US and Private Sector Freeze $2.7 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Binance Heist
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The U.S. government and private sector entities have frozen over $2.7 billion of more than $6 billion in virtual assets stolen from Binance on or around Oct. 29, according to the Department of Justice.
Key facts
- Over $2.7 billion in stolen virtual assets have been frozen by the U.S. government and private sector entities.
- More than $6 billion in virtual assets were stolen from Binance on or around Oct. 29.
- The Department of Justice announced the asset freeze in a press release on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Source excerpt · PYMNTS
Efforts by the U.S. government and private sector entities have led to the freeze of over $2.7 billion of the more than $6 billion worth of virtual assets that were stolen from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange on or around Oct. 29, the Department of Justice said in a Thursday (Nov. 12) press release. The DOJ […] The post US and Private Sector Freeze $2.7 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Binance Heis…