Justiça dos EUA mira US$ 1,2 bi roubados da Binance

O Departamento de Justiça dos EUA anunciou em 12 de novembro medidas contra recursos涉嫌 related a grandes ataques de criptomoedas. O valor central da operação é US$ 1,2 bilhão em ativos associados ao roubo envolvendo a Binance,金额 figures reported by CryptoSlate, Unchained, Cointelegraph, Protos, The Block e The Coin Republic. A guarantor司法 does not yet guarantee an immediate restitution to the victims, since no timetable has been disclosed for the return of funds.

The Block reports that a court has authorized the DOJ to seize the US$ 1.2 billion, while The Coin Republic characterizes the action as a request to seize or restrain the assets. The legal characterization therefore varies across the coverage. CryptoSlate and Cointelegraph also place the action within a broader DOJ announcement involving seizure or restraint authority over more than US$ 2.7 billion in frozen assets, although that figure is not presented as the amount destined specifically for the Binance victims.

A separate action dismantled servers used by a criminal operation identified as FaceStealer. Unchained describes it as a video-call hacking scheme, while The Block calls it a deepfake scam. Unchained, Cointelegraph and Protos report that the operation was responsible for more than US$ 400 million in cryptocurrency theft; Cointelegraph specifies that the losses accumulated over 18 months. The FBI took down the relevant servers, according to Unchained.

The attribution and method described in the coverage require additional distinctions. Protos reports that North Korea used an effective AI-powered social-engineering approach in the FaceStealer operation, although that outlet does not provide further details in its summary. The Block separately links the Binance action to North Korea’s TraderTraitor group. The Coin Republic describes the US$ 1.2 billion as being tied to North Korea’s alleged US$ 6 billion theft from Binance, a scale attributed only to that outlet.

The judicial intervention does not resolve the recovery process for victims. CryptoSlate says the DOJ’s announcement provides seizure or restraint authority over more than US$ 2.7 billion in frozen assets, but does not include a timetable for returning funds. As a result, the action primarily establishes legal control over identified or suspected assets; the mechanics of tracing, claiming and distributing those funds remain relevant questions for the proceedings.

Crypto markets were broadly lower in the context supplied with the story. Total capitalization stood at US$ 2.37 trillion, Bitcoin fell 3.86% over 24 hours and the Fear & Greed index registered 13, classified as extreme fear. No specific coin connected to the enforcement action was identified. The next points to watch are the court’s final treatment of the requested seizures or restraints, any identification of additional affected assets and whether authorities establish a schedule for victim restitution.