{
  "id": 19193249,
  "title": "Elliptic: hackers behind the $6.3B Binance heist created at least six memecoins on the NEAR blockchain network to launder about $430,000 of stolen funds (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/elliptic-hackers-behind-the-6-3b-binance-heist-created-at-least-six",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T18:35:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-09/binance-hackers-made-memecoins-to-launder-stolen-crypto"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The hackers who stole $6.3 billion from Binance Holdings Ltd. in crypto's biggest ever heist have turned to one of the sector's …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Binance hack launderers mint homemade Elon Musk, animal memecoins to move stolen funds: Elliptic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/binance-hack-launderers-mint-homemade-elon-musk-animal-memecoins-to",
        "published": "2026-11-09T15:54:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}