North Korea-linked hackers are blamed for the biggest crypto theft in history
Key numbers
US$6.3bn (about £4.7bn): Binance’s estimate of the total impact
US$3bn: frozen so far with help from industry partners
US$3.3bn: still outstanding, including about US$2.4bn in bitcoin and ether
US$1bn–1.2bn: estimated size of Binance’s own protection fund
US$1.5bn: the previous record, Bybit, February 2025
Sterling conversions at about US$1.34. Figures approximate and changing.
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