Binance to resume withdrawals after recovering bulk of $6 billion in stolen funds


Binance to resume withdrawals after recovering bulk of $6 billion in stolen funds <br> Binance, the world&rsquo;s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said it would&nbsp;resume&nbsp;withdrawals&nbsp;in phases&nbsp;after&nbsp;covering 95% of the $6.3&nbsp;billion&nbsp;in tokens&nbsp;stolen&nbsp;from its platform in the world&#39;s largest digital heist, which the FBI has tied to North Korea. Binance&nbsp;said phase would start between 0600 and 0900 GMT on Sunday and include bitcoin, ether, BNB, Solana, XRP, dogecoin and other tokens. The remaining 5% of&nbsp;stolen&nbsp;tokens consists of assets that are less liquid and may take longer to source in the required amounts,&nbsp;Binance&nbsp;posted on X late on Saturday. Update: We have already covered $6B of the impacted amount of the hacked loss. https://t.co/WOHKdQLiSG &mdash; Binance (@binance) November 1, 2026 The FBI said on Saturday the North Korean state-sponsored unit known as TraderTraitor was responsible for the attack. Pyongyang has for years denied using state-linked cyber units for espionage, financial theft and revenue. Its mission in Geneva and embassy in China did not respond to requests for comment. Read:&nbsp;FBI and US Secret Service working with Binance after $6.3 billion hack, source says Members of the unit were observed by law enforcement converting&nbsp;stolen&nbsp;assets into the cryptocurrency ethereum, the FBI said in a statement, adding that it expects &quot;further laundering&quot; of the assets through the use of related technology. <br> <img src="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2638058/binance-to-resume-withdrawals-after-recovering-bulk-of-6-billion-in-stolen-funds" alt=" Binance to resume withdrawals after recovering bulk of $6 billion in stolen funds" width="100%">

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