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Binance users withdraw $3.4 billion after record crypto heist

France 24 Monday 02 November 2026, 10:18 UTC By Charles PELLEGRIN 1 min read

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Binance users withdraw $3.4 billion after record crypto heist Issued on: 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 capitalise on Patagonia's wide open spaces to attract data centre investment. Related keywords [Image text:] BINANCE Buy Crypto Markets Trade $102,798.48+134.87% Futures" Earn Square- More" TM YTO Deposn Buy BTC You Buy Trade BTC STC 18TCUS0$102,798.48 10-50,000 Buy BTC Trading resumes after record crypto hack BINANCEUSERS-WITHDRAW$3.6BN ON SUNDAY BUSINESS FRANCE 24

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