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Binance freezes assets after $6.3 billion heist, crypto industry's biggest

North Korean hackers suspected as exchange pledges to cover losses and cryptocurrency markets slide

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Event date
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Coverage
6 outlets · 6 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Australia, Canada, Pakistan
English
Countries concerned
Canada, North Korea
Economy & energy · intensity 1.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (83%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Global South.

Western 83%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 17%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 3 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by Globe and Mail (Canada), . 6 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world
Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Binance freezes assets after $6.3-billion heist, crypto industry’s biggest
    Globe and MailCanadaCanada → CanadaEnglish
  2. Binance freezes assets after $6.3 billion heist, crypto industry's biggest
    The Express TribunePakistanPakistan → North KoreaEnglish
  3. ‘Biggest hack in history’: Crypto giant freezes assets after $8.9b heist
    Brisbane TimesAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  4. ‘Biggest hack in history’: Crypto giant freezes assets after $8.9b heist
    WAtodayAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  5. ‘Biggest hack in history’: Crypto giant freezes assets after $8.9b heist
    The AgeAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  6. ‘Biggest hack in history’: Crypto giant freezes assets after $8.9b heist
    The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish