Kim Yo Jong refuses to engage in dialogue with the US after denying responsibility for the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets from Binance. Published November 4, 2026 November 4, 2026 North Korea fired several missiles into the Sea of Japan, according to the South Korean military, hours after Pyongyang denied accusations that it was behind the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets from Binance. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that it had detected the launch of several missiles from the Sondok area on North Korea’s eastern coast into the Sea of Japan. List of 3 items recommended storiesend list He said authorities in South Korea and the United States were analyzing the details of the launches. The tests marked Pyongyang’s fourth such weapons launch in a month. They came a day after North Korea denied involvement in the Binance attack, dismissing an FBI announcement that North Korean hackers were responsible as “a trite provocation.” Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Friday that hackers stole more than $6 billion in what appears to be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. $1.5 billion Bybit stock market hack last year. Early Wednesday, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Pyongyang viewed the FBI announcement as “an extension of Washington’s ongoing hostile policy toward” North Korea. He ruled out dialogue with Washington until the United States abandoned that policy. “Our clear position is that we have no need to sit face to face with such untrustworthy and hostile people,” he said. “The choice for peace includes dialogue, of course, but this surely does not equate with our national interests.” US President Donald Trump said in August that he plans to meet with Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the North Korean leader during his first term. Trump said it was important to “get along” with Kim, adding that Pyongyang had 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons. ended amid disagreements over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. In October, the United States, South Korea and Japan again reiterated their call for the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula. The call came as North Korea has accelerated its weapons tests this year, in what analysts say is likely an attempt to increase its influence in any future diplomacy with the United States. Its recent tests have included a submarine-launched ballistic missile, hypersonic missiles, attack drones and cluster bombs designed to be carried by ballistic missiles. On Tuesday, Pyongyang said it had tested a new cluster warhead for strategic cruise missiles the day before, claiming it could destroy an area of 5 to 6 hectares (12 to 15 acres) with “high-density power.” The latest launches followed a report by North Korean state media that Kim had visited a naval shipyard where a destroyer was being built and stressed the importance of a powerful navy.
