Shortly after midnight on October 30 (Vietnam time), billions of dollars in digital assets moved from Binance's hot wallets to unknown addresses, with on-chain estimates exceeding USD 5.6 billion, though figures vary widely between sources and no official confirmation has been issued. Etherscan data show the attacker exploited EIP-7702, an Ethereum feature that lets a regular wallet delegate control to a smart contract, to drain the Binance 14 wallet, and the source of the authorizing signature remains unclear. Binance said user funds are safe, temporarily suspended withdrawals on several networks and is investigating. Tether, Circle and Ripple froze funds, and Binance confirmed a verified total of USD 2.54 billion frozen, though ETH cannot be frozen. Binance's SAFU fund holds 15,000 BTC, about USD 1.19 billion, and in 2019 the exchange fully covered losses from roughly 7,000 BTC stolen from a hot wallet.
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Original headline: 5,6 tỷ USD rời khỏi ví Binance chỉ trong vài phút: Sàn tiền số lớn nhất thế giới nghi bị hack, có thể là vụ trộm lớn nhất lịch sử
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BNB/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBNB
Relevance: high
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Exchange tokens |
| Market cap | $97.5B |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 698.46 |
| Change that session | -8.08% |
BTC/USDT
▼ Likely negativeBitcoin
Relevance: high
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 77,991.89 |
| Change that session | -4.12% |
ETH/USDT
▼ Likely negativeEthereum
Relevance: high
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $285.6B |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 2,253.13 |
| Change that session | -4.52% |
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