North Korea Blamed for $6B Hack, Bitcoin Price Holds Steady
The FBI confirmed North Korea orchestrated the $6 billion Binance hack and asked DeFi platforms to block addresses. Bitcoin's price barely reacted, trading near $78,046.
If nation-state actors can steal billions from major exchanges and move funds through thousands of addresses faster than regulators can list them, can any centralized custody model ever be fully secure? Bitcoin's design assumed individuals would hold their own keys. Eighteen years later, most users still rely on exchanges. Does crypto's growth depend on better custody technology, or on more people learning to self-custody the way the white paper intended?
https://www.bonuz.xyz/en/blog/north-korea-6b-hack-bitcoin-price-steady-2026-11-01
The FBI confirmed North Korea orchestrated the $6 billion Binance hack and asked DeFi platforms to block addresses. Bitcoin's price barely reacted, trading near $78,046.
If nation-state actors can steal billions from major exchanges and move funds through thousands of addresses faster than regulators can list them, can any centralized custody model ever be fully secure? Bitcoin's design assumed individuals would hold their own keys. Eighteen years later, most users still rely on exchanges. Does crypto's growth depend on better custody technology, or on more people learning to self-custody the way the white paper intended?
https://www.bonuz.xyz/en/blog/north-korea-6b-hack-bitcoin-price-steady-2026-11-01
