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Chainalysis linked the $6.3 B Binance hack to TraderTraitor, a North Korea‑associated unit, in cooperation with TRM Labs. It observed Binance’s hot‑wallet activity during the breach, including the movement of assets across nine blockchains at 4:20 p.m. ET on 29 Oct 2026. The firm also spoke to CNN about the attribution and monitored commingling of Binance with Bitget assets. Chainalysis ATTRIBUTES the Binance hack to the North Korea‑linked hacking group TraderTraitor Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis attributes the theft to the North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor. Chainalysis said it had high confidence that a North Korean was linked to the hack. Chainalysis ties the Binance attack to the North Korean group behind Bybit Chainalysis is tied to TraderTraitor group Chainalysis identified Lazarus Group with high confidence· Entity summary generated by Graphiti

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  1. ChainalysisIDENTIFIEDLazarus Group

    Chainalysis identified Lazarus Group with high confidence

    Current1 sourceLazarus Group
  2. ChainalysisTIED TOTraderTraitor

    Chainalysis is tied to TraderTraitor group

    Current1 sourceTraderTraitor
  3. ChainalysisTIED ATTACK SOURCEBybit

    Chainalysis ties the Binance attack to the North Korean group behind Bybit

    Current1 sourceBybit
  4. ChainalysisCONFIRMED HACK LINKED TONorth Korea

    Chainalysis said it had high confidence that a North Korean was linked to the hack.

    Current1 sourceNorth Korea
  5. ChainalysisATTRIBUTESTraderTraitor

    Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis attributes the theft to the North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor.

    Current1 sourceTraderTraitor
  6. ChainalysisATTRIBUTES ATTACKTraderTraitor

    Chainalysis ATTRIBUTES the Binance hack to the North Korea‑linked hacking group TraderTraitor

    Ended 2026-10-312 sourcesTraderTraitor
  7. ChainalysisATTACKER WALLET FUNDED BYTornado Cash

    Chainalysis reported that the attacker’s wallet was funded through Tornado Cash

    Current1 sourceTornado Cash
  8. ChainalysisATTRIBUTESTraderTraitor

    Chainalysis attributes the Binance hack to TraderTraitor

    Current3 sourcesTraderTraitor
  9. ChainalysisSPOKE TOCNN

    Chainalysis spoke to CNN about the Binance hack attribution

    Current1 sourceCNN
  10. ChainalysisOBSERVEDBinance

    Chainalysis observed Binance’s hot‑wallet activity during the hack

    Current1 sourceBinance
  11. ChainalysisOBSERVEDBitget

    Chainalysis observed Binanace funds commingling with Bitget assets

    Current1 sourceBitget
  12. ChainalysisREPORTS ACTIVITY GROWTH INSouth Africa

    Chainalysis reported that every activity category grew in South Africa

    Current1 sourceSouth Africa
  13. ChainalysisANALYZEDLedger

    Chainalysis analyzed the loss of more than 60 BTC from a scammer using Ledger devices.

    Current1 sourceLedger
  14. ChainalysisTRACKSBinance

    Chainalysis is tracking the assets related to Binance.

    Current1 sourceBinance
  15. Jonathan LevinCO FOUNDER OFChainalysis

    Jonathan Levin is co‑founder and CEO of Chainalysis

    Current1 sourceJonathan Levin
  16. ChainalysisOBSERVED EVENTS ONBinance

    Chainalysis observed funds leaving Binance hot wallets around 4:20 pm ET on Oct 29

    Current1 sourceBinance
  17. ChainalysisREPORTEDBrazil

    Chainalysis reported that Brazil recorded $252.5 billion in crypto activity between July 2025 and June 2026

    Current1 sourceBrazil
  18. ChainalysisLINKED TONorth Korea

    Chainalysis linked the Bitget incident to North Korea

    Current2 sourcesNorth Korea
  19. ChainalysisREPORTS PEER TO PEER CRYPTO VOLUME INTurkey

