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Binance Breach Gives Crypto's Custody Pitch an Unwanted Demonstration
· New York time
A $6.3 billion Binance hack is putting custody at the center of discussion about crypto infrastructure, CNBC reports. The breach has drawn attention to how digital assets are held and protected, and to the businesses that provide those services. Custody is the practical question of who safeguards assets and how access is controlled. In crypto, that question sits alongside trading and speculation, even when rising prices make the plumbing less glamorous than the market itself. The lessons from the hack could shape the next phase of the infrastructure trade, according to CNBC. That is a prospective assessment, not a guarantee that any particular company or security approach will benefit. An industry famous for promising a new financial system now has a very old problem to address: keeping valuables safe. The future of money still needs someone to mind the vault.
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