1 outlets · filed 29 October 2026
Crypto industry suffers 'largest bank heist in human history'
Cryptocurrency worth more than $6.3bn (£4.7bn) has been stolen from a major exchange - with one industry insider telling Sky News it is "the largest bank heist in human history".
What the coverage shows
Both outlets center on the scale of the crypto security incident and repeat the roughly $6.3 billion figure. Sky News uniquely foregrounds an industry insider’s line calling it “the largest bank heist in human history,” while ABC News frames it through Binance’s investigation and says the initial probe suggests access through a compromised laptop.
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