FBI Calls for Blocking Hacked Binance Addresses; TorChain Lacks Selective Functionality
Original headline바이낸스 해킹 주소 차단 촉구한 FBI…토르체인 선별 기능 없어
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FBI on Oct. 31 urged THORNode operators, RPC node operators and DeFi services to block addresses linked to funds stolen in the Binance hack and transactions derived from them, but THORChain (RUNE) said it has no capability to selectively filter specific addresses. The request, issued as a public notice without a court order or individual enforcement measures, follows Binance's disclosure that a hot wallet was compromised on Oct. 30 at around 5:05 a.m. KST, draining roughly $6.3 billion (about 8.398 trillion won at 1,333 won per dollar) in tokens. The episode highlights tension between law enforcement's push to freeze stolen crypto and DeFi protocols' technical limits and censorship-resistance design. Watch for whether THORChain operators adopt voluntary screening tools, whether the FBI escalates to legal compulsion, and any movement of the stolen funds through cross-chain channels.
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