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title: "RUNE rises after report of Binance record $6.3B hack"
description: "Cointelegraph reported that THORChain's RUNE token jumped 13% after Binance's record $6.3B hack. The report noted that North Korean hackers had previously…"
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canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/thorchain-thorchain-s-rune-jumps-13-43567b289d9598"
published: 2026-10-30T10:01:57.000Z
updated: 2026-10-30T10:03:01.000Z
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# RUNE rises after report of Binance record $6.3B hack

Cointelegraph reported that THORChain's RUNE token jumped 13% after Binance's record $6.3B hack. The report noted that North Korean hackers had previously…

Attributed sources: [Cointelegraph](<https://cointelegraph.com/markets/rune-token-surges-binance-hack>)

## Key facts

Cointelegraph reported that THORChain's RUNE token jumped 13% after Binance's record $6.3B hack. The report noted that North Korean hackers had previously used THORChain to move funds stolen from Bybit and Bitget, prompting calls for the protocol to intervene.
Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (Cointelegraph).
No complete post-detection return window is available yet.

## Claims and open questions

- Cointelegraph reported that RUNE jumped 13% after Binance's record $6.3B hack.
- Cointelegraph reported that North Korean hackers previously used THORChain to move funds stolen from Bybit and Bitget, prompting calls for the protocol to intervene.
- What the $6.3B figure measures, such as stolen assets, and whether Binance has issued an official statement or filing on the incident.
- Whether THORChain has responded to calls for the protocol to intervene, and whether any on-chain action has been taken.

## Source evidence

- [THORChain’s RUNE jumps 13% after Binance’s record $6.3B hack](<https://cointelegraph.com/markets/rune-token-surges-binance-hack>) — Cointelegraph; published Oct 30, 2026, 09:52; received Oct 30, 2026, 10:01 (UTC).


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