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Institutional Investors Withdraw Funds From Exchanges Following Reported Binance Hack
(2 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
Institutional crypto investors have reportedly been moving funds off centralized exchanges following a reported hack of Binance. The withdrawals suggest growing concern among large investors about the security of keeping assets on exchange platforms.
WHY IT MATTERS
When you keep cryptocurrency on an exchange, the exchange holds your funds for you — similar to how a bank holds your money.
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- coindesk.com
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