🌍 BINANCE HACK: BIGGEST CRYPTO THEFT EVER

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 02:39 UTC

Source reports

  • 🌍 BINANCE HACK: BIGGEST CRYPTO THEFT EVER About $5.9B stolen, according to Chainalysis (a blockchain analytics firm). Binance hasn't confirmed the amount. That's nearly 4x the previous record, Bybit's $1.5B in 2025. The attacker used EIP-7702 (an Ethereum feature that lets a… — @MyLordBebo (X), Oct 30, 2026, 02:39 UTC
  • INSIGHT: The Ethereum portion of the $6.3B @Binance hack exploited EIP-7702, a May 2025 upgrade that lets ordinary wallets run smart contract code allowing the attacker to drain ~$2.5B in $ETH and tokens from a single Binance wallet within four minutes. — @CoinDesk (X), Oct 30, 2026, 13:05 UTC
  • ⚠️ 2026 is the worst year on record for crypto hacks with nearly $9b stolen, as Binance’s $6b hack today makes up 73% of it Source — ahboyashreads, Oct 30, 2026, 13:41 UTC
  • ⚠️ 2026 is the worst year on record for crypto hacks with nearly $9b stolen, as Binance’s $6b hack today makes up 73% of it Source — Rickler Feed, Oct 30, 2026, 13:42 UTC

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