Quick breakdown of the Binance hack.

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 08:44 UTC

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Quick breakdown of the Binance hack. 🔸 What happened: Binance says about $6.3B was affected. Around $3B is frozen, and the rest hasn’t been frozen or recovered yet. Binance says user funds are safe and it will cover all losses. 🔸 How it happened: Binance says it started with a… — @thisisksa (X), Oct 30, 2026, 08:44 UTC
Yesterday's Binance hack is the largest theft crypto has ever seen: around $6.3B taken across ten blockchains, most of it in about twenty minutes. Our thoughts are with everyone affected. Credit to Binance for pausing withdrawals quickly and committing to cover all losses, and… — @eyebrowCC (X), Oct 30, 2026, 09:37 UTC
What everyone feared just happened. Hackers drained about $6.3B from Binance, and withdrawals are still frozen. So I sent my Grok @Bot one message: → watch the hot wallets of Binance, Coinbase, OKX and Bybit every 5 minutes → track exchange security news → ping me the moment big… — @diamai_ (X), Oct 30, 2026, 13:57 UTC

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