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HacksCryptoastFrench, translatedFiled 19 h ago

Binance's CFO leaves the exchange a few days after the hack

Original headlineLe directeur financier de Binance quitte l’exchange quelques jours après le hack

Open the sourceReported by Cryptoast, cryptoast.fr, 9 November 2026, by Hugh Bernard

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Binance CFO Kaiser Ng is leaving the exchange days after it suffered the largest hack in crypto history, though an exchange official said the transition had been planned for months. The departure follows a breach that has put fresh scrutiny on the exchange’s financial controls and leadership stability. Binance has not disclosed new figures tied to the incident in the article, and the report does not specify the size of the loss. The timing matters because the CFO exit comes as the platform works to reassure users and regulators after the record exploit. What to watch next is who Binance names as Ng’s successor and whether the exchange provides further detail on the hack’s financial impact.

Muhabbit's AI wrote this summary in its own words from Cryptoast's report and translated it from French. It can get details wrong, so check the source.

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