POPA ReconJUST IN: Binance has been reportedly hacked for $2.5 billion+
Source reports
- JUST IN: Binance has been reportedly hacked for $2.5 billion+ @circle freezes 823 million USDC, whereas @tether freezes 971 million USDC of outflowing money. According to @cz_binance all user funds are safe. — @CosmicSignature (X), Oct 29, 2026, 21:33 UTC
- UPDATE: Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) says the exchange appears to have been hacked, with Tether freezing approximately $971 million in USDT and Circle freezing $823 million in USDC. CZ says he expects all user funds to be fully covered. — @CoinDesk (X), Oct 29, 2026, 21:49 UTC
- 🚨 Binance may have just suffered a MASSIVE HACK, with nearly $1.8 BILLION in crypto reportedly frozen. And the warning is coming from its own co-founder, Changpeng Zhao. “It does look like a hack on Binance.” According to CZ, Tether froze approximately $971 million and Circle… — @MarioNawfal (X), Oct 29, 2026, 21:54 UTC
- TLDR of the Binance situation so far: > up to $5.8B in suspicious Binance wallet outflows > suspected hack across multiple blockchains > Tether freezes over $1.5B in USDT > Circle freezes over $800M in USDC > BTC crashes below $79K > over $600M in leveraged positions liquidated… — @wallstreetbets (X), Oct 29, 2026, 21:58 UTC
- 🚨 Binance is investigating a potential security incident and says it has found no impact on user funds so far. Further updates will be shared through official channels. According to public information, Tether and Circle have frozen more than $2.3 billion in stablecoins linked to… — @OnCoinLive_ (X), Oct 29, 2026, 23:13 UTC
- BINANCE SECURITY INCIDENT: WHAT WE KNOW 1/ Binance has confirmed a security breach affecting its hot wallets on the Ethereum, Bitcoin and TRON networks. Estimated losses range from $5.5B to $6B, according to on chain data. 2/ If confirmed at that scale, it would be the largest… — @entropymarkets (X), Oct 30, 2026, 01:16 UTC
- Binance and the Trump family’s bank.🧵⬇️ Today, $3.3B–$5.8B in crypto currency just walked out of Binance-linked hot wallets across ETH, BTC, Tron and more. Potentially the biggest exchange incident made in history. Binance says they’re “investigating a potential security issue,”… — @hippyresident (X), Oct 30, 2026, 02:19 UTC
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