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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publicly accused North Korea of responsibility for the large-scale hack of Binance on October 29, involving as much as 6.3 billion USD, and named the operation "TraderTraitor."
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Short-term (~14 days)
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11/1/2026
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Valid until: 11/15/2026
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