Binance withdrawals resume following $6 billion hack

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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said it has resumed withdrawals after a record $6.3 billion was stolen from its digital wallets last week .

“Today, we’re beginning the phased resumption of withdrawals, taking a careful approach to ensure services return safely and securely,” Binance co-CEO Richard Teng posted on X early Sunday. “Our commitment remains clear: Binance will absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not our users.”

The company has resumed withdrawals for 15 digital currencies — including Bitcoin, Solana and Ethereum — as of 7:36 a.m. ET. Binance will “continue to restore additional assets and networks in phases as security checks are completed.” The phases are being prioritized based on user demand over the past week, the company noted.

Binance said it had processed around $4.6 billion in withdrawals and $1 billion in deposits by 10:30 a.m. ET. The company said it is testing its remaining systems and assets.

“We know how important safe and reliable access to your funds is and will share details of the next phase as soon as we can,” Binance wrote . “Rest assured that market conditions are stable.”

Some users may face delays or longer processing times, the company warned. Binance had suspended withdrawals on Friday after its system was hacked.

“We did not take this decision lightly. We understand how important reliable access to withdrawals is for our users,” the company wrote in a statement on X.

About 95% of the stolen amount is covered, the company said, as it has planned to “fully absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not users.” Binance said it used its Secure Assets Fund for Users — a reserve fund of roughly $1 billion in Bitcoin — as well as its corporate treasury and Futures insurance fund to cover the losses.

The 5% of tokens that have not been covered are “less liquid in the market and take (a) longer time to source at the required scale” than the top 10 coins, such as Bitcoin and Solana. Those top 10 digital currencies are “fully backed 100%.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday reported that TraderTraitor — cyber actors sponsored by North Korea since at least 2020 — were responsible for the theft . The FBI said TraderTraitor actors are converting the currencies, mainly into Ethereum.

“We sincerely thank (the FBI) for their strong support during this challenging time,” Binance posted on X in response to the bureau’s update.

Binance said it has conducted security reviews, worked with law enforcement and partners to recover the funds and monitored risks following the breach.

“We recognize how difficult this period has been for our users and the broader Binance community,” the company said in a statement. “Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued trust as our teams worked through this incident with the seriousness it required.”

Binance also thanked industry partners for freezing and tracing stolen funds. A team of cryptocurrency firms had managed to freeze about $3 billion of the stolen assets.

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全球最大的加密货币交易所币安表示，在上周其数字钱包被盗金额高达创纪录的 63 亿美元后，已恢复提款服务。

币安联席首席执行官Richard Teng周日早些时候在X平台上发文称：“今天，我们将开始分阶段恢复提现，并采取谨慎的方式确保服务安全可靠地恢复。我们的承诺依然明确：币安将承担被盗资金造成的经济损失，而不是我们的用户。”

截至美国东部时间上午 7:36，币安已恢复 15 种数字货币的提现服务，包括比特币、Solana 和以太坊。币安表示，将“在完成安全检查后，分阶段继续恢复更多资产和网络的提现服务”。该公司指出，各阶段的恢复优先级将根据过去一周的用户需求而定。

币安表示，截至美国东部时间上午10:30，已处理约46亿美元的提现和10亿美元的存款。该公司称，正在测试剩余的系统和资产。

币安表示：“我们深知安全可靠地获取资金对您至关重要，一旦确定下一步计划，我们将尽快公布详情。请放心，市场状况稳定。”

该公司警告称，部分用户可能会面临延迟或更长的处理时间。币安此前因系统遭到黑客攻击，于周五暂停了提现服务。

“我们并非轻率地做出这个决定。我们理解，对于我们的用户来说，可靠的提款渠道是多么重要，”该公司在X网站上发表声明写道。

该公司表示，约95%的被盗金额已得到弥补，因为其计划“完全承担被盗资金造成的经济损失，而不是让用户承担”。币安称，其动用了用户安全资产基金（一个价值约10亿美元的比特币储备基金）、公司金库和期货保险基金来弥补损失。

未被涵盖的5%代币“市场流动性较差，且需要更长的时间才能达到所需的规模”，而排名前十的加密货币，例如比特币和Solana，则“流动性较差”。这十大数字货币均“100%有资金支持”。

美国联邦调查局（FBI）周六发布报告称，TraderTraitor——一个至少自2020年以来一直受朝鲜资助的网络犯罪组织——应对此次盗窃事件负责。FBI表示，TraderTraitor成员正在将这些加密货币兑换成以太坊等其他加密货币。

币安在X平台上回应FBI的最新消息时发帖称：“我们衷心感谢FBI在这个充满挑战的时期给予的大力支持。”

币安表示，在数据泄露事件发生后，公司已进行安全审查，并与执法部门和合作伙伴合作追回资金，同时监控风险。

“我们深知这段时间对我们的用户和整个币安社区来说都非常艰难，”该公司在一份声明中表示。“感谢大家的耐心、理解和持续信任，我们的团队以应有的严肃态度处理了此次事件。”

币安也感谢行业合作伙伴冻结和追踪被盗资金。一个由多家加密货币公司组成的团队成功冻结了约30亿美元的被盗资产。