{"id":"5f2ae0e57ab5","title":"Binance $6.3 B hack recovery","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/5f2ae0e57ab5","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"4.20261101190117","updated":"2026-11-01T19:01:17.412Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmvy74dsg4un3we","text":"Binance resumed withdrawals after a breach.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Binance withdrawals","reported":"2026-11-01 16:20:10.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/binance-resumes-withdrawals-following-6-3-billion-breach/","quote":"Binance resumes withdrawals following $6.3 billion breach.","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvy74dsgbnylbi","text":"The breach involved $6.3 billion.","status":"Reported","value":"$6.3 billion","subject":"breach amount","reported":"2026-11-01 16:20:10.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/binance-resumes-withdrawals-following-6-3-billion-breach/","quote":"$6.3 billion breach.","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvy74dsg8b5sk8","text":"Binance has covered 95 % of the stolen assets.","status":"Reported","value":"95%","subject":"stolen assets coverage","reported":"2026-11-01 16:20:10.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"TechCrunch","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/01/binance-resumes-withdrawals-following-6-3-billion-breach/","quote":"it's now covered 95% of the stolen assets.","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvvmyrhq9nonrn","text":"Tech stocks plunged amid concerns over AI investments.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Tech stocks plunge","reported":"2026-10-30 23:42:00.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tech-stocks-plunge-amid-ai-concerns-6-3-billion-dollar-binance-hack-raises-security-fears/","quote":"Tech stocks plunged amid concerns over AI investments","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvvmyrhq0493j0","text":"A hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance was reported at $6.3 billion.","status":"Reported","value":"$6.3 billion","subject":"Binance hack","reported":"2026-10-30 23:42:00.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tech-stocks-plunge-amid-ai-concerns-6-3-billion-dollar-binance-hack-raises-security-fears/","quote":"a reported $6.3 billion hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvvmyrhqz204kc","text":"Industry sources suspect North Korean involvement in the Binance hack.","status":"Reported","value":"North Korean","subject":"suspected North Korean involvement","reported":"2026-10-30 23:42:00.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tech-stocks-plunge-amid-ai-concerns-6-3-billion-dollar-binance-hack-raises-security-fears/","quote":"industry sources suspecting North Korean involvement","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvvmyrhqekhhko","text":"Approximately $6 billion was stolen from Binance.","status":"Reported","value":"$6 billion","subject":"Binance theft amount","reported":"2026-10-30 21:36:56.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/binance-crypto-hack-stolen-funds-recovery/","quote":"How hard is it to recover the $6 billion stolen from Binance?","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvv2lq5fdxl9z1","text":"The estimated total impact of the incident was more than $6 billion.","status":"Reported","value":">$6 billion","subject":"Incident financial impact","reported":"2026-10-30 14:25:58.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/binance-flags-potential-security-issue-says-approximately-6-3-billion-impacted","quote":"the estimated total impact was at more than $6 billion","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvv2lq5fbjw0mu","text":"Binance said approximately $6.3 billion was impacted.","status":"Reported","value":"$6.3 billion","subject":"Impacted amount","reported":"2026-10-30 14:25:58.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"PBS NewsHour","url":"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/binance-flags-potential-security-issue-says-approximately-6-3-billion-impacted","quote":"says approximately $6.3 billion impacted","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["It remains unclear how the remaining 5 % of the funds will be retrieved and exactly which actors were responsible.","It remains unclear how much of the stolen cryptocurrency can be recovered and what exact methods the hackers used to move the funds."],"answered_questions":[{"question":"It remains unclear exactly how much of the $6.3 billion was actually taken and whether any of the stolen funds can be recovered.","answer":"Binance has covered 95 % of the stolen assets.","source":"TechCrunch"}],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-01T19:01:17.412Z","kind":"answer","summary":"It remains unclear exactly how much of the $6.3 billion was actually taken and whether any of the stolen funds can be recovered. — Binance has covered 95 % of the stolen assets."},{"at":"2026-11-01T19:01:14.320Z","kind":"new","summary":"Binance resumed withdrawals after a breach. The breach involved $6.3 billion. Binance has covered 95 % of the stolen assets."},{"at":"2026-10-31T00:01:27.470Z","kind":"new","summary":"Tech stocks plunged amid concerns over AI investments. A hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance was reported at $6.3 billion. Industry sources suspect North Korean involvement in the Binance hack. Approximately $6 billion was stolen from Binance."},{"at":"2026-10-30T14:31:26.883Z","kind":"new","summary":"The estimated total impact of the incident was more than $6 billion. Binance said approximately $6.3 billion was impacted."}],"relay_note":{"text":"Binance announced on November 1 that withdrawals have resumed after a breach involving roughly $6.3 billion, and the exchange says it has covered about 95 % of the stolen assets, according to a report from TechCrunch. Earlier reports from CBS News and PBS NewsHour on October 30‑31 described the incident as affecting more than $6 billion, with industry sources suspecting North Korean involvement and estimates ranging from $6 billion to $6.3 billion stolen.\n\nThe exact amount taken remains unclear, as does how the remaining 5 % of the funds will be retrieved, which actors were responsible and what methods the hackers used to move the cryptocurrency. These questions have not been settled.","updated":"2026-11-01T19:01:41.739Z","method":"Written by AI only from this record and checked sentence by sentence against it."}}