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Oct 30, 2026 30 min

Inside the $6 Billion Binance Hack | Ari Redbord

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Binance was hit by a $6 billion hack. What happens when the stolen crypto starts moving? TRM Labs' Ari Redbord joins David Hoffman to unpack the frantic first hours of the response, how stablecoin issuers froze billions, and the clues pointing investigators toward North Korea. --- https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔓NEAR | TRADE CONFIDENTIALLY, GET 20% BACK https://bankless.cc/near2026 🌍 RIPIO | LOCAL CURRENCIES, ONCHAIN https://bankless.cc/ripio 🛡️VIZOR | THE WALLET ZCASH DEVS USE https://bankless.cc/vizor --- TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The $6B Binance Hack 01:38 Inside TRM's War Room 03:29 Freezing Billions and Tracking Funds 08:51 Law Enforcement and Attack Clues 13:50 Why North Korea Is Different 21:26 The Regulatory Fallout for Crypto 24:53 AI and the Next Cyber Threat 27:43 Securing Crypto After the Attack --- RESOURCES Ari Redbord https://x.com/ARedbord TRM Labs https://www.trmlabs.com/ --- Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures

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