Binance $6.3 billion hack rattles bitcoin and the crypto market
FROM THE WIRE · FINANCE.YAHOO.COM
Binance's $6.3 billion hack this week rattled the crypto market, with nearly every digital asset taking a leg lower on Friday. While the knee-jerk reaction was to sell, industry watchers see the move lower in assets as temporary. "Binance has committed to covering the losses…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishA theft of this size weighs on sentiment across the crypto market, though analysts see the decline as temporary.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01The crypto market closed mostly lower on Friday, with nearly every digital asset declining.
- 02Bitcoin fell to around $77,000 and ether dropped 4% to about $2,200.
- 03Binance said it will cover the losses from its own funds and reserves.
- 04Crypto-related stocks such as Circle, Coinbase and Robinhood also declined.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
Coinbase Global, Inc.143.29 USDMarket closedtoday -10.77%Negative Circle Internet Group72.53 USDMarket closedtoday -9.33%Negative Strategy Inc130.51 USDMarket closedtoday -7.84%Negative Bitcoin76,823.66 USD+0.37%today -1.22%Negative Solana94.87 USD+0.66%today -0.65%Negative
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