Binance Investigates Hack as Billions in Crypto Tokens Leave Exchange Wallets
The exchange is investigating a security breach after billions of dollars in tokens left its wallets, prompting Tether and Circle to freeze affected stablecoins.
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 29 Oct 2026. Cointelegraph.com News published first, on 29 October at 21:24 UTC; Hacker News followed 0 min later. The most recent article, from decrypt.co, appeared on 29 October at 22:57 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: TechCrunch (major outlet), Cointelegraph.com News, Hacker News, The Block, theinformation.com, decrypt.co.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Cointelegraph.com NewsBinance hacked for over $5.8B in massive crypto exploit
- Hacker NewsOver $5B drained from Binance in apparent hack
- Hacker NewsBinance-hacker-1029 – $5.6B stolen from Binance
- The BlockBinance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion
- theinformation.comBinance Investigates Potential Hack After $2 Billion-Plus in Tokens Left Exchange Wallets
- TechCrunchBinance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto
- decrypt.coBinance Hacker Hunts for Exit Ramps as DeFi Exchanges Pause Markets
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto TechCrunch ·
- Binance Hacker Hunts for Exit Ramps as DeFi Exchanges Pause Markets decrypt.co
- Binance Investigates Potential Hack After $2 Billion-Plus in Tokens Left Exchange Wallets theinformation.com
- Binance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion The Block
- Binance hacked for over $5.8B in massive crypto exploit Cointelegraph.com News
- Binance-hacker-1029 – $5.6B stolen from Binance Hacker News
- Over $5B drained from Binance in apparent hack Hacker News
In this story
- Binance
- Tether
- Circle