As Binance crisis unfolded, 7-month-pregnant co-CEO took 3 am calls, led 100-person war room to tackle heist

Seven months pregnant, Binance co-CEO He Yi worked through the night to oversee the cryptocurrency exchange’s response after hackers stole over $6 billion in virtual assets, as the company scrambled to restore services, The New York Times reported. Operating from her base in Abu Dhabi, He Yi navigated the crisis overnight, taking calls as late as 3 am local time. As the company worked to resume withdrawals, an informal emergency war room brought together around 100 participants, including cryptocurrency tracers and security personnel. The team later moved to a 100-person conference call, with staff muting and unmuting themselves as they…