The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is thought to have been targeted by hackers who have stolen assets worth more than $6.3bn in just 20 minutes.
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Binance said it had worked with partners to freeze the affected assets, with about $3bn located so far. It gave no update on the status of the remaining $3.3bn.
Analysts said the hack bore the hallmarks of a previous attack by a North Korean state hacking unit.
It has sent Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices tumbling.
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