TREE NEWS update: Binance reopened withdrawals after the largest hack in crypto history, with billions in funds leaving the exchange on reopening. THORChain co-founder argued the protocol should not halt operations to comply with FBI demands. The developments were reported in Hodler’s Digest.
Binance Reopens Withdrawals After Record Hack; Billions Flee
The reopening matters less as a technical milestone than as a live test of depositor confidence: the fact that funds kept flowing out once the doors were open suggests the hack's reputational cost is being priced in real time, not just in lost balances. It also sharpens a governance fault line, with THORChain's co-founder resisting halting operations for an FBI demand — a reminder that decentralized protocols face competing pressures between law enforcement cooperation and censorship resistance. Whether outflows stabilize after the initial rush, and how other protocols handle similar requests, is the open question.
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