Elliptic links NEAR memecoins to laundering of Binance stolen funds

Published Monday, November 9, 2026 · 2:59 PM EST

Hackers behind the $6.3B Binance heist created at least six memecoins on the NEAR blockchain to launder about $430,000 in stolen funds, Bloomberg reported, citing Elliptic. The finding links the creation of new crypto tokens to the movement of proceeds from the theft.

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