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Binance users withdraw $3.6bn after record crypto hack

Told by 7 newspapers in 6 countries, between 19:00 and 02:00 on 1 November 2026.

In this story
AI-generated illustration, with the label burned into the image: a gold bitcoin coin leaning on a hardware crypto wallet on a desk, in front of a laptop showing an orange warning shield. It is not a photograph.AI-generated illustration
AI-generated illustration · not a photograph: an illustrative scene about cryptocurrency security, it does not show the reported attack · Image credits

The headline in each newspaper

In short

According to The Guardian, investors withdrew $3.6 billion from Binance after a record hack that stole billions.1 BBC News, MyJoyOnline and Punch report that Binance users withdrew funds after the attack, with Punch citing a $6.3 billion hack.234 TASS says users withdrew more than $3 billion after hackers attacked the exchange.5 The Sydney Morning Herald writes about the irony of the situation, without giving figures.6

AIMade at 15:11, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. Written when the story had 6 newspapers; it is redone when new newspapers join. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • Binance suffered a cryptocurrency theft valued at about 6.3 billion dollars.123+25 newspapers from 4 countries
  • North Korea denies being behind the attack.671+912 newspapers from 10 countries
  • Binance reopened withdrawals after suspending them.8112 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

  • According to North Korea, US accusations are «absurd rhetoric» and a «grave political provocation».74
  • North Korea accuses the US of a «trite provocation» and of responsibility in the case, and warns of a response.910

Who is involved

  • North Korea denies any role in the attack and rejects the US accusations.673+3
  • The US accuses North Korea of links to the theft, according to headlines that cite the FBI.4
  • Binance says outflows have normalised and that it will cover the losses.118

Background

  • 2025In February 2025, Bybit lost 1.5 billion dollars in an attack, until then the largest cryptocurrency theft on record.W
  • 2026The TraderTraitor group, linked to North Korea, is named as the suspect in the 29 October 2026 attack.W
  • About 3 billion dollars of stolen stablecoins have been frozen, according to the article.W

AIMade at 01:16 from 12 headlines from 10 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

Words in common

  • withdraw
  • binance
  • users
  • crypto