Binance hack: Investigators in a 'cat and mouse game' to recover $6.3 billion in stolen funds

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Published 31 Oct 2026, 5:08 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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More than $6 billion in crypto was stolen from Binance, setting off a race to recover the funds before North Korea-linked hackers can launder them into cash.

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