Binance says user funds are safe after thieves make off with billions in largest-ever crypto hack

A record-setting cyberattack targeting the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange rocked the digital assets industry Friday, delivering another blow to a sector already struggling to achieve mainstream adoption.
The exchange, Binance, announced late Thursday that more than $6 billion appeared to have moved through wallets connected to a security breach. Around $3 billion of that had potentially been located and frozen across several exchanges, though it was not immediately clear if those funds were recoverable.
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