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HacksJournal du CoinFrench, translatedFiled 3 days ago

Binance: its CFO leaves nine days after the $6.3 billion hack

Original headlineBinance : son directeur financier s’en va neuf jours après le hack à 6,3 milliards de dollars

Open the sourceReported by Journal du Coin, journalducoin.com, 8 November 2026, by Magali

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Binance’s chief financial officer Kaiser Ng has left the exchange nine days after a $6.3 billion hack, with Justin Yek stepping into the CFO role. The departure comes as Singapore regulators signal scrutiny of the exchange. The timing matters because the CFO exit follows one of the largest exploit events in crypto exchange history, raising questions about Binance’s financial controls and reporting. Watch for regulatory responses from Singapore authorities and for further leadership or disclosure changes at Binance.

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Binance, Kaiser Ng, Justin Yek, Singapore