Hackers drained billions from Binance hot wallets tonight, but Tether froze 1.567B USDT and Circle froze 800M USDC within the hour.

First reported Oct 29, 2026, 21:56 UTC

Source reports

Hackers drained billions from Binance hot wallets tonight, but Tether froze 1.567B USDT and Circle froze 800M USDC within the hour. The ETH can't be frozen. 195,460 ETH now sits in the attacker's wallet. https://www.fathom.news/binance-hack-hot-wallet-2-8-billion/ — @murtuza_merc (X), Oct 29, 2026, 21:56 UTC
卧槽，1011熬过去了，1030还是来了，币安被盗！ 1. 币安热钱包安全事件最新梳理 10月29日晚，币安多个以太坊热钱包被异常转出，核心流出约28-33亿美元。涉及USDT、USDC、ETH等大量资产。事件仍在调查中，用户资金官方说安全。 2. 被转出规模主要是以太坊热钱包（Binance 14、16、Hot Wallet 34等）： USDT：约16.15亿枚 USDC：约7.8亿枚 ETH：约19.5万枚另有wBETH、RLUSD、UNI、ENA等数十种代币部分跨链追踪数字更高，但核心是以太坊侧。 3. 冻结情况稳定币发行方反应很快：… — @oragnes (X), Oct 29, 2026, 22:38 UTC

Excerpts are quoted from the linked sources, which own their text.