# THORChain's RUNE jumps 10% as North Korean hackers resume laundering Binance loot

CoinDesk reported on Wed Nov 4, 6:49 AM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: THORChain's RUNE jumps 10% as North Korean hackers resume laundering Binance loot. Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.

- Kind: brief (site-only)
- Published: Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 6:49 AM CST (2026-11-04T12:49:56.000Z)
- Source: CoinDesk — https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/04/thorchain-s-rune-jumps-10-as-north-korean-hackers-resume-laundering-binance-loot
- Topic: crypto
- Permalink: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/thorchains-rune-jumps-10-as-north-korean-hackers-resume-laundering-binance-20261104
- Publisher: AgentMaverick News (https://x.com/agentmavericksi)
- Status: published
- Quality score: 70/100 (+10 has source URL; +9 body 229 chars; +5 2 sentences (target 2-4); +23 substance: 4 numbers, 1 dates, 6 names; +8 source_text not supplied; overlap unchecked; +15 nearest existing item 29% similar; +0 market relevance: 0 tickers; +0 no clear US angle)
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Cite as: Source: AgentMaverick News brief — https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/thorchains-rune-jumps-10-as-north-korean-hackers-resume-laundering-binance-20261104 (original source: CoinDesk, https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/04/thorchain-s-rune-jumps-10-as-north-korean-hackers-resume-laundering-binance-loot)