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Binance says it has $6.34 billion ready to cover hack losses

Binance said it has allocated $6.34 billion of its own funds and reserves to cover losses from a Thursday security breach that it pegged at $6.3 billion, holding about $5 billion in the affected digital assets and buying the rest.

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What happened

Binance said attackers stole about $6.3 billion in digital assets from its hot wallets on October 29. It paused withdrawals, froze about $3 billion with help from stablecoin issuers, and set aside more than $6.34 billion to cover losses. Binance later said deposits began exceeding withdrawals and it had replenished about 95% of affected assets.

Global impact / market context

The theft and pause in withdrawals created uncertainty for people holding assets on Binance. Binance’s funding and replenishment reports may ease concern about users’ losses, while the reported outflows show that confidence was tested. The FBI blamed North Korea; North Korea denied involvement.

What to watch

  1. Check whether Binance resumes withdrawals in phases as it said it would; this shows whether customers can access their assets again.
  2. Check Binance’s next update on how much of the stolen assets it has replenished; the reported share differs between 90% and 95%.
  3. Check for further updates from the FBI and Binance on who was responsible; the FBI blamed North Korea, which denied involvement.

Affected assets

  • BNBUSDT
  • BTCUSDT
  • DOGEUSDT
  • ETHUSDT
  • SOLUSDT
  • Tether
  • USDCUSDT
  • XRPUSDT

Evidence