Binance suffered a hack of about $6.3 billion, described as the biggest crypto heist in history, and political and administration figures began weighing in as a US election approached. Binance said it would absorb the financial impact so users would not bear the losses, that about $3 billion of the stolen funds had been frozen, and that it was working with law enforcement and blockchain intelligence firms to trace the funds; the hack was widely attributed to a North Korean group. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis cited the stalled Clarity Act, arguing it would let crypto firms freeze suspicious transactions when law enforcement asks, while Democratic Representative Maxine Waters criticized the push for deregulation and pointed to the Trump family's ties to Binance. The Senate failed to pass a cloture motion on the Clarity Act over disputed ethics provisions that would restrict officials and their families from issuing or profiting from digital assets, and CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the hack proved the need for crypto market regulation because offshore exchanges lack US-style safeguards.
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| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Exchange tokens |
| Market cap | $97.5B |
| Close on 10/30/2026 | 704.42 |
| Change that session | +0.85% |
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