about North Korea's interest in direct talks.
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BREAKING: FBI Confirms North Korea Behind $6 BILLION Binance Hack — Trump Responds
Federal investigators say a North Korean military hacking unit stole more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the largest digital asset theft in history. The FBI is now urging crypto firms to freeze wallet addresses tied to the stolen funds.
The U.S. federal police (FBI) officially accused North Korea on Saturday of the $6.3 billion record theft by hacking Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform, reports AFP.
Trump denied the FBI's version of the DPRK attack on Binance crypto exchange Donald Trump said that the United States is not yet sure that the DPRK was involved in the attack on Binance<p>. The FBI has previously confirmed this version.</p>
The American president promised to "discuss this issue with North Korea," if it was her fault.
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