North Korea rejects Binance hack accusation, but doesn't rule out talks

The Korea Herald · Hwang Joo-young · 2026-11-04 04:01 UTC

Kim Yo-jong, a ranking Workers' Party of Korea official and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Wednesday again rejected US allegations that

Kim Yo-jong, a ranking Workers' Party of Korea official and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Wednesday again rejected US allegations that Pyongyang was behind a cryptocurrency theft from Binance, warning that North Korea sees no reason to resume dialogue with Washington unless it abandons its hostile policy.

"The so-called 'cryptocurrency hacking case by the DPRK' is no more than a tip of (an) iceberg that shows the essence of the US hostile policy toward the DPRK," Kim said, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

"We have already and repeatedly clarified that the US abandonment of its hostile policy toward the DPRK is a major premise and key to solving all problems," she said.

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