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Binance has already refunded 90% of stolen $6.3 billion

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Galvin, S. (2026, October 31). Binance has already refunded 90% of stolen $6.3 billion. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/world-news/binance-has-already-refunded-90-of-stolen-6-3-billion/

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Binance has refunded 90% of the $6.3 billion stolen from users by North Korean hackers, using company funds and its Futures insurance fund. The remaining 10%, consisting of less liquid tokens, may take longer to replenish due to sourcing challenges. Binance emphasizes full financial coverage for affected users and commits to ongoing transparency regarding recovery efforts.

Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of November 1, Binance announced it would resume withdrawals after covering nearly all of the $6.3 billion stolen in what is now confirmed as the largest crypto theft ever, attributed by the FBI to North Korean hackers. On October 29, Tether and Circle, issuers of stablecoins, froze over $1.5 billion in funds amid concerns about a potential hack on Binance. The exchange had frozen digital assets worth more than $2.5 billion on October 30 as it investigated the security issue. While initially unsure about the extent of damage and whether any user funds were compromised, Binance later confirmed that all stolen tokens would be reimbursed, with 95% already covered. The FBI has asked crypto exchanges to block transactions linked to specific addresses to prevent laundering of the stolen assets.

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Crypto giant Binance has already refunded 90% of the $6.3 billion stolen from users wallets by North Korean hackers, the company announced. asserted

company → refund → hackers

The Dubai-based company revealed it “set aside more than $6.34B in company funds to cover hacked losses” and made 90% of losses whole. asserted

% → base → losses

“Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users,” the company said in boldfaced type in the update sent out on Saturday. asserted

company → absorb → Saturday

The company emphasized that popular cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Solana, XRP, World Liberty Financial USD, Ripple USD, and Zcash are all “fully backed 100%.” asserted

cryptocurrencies → emphasize → ?

The remaining 10% that still needs to be replenished consist of tokens outside the top ten most popular digital assets. asserted

that → need → assets

“These assets are less liquid, which means they may take longer to source in the required amounts,” the company caveated. uncertain

company → mean → amounts

To replenish users wallets Binance took money from its own corporate treasury, used a portion of its Futures insurance fund, and partially deployed money from its emergency Secure Asset Fund for Users, the company stated. asserted

company → replenish → Users

Binance provided snapshots of its Proof of Reserve as well as links to the Secure Asset Fund for Users and its Futures insurance fund to maximize transparency. asserted

Binance → provide → transparency

“Our commitment remains the same: Binance will fully cover the financial impact of the funds stolen in this incident. asserted

Binance → remain → incident

We will continue to demonstrate this commitment through measurable progress, transparent reporting, and concrete actions,” the company said in a statement. asserted

company → continue → statement

The company is thought to have been hacked by a notorious North Korean hacking unit TraderTraitor who likely leveraged Artificial Intelligence to exploit unknown security flaws in the cryptoexchange. asserted

who → think → cryptoexchange

Binance announced that there were several “points of breach” detected after the hack — which took just roughly 20 minutes to execute — including one software engineer’s laptop. asserted

which → announce → laptop

Binance has already refunded 90% of stolen $6.3 billion

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