Binance began restoring withdrawals for some major cryptocurrencies on Sunday, Nov. 1, after an attack in which more than $6 billion in assets were stolen, CBS News reported.
The exchange had suspended user withdrawals following the theft. By 5 a.m. Eastern on Sunday, Binance said withdrawals were available again for assets including Bitcoin, BNB and XRP. It said access to additional assets and networks would return in stages as security checks were completed.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has said it will use company funds to buy tokens to replace 90% of the losses. That pledge does not amount to full reimbursement of the stolen assets.
The FBI accused North Korea on Saturday of responsibility for the theft, which it dated to around Oct. 29, 2026. The bureau attributed the operation to TraderTraitor, a Pyongyang-affiliated group also blamed for the $1.5 billion theft from the Bybit platform in February 2025.
The bureau said it had observed TraderTraitor actors converting stolen assets into Ethereum. It expected further laundering through decentralized finance and instant-swap services, and urged private-sector entities to block transactions linked to addresses used by the group.
News of the attack sent most major cryptocurrency prices sharply lower on Friday, according to CBS News. The report described the theft as potentially the largest cryptocurrency heist on record.