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Why stealing billions from a crypto exchange can be harder to stop than a bank theft
COINDESK · NEW YORK — The $6.3 billion Binance breach has revived a debate over whether crypto exchanges are less secure than banks or simply harder to protect once hackers get inside.
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- Crypto & Blockchain
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- 02 November 2026 · 08:32 UTC
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- 02 November 2026 · 08:45 UTC
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- https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/11/02/why-crypto-exchange-hacks-can-be-harder-to-contain-versus-global-banks
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