{
  "id": 17781699,
  "title": "Binance users withdraw $3.4 billion after record crypto heist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/binance-users-withdraw-3-4-billion-after-record-crypto-heist",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T10:18:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20261102-binance-users-withdraw-3-4-billion-after-record-crypto-heist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Customers of cryptocurrency trading platform Binance withdrew some $3.4 billion of their funds on Sunday after Binance reopened trading. The company had suspended all operations after a cyberattack that compromised over $6 billion in digital assets. Also in this edition: the Wall Street Journal reports on a new US plan to restore Russian gas sales to Europe, and we look at Argentina's efforts to…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Crypto ‘scammers on overdrive’ as Binance customers pull billions from accounts after $6.3bn hack – business live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/crypto-scammers-on-overdrive-as-binance-customers-pull-billions-from",
        "published": "2026-11-02T07:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Live updates: Binance records $6 billion outflows after starting withdrawals, less then 4% of total holdings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/live-updates-binance-records-6-billion-outflows-after-starting",
        "published": "2026-11-02T08:49:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}