Diebstahl: Möglicher Hackerangriff auf Kryptowährungsbörse Binance

A major security incident at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has caused an estimated loss of $6.3 billion, potentially making it the largest crypto heist in history. Analysts estimate this sum, following the revelation from Binance on Friday that they had collaborated with partners to freeze affected assets.

So far, around $3 billion has been recovered. Binance co-founder Yi He stated that the company will "replace all losses resulting from the hacking attack." Initial investigations suggest the incident may have begun with a hacked laptop of an engineer, allowing an attacker to gain access to one of the systems and make unauthorized withdrawals.

Market reactions were immediate in early Asian trading hours. Bitcoin fell more than three percent to a six-week low of $76,368, and Ether dropped more than three percent to a two-month low of $2,178. The BNB token, used for paying fees on Binance, fell five percent in the last 24 hours. Shares of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global dipped 4.8 percent, while those of Bitcoin buyer Strategy fell nearly six percent in extended US trading.