🚨NEW: Lots of people are asking: “Binance just got hacked for $6 billion. How can they say funds are safe?”

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 14:18 UTC

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  • 🚨NEW: Lots of people are asking: “Binance just got hacked for $6 billion. How can they say funds are safe?” According to a Binance spokesperson, customer funds were not affected. The money drained came from one of the exchange’s own hot wallets. Binance says most customer funds… — @EleanorTerrett (X), Oct 30, 2026, 14:18 UTC
  • NEW: The world's largest crypto exchange Binance experienced a $6.3 billion hack, making it the largest in history. 👀 A statement was issued saying user funds are safe, and over $3 billion in assets have been frozen. — @BitcoinMagazine (X), Oct 30, 2026, 14:25 UTC
  • NEW: The world's largest crypto exchange Binance experienced a $6.3 billion hack, making it the largest in history. 👀 A statement was issued saying that user funds are safe and over $3 billion in assets have been frozen. — @BitcoinMagazine (X), Oct 30, 2026, 15:34 UTC
  • Yesterday’s Binance hack is the largest in crypto history. Over $6 billion was affected, more than the next 9 largest hacks combined. The previous largest, Bybit in February 2025, was $1.5 billion. 3 out of the 10 largest have now happened since 2025, all at exchanges. — Закрепи.sender, Oct 30, 2026, 19:01 UTC
  • Yesterday’s Binance hack is the largest in crypto history. Over $6 billion was affected, more than the next 9 largest hacks combined. The previous largest, Bybit in February 2025, was $1.5 billion. 3 out of the 10 largest have now happened since 2025, all at exchanges. — Rickler Feed, Oct 30, 2026, 19:01 UTC
  • Inside the largest crypto hack on record: How attackers breached Binance for $6.3 billion — Закрепи.sender, Oct 30, 2026, 21:20 UTC

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