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Binance sets aside over $6.34 billion to cover losses from attack

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Binance announced that it has dedicated company funds to fully address the impact of a security incident where hackers successfully extracted $6.3 billion. To offset the breach, the exchange allocated more than $6.34 billion, an amount that incorporates $5 billion already held in the impacted token assets. To reassure affected customers, the platform committed to publicly verifying all user balances through its proof of reserves system. External industry partners have simultaneously stepped in to freeze approximately $3 billion of the stolen cryptocurrency assets.

Key points

  • Industry partners have successfully assisted Binance by freezing $3 billion in compromise…: Industry partners have successfully assisted Binance by freezing $3 billion in compromised digital assets.
  • All user funds will be publicly verified through the platform's proof of reserves system.: All user funds will be publicly verified through the platform's proof of reserves system.
  • The exchange has allocated enough capital to exceed the original $6.3 billion stolen duri…: The exchange has allocated enough capital to exceed the original $6.3 billion stolen during the attack.

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Oct 30 : Binance said on Friday it has reserved more than $6.34 billion in company funds, including $5 billion already held in impacted token assets, to deal with the fallout of an attack in which hackers stole $6.3 billion from the crypto platform.

All user funds will be verified publicly through its proof of reserves, and $3 billion in assets has been frozen with help from industry partners, Binance said.

Source: Reuters

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