Just turned my phone on after landing in London to news of the @binance hack, which is shaping up to be the biggest exploit in history…

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 01:57 UTC

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  • Just turned my phone on after landing in London to news of the @binance hack, which is shaping up to be the biggest exploit in history. Reports put total outflows at about $5.9 billion so far and @cz_binance says losses could exceed $1 billion. One silver lining people keep… — @EleanorTerrett (X), Oct 29, 2026, 23:37 UTC
  • BINANCE'S HACK MAY BE THE BIGGEST CYBER HEIST IN HISTORY Chainalysis estimates $5.9B was stolen from the crypto exchange, and TRM Labs estimates more than $6B, per WSJ. Neither figure is confirmed by Binance. The previous record was $1.5B, stolen from crypto exchange Bybit in… — @StockMKTNewz (X), Oct 30, 2026, 01:57 UTC
  • 🚨 The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has suffered what is now being described as the biggest crypto heist in history, with approximately $6.36 billion in digital assets stolen, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The October 29 attack saw funds… — @moneycontrolcom (X), Oct 30, 2026, 04:12 UTC
  • 🚨THE DEBRIEFING: THE COP AND THE GETAWAY CAR My thesis, so you can judge it for yourself: the digital dollar is becoming the most watched road in the world, and this week showed it working both ways in the same 24 hours. Start with Wednesday night. Someone took more than six… — @TheDebriefing17 (X), Oct 30, 2026, 10:07 UTC
  • 🚨 INSANE: Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, just got hit with what looks like the BIGGEST crypto heist ever. About $6.3 BILLION was moved out, most of it in roughly 20 minutes. Binance says it may have started with ONE compromised engineer's laptop. Blockchain… — @GuntherEagleman (X), Oct 30, 2026, 10:38 UTC
  • BINANCE HIT BY RECORD $6.3 BILLION CRYPTO HACK Binance reportedly lost $6.3 billion after hackers compromised an engineer's laptop and drained funds in roughly 20 minutes. Investigators linked the attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking group. Around $3 billion has been… — @DeItaone (X), Oct 30, 2026, 11:59 UTC
  • The biggest exchange in crypto got hacked for $6B, and Bitcoin is only down 3% on the day. Insane strength. — @cryptorover (X), Oct 30, 2026, 12:05 UTC

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