# Binance co-founder denies rumor of engineer’s romance with alleged North Korean agent

https://mins.news/en/item/125445

- TASS, 2026-11-02 12:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2211929

> Binance co-founder Yi He denied a claim that one of the crypto exchange’s engineers had a romance with an alleged North Korean agent, calling the story dramatic but untrue. Binance said it was hit by a cyberattack, with potential losses of up to $6.3 billion; deposits and access to them were unaffected.

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