    Chainalysis reports that peer-to-peer crypto volume in Türkiye rose fivefold to $3.56 billion on 2026-10-28

    Current1 sourceTurkey
  20. ChainalysisSUGGESTSStarlink

    Chainalysis suggests Starlink or other means as possible explanations for Iranian activity recovery

    Current1 sourceStarlink
  21. ChainalysisDECREASES BY 80 PERCENTBitcoin

    Chainalysis decreases Bitcoin activity by about 80% during Iran’s February‑to‑May 2026 shutdown

    Current1 sourceBitcoin
  22. BeInCryptoCOOPERATES WITHChainalysis

    BeInCrypto cooperates with Chainalysis

    Current1 sourceBeInCrypto
  23. ChainalysisRANKED BEFOREUnited States

    Chainalysis ranked Brazil ahead of the United States

    Current1 sourceUnited States
  24. ChainalysisRANKED BEFOREJapan

    Chainalysis ranked Brazil ahead of Japan

    Current1 sourceJapan
  25. ChainalysisATTRIBUTESLatin America

    Chainalysis attributes Latin America’s growth to a collective pivot to stablecoins

    Current1 sourceLatin America
  26. ChainalysisRANKED POSITION OFBrazil

    Chainalysis ranked Brazil first in its 2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index

    Current1 sourceBrazil
  27. ChainalysisRANKED BEFORESouth Korea

    Chainalysis ranked Brazil ahead of South Korea

    Current1 sourceSouth Korea
  28. ChainalysisHAS EMPLOYEEFrancois Volpoet

    Chainalysis has employee Francois Volpoet

    Current1 sourceFrancois Volpoet
  29. ChainalysisPROVIDES REPORT2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index

    Chainalysis provides the 2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index.

    Current2 sources2026 Global Crypto Adoption Index
  30. ChainalysisDETERMINES RANK OFGermany

    Chainalysis determines Germany's rank as 13th in global crypto adoption

    Current1 sourceGermany
  31. TetherFREEZES BEFOREChainalysis

    Tether froze addresses before Chainalysis labeled them

    Current1 sourceTether
  32. Bitcoin MagazinePUBLISHEDChainalysis

    Bitcoin Magazine published an article written by Mathew Di Salvo describing Chainalysis findings about a Ledger theft

    Ended 2026-10-231 sourceBitcoin Magazine
  33. ChainalysisMENTIONEDLedger

    Chainalysis mentioned Ledger in its report on a theft that affected Ledger devices purchased through CryptoBilis

    Current1 sourceLedger
  34. ChainalysisIDENTIFIED LOSS OF BTCBitcoin

    Chainalysis identified that a scammer lost more than 60 BTC, about $4.8 million, in the Ledger wallet drain.

    Ended 2026-10-181 sourceBitcoin
  35. ChainalysisIDENTIFIED LOSSES TIED TOCryptoBilis

    Chainalysis discovered that all confirmed Bitcoin losses were tied to devices sold by the reseller CryptoBilis.

    Current1 sourceCryptoBilis
  36. ChainalysisOBSERVEDBitcoin

    Chainalysis observed a Bitcoin theft linked to the Ledger spy‑chip exploit

    Current1 sourceBitcoin
  37. ChainalysisIDENTIFIEDLedger spy-chip exploit

    Chainalysis identified the Ledger spy‑chip exploit

    Current1 sourceLedger spy-chip exploit
  38. ChainalysisREPORTSLedger spy-chip exploit

    Chainalysis reports the Ledger spy‑chip exploit

    Current1 sourceLedger spy-chip exploit
  39. ChainalysisCLAIMED LINKED TOCryptoBilis

    Chainalysis claimed that the theft was linked to CryptoBilis

    Ended 2026-10-161 sourceCryptoBilis
  40. ChainalysisSHOWSUnited States

    Chainalysis shows the United States hoards Bitcoin

    Current1 sourceUnited States

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Events 12

Source reports 30