# North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack

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2 outlets covering · First listed: CoinDesk, Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/11/09/north-korean-hackers-are-creating-memecoins-to-wash-loot-from-usd6-3-billion-binance-hack>

North Korean hackers used six homemade memecoins to launder 117,000 NEAR, worth about $430,000, from the $6.3 billion Binance hack, Elliptic says.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 AM: [North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack](<https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/11/09/north-korean-hackers-are-creating-memecoins-to-wash-loot-from-usd6-3-billion-binance-hack>) — CoinDesk (Specialist, United States)
  North Korean hackers used six homemade memecoins to launder 117,000 NEAR, worth about $430,000, from the $6.3 billion Binance hack, Elliptic says.
- Nov 10, 2026, 7:18 AM: [North Korea Hackers Launches Elon Musk Memecoins to Launder $6.4B Binance Hack](<https://cryptonews.com/news/north-korea-memecoins-binance-hack/>) — CryptoNews (Specialist)
  North Korea memecoins featuring Elon Musk are helping launder funds from the $6.4B Binance hack. Here's what happens.