Crypto industry confronts stark security challenges after US$6.4b Binance hack

Industry leaders at Hong Kong’s Fintech Week are searching for solutions to crypto crime in the wake of Binance’s historic hack, with over US$3 billion in stolen assets still in the hands of alleged North Korean hackers. “You have to be able to treat every end point and every server as a possible place that might be compromised and work on the principle that it might be compromised,” said Tim Way, global head of banking initiatives at digital asset infrastructure firm Fireblocks, during an...