# Seoul urges tighter crypto security after Binance’s $6 billion heist

https://mins.news/en/video/125558

- CNA, 2026-11-02 13:39 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBk0C6ct1oU

> South Korea is urging domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen security after last week’s Binance heist. The programme also reports that Seoul plans to double AI spending to a record $16 billion, Japan may nearly double defence spending over five years, and Xi Jinping called closer economic ties with Oman a “shared strategic choice.”

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