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North Korea Is Laundering Binance Hack Loot at One New Wallet Every 25 Seconds
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Fusion42 · 4 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
North Korean hackers stole $6.4 billion from Binance and are laundering the funds rapidly through about 12,000 wallets across 11 blockchains, with stablecoin issuers freezing 44% of the stolen assets within minutes. Elliptic expects the remaining $3.24 billion to be cashed out over months via OTC brokers, indicating a prolonged laundering effort.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 21 sources have reported it between 1 Nov 2026 and 4 Nov 2026.
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You must rethink your compliance and risk checks fast as regulators and stablecoin issuers now act within minutes to freeze stolen assets. Your crypto platform can no longer rely on slow responses for stolen funds—speed and automation in anti-laundering measures have become mandatory.
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21 sources · first reported 1 Nov 2026 · latest 4 Nov 2026
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