Blockchain intelligence firm TRM says North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking unit is responsible for the largest crypto theft on record North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist Most major cryptocurrencies have fallen in value since news of the Binance theft broke, Coinmarketcap data shows . That includes: Bitcoin : -2.35% over the last 24 hours, to $77,940 Ethereum : -3.6%, to $2,227 BNB : -5.6%, to $706 Solana : -2.67%, to $97 Chainlink : -3.1%, to $11.02 Temporarily suspended withdrawals while we complete a security revamp of the withdrawal service and its related addresses Revoked the affected address authorizations Engaged law enforcement and blockchain intelligence partners to trace and recover funds Our team hasn’t stopped. We’re working closely with law enforcement to ensure the matter is handled appropriately - and I’ll share what I can, as soon
UK financial watchdogs monitoring fallout from $6.3bn Binance heist, as ‘elite North Korean hackers’ blamed – business live
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