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BINANCE ARRANGES $6.34 BILLION TO COVER LOSSES FROM RECORD CRYPTO HACK

coindesk.com3 min read

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Binance said October 30 that it has reserved corporate funds to restore customer balances after attackers exploited internal withdrawal systems, while partners separately froze roughly $3 billion in affected assets. Withdrawals remain paused during security checks, and the exchange has revised its initial explanation of a compromised laptop after discovering additional breach points, leaving the full failure under investigation.