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An independent record of the October 2026 Binance hack
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In a video update on October 30, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said he was hopeful that withdrawals would resume before Sunday, October 31.
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Tether froze that wallet 37 minutes later, locking 1.18 billion USDT in place
Elliptic has verified $2.85 billion of frozen or seized funds, 44% of the theft
On October 29, 2026, $6.43 billion in cryptoassets were stolen from Binance, the world's largest cryptoasset exchange, according to Elliptic's analysis.
Elliptic's total excludes a further $169 million that left Binance after withdrawals were suspended.
The two sets of funds have now been combined in several wallets, and the amount has grown overnight. The link was first reported by ZachXBT.