Binance Reports $6.3 Billion Security Breach, Tether and Circle Freeze Assets
Binance estimates a $6.3 billion impact from a security incident involving a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop. Tether and Circle have frozen more than $2.3 billion in linked stablecoins,
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October 30, 2026
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Binance estimates a $6.3 billion impact from a security incident involving a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop. Tether and Circle have frozen more than $2.3 billion in linked stablecoins, while Binance says SAFU and company funds will cover all losses.
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