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North Korea-linked launderers use NEAR memecoins to move Binance hack funds
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Published 2026-11-09 15:01 UTCUpdated 2026-11-09 17:26 UTC
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Overview
This is a new development in the investigation into the Binance hack: reports citing Elliptic say North Korea-linked operators created at least six tokens on NEAR and used decentralized-exchange liquidity pools to move roughly 117,000 NEAR, valued at about $430,000.
Entities
BinanceEllipticNEARTom RobinsonBTC
Why now
- The reports were published on November 9 and cite a new Elliptic update.
- The reported token activity occurred between November 5 and 7.
- The development provides a fresh on-chain tracing lead for the stolen funds.
Why it matters
- The reports describe memecoin liquidity pools being used as an additional route for moving stolen crypto assets.
- The activity directly involves NEAR tokens and decentralized-exchange pools.
- It adds a new laundering mechanism to the ongoing Binance hack investigation.
Evidence assessment
Recurring claims
- Operators created six throwaway memecoins on NEAR and routed roughly 117,000 NEAR, or about $430,000, through their liquidity pools.
- The activity is linked in the reports to the broader laundering of funds stolen in the Binance hack.
How sources frame it
- Bitcoin Magazine: neutral
- CoinDesk: neutral
- Crypto.News: neutral
Multiple reports describe the same Elliptic finding about stolen NEAR being routed through newly minted memecoins.
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CoinDesk report citing Elliptic
coindesk.com · coindesk.com · 2026-11-09 15:01 UTC
Binance hack launderers mint homemade Elon Musk, animal memecoins to move stolen funds: Elliptic
the_block_crypto · theblock.co · 2026-11-09 15:55 UTC
Bitcoin Magazine report citing Elliptic
bitcoinmagazine.com · bitcoinmagazine.com · 2026-11-09 17:26 UTC
Crypto.News report citing Elliptic
crypto.news · crypto.news · 2026-11-09 15:49 UTC
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