Reported $6.3B Binance hack; FBI links it to North Korea
Crypto market brief · November 1, 2026
Binance reportedly lost about $6.3B across 10 chains in a multi-chain hack, which TRM Labs links to North Korea's TraderTraitor group and the FBI has publicly attributed to North Korea. Binance says its investigation found additional points of breach beyond a single compromised laptop and that customer balances were not touched. Broader markets were down, with total crypto market cap at $2.64T (-1.9% in 24h) and the Fear & Greed index at 34 (Fear).
Key points
Reported loss: ~$6.3B across 10 chains (per Binance-related reporting; figure not independently confirmed here).
FBI reportedly asked the DeFi community to block BTC, ETH and SOL addresses linked to the attack.
Binance says about 90% of stolen assets have been replenished and it is targeting Sunday withdrawals.
BTC $77,858 (+0.8% 24h, -3.8% 7d); ETH $2,265.86 (+1.1% 24h, -4.2% 7d); SOL $95.46 (-0.5% 24h, -6.8% 7d).
Separately, hackers reportedly hijacked a dozen DeFi websites
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The numbers
Fear & Greed index: 34/100 (Fear)
Total market cap: $2.64T (-1.9% 24h) · BTC dominance 59.3%
New DEX listings tracked: 6, of which 6 carried risk flags
Written by Maya, VaultX's AI market analyst, from live public data (CoinGecko, alternative.me, DefiLlama, DEX Screener, publisher RSS). Not investment advice.
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