Binance CEO says paused withdrawals after Ankr hack

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(Reuters) – Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao said on Friday that the cryptocurrency exchange has paused withdrawals after the possible attacks on Web 3 operator Ankr and Hay.

“Initial analysis is developer private key was hacked, and the hacker updated the smart contract to a more malicious one.”, he tweeted.