Crypto Is Getting Better at Absorbing Hacks Than Preventing Them

Despite Binance replacing all tokens stolen in a $6.3 billion hack, the crypto industry faces ongoing challenges in evolving security infrastructures to prevent breaches rather than just absorbing their financial impact. Attackers continue to exploit vulnerabilities in operational systems around digital assets, especially in transaction authorization processes, highlighting a gap where blockchain's immutable transactions lack traditional financial controls that could prevent or reverse fraudulent transfers.

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