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Cryptocurrency markets fell sharply Thursday as reports of a potential multibillion-dollar hack involving Binance wallets rattled investors, sending BNB down more than 7% and pushing the broa
Binance has paused withdrawals following the suspected Binance hack that drained billions of dollars from its hot wallets. The exchange said in an official post on X at 22:15 UTC on 29 Octobe
The Binance Hack did not print as a two-and-a-half-hour slide. The chain posts put a large debit at 20:24:23 UTC on Thursday 29 October 2026. The price posts that followed put the low inside
Suspected hackers connected to a major security breach at Binance have moved tens of thousands of ETH through decentralized platforms, including Uniswap and Aave, according to transaction rec
On-chain trackers estimate that between roughly $5.5 billion and $5.8 billion left Binance-linked wallets on October 29, 2026, in what looks like a Binance hack. The company says it’s investi
Polymarket, the largest crypto prediction market by volume, halted trading and entered cancel-only mode on Thursday after a compromised third-party provider let an attacker drain roughly $2.6
Key Insights: Circle news reports a surge in Kraken USDC custody by over 30% in the year through September 2026. Kraken’s EURC balances rose from nearly 4 million to over 75 million by Septem
Are Binance withdrawals working after the suspected hack? For most coins, yes. According to the exchange's public status interface, at 22:32 UTC on Thursday withdrawals were open for Bitcoin,
The US Department of Justice has charged five individuals as part of Operation Ghostbusters, a probe targeting large-scale student-aid fraud tied to a Kenyan network. Authorities announced th
How much USDT is really frozen in the Binance hack? Counted directly in the Tether and Circle contracts: the attacker address "Binance Hot Wallet Exploiter 2" holds 1,175.5 million USDT and 8
On-chain alerts put Binance-linked transfers at approximately $2.77 billion across five blockchains, but no confirmed theft has been established. Ethereum wallets labeled Binance 14 and Binan
Binance is investigating reports of a potential security breach tied to an Ethereum wallet that appears to have triggered large, fast-moving stablecoin outflows. According to blockchain obser
