Binance Starts Withdrawal Recovery as FBI Blames North Korea for $6B+ Hack

Deposits have remained available throughout the incident and were not affected, the company noted. Binance is preparing to reopen withdrawals in phases as early as today, less than 72 hours after the largest recorded crypto theft in dollar terms. Meanwhile, the FBI formally attributed the attack to North Korean hackers and warned that the stolen assets are already being moved through laundering channels. US President Donald Trump also weighed in, saying he will talk to the Koreans. Withdrawals to Resume The company’s statement earlier this morning said phase one of withdrawals will begin progressively between 06:00 and 09:00 UTC today, after the exchange completes its latest security and operational checks. Binance reaffirmed that deposits had remained available before and after the incident. The first phase covers 15 networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, and Sui. Supported assets include BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, and numerous altcoins, with additional networks and tokens to be added once the exchange deems them ready. The company warned that users could encounter temporary delays as traffic returns. I...