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  "id": 17196444,
  "title": "Binance Estimates $6.3 Billion Hacked in Crypto’s Biggest-Ever Heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-estimates-6-3-billion-hacked-in-cryptos-biggest-ever-heist",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:41:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2026/10/30/890894.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has suffered the industry’s biggest-ever hack in a fresh blow to efforts to push digital assets into the mainstream.Binance Holdings on Friday said $6.3 billion worth of funds were affected, with $3 billion in …",
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    "outlets": 6,
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      {
        "outlet": "ProPakistani",
        "title": "Binance Hit by Possibly the Biggest Hack in Crypto History",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-hit-by-possibly-the-biggest-hack-in-crypto-history",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:12:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Binance crypto exchange confirms major hack, more than $2.5 billion frozen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-crypto-exchange-confirms-major-hack-more-than-2-5-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:41:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "$6 billion Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether tumbling; Standard Chartered expects more pain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/6-billion-binance-hack-sends-bitcoin-ether-tumbling-standard",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Binance Halts Withdrawals After $6.3 Billion Hack, The Biggest In Crypto History",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-halts-withdrawals-after-6-3-billion-hack-the-biggest-in",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:22:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "The $6.3 billion Binance hack: What we know so far about the biggest crypto heist in history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-6-3-billion-binance-hack-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-biggest",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:49:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}