Binance exchange says it will cover customer losses as it scrambles to freeze affected assets, with about $3bn located so far

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been hit by a record $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack described as the biggest heist in history, with experts identifying North Korea as the likely culprit.

Binance said it would cover all customer losses as it froze $3bn of the affected assets.

Analysts said the exchange had been subjected to an unprecedented attack with “never-seen-before” laundering patterns as the hackers made off with assets worth billions of dollars.

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Crypto is not used as a currency, purchasing goods and services. It’s a speculative asset that’s used as a fiat debasement trade

https://ethereumadoption.com/built-on-ethereum?view=byEntity

https://defillama.com/stablecoins/ethereum

Most of it is owned by the same banks that caused the crash that bitcoin was created to avoid.

This is the only sorta-kinda correct thing you said. The complete co-opting of crypto by institutions is a bit worrisome, but if you're truly worried about a "crash", then hold stablecoins. The network itself is decentralized and nobody "owns" it. Your keys are your keys.

Pretty fucking ironic.

There's nothing ironic. I can acquire crypto, send and receive it, without any tradfi involvement.

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