Binance Hack: Why Bitcoin Didn't Crash Like It Did in 2018

Binance lost about $6.4 billion, the largest crypto hack on record, yet Bitcoin fell about 3%, against nearly 11% in 2018 when the exchange was last attacked.
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- Binance lost about $6.4 billion, the largest crypto hack on record, yet Bitcoin fell about 3%, against nearly 11% in 2018 when the exchange was last attacked.
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