Key facts
- Hackers held 18,270 BTC, worth roughly $1.4 billion, in 19 addresses.
- Coinbase held 18,071 BTC for investment and operations as of Sept. 30.
- Attackers held 508,621 ETH, exceeding The Ether Machine's holdings.
- Binance pledged to cover all losses from the $6.3 billion hack.
Hackers behind the $6.3 billion Binance breach held more Bitcoin on Friday than crypto exchange Coinbase's corporate holdings. Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery traced 18,270 Bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $1.4 billion, to 19 addresses linked to the attacker. Coinbase reported holding a combined 18,071 BTC for investment and operations as of Sept. 30, meaning the hacker's haul exceeded that total by 199 BTC. The attackers also held 508,621 Ether (ETH). Binance confirmed the hack and pledged to cover all losses, with TRM Labs attributing the attack to North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking group.