Binance confirmed a $6 billion hack, the largest in crypto history, triggering a Bitcoin crash to $76,350 and $1.52 billion in liquidations across nearly 240,000 traders.
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Binance confirmed a hack resulting in over $6 billion stolen, the largest in crypto industry history. Bitcoin fell to $76,350 in response, while liquidations across nearly 240,000 traders totaled $1.52 billion over 24 hours, with $1.36 billion of that attributed directly to the Binance incident. BTC and ETH accounted for the majority of wrecked positions at $482 million and $365 million respectively, according to https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-crashes-to-76k-1-5b-liquidated-after-cryptos-biggest-hack/.