US authorities probe $6.3 billion Binance hack as Trump casts doubt on North Korea link

President Donald Trump said the US government is examining the Binance hack, with damage reported at about $6.3 billion. According to the sources, he passed on Binance's view that the situation is largely contained, and he remarked that digital money has long carried some danger.

Trump also challenged the attribution of the attack. Kommersant reports that he questioned an FBI conclusion pointing to a North Korean hacking group and said Washington is still working out what happened. A Telegram summary quotes him as saying the US has no clear answer on any North Korean role. The same summary says the FBI named South Korea the day before. No other source supports that version.

The CFTC chair said blockchain analysis gives investigators a very good chance of tracing the stolen funds. Tracing does not equal recovery, but freezing or returning assets depends on it.

The sources point to growing calls for crypto regulation after the incident. The available texts do not give the timing or technical details of the breach, so many specifics remain unconfirmed.