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ExchangesTokenPostKorean, translatedFiled 18 h ago

Tom Lee, $6.3 billion Binance incident also cited as background for selling

Original headline톰 리, 63억달러 바이낸스 사고도 매도 배경으로 거론

Open the sourceReported by TokenPost, tokenpost.kr, 15 November 2026, by 최윤서

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BitMine chairman Tom Lee attributed the recent crypto selloff to a combination of falling tech and semiconductor stocks, capital-raising ahead of Anthropic's IPO, and a $6.3 billion Binance-related crypto theft. Lee noted that selling persisted over recent weeks despite multiple banks announcing crypto and blockchain adoption. He suggested the AI and semiconductor stock rout may have triggered margin calls, particularly affecting Asian retail investors. The remarks frame the pullback as driven by cross-asset liquidity pressures rather than weakening fundamentals.

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